Eight inches falls in the Five Towns

Snow removal

Keep all cars in your driveway and off the road. The plows can then clear your street “curb-to-curb”. If you are unable to remove your car from the street, then try parking all cars only on one side of the street. That way, we can plow the middle and one side of the road.

Once we have plowed to the curb, move your cars to the clear side and we will come back to plow to the other curb. This enables our crews to do a more effective job. Remember, having clear streets is essential to maintaining safe and efficient passage for police cars, ambulances and fire engines.

We all hate having snow plowed back into our driveway aprons. One tip for minimizing or eliminating this problem is to pile the snow you shovel from your driveway to the right of the driveway (when facing the street from the house).

Be careful shoveling snow. Because of the cold, you may not notice strains, pains or even frostbite. Work slowly and rest every few minutes. It’s not a speed contest and it’s not worth a heart attack.

Storm damage and power outages

Any downed wire should be treated as though it is a live wire. Therefore, do not approach or drive over it, or touch anything it’s contacting.

To report an outage or downed wire call PSEG Long Island’s 24-hour Electric Service number: 800-490-0075 or use PSEG web chat feature at psegliny.com. You can also view outage information by going to https://mypowermap.psegliny.com

To report outages and receive information on restoration times, crew locations and more, download PSEG Long Island mobile app.

To report and receive status updates via text, text OUT to PSEGLI (773454) or visit them online at psegliny.com/outages

For downed trees or obstacles blocking the road, call the Village at (516) 295-5770. We will keep the phone line staffed until the storm passes.

Emergency ca;ll should be made to 911. Calling the 4th Precinct directly actually slows down the response because they route your call to 911.