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Employment Law

Q: I run a small business on Long Island with nine employees. I heard that the law in New York has changed concerning employee pay check deductions. Does this change affect my business and my … more

by Lois Carter Schlissel | 12/10/12

Global warming could bring us more Sandys

Quick: Where do East Coast hurricanes originate? A. Antarctica B. The Southern Ocean C. The Sahara Desert D. The Indian Ocean. more

12/6/12

February break on the chopping block

While many South Shore schools were flooded or damaged and needed to close temporarily in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Valley Stream’s 14 schools escaped relatively unscathed. more

By Brian Croce | 12/5/12

Village employees worked about 3,600 hours of overtime after Hurricane Sandy, mostly to clear trees that fell in streets and on homes and cars.

Valley Stream storm costs top $400,000

The cleanup of Hurricane Sandy has cost Valley Stream more than $400,000 so far, but village officials expect that most of that money will be reimbursed by the state and federal governments. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/5/12

Photos by Scott Brinton/Herald Hurricane Sandy all but destroyed the All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, owned by Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, above. Gelfand and his partner, Dr. Wayne Geltman, have vowed to rebuild the barrier island’s only animal hospital.

An ark amid stormy seas

Part four in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, whose All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach was all but destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, finds hope in the stories that pet owners tell in the superstorm’s aftermath. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/4/12 | 1 comment

When the going got tough . . .

Storms of epic proportions are a challenge to everyone near or directly affected by them. more

11/29/12

Weeks after Sandy, many still need help

The hurricane-force winds and the mountainous storm surge are now just bad memories, but in many areas of the Heralds’ coverage area, Hurricane Sandy’s consequences will live on for weeks, months or years. more

11/29/12

Big music, big hearts

Pianist Jeffrey Biegel and Island Harvest have teamed up to raise money to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. Enjoy an afternoon of Bach, Chopin, Moszkowski, Paderewski, and holiday selections at the … more

11/29/12

This is the head I mistook for a nightmare Howdy Doody. It made such an impression that I went out searching the wetlands to find it and figure out what it was.

Someone else’s storm

Part two in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Chris Connolly | 11/28/12 | 2 comments

The Rev. Owen Thompson, rector of Trinity-St. John’s Episcopal Church, carries a box of donations for Hurricane Sandy victims from the citizens of Ludlow, Mass.

Churches come together for Sandy victims

Just days after Hurricane Sandy ravaged must of Long Island’s South Shore, Nassau County Episcopal churches began taking part in a relief effort that is still in full swing. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/28/12

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