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A Look Back: One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Irene

A look at how the Tropical Storm affected West Islip.

As Hurricane Isaac is poised to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, Patch looks back to a year ago today when struck Long Island.

windows and locals headed to stores to stock up on emergency supplies. and shut down their emergency unit. and residents spent days to be restored.

Click through the gallery to see images from the storm and its aftermath. If you have your own photos, feel free to upload them to the gallery.

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West Islip Resident May 18, 2013 at 07:23 pm
You can thank all these POS politicians for the new gun legislation designed to make law abidingRead More citizens give up their second amendment rights out of sheer frustration and incontinence of owning a gun legally for increases in savage on citizen violence. This is only the beginning and in short time many New Yorker's will be forced to remain in their homes fearing one of these animals will make them their pray. I for one believe in the old adage, it's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
ARNOLD MERKITCH May 17, 2013 at 07:34 pm
WREATH LAYING FOR 9/11 BEAM WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 11AM ON 5/2713
West Islip Resident May 17, 2013 at 09:06 am
Has anyone been able to find out if we are losing money renting this building to this for profitRead More preschool? If I under stood correctly from previous post's, there may be some friendship with one or more BOE members which paved the way for their lease.