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Tree limbs fell on a resident’s truck on Washington Street during the storm.

Isaias tears down trees, power lines in Franklin Square and Elmont

Angela Pedone said she was lucky that she decided to go to the bank during Tropical Storm Isaias, because when she returned to her house on Washington Street in Franklin Square on Tuesday afternoon, … more

By Melissa Koenig and Scott Brinton | 8/5/20

A Long Island Rail Road train became stuck at the Wantagh station amid Isaias. The LIRR shut down all service during the storm.

Tropical Storm Isaias wreaks havoc in Wantagh-Seaford

Tropical Storm Isaias rolled across Nassau County Tuesday afternoon with relatively little rain but with sustained winds in the 30 to 50 mph range, with some gusts in excess of 70 mph, downing trees … more

By Scott Brinton | 8/4/20

A utility pole snapped in two at the corner of Lindgren Street and Elsie Avenue in North Merrick, which was hammered during the storm. Residents on the block say they have yet to get word on when repairs will begin or when power will be restored.

Tropical Storm Isaias batters Bellmore-Merrick

Tropical Storm Isaias rolled across Nassau County Tuesday afternoon with relatively little rain but with sustained winds in the 30 to 50 mph range, with some gusts in excess of 70 mph, downing trees … more

By Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman | 8/4/20

Tropical Storm Isaias brought down hundreds of phone and electric wires across Nassau County, like this one at Shore Drive and Helen Court in Merrick.

Nassau cleans up after 1,000 trees fall amid Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias, a swift-moving temptest that slammed Nassau Tuesday, knocked down more than a thousand trees and some 338 electric and phone wires here, said County Executive Laura Curran during a news briefing Wednesday morning. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/4/20

William J. Ost, front left, with his wife, Mary, and children William, James and Mary.

Elmont Legionnaire dies at 89

William J. Ost spent more than 60 years recruiting members to the Elmont American Legion Post 1033 and nearly half that time organizing and running the town’s Memorial Day and Veterans Day … more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/4/20

The FedEx Authorized ShipCenter on Franklin Avenue has suspended express drop-offs and pick-ups.

Mail services adjust to pandemic protocols

Mail services across the country have had to adjust to new coronavirus protocols, as more people self-isolated and shopped online. “A lot has changed. It’s been very different,” … more

By Visvajit Sriramrajan | 8/4/20

John Gigante retired from A Cut Above, on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont, after 45 years last Saturday. He celebrated with employees Donna DeGiuli, left, and Kathy Chernow.

'John the barber' retires after 45 years in Elmont

John Gigante has become an icon in the Elmont community, cutting and styling residents’ hair at A Cut Above on Hempstead Turnpike for the past 45 years. But on Aug. 1, Gigante said goodbye to … more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/4/20

There is only a single set of benches at the park, with a broken soccer goal left behind them last year.

Elmont park still in need of repairs

After years of complaints by residents about the conditions at Elmont Road Park, an online petition asking Town of Hempstead officials to renovate it had garnered more than 1,250 signatures as of … more

By Melissa Koenig and Ronny Reyes | 8/4/20

A socially distanced classroom in the Sewanhaka Central High School District.

Sewanhaka, Franklin Square school districts release reopening plans

School district officials across New York have spent recent months mulling their options to reopen schools, while maintaining social distancing guidelines and adhering to other coronavirus guidance … more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/4/20

A map, posted on the National Weather Service website Monday morning, showing the potential for flash flooding throughout the Northeast during Tropical Storm Isaias.

Long Beach awaits a date with Tropical Storm Isaias

City of Long Beach officials said beaches will be closed Tuesday, drains are being emptied of excess water, dunes are being fortified, the regular Tuesday night meeting of the City Council … more

By James Bernstein and Scott Brinton | 8/3/20