Monthly Archive for August, 2008

Expert tells I.P. residents importance of readying for hurricane

Published on August 21, 2008 in IPCA in the Press. Closed Tags: , .

Oceanside/Island Park Herald
By ALEX COSTELLO August 21, 2008

The potential for a major local disaster would be very real if a Category 3 hurricane were to come ashore, an expert on hurricane preparedness told Island Park residents at a meeting last week.

Residents attended an Island Park Civic Association meeting at the public library on Aug. 12, at which Rob Dexter, an emergency management consultant in the village and 25-year member of the Island Park Fire Department, outlined what people should do in the event of an emergency such as a hurricane. According to Dexter, if a Category 3 hurricane were to hit Long Island, everything from Long Beach north to Sunrise Highway would be underwater. Continue reading ‘Expert tells I.P. residents importance of readying for hurricane’

New I.P. civic group takes shape

Published on August 7, 2008 in IPCA in the Press. Closed

Oceanside/Island Park Herald
By Alex Costello August 07, 2008

The three women who sit behind the long table at the front of the Island Park Public Library’s second-floor meeting room on the second Tuesday of every month appear quiet and unassuming.

But they are more outspoken than you might think.
They are the president, vice president and secretary/treasurer of the newly formed Island Park Civic Association, and they are working with outspoken Island Park citizens to help make the community a better place to live. “[We wanted] to see if we could just help out the community,” said Patti Ambrosia, the organization’s president. “So far it’s been great. Every month, [we've gotten] about 30 to 40 people.”
Ambrosia, Vice President Laura Hasset and Secretary/Treasurer Anne Egan have been making headway on problems that concern many Island Park residents. They have already succeeded in cleaning up parts of town, like the old Speaks nightclub parking lot on Broadway, and they are working toward other goals. Continue reading ‘New I.P. civic group takes shape’