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LI granted disaster declaration for beach repairs
President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration for New York State Thursday, paving the way for federal dollars to repair storm-eroded beaches in Suffolk and Nassau.
The declaration qualifies state and local governments for millions in federal aid to clean up debris and pump sand onto shorelines battered by two severe storms in November.
But local officials said some work would...
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