Governor Cuomo Announces Free Transit For Thursday and Friday Because of Transportation Emergency (Long Island, N.Y.) Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that MTA’s subway, bus and commuter rail services will be free for Thursday and Friday, to encourage the use of mass transit as the region slowly recovers from the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy. The [...]
November is National Pet Diabetes Awareness Month (Long Island, N.Y.) November is National Pet Diabetes Month and BluePearl Veterinary Partners encourages pet owners to become more aware of the signs and symptoms of diabetes. Diabetes is a relatively common disease in which the body doesn’t use glucose properly. If left untreated, diabetes is life-threatening. It is [...]
White House Working to Eliminate “Bureaucratic Roadblocks” Companies and Crew are Encountering to Delay Effort (Long Island, N.Y.) — An army of more than 53,000 utility workers from around the country, and as far away as Canada, California and Washington state, are joining forces to begin the arduous task of restoring electricity to millions of [...]
New Yorkers Can Prevent from Getting Soaked by Storm-Chasing Contractors; New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud (ALBANY, NY) – Devastated communities trying to get back on their feet after monster megastorm Sandy likely will have another reason for worry — crooked contractors exploiting the disaster to make a quick buck at homeowners’ expense, warns the [...]
Focus Remains on Restoring Critical Facilities; Continued Efforts Underway to Secure Additional Outside Crews; 1,100 Crews Currently Working Throughout Long Island (Long Island, N.Y.) LIPA and National Grid have restored power to more than 200,000 customers on Long Island who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy, a devastating super storm that made landfall along the [...]
IBHS Urges Home and Business Owners to Reduce Risk of Winter-Related Damage Now (Long Island, N.Y.) With many Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian states receiving as much as two feet of snow from Super Storm Sandy, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety(IBHS) reminds business and homeowners that now is the time to prepare their property [...]
Health Department Update (Long Island, NY) The Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) advises that the following water supplies may not be safe for consumption: All Fire Island community water supply systems except for Ocean Beach Maidstone Park Cottages in East Hampton Peconic View Mobil Home Park, Riverhead These systems have been identified [...]
At Mather Hospital (Port Jefferson, NY) Maria Basile, MD has been named Assistant Vice President of Medical Affairs at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital. In her new role, Dr. Basile will support new clinical quality and patient safety initiatives for Mather Hospital in conjunction with Joan Faro, MD, Mather’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Vice [...]
Cornell Cooperative Extension has disaster resources available for communities and businesses (Long Island, N.Y) – Cornell Cooperative Extension’s New York Extension Disaster Education Network (NY EDEN) has education resources available to New Yorkers – including information on up-to-date best practices for families, farmers, businesses and communities recovering from disasters. The information covers a wide range [...]
IBHS Offers Guidance on Avoiding Post-Sandy Repair Contractor Scams (Long Island, N.Y.) As waters recede and the power begins to come back on, residents will be surveying damage to their properties. The next step for many will be to find a contractor to make repairs. At this difficult time, the last thing a property owner [...]
