The promise inscribed on the Statue of Liberty — “send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me” — is the promise of hope that America makes . . .
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5/17/18
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Last December, I was joined by other elected officials in calling for surge-barrier gates to be installed on the South Shore to prevent nuisance and major flooding in Nassau County. Surge-barrier gates would . . .
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8/10/17
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Long Island Rail Road officials offered a glimpse into its revamp of the Long Beach branch on April 21, which, when completed, would allow rail service to operate uninterrupted in the face of severe …
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By Peter Belfiore
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5/3/17
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Imagine you’re the parent of a transgender child attending public school. You and your child have already had more than your share of grief, knowing that you live in a culture that doesn’t always understand or welcome difference . . .
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3/10/17
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A nor'easter that roared up the East Coast Monday into Tuesday slammed Long Island's South Shore overnight, flooding low-lying streets, downing trees and causing scattered power outages.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/24/17
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Long Island’s South Shore will be under a flood and high wind warning on Monday into Tuesday as a nor’easter churns up the Atlantic Coast, according to the National Weather Service. Residents can …
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By Scott Brinton
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1/23/17
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The Long Island Railroad (LIRR) has cleaned up a former contaminated two-story rectifier building foundation and a fenced former transformer yard around the current rectifier-building site on Austin …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/21/16
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Island Park and Oceanside residents loaded a tractor-trailer to the brim with household supplies destined for Louisiana flood victims at the Island Park Public Works Department on Sept. 15. From …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/21/16
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Forecast for Nassau County's South Shore Sunday: Tropical storm conditions expected. Gusts as high as 46 mph possible Sunday night.
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9/4/16
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The National Weather Service [NWS] is calling her Post tropical Cyclone Hermine, but she is a storm, a big storm, and there is little time left to get ready. NWS says Hermine is expected to continue …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/4/16
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