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Post-Sandy, what to toss, what to save

Ileana and Michael Marrone throws away water-soaked goods

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | Ileana and Michael Marrone throws away water-soaked goods in their Copiague Harbor kitchen. The surge waters of superstorm sandy saturated their house in 2½ feet of water and left a thick layer of mud on their lawn. (Nov. 7, 2012)

When Michael Marrone drove to the beach to take a look at oncoming superstorm Sandy, he realized his Copiague Harbor residence was in for a hit.

Sure enough, he and his wife, Ileana, returned the next day after staying with friends to find their home filled with 2½ feet of water -- a surge that soaked furniture and appliances, drenched the walls, saturated clothing and left a thick layer of...

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