Flooding. It’s a weather condition that many on the South Shore are familiar with – especially those in the Village of Island Park. But the “Christmas tidal flood,” as …
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By Karina Kovac
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1/26/23
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Island Park is in the midst of a construction and fortification renaissance, while still recovering from Hurricane Sandy 10 years later. With the assistance of $33 million in Federal Emergency …
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By Karina Kovac
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10/13/22
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State and Island Park officials have acquired $33 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to upgrade the village’s drainage system in September to help strengthen the village’s flood defenses.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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8/19/21
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Fences surround one-third of the parking lot north of the main entrance to Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital, signaling the start of construction of a $90 million central utility plant, which will advance the capabilities of the hospital’s electrical system.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/16/20
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Seven years after it was severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy, design plans for the revitalization of the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area are underway.
Oceanside’s MNSA is a 52-acre nature preserve devoted to environmental education and natural history.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/7/19
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This summer, Island Park’s Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School and Lincoln Orens Middle School will receive major upgrades through several bond, capital and FEMA-funded projects. As a result of the months-long construction, the schools will not host their usual summer programs.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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4/11/19
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By all accounts, 2019 should be a year in which officials in Oceanside and Island Park get things done. There are a number of projects on tap for both areas, which officials said they expect to either start or complete in the new year.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/10/19
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With the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy ap- proaching, funding was recently announced for Phase 2 of a three-part, $40 million mitigation project in Island Park, which will include an overhaul of the village’s storm drainage system and municipal bulkheads.
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By Mike Smollins
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10/11/18
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New York State’s commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Roger Parrino, joined local elected and school officials on July 27 in touring flood-prone areas in Island …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/10/17
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As village officials continue working from a temporary trailer-type structure next to Island Park’s Long Island Rail Road station, residents called for an update on the progress of a new Village Hall at the board meeting on Jan. 19.
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By Ben Strack
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2/1/17
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