Long Islanders have all kinds of non-romantic love affairs. They love their school boards, their teachers and their garbage collectors, and they even show some love for . . .
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6/1/23
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Most Long Islanders are rightly confused about who is responsible for our ever-rising electricity bills. We get our electric bills from PSEG, yet there's also the Long Island Power Authority, as well as National Grid. Who does what?
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By Fred Harrison
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2/23/23
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It existed for just five seconds — but it was enough to power a home for an entire day.
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12/15/22
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Hearings are getting under way on a proposal to socialize energy on Long Island. It would make the Long Island Power Authority the region’s sole entity responsible for keeping our lights on.
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By Ronald J. Rosenberg
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12/1/22
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Why do small businesses matter? There are more answers to that question than there are streetlamps on your local Main Street.
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By John Keating
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5/5/22
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Tropical Storm Isaias marched up the Eastern Seaboard Aug. 4 with 70-mph winds that snapped trees in half or ripped them out of the ground, often sending them crashing onto power lines, leaving 420,000 Long Island ratepayers without electricity.
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8/14/20
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The pandemic was the last of Gabrielle Fox's worries as she checked in to North Shore University Hospital early Monday morning. The expecting mother from Merrick was prepped for a cesarean, and at …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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8/11/20
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Navigating Bellmore-Merrick’s side streets in the days following Tropical Storm Isaias was comparable to being caught in a dizzying maze.
Drivers were forced to three-point turn at the sight …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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8/7/20
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Nearly 1,600 people filled the Friedberg JCC in Oceanside for Herald Community Newspapers’ inaugural Kidz Zone Expo on March 3.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/6/19
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Strong winds across Long Island have toppled power lines, leaving thousands without electricity.
A high wind warning is in effect for the area until 2 p.m., with winds northwest winds of 25 to 35 …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/3/16
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