A massive nor'easter out of the west swept across Long Island early Monday, and forecasters say it could drop up to a foot or more of snow across the area by Tuesday, with wind gusts expected to …
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By Alyssa Seidman and Scott Brinton
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2/1/21
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A winter storm warning will be in effect for all of Long Island from now through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. An area of low pressure over the Atlantic Ocean will …
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By Scott Brinton
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12/16/20
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Schools in Bellmore and Merrick will be closed Dec. 17 due to a winter storm warning from the National Weather Service forecasting the first major snowstorm of 2020.
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By Alyssa Seidman
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12/16/20
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The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for southeastern Nassau County early Thursday morning as thunderstorms dropped heavy rains across the affected area, including Bellmore and …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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9/10/20
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Q. During the recent storm, our neighbor’s tree blew down. Ironically, we had our very tall and weak-looking trees removed last spring, and while they were being cut, some twigs landed on our neighbor’s driveway, near her very expensive car.
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By Monte Leeper
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8/22/20
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When Tropical Storm Isaias roared across Long Island on Aug. 4, it brought down more than a thousand trees in Nassau County, cutting off electricity to large areas, including sections of major thoroughfares like Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road . . .
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8/21/20
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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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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.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/4/20
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