Less than 150 homes in Valley Stream remained without power as of noon on Thursday, the Long Island Power Authority reporter. A majority of those homes are in the village.
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Andrew Hackmack
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3/18/10
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Last Saturday's nor'easter, which featured heavy rainfall and tropical-storm-force winds, devastated parts of the Five Towns, toppling hundreds of trees and leaving thousands of residents without power. Many described it as one of the worst natural disaster to ever strike the area.
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Andrew Coen
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3/18/10
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Residents in East Rockaway and Lynbrook emerged from their homes on Sunday morning to assess the damage after a massive nor’easter ripped through the area with high winds and driving rain.
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Anthony Bottan and Mary Malloy
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3/17/10
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A nor’easter is a strong low-pressure system that typically affects Mid-Atlantic and New England states. It is a cyclonic storm, defined by powerful winds that circle counterclockwise around a …
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3/17/10
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Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Power Authority, described last Saturday’s nor’easter as “one of the biggest weather events in Long Island history.”
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Anthony Bottan
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3/17/10
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Storm wreaks havoc in Valley Stream
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The nor'easter caused significant damage in Valley Stream last weekend knocking down dozens of trees and leaving thousands without electricity.
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3/17/10
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Dozens of trees crashed to the ground, tearing up sidewalks and ripping down electrical wires in Valley Stream during last weekend’s nor’easter. Village officials estimated that it will take at least until the end of the week to clean up the damage. Hundreds of homes remained without power at midweek.
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Andrew Hackmack
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3/17/10
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Five Towns Superstorm gallery
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Photos by Andrew Vardakis for the Nassau Herald.
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3/15/10
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Franklin Square and Elmont residents, like the rest of Nassau County, spent the early part of the week recovering from a storm that downed trees, power lines and parts of homes, and left more than 250,000 people on Long Island without power.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/15/10
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About four inches of rain and high-winds hit Long Beach on Saturday and Sunday, felling trees, taking down power lines and flooding streets. While power was knocked out in pockets throughout the …
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3/15/10
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