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Friday, January 30, 2015
Vol. 3, No. 5
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It could have been worse Town, county, villages mobilize, get break in battling area’s first major snowfall B Y B ILL SAN ANTONIO Heavy snow walloped the northeast for much of Monday and parts of Tuesday as part of Winter Storm Juno, leaving an accumulation of 10-15 inches of snow throughout the North Shore, according to the National Weather Service. The storm, for which Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency after forecasts called for up to three feet of snow in some areas, caused school closures and rescheduled Regents exams, canceled government meetings and closed offices and businesses throughout the region. Cuomo instituted a travel ban after 11 p.m. Monday, closing the Long Island Railroad and New York City subway system and urging people to stay inside throughout the duration of the storm. “This is not a storm to take
lightly and we’re taking what we believe are prudent measures,” Cuomo said Monday. The state deployed 550 snow removal vehicles and had about 50,000 pounds of salt on hand to clear snow from roadways, Cuomo said, and several National Guardsmen were readied to assist in plowing efforts. In the Town of North Hempstead, 70 snow removal vehicles were used to clear roads, and its 311 call service center was opened during overnight hours in case of emergency. “The town’s highway department has begun pretreating roads today and will continue to work and plow through the night,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said Monday. “We are asking residents to park in their driveways to enable our crews to clear roadways. If there are any areas that are impassable, Continued on Page 60
PHOTO courtesy of Town of North hempstead facebook
North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth (seated head of table) and her administration prepare for Winter Storm Juno, which dropped 10-15 inches of snowfall across the North Shore.
Baby boy delivered in car amid storm B Y B ILL SAN ANTONIO
woman gave birth to a baby boy inside a car parked along Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. An excited father called poAs Monday’s snowstorm barreled across the northeast, a lice to say that the baby was com-
ing, officials said. Police then transferred the call to the county’s Medical Control for assistance. An ambulatory medical technician calmed the father down and gave him instructions to safely deliver the baby. “Pretty chaotic at first. When he picked up the phone all you heard him say was
that, ‘the baby is here, the baby is here,’ AMT Lawrence Loiselle told CBS News. Loiselle told the network it was the first time he had helped deliver a child over the phone. Whether you’re delivering a child in person or on the phone, hearing that baby cry is always a good sign. Made me feel really good,” he said.
Loiselle said he told the father to wrap the child in a jacket to keep warm and turn the heat up in the car until help could arrive. An ambulance arrived at the site moments later and brought the family to a local hospital. Mother and son, police said, were doing fine.
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