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Volunteers spend day tackling Sandy damage

Originally published: January 26, 2013 5:33 PM
Updated: January 26, 2013 9:08 PM
By AISHA AL-MUSLIM aisha.al-muslim@newsday.com

Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Volunteers lay Christmas trees on the beach in Long Beach to help protect the dunes. (Jan. 26, 2013)

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Long Beach officials and volunteers took steps Saturday to bolster the city's coastline, while other local communities tackled damage from superstorm Sandy.

Volunteers from various local organizations assisted with efforts in Freeport, Mastic Beach and Long Beach. In Long Beach, a dune restoration project was launched for the first time since 1985's Hurricane Gloria.

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