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More rain, less money combine for untidy roadsides

Above-normal rainfall and the financial crunch have combined to leave overgrown shrubbery and more litter along Long Island roadsides.

In some spots, especially along the lush state parkways, trees and other plants, their growth fueled by three months of above-normal rain, have partly obscured road signs. The state Department of Transportation has maintained its usual tree-trimming and shrub-pruning...

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