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Police are investigating a robbery that occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 11:32 p.m. in Franklin Square. According to detectives, a 52 year old male employee working at the Star Gas Station located … more

8/20/15

There were long lines at gas stations in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Price gouging gas stations face fines

More than two dozen gas stations, accused of excessively raising prices in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, will be paying fines to the state after settlements were announced on May 2 by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/2/13

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

Long fueling lines were a problem in Nassau County after Hurricane Sandy.

Town: Fueling stations must carry generators

A law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Jan. 22 requires fueling stations within the township to carry back-up generators capable of powering its fuel pumps during power outages. more

By David Weingrad | 1/31/13

Lessons to be learned from Sandy

Weather forecasters are often criticized for being wrong. With Hurricane Sandy, we wish they had been. more

11/15/12

People lined up to get gas along Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream on Nov. 1.

Gas relief may be coming to Long Island

Nassau County residents in dire need of gasoline may be seeing some relief over the coming days. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he has signed an Executive Order to allow distributors to transport gasoline, diesel and kerosene into the New York without having to meet the usual registration requirements. more

By David Weingrad | 11/2/12

A man was shot by Nassau County police on Oct. 5, after robbing the Liberty Gas Station, on Hempstead Turnpike and Stone Street in Elmont.

Man shot in Elmont after robbing Liberty Gas

A robbery and shooting occurred at 7:05 a.m. today at the Liberty Gas Station, on Hempstead Turnpike and Stone Street in Elmont. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/5/11

Kirk Spencer, 28, of South Floral Park, was arrested on Sept. 16 for allegedly threatening a clerk in Elmont.

Cops: Clerk threatened with knives

A South Floral Park man was arrested in Elmont last Friday at 9:15 a.m. after allegedly using two knives to threaten a clerk at a Liberty Gas Station, who refused to give him a cigar. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/20/11

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