Wild winds cause power outages, damage across LI

An overnight storm felled trees, blocked roads and left thousands in the dark before blowing out of the region Thursday morning. Northport resident John Driscoll says the wind toppled several 100-year-old

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Wild winds cause power outages, damage across LI

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