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Weather Damage

Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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These Hudson Valley Roadways To Be Repaved As Part Of $100M Project These Hudson Valley Roadways To Be Repaved As Part Of $100M Project These Hudson Valley Roadways To Be Repaved As Part Of $100M Project
These Hudson Valley Roadways To Be Repaved As Part Of $100M Project Thanks to $100 million in new funding, over 560 miles of roadway across the state of New York will be repaved to make them more resilient to freak weather events. The $100 million investment, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced, will support repaving projects on nearly 568 miles of busy roadways throughout the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, Long Island, and more.  Hochul said the effort comes as a result of severe weather that has been battering the state more and more.  "From a devastating blizzard to historic flooding, we are living in a time of record-breaking weather events which hav…

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by Ben Crnic
Albany, NY
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State's $8.7M Will Cover Repaving Of Capital Region Highways Impacted By Extreme Weather State's $8.7M Will Cover Repaving Of Capital Region Highways Impacted By Extreme Weather State's $8.7M Will Cover Repaving Of Capital Region Highways Impacted By Extreme Weather
State's $8.7M Will Cover Repaving Of Capital Region Highways Impacted By Extreme Weather Several highways in the region are set to undergo major facelifts thanks to millions of dollars in new state funding. Eight state highways in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Greene counties will be repaved at a cost of $8.7 million, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The money is part of a $100 million funding package allocated to repave nearly 568 lane miles of roads across New York that have been impacted by severe weather. “From a devastating blizzard to historic flooding, we are living in a time of record-breaking weather events which have left many roads across New York State in n…

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by Michael Mashburn
Newark, NJ
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'Devastating, But Not Dead': Snow Collapses Roof Of 95-Year-Old New Jersey Church 'Devastating, But Not Dead': Snow Collapses Roof Of 95-Year-Old New Jersey Church 'Devastating, But Not Dead': Snow Collapses Roof Of 95-Year-Old New Jersey Church
'Devastating, But Not Dead': Snow Collapses Roof Of 95-Year-Old New Jersey Church A historic New Jersey church was forced to temporarily relocate the congregation after snow from this week's storm collapsed its roof. The roof and side wall of the 95-year-old Shiloh Baptist Church in Newark came down around noon on Tuesday, shattering the Tiffany stained-glass windows. No one was inside the Davenport Avenue building at the time of the collapse, and no one was injured, city officials said. The church's pastor Malachia Brantley, Jr. is relocating his 300-person congregation down the road to the church's youth center. "Pray for Shiloh," he wrote on Facebook. "It's devasta…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
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Here's How Many Long Islanders Are Now Without Power After Storm Sweeps Through Here's How Many Long Islanders Are Now Without Power After Storm Sweeps Through Here's How Many Long Islanders Are Now Without Power After Storm Sweeps Through
Here's How Many Long Islanders Are Now Without Power After Storm Sweeps Through Heavy rain and strong winds with hazardous gusts caused significant damage in Nassau and Suffolk counties, leaving some 17,368 customers without power. The storm brought down large trees, branches, and wires, affecting more than 49,000 of  1.1 million customers, PSEG officials said. As of 4 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, more than 55 percent of customers affected have been restored, leaving 17,368  without power, the company said. Crews have been working all night in dangerous conditions to assess the damage and make repairs, companies officials said. PSEG Long Island employees mobilize to res…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House
Tree Limb Falls On Glen Rock House GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Tree parts were flying everywhere during Thursday night's brief but blustery rainstorm -- among them, a limb that snapped off and landed on the roof of a Glen Rock home. Several trees, large limbs and branches were reported down in several towns. A small number of scattered outages were reported. The unoccupied Prospect Street house sustained minor damage when it was struck. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco