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New Storm Creates Outages in Bellmore-Merrick

Just days after Hurricane Sandy caused thousands of people to be without electricity in the Bellmore-Merrick area, a snowstorm may be adding some new outages to the equation.

As of Wednesday at 6 p.m., 1,611 customers are still powerless in South Merrick with no listed time of restoration, according to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Storm Center Outage Map. Another 412 are down in North Merrick, but their power is expected to be restored by Nov. 11 at 11 p.m.

In South Bellmore, 718 customers are without power, while another 722 are down in North Bellmore. North Bellmore is expected to be back online by Nov. 12 at 11 p.m., and no estimate has been provided for those south of Sunrise Highway.

The following areas have multiple pockets of 51 or more outages in Bellmore and Merrick.
  • West of Merrick Avenue between Camp Avenue and Sunrise Highway.
  • South of Merrick Road near the South Bellmore East Bay.
  • South of Jerusalem Avenue between Bellmore Avenue and Route 105.

The following areas have at least one pocket of 51 or more outages (including above).
  • Just southwest of the Newbridge Road and North Jerusalem Road intersection.
  • Just northeast of the Merrick Road and Meadowbrook Road intersection.

The following areas have multiple pockets between 5-50 outages (including above).
  • Northwest of the Camp Avenue and Merrick Avenue intersection.
  • South of Sunrise in the vicinity of Babylon Turnpike.
  • South of Camp Avenue between Newbridge Road and Merrick Avenue.

As of Wednesday at 6 p.m., LIPA is reporting 188,019 customers affected by 8,183 active outages Islandwide.

To see an up-to-date LIPA Storm Center Outage Map, click here.

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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...HireRead 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!
truth May 19, 2013 at 09:11 pm
You are going to do something that even Cuomo won't touch...pensions? Well, thank you forRead More recognizing the real problem that faces the taxpayers but how will you address the problem and not just promise?
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 meetingRead 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.....itsRead 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).
Michael Ganci (Editor) May 14, 2013 at 01:34 pm
Can you edit above and add photo? Then I will post to top news! Thanks! MG