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Inside LIPA's chaotic plan for electrical inspections

The Long Island Power Authority had no advance plan for restoring power to homes severely damaged by flooding from Sandy, despite warnings from experts who peppered their storm surge predictions with...

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Cuomo: LIRR resumes full rush-hour service Monday

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Nassau child care cuts would hurt 800 kids

Videos Protesting Suffolk's child care cuts Galleries More than 800 children face removal from Nassau County's child care program under tightened eligibility requirements meant to save the county some...

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Doc charged again with illegally selling narcotics

Galleries Web links The Bay Shore cancer doctor charged a second time with selling fake prescriptions ran a complex drug ring that pumped illegal narcotics into Suffolk County, federal authorities...

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Teens arrested in street robbery spree

Two Hempstead teens on a robbery spree swiped cellphones from at least five victims in nine days, using a knife in one instance to threaten a 12-year-old boy, Nassau County police said Saturday....

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LIRR's full rush-hour service returns Monday

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LI 9 rookie Phil Boyle a 'pro' to Albany

ALBANY -- Phil Boyle will be a freshman state senator when he takes office in January. But he won't be new to politics, or the State Capitol. "He's probably the most experienced freshman there's ever...

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Program aids teens in foster care

Teenagers sat at tables in a Middle Island classroom equipped with a kitchen, watching as a professional chef demonstrated how to chop a cucumber. "See your fingers? We don't want to lose them," said...

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Midshipmen pitch in to clean up local park

Armed with wheelbarrows and gloves, the midshipmen of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy began a task its neighbors alone could not. At Kings Point Park, rocked by superstorm Sandy, felled trees that...

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'LI Nine' rookie Phil Boyle a 'pro' to Albany

Web links ALBANY -- Phil Boyle will be a freshman state senator when he takes office in January. But he won't be new to politics, or the State Capitol. "He's probably the most experienced freshman...

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Cops: Woman, 84, hit, killed by driver, 70

Galleries Web links A Melville woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in a Hicksville church parking lot Friday night, Nassau County police said. Police arrived at the crash at Our Lady of Mercy...

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Cops: Woman, 70, hit, killed by driver, 84

Galleries Web links A Melville woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in a Hicksville church parking lot Friday night, Nassau County police said. Police arrived at the crash at Our Lady of Mercy...

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Fresh faces in LI's Assembly delegation

ALBANY -- Friends thought Chad Lupinacci would have been the last person to run for the Assembly, after making a living in part by teaching a college course in state and local politics. "I had someone...

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LI students helping kids hit by Sandy

Sixth-grader Matthew Motherway, from the Harborfields school district on the North Shore, sent best wishes in a brightly colored construction-paper card to an Oceanside school all the way to the...

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Girl sells hot chocolate for Sandy victims

Five-year-old Mackenzie Gallagher came home from school about two weeks after superstorm Sandy and told her mom that she wanted to sell lemonade so she could raise money to buy clothes and mattresses...

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Senators call for Sandy tax relief

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Schumer, Menendez propose tax breaks for Sandy victims

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Long Beach menorah that survived Sandy heads to White House

A 90-year-old menorah that survived superstorm Sandy in Long Beach is heading to the White House for its annual Hanukkah party hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Temple...

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Officials: Sandy destroys more than 2,000 LI homes

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Push for more time for small business aid

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) and other New York House members joined a top New York City official yesterday in asking federal officials to extend the deadline for small businesses to seek aid to...

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Nassau extends property tax relief deadline

Nassau County on Tuesday gave property owners three extra months to file for tax assessment reductions stemming from superstorm Sandy damage. Mangano said the deadline will be extended from Jan. 1 to...

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Carpenter helps after girl's wheelchair ramp is stolen

When David Lohr heard someone had stolen a Mastic home's wheelchair ramp -- one used daily by a disabled 5-year-old girl -- he did more than shake his head. The Ronkonkoma carpenter and his son went...

