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Tuckahoe, Southampton, Sag Harbor Schools Will Be Closed Friday
The entire week has become a washout for three area school districts, which will all be closed Friday. Southampton and Tuckahoe school district administrators made the call Thursday afternoon to...
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PHOTOS: Cars Line Up at Gas Stations for Last Drops of Fuel
In Water Mill and Bridgehampton Thursday, motorists lined up at gas stations hoping to fuel up. The scene is being played out all across Long Island after Hurricane Sandy. Many are reporting that some...
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Power Outages Bad for Many Businesses, Good for Some
As power is slowly restored in Southampton Town, some fortunate areas have benefited from never losing electricity — including Bridgehampton and Southampton Village's Main Streets. But having the...
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Suffolk Elections Board: The Vote Will Go On
While darkened schools, libraries and senior centers have folks wondering what Election Day will be like, Suffolk County's Board Elections on Thursday said the polls will have power one way or the...
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Southampton Town Assesses Severe Coastal Damage; Power Restoration Continues
Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst signed executive orders Thursday afternoon extending the state of emergency she first placed the town under on Sunday, as the cleanup and repairs...
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PHOTOS: Bridgehampton Coast Devastated by Sandy
First Coastal took a tour of Bridgehampton on Tuesday after Superstorm Sandy passed through, leaving devastation in her wake. MORE PICTURES POST-SANDY: Aerial Photos: Sandy Wreaks Havoc on Hamptons...
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LIPA: Restoration Nine Days Away
A top official with the Long Island Power Authority said Friday it will take at least until next weekend to restore power to most of the communities it serves. That estimate does not include portions...
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Nor'easter Could Blast East End By Wednesday
Just days after Hurricane Sandy's wide swath of destruction slammed the East End, a fierce nor'easter could be slated to sandbag the area next week. On Friday, Dan Hoffman, a meteorologist with the...
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Southampton Hospital Powers Through Storm, Outages
Whenever LIPA power cut out at Southampton Hospital during and after Superstorm Sandy this week, the hospital's generator kicked in automatically, and the lights and critical medical equipment stayed...
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'Mobile Village' in East Hampton Set Up for LIPA Workers
Since crews were called in Wednesday from around the country to help the Long Island Power Authority restore service to the nearly 90 percent of its customers affected by the hurricane, work began on...
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Thiele: Conserve Gas Through Weekend
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing everything he can to expedite shipments of gasoline to Long Island retailers, according to New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., who said Friday that East End...
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Hurricane Stalls Some Local Political Campaigns
During the time when candidates would normally be ramping up last-minute campaign efforts, candidates in some state and local races are instead dividing their time between reaching potential voters...
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Suffolk Sets up Saturday Food Distribution Centers
Suffolk County officials on Friday night announced they will set up several food distribution centers on Saturday in the county with the help of Island Harvest, a Long Island nonprofit that provides...
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Hampton Bays Shelter Re-Opens As Temps Drop
In response to calls from residents who are still without power and are concerned about chilly weather this weekend, the Town of Southampton, in coordination with the Red Cross, has opted to reopen...
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Astoria Federal Savings to Serve as Charging Centers
Astoria Federal Savings has converted its open branches throughout Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens into charging centers for those still without power. The bank said beginning Friday and into the...
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GALLERY: From Nyack to Montauk, Sandy Upends a Region
First, it was Sandy. Then it was Frankenstorm. Now's it's called Superstorm. But none of that matters to locals in one of the world's largest metropolitan regions, an area turned on its head by the...
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Cablevision Offers Sandy Credits
Cablevision Systems Corp. said that it was offering credits to customers unable to access their Optimum service. Cablevision was joined by Verizon's FiOS and other cable giants in lowering bills in...
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Website Helps With Gas Search
The aftermath of Sandy has left many New Yorkers scrambling to fuel up, but a new website is helping to make the search easier as gas stations begin to come back online. If you're searching for gas,...
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Cuomo: Gas Headed to Long Island
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday said that 8 million gallons of gasoline have arrived and another 28 million gallons are being delivered to New York terminals. The deliveries come as Long Island...
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Costco Generators Recalled Because of Possible Fuel Leaks
Champion Power Equipment has recalled about 8,600 portable generators sold exclusively at Costco locations from December 2011 to July 2012 because fuel can leak from the generators' carburetor, posing...
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