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Long Island vessel to get award for rescue at sea
laura.rivera@newsday.comCommercial fisherman Anthony Joseph and his crew had just cast the nets from their 80-foot steel trawler for a night of scalloping off Jones Beach when Joseph saw what looked like a distress flare in the distance. About 25 miles out at sea, Joseph...Tags: Maritime Accidents, New York, New Jersey, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Long Island
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FEMA flood maps may force more insurance purchases
jennifer.smith@newsday.comNew flood maps for Nassau County could force thousands of previously exempt South Shore property owners to buy flood insurance and, in some cases, adhere to more rigorous building standards. The new maps would redraw the floodplain to include 28,000...Tags: New York, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Beach Vacations, Health and Safety at Work, Suffolk County (New York)
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07/11: Deaths in Central Florida
BREVARD FRANK GALLO, 77, Palm Bay, died Wednesday. Davis-Seawinds Funeral Home, Melbourne. DANBY B. OSBURN, 76, Merritt Island, died Tuesday. East Coast Cremation, Rockledge. LAKE MINNIE S. FLEMING, 94, Clermont, died Wednesday. Brewer & Sons Funeral...Tags: Death and Dying, Melbourne, Apopka, Zellwood, Winter Garden
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Mourners come from near and far
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERSThe chatter of old friends greeting one another at Colors Restaurant stopped Monday when 7-year-old Vanessa Valencia began to sing: "Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?" Vanessa lost an uncle to the 9/11 attacks. Her father, Patricio Valencia,...Tags: Fires, Society, New York, Labor Legislation, North Carolina
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Officials eye funds for Point Lookout beaches
Members of the State Legislature say they have secured millions in state funding to protect the badly eroded beaches of Point Lookout at the eastern tip of Long Beach Island. State Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) and Assemb. Harvey Weisenberg (D-...Tags: William Murphy, Harvey Weisenberg, Beach Vacations
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Point Lookout
STAFF WRITERThe secluded seaside community of Point Lookout attracts those who are enticed by the serenity of small-town life -- and can afford it. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Jones Inlet and Reynolds Channel, this barrier island community is only 3 blocks...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, State Budgets, Fishing, Beach Vacations, Long Island
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