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One year on, seniors remain homeless Malagon and her parents have been living with her aunt in Valley Stream for the past More than 30 people lived at year. Her mother was recently 1888 Foster Meadow Lane, a diagnosed with Stage 4 pancrecooperative for senior citizens atic cancer, but is still hoping to in Elmont, when a flash flood return to the building one day. “It’s just problem after probforced them to evacuate on lem after problem Sept. 29, 2023. Now, for all of us,” one year later, the Malagon said of residents remain the residents. “It’s displaced as the very dif ficult to building’s condibelieve anything, tion continues to because exactly deteriorate. nothing has been T h e To w n o f d o n e h e r e. T h e Hempstead Buildbu i l d i n g c a n b e ing Department fixed many times, condemned the but they need to fix building after the CAROLINA the sewers.” S e p t . 2 9 s t o r m , MALAGON Last Oct. 4, Naseffectively leaving resident, sau County filed the residents home1888 Foster Meadow suit against Woods less. Lane and Ruff ManageCarolina Malagment, the property on, who lived with her parents in the co-op when manager brought on in 2020, the storm hit, visits the proper- and Bedford Constr uction ty every Saturday to evaluate Group, which built the comthe situation and grab what she plex. When emergency shelter sercan from their apartment. Inside the building, parts of the vices ended on Oct. 1, the counceiling have collapsed where ty said it provided room and pipes burst, and debris is scat- board for displaced residents at tered on the floor. Malagon the Long Island Marriott, in dons a mask to enter the build- Uniondale, at a cost of more ing, because the smell of mold than $200,000 for three days. is overpowering. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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Sewanhaka and Elmont hosts 2024 Homecoming festivities Sewanahaka High School and Elmont Memorial High School both hosted their 2024 Homecoming on Sept. 28. While rain made for a soggy celebration at each of the schools, community members rallied around their alma maters as they cheered on the Ravens and the Spartans. Stories, additional photos, Pages 3 and 10.
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t’s just problem after problem after problem for all of us.