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Digging out on the South Shore

Posted Sunday, January 24, 2016 12:13 pm

Nicholas Mattia, 2, helped his dad, William, clear the snow from in front of their home.

Nicholas Mattia, 2, helped his dad, William, clear the snow from in front of their home.

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Residents shoveled and salted their sidewalks after a 20-inch snowfall.

Residents shoveled and salted their sidewalks after a 20-inch snowfall.

Mary Malloy/Herald

Julie Valgoi cleared her walkway in East Rockaway.

Julie Valgoi cleared her walkway in East Rockaway.

Mary Malloy/Herald

South Shore residents were digging out on Sunday from the two feet of snow that fell in about a 24-hour span.

Just two days earlier, forecasters were predicting 6 to 12 inches for the South Shore communities. High winds categorized the storm as a blizzard, the first of the season.

There were relatively few power outages reported by PSEG during the

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