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Volume 40, No. 23
Surprise storm rocks Setauket
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Severe weather toppled trees and downed power lines across the north Shore on tuesday, leaving roads unnavigable and residents without electricity. By Phil corSo
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Severe weather toppled trees and downed power lines across the North Shore on Tuesday morning, leaving roads unnavigable and residents without electricity in areas including Port Jefferson, Setauket, Smithtown and Stony Brook. The National Weather Service sent out three separate thunderstorm warnings in the early morn-
ing hours, between 4 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., citing reports of hail, thunderstorms and wind damage, with trees falling onto homes and power lines down throughout the Port Jefferson area. By daybreak, intense winds and rain made way for a sunny morning that revealed the aftermath of the storm. Trees were in the streets and traffic lights had gone black. By 11 a.m. on Tuesday, utility PSEG Long Island reported
more than 20,000 customers in Brookhaven Town without power and more than 8,000 in Smithtown. More than 42,000 customers were affected in total and as of 10:30 a.m., 38,027 were without power throughout Long Island and the Rockaways, PSEG said. As of Wednesday morning, PSEG reported 15,189 customers without power, the majority of the remaining outages in Brookhaven, Smithtown and
Southold, with Smithtown being the hardest-hit area of the three, according to PSEG. “PSEG Long Island has, in total, more than 900 restoration personnel onsite in the impacted areas,” a spokesman said in a statement. “PSEG Long Island thanks PSEG and the other neighboring utilities for providing more than 225 workers to aid in the ongoing restoration efforts.” STORM continued on page a5
Crowds flock to festival at West Meadow By carin M. SMilk
It was a real scorcher, according to those who attended the sixth annual Jewish Summer Festival, referring to Wednesday’s, July 29, event at West Meadow Beach in East Setauket in the midst of a heat wave that marked a week of 90-degree weather. But it also turned out to be the largest turnout yet, with more than 500 people attending of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations.
The festival was sponsored by the Chabad Jewish Center of Stony Brook, which serves the Jewish community on Suffolk’s North Shore from Smithtown to Port Jefferson, and is co-directed by Rabbi Motti and Chaya Grossbaum. On tap was live music in the form of the high-energy Jewish rock band Yellow Red Sky; family entertainment, including a moon bounce, face painting and the award-winning stunt comedian Wacky Chad; FeSTIVaL continued on page a12 Photo by Peter DiLauro
right, Wacky chad, the stunt comedian, gets some air in the company of West Meadow Beach visitors at last Wednesday’s Jewish festival.