Long Island news, weather, traffic, LIRR and school updates for Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Welcome to Newsday's live Long Island Now post for Wednesday, April 23, 2014. This is your source for breaking news, weather, traffic and transit delays, as well as social media updates from Newsday and staff in the field.

We've wrapped today's live coverage, but scroll down to find a roundup of today's top local stories including news about Boston marathon winner Meb Keflezighi's upcoming trip to Long Island.

Newsday reporters will also be covering the following meetings tonight.

COMING UP WEDNESDAY NIGHT

ISLIP PLANNING BOARD. The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The meeting will include hearings on a Brentwood house of worship's application for landscape and buffer relaxations, and a special permit for a Bay Shore restaurant. Follow Sophia Chang's coverage via her Twitter updates @schangnewsday.

LINDENHURST SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE. The school board will meet at 7 p.m. for a budget workshop, and is expected to finalize the budget afterward. The meeting is at 350 Daniel St., Lindenhurst. Follow Denise Bonilla's coverage at newsday.com.

NEWS ROUNDUP

A look at today's top local stories.

BOSTON MARATHON WINNER RACING ON LI. Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi is heading to Long Island.

Keflezighi, who on Monday became the first American male to win the Boston Marathon since 1983, will compete in the 35th Annual Shelter Island Run 10k on June 21, according to a news release.

Along with competing, Keflezighi will speak to students at Shelter Island High School and attend the pre-race pasta party and post-race events.

For more information, call Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau at 877-FUN-ON-LI or 631-951-3440.

POWER OUTAGES IMPACT 80

PSEG-Long Island was a dozen active outages impacting nearly 80 customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties, as of 2:47 p.m. The outages are in  impacting a total of 80 customers in Inwood,  Franklin Square, North Bellport, Fire Island, Atlantic Beach, Merrick, Valley Stream, North Valley Stream, Holbrook, Syosset and Hampton Bays. Visit newsday.com/outages for the latest information.

TRAFFIC

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WEATHER

Temperatures hit the low 60s today in parts of Long Island. Tonight will be partly cloudy in the evening and then, clear with a low of 37 degrees and wind gusts up to 40 mph.