The National weather service has now reported that six to 10 inches of snow could fall in Nassau County before it starts to taper off mid-to-late afternoon. Up to a foot could fall …
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By Mary Malloy and Herald staff
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2/5/16
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The East Rockaway and Lynbrook School districts, along with the district's private parochial schools, will be closed today due to a forecast of 4 to 6 inches of snow in the area.
The snow began …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/5/16
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The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery announced the extension of the application period for its new Citizens’ Advisory Committee, related to the $125 million Rebuild By Design (RBD) “Living …
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1/27/16
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a press conference at 12:30 p.m. to address mounting travel and flood concerns related to Saturday's snowfall.
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By Adrienne Lyons and Nick Ciccone
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1/23/16
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PSEG Long Island is reporting that, as of 9:30 a.m., 1,065 of its 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without power. This story will be updated throughout the day.
While snow or wind don’t normally pose a …
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Mary Malloy and Herald staff
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1/23/16
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PSEG Long Island is reporting that, as of 2:22 p.m. Monday, 522 of its 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without power.
UPDATE: As of 2:22 p.m. on Monday:
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/23/16
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The Village of East Rockaway is stocked up on salt and sand for the season, according to Mayor Bruno Romano, and its Department of Sanitation will be staffed up …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/22/16
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PSEG Long Island is closely monitoring the impending winter storm, forecasted to bring heavy snow and high winds across Long Island from this Saturday morning into Sunday. In preparation for the …
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1/21/16
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A man who was wandering around and got stuck in the storm drains under Valley Stream was rescued this morning by a task force of over 100 responders from the Nassau County Police, several fire departments and EMS personnel. Emergency responders said they believe the man is homeless and may suffer from mental illness.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/14/15
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There is good news from the National Weather Service, Hurricane Joaquin will track well off the east coast of the U.S.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/1/15
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