Snow fell unusually early in the season on Saturday --just two day before Halloween -- in the form of a powerful nor'easter, causing power outages for almost two million people up the eastern …
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By Mary Malloy
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10/29/11
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The sound started as a slow creaking, which quickly became a wrenching noise, as if sheet metal were being folded back and forth violently.
Then, snap!
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Scott Brinton
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3/26/10
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When torrential rain and near-hurricane-force winds swept across Long Island on March 13, leaving destruction in their wake, Merrick appeared to be the hardest hit of the four communities that comprise the Bellmore-Merrick area.
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Scott Brinton
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3/25/10
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Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Power Authority, described last Saturday’s nor’easter as “one of the biggest weather events in Long Island history.”
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Anthony Bottan
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3/17/10
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High winds with gusts up to 75 miles per hour sent a multi-story oak tree crashing into the home of 16-year-old Nick Attanasio of Seneca Drive North in Merrick on Saturday.
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Scott Brinton
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3/15/10
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A nor’easter packing heavy rain and winds with gusts up to 50 mph slammed into the Bellmore-Merrick area Saturday into Sunday, downing trees and power lines, and sending local fire departments hurrying to keep up with calls. Scattered outages were reported around the area. Above, a large tree limb took down phone lines on Byron Road in south Merrick on Saturday, blocking traffic.
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Scott Brinton
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3/13/10
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An intense nor’easter, packed with heavy snow and strong winds, is affecting our area and will continue through Friday.
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2/24/10
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On Sunday, Bellmore-Merrick residents began the long, arduous process of digging out from a nor'easter that dumped an estimated 15 inches of snow on the area.
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Scott Brinton
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12/20/09
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A nor'easter made its way up the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday, pounding Merrick-Bellmore in the evening with a mix of heavy snow and high winds. The storm began with flurries, but quickly turned into a full-fledged blizzard. At 6 p.m., the prognosticators were predicting six to 18 inches of snow.
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Scott Brinton
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12/19/09
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