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Daylight Saving Ends Sunday; 'Crews Not Affected,' Says LIPA
As if storm-weary Long Islanders don't have enough to worry about, Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, meaning longer nights are ahead. The Long Island Power Authority on Saturday said...
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Police Urge Caution If Utility Crews Ask To Enter Homes
Suffolk County Police are reminding residents that Long Island Power Authority crews and crews from other power companies from across the United States continue working in neighborhoods throughout the...
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DEC: Shellfishing Closed on Long Island
Shellfishing is still closed across Long Island, the state's Department of Environmental Conservation said. The closure, which extends to practically all shellfishing waters in the region, is due to...
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Cuomo Demands Accountability from Utilities
Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a stern warning to public utilities Saturday, saying the state will hold LIPA and others responsible if they were not adequately prepared for Hurricane Sandy. At a massive...
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Southampton Chamber Collects Goods for Hurricane Relief in Long Beach
To aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy in Long Beach, the Southampton Chamber of Commerce is gathering donations now through Nov. 12. "As the winter approaches, we are collecting gently used...
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Mid-Week Nor'Easter Bringing Rain, Wind
Mother Nature will not let Long Island rest – meteorologists are forecasting another nor'easter for the middle of this week to strike already reeling from Hurricane Sandy. The National Weather Service...
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Modified LIRR Schedule Starts Monday
The Long Island Rail Road will operate on a modified schedule beginning Monday on the Babylon, Ronkonkoma and Montauk branches. Trains on the Montauk Branch will not operate east of Speonk and trains...
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Long Island Gets Much-Needed Help
Hurricane Sandy's crushing blow to Long Island has hundreds of thousands of people hurting in cold homes that have been without power for nearly a week. But while relief efforts are churning locally,...
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Gas Crunch Will Last Days
Long gas lines will be a Long Island fixture for the foreseeable future. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said fuel shortages will continue into next week, but said more supply is flowing and expects the gas crunch...
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Suffolk Coming Online Faster Than the West
Suffolk County power outages are dropping at a faster rate than Nassau County, which “has the bulk of the [power] problem now,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a Sunday morning news conference. Just...
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South Fork Schools in Session Monday
After schools on the South Fork were closed between three and five days last week because of Hurricane Sandy, all area schools are slated to resume classes Monday. The storm itself caused closures...
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New Parrish Art Museum Opens This Weekend
Hurricane Sandy threw a wrench in some of the plans for the unveiling of the new Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, causing a number of events to be shuffled around, but the public opening is still...
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No Changes to South Fork Polling Stations
Despite early concerns that power outages after Hurricane Sandy would affect local polling places on Election Day, New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr., I-Sag Harbor, confirmed Monday that none...
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VIDEO: Canoeing Flooded Sag Harbor Streets After Hurricane Sandy
YouTube user BurlapElSack uploaded this video of taking a canoe out in Sag Harbor Village on Oct. 30, while the streets and parking lots were flooded from the storm surge Hurricane Sandy brought.
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Suffolk County Opens Warming Centers For Powerless
Suffolk County officials continue to work round the clock to reach out to residents in need after Super Storm Sandy. In an update on Monday, Suffolk County Steve Bellone said in a release that in some...
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Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert Planned Saturday in Wainscott
To provide relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy, a benefit concert is planned Saturday at LTV Studios featuring local performers. Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman announced the concert Monday...
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Where Is There Gas Around Southampton?
Have you been able to fill your tank Monday, or at least get more fuel for a generator? Please leave a comment below to let your neighbors know where they can find gasoline, and which gas stations are...
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Patch & AOL Send Hurricane Sandy Relief Trucks to Long Island, New Jersey
It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best neighbors and the...
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Relief, Volunteer Opportunities Grow for Hard Hit Long Island
In the days following Hurricane Sandy, social media networks and even Patch's own inboxes have been innundated with the same question: How can I help? Luckily, a growing list of opportunities is...
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Bay Street Theatre Collecting Food for Sandy Relief
After coming out of Hurricane Sandy largely unscathed, Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor is now a dropoff center for bottled water and nonperishable food items for storm victims in hard hit areas....
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