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Volunteers help restore Sandy-damaged photos

Samantha Schieda, 9, and her brother Anthony Schieda,

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Samantha Schieda, 9, and her brother Anthony Schieda, 3, watch as their father Paul Schieda holds a photo of Samantha that was damaged in superstorm Sandy. The photo was brought to Cherished Albums Restoration Effort at Nassau Community College in Garden City for digital restoration. (April 7, 2013)

The images Nancy Schilt and Lee Mifsud brought in were warped, discolored and moldy, after being submerged in 38 inches of floodwater.

Five months after superstorm Sandy devastated their parents' Bellmore home, the sisters were still looking to salvage generations of memories.

They brought 70 Sandy-damaged family photos to a Garden City event Sunday in hopes of preserving them for their...

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