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Ninety-year-old Muzzy, of East Rockaway, shown here at a local rally, is living in a trailer on her property until her home can be rebuilt.
Still reeling from Sandy in East Rockaway
Kate Hughes says that her 90-year-old mother, “Muzzy” — as she’s known to her neighbors and friends — has been victimized twice: once by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, and again, for the … more
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Mary Malloy
Pretty in ink
I’ve got a pretty new ankle bracelet. It depicts my four children, with two blue hearts and two pink hearts representing two boys and two girls, and two smaller, dangling blue hearts for my … more
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Living with the Bay would transform Mill River, making it safer in future storms.
Coming back stronger than before
In June, a proposal to strengthen Long Island’s waterways, starting with Mill River in Rockville Centre, was awarded millions of dollars in federal funding. The project, called Living with the … more
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After Sandy, the Jones Beach boardwalk was rebuilt with Brazilian hardwood to enable it to withstand a storm the strength of Sandy.
Destroyed by Sandy, Jones Beach is back
Jones Beach, a spit of sand with 6.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches, had no barrier island to protect it against Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. It was the barrier island, and so it took the … more
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While many boats were swept away in the storm, some, like these in Island Park, were thrust onto land, settling next to waterfront homes.
Remembering the toll Sandy took
When Superstorm Sandy hit on Oct. 29, 2012, it devastated the South Shore. No storm in living memory had caused so much destruction. Though reconstruction is well under way, there are many who … more
Brendan Murray, Herald reporter
I'm from here — which I don't say enough
It was Sunday night just before Halloween, and I was headed to the grocery store in an attempt to further put off my homework after neglecting it to dress up like a spaceman for the weekend. I … more
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Barry with Sharon Friend of Project Hope, with whom he credits with helping him regain hope after Hurricane Sandy
With a little help from his friends
After Hurricane Sandy, I was lost. I had been hurt on the job just a few months before the storm, and I was unable to move anything. I lost a lifetime of treasures in the storm, including my high … more
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Erin Bianco received CVS electronic gift card donations from those who wanted to contribute to relief efforts. They raised more than $3,500 in these cards
A silver lining for East Rockaway after the storm
Erin Bianco, a Lynbrook resident who lived in East Rockaway when the storm hit, said she would remember the kindness and charity the storm brought out. “The silver lining in all of this was when … more
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Downed electrical wires were a major problem for LIPA and residents after the storm.
FEMA funds 'obligated'
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $1.6 billion in federal FEMA funding has been obligated for Nassau County’s Public Works Department and the Long Island Power … more
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Inwood Country Club hosted a kids tennis festival where tennis professional and high school players introduced kids to the sport. Yehuda Stern, 13, of Lawrence, tried to return a serve.
Inwood Country Club hosts Kids’ Tennis Festival [Photo gallery]
Inwood Country Club opened up ten of its tennis courts to members of the Inwood community as 300 children, parents and volunteers attended the first ever Kids’ Tennis Festival, hosted by The Inwood Charities Fund Inc. along with the USTA Eastern/Long Island Region. Volunteers and guests included the Baldwin High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team, Lynbrook High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team, and tennis professionals from the Inwood Country Club. more
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