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Tropical Storm Irene is cited as one of the main reasons overtime in six departments has exceeded the budgeted amount for the year.

Is overtime in Long Beach out of control?

Following a cash-flow shortfall that prompted the city to borrow $4.5 million to pay its workers, outgoing police officials and retirees, several city departments have exceeded their overtime … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 12/13/11

Bringing the holidays to a town in need

Caleb Harbeck, a 16-year-old Oceanside High School junior, spent Veterans Day upstate in Prattsville. The area, south of Schenectady, was hit hard when Tropical Storm Irene caused extensive … more

Alex Costello | 11/30/11

Mounds of dirt and wood chips up and down Lawson Boulevard are all that remain of the trees that used to be there.

Lawson Boulevard gets less shady

Drivers and pedestrians on Lawson Boulevard may have recently noticed a little less green and a lot more sky. Nassau County, after inspecting trees all over the area in the wake of Tropical Storm … more

Alex Costello | 10/26/11

'Mean Irene' delivers a punishing blow

I remember when the real estate agent first took my wife and me to what would become our home in south Merrick nine years ago. We pulled up across the street from the quaint split-level, with white shingles and an aging gray roof. We instantly fell in love. more

9/9/11

Heavy rains are expected to hit the area late Wednesday night through Friday morning.

Forecasters predict heavy rains, gusty winds

The remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole are expected to bring heavy rains and winds to Nassau County until Friday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch through Friday … more

9/29/10

A tree obliterated power lines on Polk Street in Franklin Square

Franklin Square, Elmont rocked by super storm

Franklin Square and Elmont residents, like the rest of Nassau County, spent the early part of the week recovering from a storm that downed trees, power lines and parts of homes, and left more than 250,000 people on Long Island without power. more

Matthew Hampton | 3/15/10

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