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Jaime Whelan
Organization shifts focus to hurricane victims
For the Whelan family, assisting the Long Beach community is second nature. “A lot of families are in tough spots, and we just want to help them out as much as we can,” said Joe Whelan, … more
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Long Beach Middle School students returned to classes at the Lido Complex on Monday.
Weeks after storm, Long Beach middle school reopens
Middle school students returned to the Lido Complex on Monday, as school officials reopened part of the building five weeks after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive flood damage. All of the Long … more
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Sandy’s waves reduced the sand elevation by five feet, and high tide comes within 25 feet of the boardwalk compared to 125 feet before the storm.
City revisits Army Corps plan
Saying that the city remains vulnerable to future storms like Hurricane Sandy, the City Council unanimously approved a measure at its meeting on Tuesday to revisit a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers … more
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Billy Kupferman, a member of the Long Beach Surfer’s Association, commended the city for reaching out to the Army Corps, but said that the plan lacked protection for the bay.
Debate over Long Beach Army Corps project revived
The city’s plan to revisit a 2006 Army Corps of Engineers project sparked a debate at Tuesday’s meeting among residents who support the plan and those who question its viability and say that it … more
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P.J. Whelan, co-owner of Lindell Deli at 577 W. Park Ave., said the business and apartments upstairs have been without power and heat for more than a month.
Deli owner: turn the power on!
“Sorry, we’re closed,” Lindell Deli and Grocery co-owner P.J. Whelan told a potential customer last Friday. “Everyone is asking us when we’re going to open,” he said, “and I can’t … more
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Photos by Scott Brinton/Herald Hurricane Sandy all but destroyed the All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, owned by Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, above. Gelfand and his partner, Dr. Wayne Geltman, have vowed to rebuild the barrier island’s only animal hospital.
An ark amid stormy seas
Part four in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, whose All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach was all but destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, finds hope in the stories that pet owners tell in the superstorm’s aftermath. more
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School officials announced that they would use a number of vacation days to offset lost instruction days.
Sandy cuts into district’s vacation days
The Board of Education voted unanimously at its Nov. 27 meeting to revise the school district’s 2012-13 school calendar and use a number of vacation days to offset the days missed during Hurricane … more
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The Long Beach post office reopened on a limited basis Monday.
Long Beach post office reopens
More than a month after Hurricane Sandy brought the Long Beach post office’s operations in the city to a standstill, the facility reopened its doors on Monday, albeit on a limited basis. The … more
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Big music, big hearts
Pianist Jeffrey Biegel and Island Harvest have teamed up to raise money to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. Enjoy an afternoon of Bach, Chopin, Moszkowski, Paderewski, and holiday selections at the … more
This is the head I mistook for a nightmare Howdy Doody. It made such an impression that I went out searching the wetlands to find it and figure out what it was.
Someone else’s storm
Part two in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. more
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