Long Beach mandatory evacuation order lifted
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Discarded items damaged by superstorm Sandy sit on Illinois Avenue in Long Beach. City officials released a statement Nov. 14 saying an evacuation order for the area has been rescinded. (Nov. 7, 2012)
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As some schools reopened and the Long Island Rail Road restored limited service, the mandatory evacuation order for the city of Long Beach has been lifted.
Both the Meadowbrook and Wantagh state parkways will reopen at noon Thursday south of Merrick Road, allowing a free flow of traffic to Long Beach via the Loop Parkway, state officials said.
Long Beach city officials released a statement...
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