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Sandy volunteers show power of networking

Dylan Seals, 17, right, and Steven Rice, 13,

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Dylan Seals, 17, right, and Steven Rice, 13, cousins, push water out of the driveway of Seals home in Lindenhurst. (Nov. 10, 2012)

Superstorm Sandy has minted a legion of new leaders on Long Island -- residents who still are pitching in to handle everything from donation drives and tearing out wallboard to supporting and delivering food to their neighbors.

Many of these new leaders are operating outside of traditional government and not-for-profit networks, using Facebook and other social media to organize themselves...

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