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Jon Kest, NYC community activist, dies

Jon Kest, a longtime New York community activist whose daughter died after she was hit by a tree during superstorm Sandy, has died. He was 57. Kest died late Wednesday in New York of cancer. The death...

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Event helps Sandy victims apply for college

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Nassau pols: Seek Sandy property tax relief now

Nassau residents whose homes were seriously damaged by superstorm Sandy should ask the county to reduce their assessment by the end of this month in order to get their property taxes reduced next...

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Sandy school repairs could top $50M in Nassau

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MTA H line logo fundraiser for Rockaway Sandy victims

To raise money for Sandy victims in the Rockaways, the MTA is selling T-shirts, sweatshirts and other items bearing the H line logo. The limited-edition items are available through the New York...

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LIPA: We won't raise rates to cover Sandy costs

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Hempstead man accused of post-Sandy burglaries, rape held without bail

A Hempstead man accused of taking advantage of the power outage after superstorm Sandy to break into three homes and terrorize residents -- including one whom police said he raped in East Garden City...

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King: Obama asks for $60B for Sandy relief

Videos Surviving Sandy Galleries Web links WASHINGTON -- The White House on Friday submitted a $60.4 billion disaster aid request to Congress for the damage left by superstorm Sandy five weeks ago in...

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LIPA: Repair bill for Sandy will hit $950M

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Post-Sandy Moreland Commission meeting tonight on LI

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Sandy flooding considered in flood map revisions

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Kansas congregation donates Torah to Sandy-flooded LI synagogue

For the members of Sandy-flooded Congregation Ahavas Yisrael in Cedarhurst, salvation came from above -- via Kansas. The members of the small synagogue all made it through superstorm Sandy, but the...

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Hanukkah events to benefit Sandy victims

Videos Surviving Sandy Galleries Web links The spirit of giving that helps define the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which begins at sundown Saturday night, is taking a new direction this year: helping...

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Barge loaded with Sandy debris heads to upstate landfill

The first barge loaded with household debris collected from Long Beach after superstorm Sandy is to move upstate Friday, where the load will be landfilled. Trucks on Wednesday started hauling...

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Nassau police precinct merger postponed

Consolidation of Nassau County's First police precinct in Baldwin with the Seventh in Seaford has been postponed until mid-March as county workers focus on the recovery from superstorm Sandy, Nassau...

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LI federal facilities could get Sandy aid

WASHINGTON -- Most of the money from the $60.4 billion superstorm Sandy disaster aid request would go to help people, businesses and local governments, but the White House also proposes funds to...

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School officials tour storm-damaged buildings

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Governors press Congress on Sandy aid

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Long Beach, Nassau get $41M for Sandy cleanup

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LIRR hopes to restore more service soon

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Officials testify before state panel probing utilities

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Experts concerned about Sandy's impact on young kids

Videos Surviving Sandy Galleries Web links Early childhood experts are concerned about a prolonged impact on young children displaced by superstorm Sandy and are on the lookout for an emotional toll,...

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Moreland Commission hearing on LIPA set for Tuesday

WHAT: Moreland Commission public hearing WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: State University of New York at Old Westbury, Student Union Center, 223 Store Hill Rd. BACKGROUND: A special panel appointed by Gov. Andrew...

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Regents head tours storm-ravaged school districts Educators in Sandy-battered...

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GOP seeks to pare Sandy aid

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans want to shrink the $60.4 billion disaster aid package for superstorm Sandy, proposing an amount just big enough to last through the next 90 days or the next nine...

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LIPA proposing to hold line on rates -- despite Sandy costs

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Monday deadline looms for Sandy aid package

ALBANY -- Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday will be "our D-Day" to determine whether Congress will approve $60.4 billion in disaster aid for three states pummeled by superstorm Sandy, as officials began...

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Joseph Lhota makes MTA's case for federal money in D.C.

WASHINGTON -- MTA chief Joseph Lhota told a Senate panel Wednesday the tri-state area transportation system needs federal help to not only repair damages from superstorm Sandy but to rebuild to protect...

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