by Judy Corcoran | Jan 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
By CBS New York Team Updated on: January 26, 2024 / 11:30 PM EST / CBS New York OCEAN BEACH, N.Y. — Fire Island could soon get federal help to deal with beach erosion. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday night that the the United States Army...
by Judy Corcoran | Dec 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last week an unnamed storm event came out of the Gulf and raced up the east coast, leaving trees blown down, power outages affecting thousands, and causing major coastal and inland flooding on its way north. By the time it arrived on Fire Island, the storm’s barometer...
by Judy Corcoran | Nov 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Watch Now • 2:11 https://tv.newsday.com/watch/long-island/towns/fire-island-officials-urging-action-to-repair-storm-damage-to-beaches-steve-mmj-bdfbmg04 ‘The beach here is our roadway’ Fire Island officials push for repairs to storm-damaged beaches....
by Judy Corcoran | Oct 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
As you can see above, we have a difficult time ahead for our island, and it’s only October. Ophelia battered Fire Island’s east end more seriously than elsewhere, but island-wide we have great challenges facing us. This report is lengthy, but conditions warrant...