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Backup generators should be required countywide

In the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Sandy rolled across Nassau County, residents, desperate for the gasoline that was in such short supply, learned a new routine: get up before dawn and get to an open gas station before your friends and neighbors did. more

2/7/13

The blessings of light, heat and a warm bed

I watched the sun set this week down at a storm-ravaged beach, and I realized that while the sun rises and the sun sets, pretty much everything else changes. more

11/23/12

Salvaging the bones on storm-tossed shores

What I saw: lines of people, bundled against the cold, gas containers in hand, waiting, shuffling their feet to keep warm, waiting even longer than they thought possible for enough gasoline to get their cars going. more

11/15/12

Keep your family safe from fires

Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more

10/18/12

See "Ain't Retirement Grand," the BroadHollow Theatre's new musical about what it means to be retired, at its Elmont stage.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

6/27/12

What, no electrical plans?

Q. We can’t seem to get electrical plans for our house. We checked our Building Department, and there’s no record of the lights, circuits, anything. more

Monte Leeper | 3/8/12

Maybe we should get used to sitting in the dark

Millions of people throughout the region experienced the inconvenience of losing power and the feeling of sitting in the dark for hours and days during and after Tropical Storm Irene. We all assume now and forever that we just have to flip the light switch and on go the lights. Bad assumption. more

9/29/11

Vehicles had to use extreme caution making their way through this intersection, where loss of power knocked out the traffic lights.

Powerful storm hits Baldwin

Heavy rainfall and strong winds whipped through Baldwin this weekend, resulting in downed trees, power lines and some power outages across the hamlet. About three inches of rain fell in Baldwin … more

Christina Daly | 3/14/10

An old home, part 2

Q. We have a turn-of the-(last)-century front-porch colonial. It needs substantial modernization, and I've found that problems that seem unrelated in fact do contribute to one another, leading to bigger costs than expected. For example, we need new wiring. I've seen knob-and-tube in parts. What’s the best way to rewire, since we need new insulation, there’s some termite damage and the steam boiler needs an overhaul? more

Monte Leeper | 10/1/09

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