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Sandy survivors make their holiday celebrations special

The O'Connor family decided that this year, after

Photo credit: Heather Walsh | The O'Connor family decided that this year, after enduring a storm that swept 5 feet of floodwater into their basement and cut power to their Massapequa home for nearly four weeks, they would get a real Christmas tree. (Dec. 19, 2012)

Still recovering from superstorm Sandy, some Long Islanders have had to adapt festive traditions for celebrating Christmas to new circumstances. Here are four of their stories:

  The O'Connor family: This year, a real tree

The O'Connor family decided that this year, after enduring a storm that swept 5 feet of floodwater into their basement and cut power to their Massapequa home for nearly...

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