Superstorm Sandy coverage of North Hempstead
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Frank Tipaldo and his wife, Rosemarie, were enjoying a "romantic candlelit dinner" when a tree crashed through their home on Chelsea Drive in Port Washington. (Oct. 30, 2012) Credit: Danielle Finkelstein
Sandy's Impact on Long Island
Deaths: 2
Top outages: 103,989
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Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.