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Volunteers worked to rebuild the home a 95-year-old Lindenhurst woman. (Credit CBS 2)

95-Year-Old Sandy Victim Finally Returns To Lindenhurst, LI Home

An army of volunteers pitched in to help rebuild the home, that Clarke had lived in since the Eisenhower administration, after it was ravaged by the storm.

2013/05/11

Kitten at Nassau temporary pet shelter. The shelter is to close on Friday. (credit: CBS 2)

Dozens Of Pets Remain Unclaimed With Nassau’s Temporary Shelter To Close

Nassau’s emergency pet shelter will officially close its doors Friday. But as of midnight on Monday, the pets will all be officially placed in the custody of Nassau’s SPCA.

2013/03/11

Lindenhurst

Volunteers Work To Clean Up Sandy Debris In Lindenhurst

Volunteers spent the day Saturday cleaning up homes that were flooded in Lindenhurst, Long Island, so that the process of rebuilding after the damage of Superstorm Sandy can begin.

2013/03/02

Christmas trees lining the beach in Long Beach, N.Y. as part of dune restoration effort (credit: CBS 2)

Christmas Trees Being Used In Long Beach Dune Restoration Effort

Not since Hurricane Gloria in 1985 has a dune restoration project been launched on Nassau County’s South Shore

2013/02/04

Sandy Hook Elementary School

Funeral Directors Recall Horrors Of Sandy Hook Massacre

Dozens of funeral directors who volunteered or served to help the families of the victims of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre held an emotional service Saturday, during which they recalled the horrors of the incident.

2013/02/02

Volunteers unveil new house built for Breezy Point couple (credit: CBS 2)

Breezy Point Couple Overwhelmed As Volunteers Unveil New Home

Hundreds of volunteers led by the Virginia-based “Operation Blessing International” rebuilt the Bert and Jeanne Metz’s home.

2013/01/09

Young Judaea Volunteers On Staten Island On Christmas (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Volunteers Spread Holiday Cheer In Areas Still Reeling From Sandy

In Belle Harbor, volunteers pitched in to help the Red Cross feed Sandy-affected residents on this Christmas.

2012/12/25

Volunteers help out at the launch of the New York Cares Coat Drive on Christmas day, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Volunteers Kick Off New York Cares Coat Drive On Christmas Day

Volunteers of all ages packed the New York City Rescue Mission for New York Cares. The organization is committed to keeping New Yorkers warm this holiday season.

2012/12/25

Eddie Saman clears out destroyed household belongings from his flood-damaged home in the New Dorp section of Staten Island after Sandy - Nov. 7, 2012 (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Mayor’s Office Calls Reports That ‘Tent City Must Be Taken Down By Jan 1′ Unfounded

In an email to WCBS 880 the Mayor’s Office said that reports of an order to take down the tent city are unfounded, but Graziano said she is still cautious, and wants the city to help find tents in a warmer location.

2012/12/22

CBS 2 "Holiday Hero" Cat Guarnieri of Staten Island. (Photo: CBS 2)

Staten Island’s Cat Guarnieri A ‘Holiday Hero’ For Providing Food, Clothes For Sandy Victims

Cat Guarnieri has been feeding victims of Hurricane Sandy since the storm hit. Nearly two months later, she and a group of volunteers called “The Yellow Team,” are supplying more than 3,000 hot meals every day.

2012/12/20

Sandy Volunteers

Volunteers Won’t Stop Working Until All Sandy Victims Get Help

Volunteers have been working night and day in the communities hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, and some have even put their dreams on hold.

2012/12/09

Volunteer Nurses

Volunteer Doctors, Nurses Reach Out To Sandy Victims

Some local medical professionals were on a mission Sunday night, trying to help Sandy victims who have become so busy in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy that they have not taken care of some basic needs.

2012/11/25

Breezy Point

Volunteers Flock To Breezy Point To Help Storm-Ravaged Residents

Breezy Point, Queens, has been battered by flooding, fires and most recently theft in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, but volunteers continued Saturday to pitch in and help.

2012/11/24

Rockaway Thanksgiving

Volunteers Bring Thanksgiving To Grateful Rockaway Residents

While many were preparing for Thanksgiving this Tuesday night, residents in areas still devastated by Superstorm Sandy were still trying to rebuild their lives. A group of volunteers was working hard Tuesday night to make sure they are able to give thanks.

2012/11/20

Occupy Sandy

‘Occupy Sandy’ Volunteers Grow Presence In Brooklyn

The Occupy Sandy volunteer movement by Occupy Wall Street members has been growing in Brooklyn.

2012/11/20

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