Hurricane Sandy has regained some strength overnight as it continues
to power up the East Coast, according to the latest update from the
National Hurricane Center.
The storm had been downgraded from a hurricane to tropical storm. But as of the Saturday 11 a.m. advisory, Sandy is a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. It’s moving to the north-northeast at 9 mph currently off the coast of Florida.
The forecast cone includes most of Long Island, although the latest
track has Sandy making landfall along the Delaware-New Jersey border
late Monday into Tuesday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon in anticipation of the storm impacting the region.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone declared a State of Emergency for Suffolk County and Islip Town Supervisor Tom Croci ordered a mandatory evacuation of Fire Island.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced the closing of all
county parks, marinas and senior centers starting Monday. Visiting hours
at the Nassau County Correctional Center are cancelled for Monday.
A tropical storm warning has been issued from South Santee River, S.C. to Duck, N.C.
Sandy is expected to bring extreme weather to Long Island – depending
on the track – beginning late Sunday. The latest forecast calls for the
region to get between 1-3 inches of rain with western Long Island
possibly seeing more.
Long Island has a 50-60 percent chance of getting tropical
storm-force winds. Tropical storm-force winds have been measured 450
miles from the storm's eye.
The National Weather Service in New York has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the region and warns of high winds causing widespread downing of trees and power lines along with coastal flooding.
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The above was written by Jason Molinet.
Tracking Sandy: Saturday 11 a.m. Update
New York declares state of emergency, Fire Island under evacuation order as Hurricane Sandy takes aim up East Coast.
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Pat Boyle Egland May 20, 2013 at 04:06 pm
The NBUFSD BOE has not mentioned cutting bussing in over a year, it is not a part of the 2013-2014…Read More budget.
The pensions and benefits are not regulated by the BOE it is a state mandate.
Greg Bashaw May 20, 2013 at 12:50 am
Well for starters, why not give candidates 401K's and only pay a proportion of their benefits...Hire…Read More teachers and adm that actually live in our district...... Has anybody proposed dismantling the high school district......From the way I understand they have tried unsuccessfully to combine, well then how about saving moneu and splitting up the 3 high schools...This was we wont need 2 administrations...... I will try and I will think out of the box!
Dan DeLilla May 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm
So Lu Scala never had any children so it might be safe to say you have never been to a PTA meeting…Read More or a School Board meeting or a budget presentation so then you would have no idea how the money is spent good or bad. I'm sorry that your neighbors make more than you but like anything else you get what you pay for there are educational requirements for teaching and administration jobs, I'm sure you would be happy if all the school personnel could be replaced by minimum wage earners or better yet we could close all the schools after all you have been out of school for 40 years so you don't need them anymore, but thats not how it works. Why is always the uninformed that speak loudest and longest?
Lu Scala May 17, 2013 at 08:49 am
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....its…Read More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....
patti May 16, 2013 at 08:28 pm
A bit of a surprise considering kids come home with a supply list a mile long (and average $40-$75).