Following heavy snowfall on the South Shore of Nassau County Friday into Saturday morning, Feb. 8 into 9, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and its federal partners, including the National Weather Service, continue to closely monitor the major winter storm systems that have affected the area.
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By Brian Croce
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2/9/13
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Due to the preparations it took in advance of Nemo, LIPA said that it was able to respond to outages quickly and get things up and running again much faster than after Hurricane Sandy.
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By Alex Costello
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2/9/13
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In preparation of the snow storm that is going to hit Long Island, National Grid has taken over preparations of LIPA’s systems and is getting ready for thousands of potential outages. In a …
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By Alex Costello
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2/8/13
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In the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Sandy rolled across Nassau County, residents, desperate for the gasoline that was in such short supply, learned a new routine: get up before dawn and get to an open gas station before your friends and neighbors did.
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2/7/13
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Q. I’m getting the runaround from all ends trying to repair my storm damage. My insurance company hasn’t been realistic. Its adjuster and engineer are downplaying my claim, saying the damage is “pre-existing.”
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Monte Leeper
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1/31/13
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The effort to rebuild our communities after Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has not been without a sense of urgency, especially when it comes to reconstructing homes and critical infrastructure “stronger, smarter and safer.”
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1/31/13
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At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room, which are connected by a simple pine staircase. It was a triumphal moment.
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1/10/13
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If there had been only a presidential election, and no other major news events, in 2012, it still would’ve been a year to remember.
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1/3/13
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Unless I hear some credible dissenting voices, I’m going to vote for 2012 as one of the worst years in recent history.
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1/3/13
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Some doctors tell us that us “time heals all wounds,” but for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, a great deal remains to be done, and the public has to be reminded of it as often as possible.
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12/13/12
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