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As gas prices rise, our confidence plummets
Remember when gasoline cost just $2.84 per gallon? That might seem like a lifetime ago . . . more
Four people were injured in a three-car crash at an Exxon gasoline station in Inwood on Jan. 11.
Three-car crash injures four, traps two in Inwood
Inwood firefighters and emergency medical service volunteers responded to a three-car crash that injured four people at the Exxon gasoline station at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and Bayview Avenue at 9:45 p.m., in Inwood on Jan. 11. more
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An air pump at a West Hempstead Exxon station.
Hempstead battling decision barring free-air ordinance
The Town of Hempstead is fighting a court decision that temporarily bars it from requiring gas station owners to provide free compressed air 24 hours a day so drivers can fill their tires. more
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Remember, fumes can ignite
Q. I’m a faithful reader of your column, and I don’t have a question, just an observation. I started to redo my living room and dining room wood floors last week, thinking I knew everything I needed to about the job. I rented a sander . . . more
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Escalating gas prices last month resulted in a decline in business at this Gulf station in Valley Stream and motorists altering their driving habits.
Fueling a change in habits
The jump in gasoline prices last month has some motorists altering their buying and driving habits and has resulted in a decline of customers for one area gas station. more
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Lengthy gasolines lines were commonplace across Nassau County following last October’s Hurricane Sandy.
State to provide grants for generators
The recently approved 2013-2014 state budget includes provisions to provide grants to gas stations that are prewired to receive or purchase generators during a declared fuel shortage emergency. more
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Backup generators should be required countywide
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. more
Long fueling lines were a problem in Nassau County after Hurricane Sandy.
Town: Fueling stations must carry generators
A law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Jan. 22 requires fueling stations within the township to carry back-up generators capable of powering its fuel pumps during power outages. more
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The Nassau Expressway was closed by Burnside Avenue in Inwood for nearly 24 hours due to an overturned tanker truck that spilled nearly 7,500 gallons of gas.
Gas tanker overturns, spills 7,500 gallons
Updated Jan. 10 at 9:05 a.m. Nassau Expressway has been reopened after being closed since 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 9, after a tanker truck carrying approximately 7,500 gallons of gasoline overturned at the intersection of Burnside Avenue and the Nassau Expressway in Inwood at 5 a.m. on Jan. 9 resulting in the closure of the expressway in both the north south directions, officials said. more
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Salvaging the bones on storm-tossed shores
What I saw: lines of people, bundled against the cold, gas containers in hand, waiting, shuffling their feet to keep warm, waiting even longer than they thought possible for enough gasoline to get their cars going. more
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