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Lottery to begin for deer hunting permits
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The East Hampton Town clerk will begin accepting applications for the town’s deer hunting lottery Saturday.
All lottery applications must be filed by 4 p.m. Dec. 21 to be eligible for the drawing.
Winners will receive permission to hunt on selected town-owned properties, including part of the 500-acre Grace Estate in the Northwest Harbor section of the town.
Deer hunting season...
Read more »Romaine wants to nix signs, disparaging remarks at meetings
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New Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine has asked the town board for suggestions on altering the rules and procedures of council meetings.
During Thursday’s town board work session, Romaine recommended council meetings should more closely follow the meeting format of the Suffolk County Legislature, and that the public hearing portion should be the first order of business on the agenda. Romaine...
Read more »Superstorm Sandy heroes in Lynbrook, Malverne, Lakeview honored
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Malverne Fire Chief Scott Edwards spent 48 hours responding to calls during the height of superstorm Sandy.
Burning electrical wires. Sparking transformers. Fallen trees. Evacuating a family from a home that had its roof punctured by a neighbor’s collapsed chimney that collapsed.
Edwards and his nearly 30 volunteer firefighters answered 60 emergency alarms the day Sandy swept onto Long...
Read more »5K run in Seaford to benefit Sandy victims
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The ninth annual Hot Chocolate 5K Run/Walk, organized by the Seaford Wellness Council, will be held Saturday and will be dedicated to superstorm Sandy victims.
The Run/Walk will start at 9 a.m. just south of Seaford High School at 1575 Seamans Neck Rd.
Entrants will receive hot chocolate, tea, coffee and bagels in the high school cafeteria.
Last year, nearly 1,000 people participated...
Read more »Schools amend vacation schedules in wake of Sandy
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Long Beach’s school district has amended its vacation schedule to make up for school days lost to superstorm Sandy.
Many of the district’s middle-schoolers, who have been going to school at Long Beach High School, will also return to their normal building next week, a district spokeswoman said.
Long Beach schools will hold classes Feb. 19-22, which had been set aside as winter recess...
Read more »Free Sandy debris collection continues in towns
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Brookhaven Town is continuing to collect superstorm Sandy-related debris from Suffolk County and several other Long Island towns but will not immediately charge fees.
The town started collecting trees and branches Nov. 6, with much of the debris coming from Suffolk County and the towns of Smithtown, Southampton and Riverhead, among other municipalities, Brookhaven officials said.
The...
Read more »400 turn out for Oceanside rebuilding meeting
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More than 400 Oceanside and Island Park residents attended a town-hall meeting Wednesday at Oceanside High School to find out the steps they need to take to rebuild their homes in the wake of Sandy.
Hempstead Town officials answered questions and provided information about the permit process, their efforts to conduct door-to-door home inspections pertaining to structural safety, and help available...
Read more »Davis Park water OK to drink
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The water supply in Davis Park is now safe to drink, becoming the last area on Fire Island to have service restored, the Suffolk County Water Authority announced Thursday.
As a precautionary measure, residents returning to Fire Island should run their water for 10 to 15 minutes before drinking.
Residents with questions about their water supply can call the authority at 631-698-9500....
Read more »Two-pronged trouble for bait shop owners after Sandy
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The day after superstorm Sandy hit Long Island, Denise and Bill Witchey of Combs Bait and Tackle in Amityville found much of the shop’s merchandise intact but the power out. They returned a week later to the smell of $2,500 in spoiled bait wafting from the still-powerless freezers.
Electricity was restored 14 days after the storm, but the Witcheys have kept the 58-year-old store shut as they...
Read more »LIers get $285M in FEMA aid after Sandy
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More than $285 million in cash assistance has been approved for residents in Nassau and Suffolk counties a month after superstorm Sandy hit, federal officials said Thursday.
Assistance awarded to Nassau and Suffolk residents is part of $703 million paid to 13 New York State counties, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The agency has approved $234.8 million for Nassau...
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