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The Latest Sandy Updates
Here's a roundup of coverage of the hurricane - aka Frankenstorm - for Lindenhurst residents.
Here's a roundup of the latest coverage on Lindenhurst Patch for residents.
Click the links, below, for more information, and check this page for the latest, too: Hurricane Sandy Long Island.
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Latest Coverage:
- After Sandy - Long Island Recovers
- Hurricane Sandy Long Island
- The Latest Sandy Updates
- Hurricane Sandy: Long Island Live Blog
- 'Wonder Years' Dad Has Lindenhurst in His Thoughts
- Seeking Families Affected by Sandy to Help for the Holidays
- Pat Benatar Holding Concert to Help Lindenhurst after Sandy
- Lindenhurst High School Hosting Holiday Party December 19 for Lindy Kids
- State: Homeowners Will Get Sandy Insurance Payments Faster
- Lindenhurst Schools' February Break Cancelation Becomes Official; Four Teams Honored; Sandy Relief
- Cuomo Names LIPA Chair
- Watch 12-12-12 Concert Live on Patch
- Platinum Plumbing Seeks to Adopt a Lindenhurst South of Montauk Family for the Holidays
- Commission Hears Condemnation of LIPA's Sandy Response
- Adopt a House Raising Funds to Aid Lindenhurst Residents
- Lindenhurst Wins a $10K Toy Drop from Darius Rucker
- Long Islanders Leaders to Testify about LIPA's Storm Response
- Have 12-12-12 Tickets? Share Your Pics of the Concert Here
- Report: PSE&G Post-Sandy Efforts Easily Top LIPA
- Lindenhurst Village Sets Two Upcoming Public Hearings: Tax Cap and Budget
- Tell Us: Shopping Locally for the Holidays; Helping to Support Local Lindenhurst Businesses - and Residents - after Sandy
- 12-12-12 Concert to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Victims
- Online Tupperware Fundraiser for the Littlest Lindenhurst Sandy Victims
- Deadline Extended to Donate Gift Cards to Gift Card of Love Drive to Help Lindenhurst Sandy Victims
- Monthly Crime Report: Babylon Town Imposed Curfew Helps Police Make Gun Arrests
- Residents Say Suffolk Needs Disaster Plan
- Monthly Crime Report: Looting Minimal in Sandy's Aftermath
- Virtual Jewelry Fundraiser for Lindenhurst Adopt a Family Drive
- Resident Petitions to Rebuild Fire Island Dunes Damaged by Sandy
- Photos: Vanderbilt Students Help Sandy Victims in Lindenhurst at Camp Bulldog
- Senator Schumer Urges Travel Companies to Help Families Losing February Break
- Kids Helping Kids in Sandy's Aftermath; Gift Card Effort Started by 11yo Lindenhurst Resident
- Lindenhurst Residents Persevere in Sandy's Aftermath
- Sandy Informational Meeting Held at the Lindenhurst Middle School
- Lindenhurst Mayor Provides Sandy Recovery Update
- Photos: Holiday Season Kicks off in the Town of Babylon
- Letter to the Editor: LIRR's Babylon Branch Becoming Untenable
- Sandy and Insurance Payments Endorsements to Your Bank
- Bring Darius and His Toys to Lindenhurst
- Suffolk County Waives Rebuilding Fees for Sandy Victims
- Siena Poll: 84 Percent Pan LIPA's Sandy Response
- Suffolk County to Hold Public Hearing on Sandy Response
- Sandy Relief Concert Raises Money for Camp Bulldog
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- Gift Card of Love Drive Still Seeking Donations for Sandy Victims
- FEMA Assistance at the Lindenhurst Memorial Library
- LIPA Chairman Resigns
- 'BID Bux' Promo Aims to Encourage Holiday Shopping in Village
- What You Need to Know about Sandy's Water Damage
- Free Superstorm Sandy Financial Help Hotline
- Lindenhurst School District: Lindy Students' Winter Break Canceled
- Presidents' Week Vacation: Another Casualty of Sandy?
- What Will Happen to Lindenhurst's Real Estate Market after Sandy?
- Local Sandy Recovery Construction Help
- 'Operation Decoration Donation' Seeks Holiday Decor Donations for Sandy Victims
- What's the Nicest Thing Someone Did for You during Sandy?
- Half of Great South Bay Reopens for Shellfishing
- What You Need to Know about FEMA's STEP Program
- Amtrak Vows to Fix Tunnels by Christmas Week
- Video: CRI Volunteers Help Lindenhurst Sandy Victims
- Lindenhurst Youth Center Is Listening to Center Alum Prophet's New Song Dedicated to Sandy Victims
- New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Long Island Restoration Tops $8 Billion
- New Organization Bringing Holiday Cheer to Lindenhurst Sandy Victims
- Two More Exit LIPA after Sandy Failures
- Report: Ocean Parkway Repairs Expected to Be Completed by May
- Camp Bulldog Open Daily at Shore Road Park
- LIRR: Near-Normal Weekday Service Now on All Branches
- Gift Card of Love
- 'Day of Hope' Draws Large Crowd at Shore Road Park
- Shore Road Park: A Sandy Recovery Center
- Harding Avenue Elementary School Principal: Students 'All Accounted for' Following Sandy
- Lindenhurst Memorial Library Is Official FEMA Disaster Recovery Center
- Photos: Lindenhurst High School Fall Festival Lifts Lindenhurst's Spirits after Sandy
- New Days and Hours at the Lindenhurst Youth Center to Help after Sandy
- Video: Song Written by Resident to Lift Lindenhurst after Sandy
- Vote for Lindenhurst in Darius Rucker Holiday Toy Drop Contest
- The DiGiacomos and the Origins of Camp Bulldog
- Camp Bulldog Moves Down to Surfside 3
- Photos: Babylon Town Beaches Still Inundated Weeks after Sandy
- Helping Young Sandy Victims: My Important Charity for Kids (M.I.C.K.)
- Suffolk Notebook: County in Disaster Mode
- Tweet #PatchRebuilds to Help Hurricane Sandy Survivors
- New York State Charges Lindenhurst Gas Station with Price Gouging
- Help on the Way
- Gas Rationing on Long Island Ends
- Westbound Ocean Parkway Closed at Cedar Beach
- Missing Dog
- Here to Help Sandy Victims
- Free Sandy-Related Legal Consultation
- Thanksgiving Day Feast at Bower
- Helping Young Sandy Victims: My Important Charity for Kids (M.I.C.K.)
- Fourth Annual Bethpage Turkey Drive Expands to Support Sandy Victims
- Girl Scout Troop 513 Makes Snack Bags for Harding
- One-Bedroom Apartment for Rent in Lindenhurst
- Molly's Stuffed Animal Drive
- Suffolk County Offers Sandy Tax Relief
- Red Cross Food Distribution Ends at Babylon Town Hall
- Girl Scout Troop 513 Makes Snack Bags for Harding Avenue
- Lizards Lacrosse Clinic to Benefit Sandy Victims
- Lindenhurst Village: Sandy Cleanup Moving Well
- FEMA: Temporary Fix to Ravaged Homes
- Lindenhurst Village: LIPA Restores Power South of Montauk Highway
- New York State Establishes Small Business Emergency Fund
- Talk Back: How Would You Fix LIPA?
- Hervey Resigns LIPA Post
- Cuomo Commission to Investigate Utilities
- YouTube Video Depicts Lindenhurst Residents' Strength after Sandy
- Report: Melville Attorney Leading Class Action against LIPA
- What to Do When Storm Stress Hits
- LIPA 95 Percent Done as Week Three Begins
- 'LIPA Style' Video Chides Company's Storm Response
- Handful of Local Residents Remain in the Dark
- Sandy in Photos: A Look at the Devastation
- Bellone Cuts Ties with LIPA Headquarters
- How to Clean Up after Hurricane Sandy
- Getting Paid after Hurricane Sandy
- Stuffed Animal Drive for the Youngest Sandy Victims
- LIPA Union: Workers Not Turned Away
- FEMA Adds New Center in Town of Babylon at the Lindenhurst Memorial Library
- New Suffolk County Bill Would Require Backup Power at Gas Stations
- After Sandy Lindenhurst High School Marching Band Still Heading to Finals
- Some Banks Suspend ATM Fees; Governor Cuomo Gives Student Loan Break
- Despite Sandy New Lindenhurst Restaurant Opens Next Week
- Share Your Thoughts: Odd-Even Gas Rationing
- Lindenhurst Village Residents Urged to Shut Main Breakers as LIPA Begins Plans of South of Montauk Restoration
- Important Electrical Information from the Town of Babylon for Residents South of Montauk Highway
- Suffolk County Hiring Laborers Following Sandy
- Red Cross Shelter at North Babylon High School Closing
- A Push to Restore Power
- Noreaster Brings More Flooding South of Montauk in Lindenhurst
- LIPA Sends Out Customer Bills
- As Locals Freeze LIPA Frustrations Boil Over
- Lindenhurst Mayor: No South of Montauk Evac Order Issued for Noreaster
- Red Cross Shelter Opens at North Babylon High School
- Noreaster Prompts Closing of State Parks
- Op-Ed: LIPA Call Center Reps on Storm’s Front Line
- Noreaster Brings High Wind Warning
- Before and After: Satellites Capture Sandy's Damage
- Robert Frost Shelter in Deer Park Closing
- West Babylon Man Arrested for Breaking Babylon Town Curfew
- Babylon Town: Mandatory Electrical Inspections South of Montauk Highway
- Village Begins Text Messaging to Keep Powerless Residents Informed
- Free Legal Advice Program Set Up to Help Storm Victims
- Cuomo: New Yorkers Can Vote at Any Polling Place
- Suffolk County Urges Storm-Ravaged Residents to Seek FEMA Aid
- Hot Food and Supplies in South Lindenhurst
- Fire Chiefs Start Town of Babylon Relief Fund
- Harding Residents Will Go to Bower to Vote Tuesday
- Legislator Wayne Horsley Spearheading Operation Sandy
- Suffolk County Opens Warming Centers for Powerless
- Gas Crunch Will Last Days
- King: Scene Is 'Absolutely Devastating'
- Suffolk Coming Online Faster than the West
- Modified LIRR Schedule Starts on Monday
- Long Island Gets Much-Needed Help
- DEC: Shellfishing Closed on Long Island
- Police Urge Caution If Utility Crews Ask to Enter Homes
- Costco Generators Recalled Because of Possible Fuel Leaks
- Cuomo: Gas Headed to Long Island
- In Deer Park Gas Is Gold
- Help Restoring Power Comes From North Carolina
- Website Helps With Gas Search
- Cablevision Offers Sandy Credits
- Suffolk Sets up Saturday Food Distribution Centers
- Town Imposes Curfew South of Montauk Highway
- Relief for Local Businesses
- LIPA: Restoration Nine Days Away
- Photo: Gas Lines Long in Lindenhurst
- Suffolk County Fuel Update: Customers Limited to One Tank of Gas
- OLPH Holding Special Mass on Monday for Sandy Victims
- Mayor: FEMA Is Here at Bower School Till Friday
- Limited LIRR Service Friday
- Suffolk Elections Board: The Vote Will Go On
- Lindenhurst Fire Department Holding Clothing/Food Drive Saturday for South of Montauk Residents
- Photos: Sandy Rips Away Older Portion of Lindy Docks
- Babylon Town Supervisor: Sandy Is 'Our Katrina'
- Sandy Severely Damages Town Beaches
- Photos: Devastation South of Shore Road in Lindenhurst
- Babylon Town Garbage Collection Back to Regular Schedule
- Suffolk County Gas Shortage: Where Can You Refuel?
- Bring Your Own Cooler: Sheriff Offers Free Ice
- Suffolk Warns Gougers
- Hurricane Sandy Relief: How You Can Help
- Cuomo: Homeowners Will Not Pay Hurricane Deductibles
- Health Officials Warn Against Dangers of Contaminated Flood Water
- Thursday's Post-Sandy Clean-Up Weather
- State Parks Closed Across Long Island
- LIST: Several Supermarkets Open in Suffolk County Following Hurricane Sandy
- UPDATED: LIRR Back With Limited Service
- Thursday's Post-Sandy Clean-Up Weather
- Suffolk County Says Water is Safe
- LIPA: Extra Crews Arrive as 850K Wait for Power
- Sandy Can't Stop Halloween
- Hurricane Sandy Covered On YouTube
- Lindenhurst Schools Remain Closed Thursday and Friday
- No Halloween Cancelations for Town of Babylon
- Police: Be Careful Trick-Or-Treating Given Storm Impact
- Schaffer: 'Heartbreaking' Scenes South of Montauk
- Photos: Sandy's Aftermath in Lindenhurst
- Kiwanis Tree Snaps
- Officials: Many Homes South Of Montauk May Be Uninhabitable
- LIPA: Lindehurst Substation Restored
- Lindenhurst Schools Closed On Wednesday
- LIRR Service Suspension Continues Wednesday
- County Update: 17 Rescued From Fire Island With 10 Pets
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