Blizzard leaves 12.4 inches of snow in Oceanside, Island Park

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stayed this courier from delivering in Oceanside.

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Mott Street in Oceanside.

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The snow covered the large garbage mound at the Oceanside Landfill on Friday morning.

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An overnight storm that dumped 12.4 inches of snow in Oceanside and Island Park ended the afternoon of Jan. 3, leaving residents digging out and suffering freezing temperatures. The snow began falling at 7 p.m. on Thursday night and ended at 11 a.m. on Friday.

Attorney Anthony Iovino lives right on the border between Rockville Centre and Oceanside

“The streets have been plowed, but not much is moving,” he told the Herald at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. “I can see Sunrise Highway and it is moving with just drifting snow covering the blacktop.”

Iovino, who runs the summer gazebo reading programs at School House Green, says that with schools and the libraries closed and with many businesses closed as well, there is little reason to be on the roads.

Officials in both Oceanside and Island Park said that all major roads have been plowed several times and that they are working on side streets.

There were no major emergencies requiring response by fire departments or police, but forces were mobilized during the storm to insure public safety.

“We had everybody on standby during the storm,” said Anthony D’Esposito, the chief of the Island Park fire department. “There were no alarms and no power lines down. We did a sweep of the community this morning and everything was holding up. We had some minor flooding in some of our low-lying areas, but nobody had to be evacuated.”

Oceanside first responders reported that the community was quiet during the storm period.