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The table shows the top 12 municipalities which will receive 90 percent of the refund checks from Nassau County.
County sending out Sandy refunds
Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos said that 6,700 refund checks, 107 of them to homeowners and businesses in Woodmere, will be mailed, beginning on Dec. 23 through early next month to compensate homeowners whose tax assessments were not reduced for the tax years 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 to reflect the damage incurred from Hurricane Sandy. 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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Along Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere, trees that died as a result of Hurricane Sandy flooding will eventually be replaced.
Getting rid of the dead wood
Nassau County is in the process of cutting down and removing approximately 75 trees along Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere that died as a result of saltwater intrusion from Hurricane Sandy flooding. 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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Seven kids and five adults stayed in the Guerrieres’ home on Milburn Avenue the night of Hurricane Sandy. When the home began to flood, life jackets were taken out as a safety measure.
Sandy memories still fresh
It’s been two years since the storm hit. Two years since water and sewage flowed into hundreds of Baldwin homes. Two years since long lines began forming at local gas stations, and the power … more
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Stephen Conklin outside his Sandy-damaged Sands Lane house in January. ten months later, he has yet to move back home.
Still not home after Sandy
I’ll be home for Christmas. Two Seaford residents — one a disabled veteran and the other a disabled 9/11 New York City firefighter — are hoping to be back in their homes by Christmas. more
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