Power restored in Lawrence

Area by Rockaway Turnpike and Rockaway Boulevard hit by an afternoon outage

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A power outage struck 2,800 Long Island Power Authority customers after 4 p.m. on July 19, according to LIPA spokeswoman Elizabeth Flagler.

LIPA was restored power to 85 percent of those customers before 6 p.m., Flagler said. The remainder had power about a half hour after that, she said.

The power outage struck the Rockaway Turnpike and Rockaway Boulevard area of Lawrence near Costco and Lowe's.