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Baldwin residents plan to sue Nassau, Hempstead over Sandy damage

Richard Barone, left, and his neighbor Mike Beharovic,

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | Richard Barone, left, and his neighbor Mike Beharovic, right, try to avoid the smell of sewage inside of Barone's Barnes Avenue home in Baldwin. A layer of toilet paper combined with raw sewage and salt water from the tidal surge during superstorm Sandy flooded their homes and coated the neighborhood. (Nov. 13, 2012)

Dozens of Baldwin residents whose houses in the Barnes Avenue area were flooded by raw sewage after superstorm Sandy hit plan to sue Nassau County and Hempstead Town.

Notice-of-claim letters sent to the municipalities starting Friday said residents will seek restitution for damages to their homes and items within, cost of cleanup and personal injuries from exposure to sewage.

They will...

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