Winter 2015

A snow day in Wantagh and Seaford

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Spring may be a few weeks away, but the weather tells a different story. A late-winter snowstorm hit Long Island on Thursday, closing schools for the second time this year.

“It’s an unexpected day off, can’t complain about that,” said Sue Lipski, of Wantagh. As a teacher in Valley Stream, she and her three younger children had the day together.

Lipski said her 17-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter took advantage of the snow day by sleeping in, but her 7-year-old son was a ball of energy in the morning. It was her 1-year-old dog, Chloe, who was first out to play in the snow.

Dawn Davidson, of Seaford, who does purchasing for a medical school in the Bronx, decided to work from home. She said in the last two years, she has taken more vacation days for snow then actual vacations. “I am not driving in this weather,” she said.

Allison Balsam, of Seaford, ventured to work today at an oral surgeon's office Plainview, where most patients canceled their appointments. She took the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway and said the road conditions were really treacherous at about 8 a.m.

"One minute it looked like it just started snowing, then all of the sudden the streets were covered," Balsam said, adding that she was hoping to work a half-day and pick her son 9-year-old son, Tyler, from a friend's house.

Sue Adorno, of Seaford, said after shoveling out, her son Peyton was playing in the son and son Patrick helped shovel out some neighbors to get community service hours needed for Confirmation.

Her husband, Bob, and daughter, Kelly, were home by the early afternoon from work. The family's plans for the day included building a fire in the fireplace, making a batch of Buffalo wings and toasting some Smores at night.

Adorno said that she saw the first plow come down her street, Peconic Avenue, shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.

The Town of Hempstead deployed its snow removal crews early Thursday morning, with more than 200 salter, sanders and plows out on the roads.

“I urge residents to remove cars from local roadways as snow plows can perform more effectively and efficiently when cars are not on the roads," Supervisor Kate Murray said. "I would also like to suggest that residents who shovel driveways place snow to the right of their driveway when facing the road. By doing so, residents can reduce the effect of having their driveways being ‘plowed-in’ with snow after shoveling.”

Davidson's two children, ages 16 and 8, spent their snow day sleeping late. She said they were happy to have the day off, and she expects her son to head outside in the afternoon to climb the giant mounds of snow in the backyard. Her daughter will likely catch up on homework, she said.

Pat Harrington, a sophomore at Wantagh High School, said he would spend the morning shoveling in his neighborhood to make some extra money, then spend the afternoon sledding at Cedar Creek Park.

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