The banquet included a moderated discussion on faith and politics with panelists with varying political backgrounds and religious affiliations. More than one hundred attendees showed up to listen to speakers and enjoy a traditional holiday meal with peers.
Thousands of Long Island’s South Shore residents face flood insurance costs that could increase under a new risk rating program that was recently shelved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until 2021.
From now until Nov. 22, GOSR is asking for public opinion on the projects, whose purpose is to reduce chronic tidal and storm flooding, prevent pollutants from seeping into local waterways and upgrade roadway infrastructure.
Seven years after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the site, developer John Vitale stood in the community room at the newly opened Channel Club apartment complex and reflected on the culmination of a long journey overseeing its revitalization.
Many Hempstead homeowners are still in the rebuilding process after Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012. Now, federal authorities are pressuring Hempstead to clean up its Building Department, which they say has caused many of the delays.
The Hempstead Town Board voted unanimously to pass a $437 million budget, including a 3.8% tax cut and an average savings of $28 for property owners.
The Peninsula Kiwanis Club thanked its outgoing officers and welcomed the incoming officers at the charitable organization’s annual installation dinner at EGP Land & Sea in Island Park on Oct. 2.
The Republican majority board and Democratic Supervisor Laura Gillen unanimously passed a tentative $437.6 million budget Tuesday, setting up a debate between Gillen and the board during budget hearings next week.
The study, which focuses on flood prevention for 30 miles along Long Island’s South Shore, is set to expire on Sept. 30. Senator Chuck Schumer called on the Army Corps to sign an extension of the project, using money already allocated in the federal Hurricane Sandy relief fund.
A crowd of more than 200 spectators watched 50 contestants chow down thousands of raw clams in a matter of minutes at the annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest.