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Following in lockstep with municipalities also facing natural disasters, Southampton Town last week set up a special fund for expenses relating to Tropical Storm Irene. The fund is t...

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After Irene came and went, both the mayors of Westhampton Beach and Quogue villages said the creation of an emergency shelter in Westhampton Beach should be explored. During the stor...

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County officials announced this week that a Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster recovery center is now open in Hauppauge, and another will open in Riverhead next week. The H...

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As of Sunday morning, the number of LIPA customers without power has now been reduced from a high of 523,000 to less than 12,000. With a week to reflect on storm recovery, here are s...

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Scattered outages are being reported around Southampton Town, though most areas hit are small with only one or a handful of houses being affected. There are some bigger outages: In M...