Municipal crews were at work last night and this morning clearing roads of the 10 to 15 inches of snow which blanketed most of Long Island yesterday, but freezing temperatures and strong wind gusts were a challenge.
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By Brian Racow
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1/22/14
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Residents and city workers are bracing themselves for the first major storm of the season, as a nor’easter moves through the area late this afternoon and tomorrow. The storm is expected to bring …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/26/13
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City officials are trying to help residents stay cool and safe this week as Long Beach experiences its first official heat wave of the summer with temperatures predicted to remain near or above 90 …
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By Kieran Lynch
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7/17/13
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In lieu of high temperatures blazing throughout the south shore, the Town of Hempstead is opening 15 cooling stations from Monday, June 24, to Wednesday, June 26.
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By David Weingrad
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6/24/13
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Widespread street flooding and numerous rescues by the Long Beach Fire Department on Friday served as a stark reminder of the city's vulnerability to coastal storms as Tropical Storm Andrea made its …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/7/13
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I don’t know how they do it, but the prognosticators at the Farmers’ Almanac were right again this winter.
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3/28/13
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Long Beach, a city still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, declared a snow emergency effective Friday at 6 a.m., when a monster blizzard is expected to hit the northeast …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/7/13
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Updated: 3:10 p.m. on Oct. 31.
Dubbed a “superstorm” by weather forecasters, Hurricane Sandy pummeled Bellmore-Merrick with floodwaters that reached three to six feet in many parts of south Bellmore and south Merrick and destroyed homes and cars, while also bringing hurricane-force wind gusts that toppled trees, tore the siding off houses, and ripped apart fences and decks.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/28/12
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In an attempt to avoid a repeat of last year’s heavily criticized snow removal efforts in Long Beach following a blizzard that buried the city with nearly two feet of snow, City Manager Jack …
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Anthony Rifilato
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1/20/12
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“Everything is destroyed,” Washington Boulevard resident Cliff Steinberg said on Monday afternoon, assessing the damage in his basement. Gone were his wife’s collection of historic vinyl …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Chris Engelhardt
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8/17/11
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