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Critics: State road mowing cutback could cause problems

Cost-cutting decisions by the state Department of Transportation and Nassau County to scale back mowing operations have led to scruffy roadsides of tall grass and weeds, including along the Northern and Southern State parkways, the Long Island Expressway, Sunrise Highway and county roads.

In some cases, the changes mean that crews are not mowing as far back from the roads' edges as in the...

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