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A dozen members of Congress signed a letter sent to MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast on Wednesday, asking him to reconsider demands for LIRR union workers to agree to either a three-year wage freeze or concessions that would pay for their wage increase.
L.I. reps urge MTA to rethink LIRR wage freeze
A dozen members of Congress from New York, three from Long Island, have urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reconsider its contractual demands for a three-year wage freeze or … more
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A snow plow drove Thursday through the residential blocks of south Merrick.
County: major roads passable, but slick with snow, sleet and ice
Nassau County’s snow plows, salters and sanders were out in force Thursday morning, a county spokesman said, as these vehicles’ operators worked to clear the roadways while thick, wet snowflakes fell rapidly. more
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Insults, old as the ages, scrawled on walls
Are we seeing things or are we seeing something? Police are looking for the person or persons who wrote anti-Semitic epithets . . . more
Roads south of Merrick Road in Merrick had been plowed, but still had a layer of compact snow and ice on Wednesday morning.
County exec: Roads passable, but drivers must slow down
Municipal crews were at work last night and this morning clearing roads of the 10 to 15 inches of snow which blanketed most of Long Island yesterday, but freezing temperatures and strong wind gusts were a challenge. more
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Traffic and collisions were already beginning on the Wantagh Parkway on Tuesday morning, thanks to the snow and icy temperatures.
Seven cars pile up on Wantagh Parkway
Freezing temperatures and icy road conditions took their toll on the Wantagh Parkway Tuesday morning. Snow accumulations and even lower temperatures made things only worse as the … more
Stay safe on the roads this winter
The first snowstorm of the year has come and gone, but the winter is just getting started. more
Streets were plowed this morning, but heavy winds blew snow back onto the pavement, making driving conditions treacherous across Nassau County. Above, Riverside Avenue in south Merrick.
County Executive Ed Mangano still urges 'extreme caution' before heading out
Though temperatures plunged to bitter lows and much of the area was blanketed in 6 to 10 inches of snow last night and this morning, forcing widespread closings and making travel a gamble, there were no reports of storm-related losses of life and a relatively low number of power outages and calls to helplines, according to County Executive Ed Mangano this morning. more
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Traveling will be very dangerous. The National Weather Service advises that people stay off the roads if possible.
Blizzard on the way
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for our area today from 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. Friday when light freezing rain will turn into a steady falling snow. Blowing snow is expected, and … more
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A horrific crime resonates, nearly 25 years later
It was the crime of the century in our community, and the horror of those days is never far from the surface in the South Shore towns where the families of Kelly Ann Tinyes and Robert Golub lived and worked and went to school. more
Firefighters needed 90 minutes to extinguish a fire that started when a tanker truck overturned on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore late on Dec. 17.
Tanker bursts into flames on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore
A tanker truck overturned on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore late Tuesday night, causing a fuel spill that erupted in flames. Officials estimate that 3,000 to 7,000 gallons of fuel escaped from the tanker, which flipped on its side just before midnight. 

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