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Hurricanes are bad things. They can cause a lot of damage and also create a lot of fear. One of the positive things that are the byproduct of a tropical storm is that it gives you a chance to catch …
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By Jerry Kremer
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9/1/11
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Hurricanes, earthquakes and… uncomfortable levels of congestion? It’s true. While many residents seem to have dodged the worst effects of Tropical Storm nee Hurricane Irene over the …
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By Chris Connolly
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8/31/11
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Hurricane Irene took down trees, branches and power lines in Valley Stream, but caused little property damage. At the height of the storm, about 9,000 homes and businesses in the area had no electricity, but that number was down to a few hundred on Tuesday.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/31/11
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“We got through it,” said Howie Josephson, an employee of Sunshine Blinds Inc., about Hurricane Irene. Many business owners on Rockaway Avenue took precautions before the storm, which was later downgraded to a tropical storm as it passed through the area.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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8/30/11
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Officials from Valley Stream’s four school districts reported no major damage at the community’s 14 public school buildings after Hurricane Irene passed through this past weekend.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/30/11
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Neighbors came together on Elderberry Lane in the Mill Brook section of Valley Stream on Sunday to clean up three trees that fell in the road.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/30/11
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By last Friday at 6 p.m., when I drove up to the roof of the Long Beach LIRR parking garage, almost every spot was taken — a few, maybe, by outbound travelers but most by locals like me looking to leave their cars as far above floodable ground as possible. People all over town planned to ride out the storm at home, with apologies to our voice mail buddy, County Executive Ed Mangano, who’d ordered us to evacuate.
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By Jim Harmon
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8/30/11
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Theresa Policaro has made her home on Hewlett Lane in south Bellmore for more than 30 years, and so, she said, she was reluctant to leave her house when she was ordered to evacuate last Friday by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in preparation for Hurricane Irene, which ripped a swath of destruction across Long Island over the weekend.
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By Scott Brinton, David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula
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8/29/11
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Valley Stream's Hendrickson Park has been closed to the public until further notice because of damage from Hurricane Irene.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/29/11
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Aftermath of Irene in Valley Stream
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Hurricane Irene left behind a trail of destruction in Valley Stream, including many downed trees, limbs, branches and power lines. There was some minimal flooding but no major property damage was reported.
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8/29/11
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