I came home from work one day last week, weary and a bit overwhelmed from trying to tell the hundreds of local stories that came out of Hurricane Sandy, but happy that I was lucky enough to have my …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/14/12
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When East Rockaway resident Elizabeth Daitz, the daughter of a firefighter, heard the many calls for rescues on the night Hurricane Sandy came to town, she was moved to action.
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Long Island Railroad President Helena Williams and New York State Senator Dean Skelos will be riding one of the first Long Beach-bound trains Wednesday morning since Hurricane Sandy devastated the area.
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11/14/12
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In a quiet corner of the main gymnasium at Nassau Community College’s athletic center in Garden City, where basketball games and wrestling matches are normally held, Red Cross volunteers have fashioned a small, makeshift daycare center out of room dividers, pinning up newsprint where children can draw pictures in crayon. There are books for reading as well, but little else.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/14/12
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Part one in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. This week we begin in Bellmore-Merrick. In subsequent weeks we plan to spotlight recovery efforts in other communities.
John Giammarino’s one-level house stood near the intersection of Bellmore Avenue and Clubhouse Road for 30 years. But only three years after the south Bellmore resident began renting the waterfront home, his landlord sent crews to rip out what was left of the walls.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/13/12
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Updated Nov. 14 at 1:30 p.m.
Over half the reported hazardous material spills on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy have been reported in Nassau County, according to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/9/12
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The amount of temporary rental assistance available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for victims of Hurricane Sandy is increasing by 25 percent, according to Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineloa).
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/8/12
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Days after the Hurricane Sandy tore through Long Island, its effects were still being felt, from long gas lines to thousands without power, and people’s day-to-day lives were changed.
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By Brian Croce
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11/7/12
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A police officer and firefighter teamed-up to rescue a homeowner’s dog from a house fire in Lynbrook on the evening of Nov. 1 — a fire which may have started from a surge after the power was …
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11/7/12
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Two days after Hurricane Sandy barreled through the area, walking down West Boulevard in Bay Park was truly like walking in a war zone. Some residents were putting almost everything they owned on …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/7/12
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