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A woman on North street in the North End neighborhood of Boston, digs out her car as a neighbor runs a snow blower, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Northeast residents return to work, school after digging out

Bob Salsberg, David Klepper, Frank Eltman The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 11, 2013 - 10:37am

NATICK, Mass. -- As electricity returns and highways reopen, some Northeast residents tried to get back to their weekday routines Monday following the massive snowstorm that had millions digging out from New York to Maine.

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A fire-scorched landscape of Breezy Point is shown after a Nor'easter snow, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 in New York. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during Superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Sandy-torn northeast deals with more wind, snow

Colleen Long, Frank Eltman The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 10:33am

NEW YORK — The nor’easter that stymied recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy pulled away from New York and New Jersey Thursday, leaving a blanket of thick, wet snow that snapped storm-weakened trees and downed power lines, but didn’t appear to add much more to the devastation.

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Snow covers debris piles as flood waters start to return to neighborhoods in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., on Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012, as a nor'easter hits. The storm was threatening new damage to areas of the Jersey shore already devastated last week by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

New storm inflects misery again in Northeast

Colleen Long, Frank Eltman The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 5:44pm

NEW YORK — A nor’easter blustered into New York and New Jersey on Wednesday, bringing wet snow to some areas, knocking down tree limbs and power lines, and inflicting misery all over again on tens of thousands of people still reeling from Superstorm Sandy.

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Ruling: N.Y. boy can play on girls field hockey team

Frank Eltman The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 12:57pm

SMITHTOWN, N.Y. -- The biggest goal of Keeling Pilaro's field hockey career happened far from an athletic field on Tuesday.

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In an Oct. 21, 2011 photo, Keeling Pilaro, 13, is seen on the field as a member of the Southhampton High School Girls’ Varsity field hockey team during a game against Miller Place, in Southhampton, N.Y. Pilaro has been told he can no longer play on the girls field hockey team because he is now too skilled to qualify for an exemption allowing him to compete with, and against, girls next season. (AP Photo/Newsday, Gordon M. Grant)

N.Y. boy seeks to remain on girls field hockey squad

Frank Eltman The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 7, 2012 - 4:47pm

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- He's too good, and that's too bad.

A 13-year-old New York boy who played field hockey growing up in Ireland has been told that after two years as a member of the Southampton High School girls' team, he is now too skilled to qualify for an exemption allowing him to compete with -- and against -- girls next season.

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Despite Irene, world's top surfers hit New York

Frank Eltman The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 5:59pm

LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- The world's greatest professional surfers are coming to Long Beach. No, not California.

The Long Island city, 50 minutes by train from Manhattan, is getting ready to play host to the Quiksilver Pro New York Surf Competition, starting Sept. 1 and running for two weeks.

Not even a hurricane, it seems, will stop the first such competition to be held in New York, where organizers are offering a record $1 million purse to competitors, including 10-time champion Kelly Slater.

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Palin says she's still thinking about 2012 run

Beth Fouhy, Frank Eltman, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 1:52pm

WOODBURY, N.Y. -- Sarah Palin says she is still thinking about running for president in 2012, but has not made up her mind.

In an hour-long interview in front of a New York business group, Palin said the hiring of a chief of staff last week for her political action committee was an attempt to better organize her life.

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N.Y. town to golfers: Yes, In My Back Yard is fine!

Frank Eltman

Last updated Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 8:50pm

The Associated Press SEA CLIFF, N.Y. -- Sure, the Masters has Augusta National and the U.S. Open has Bethpage Black and Shinnecock Hills.But none of them feature hula hoops for holes, or require you to putt past a Mini-Cooper, like the 36-hole "Sea Cliff Links."Just a few miles from where the U.S. Open crowned its champion this week, residents of this quaint little village on Long Island want to raise money for their town by playing golf -- through town. Though many quality courses are nearby, Sea Cliff residents preferred to use their century-old Victorian homes and manicured lawns as part of the layout for Saturday's inaugural Sea Cliff Golf Tournament."Most of it is going through people's yards, their secret passages, courtyards, gardens and whatnot," said Mike Lennon, the tournament organizer.The tournament is a variation of so-called "urban golf," which has been played in communities from Seattle to Great Britain in various forms. Some of the tournaments mirror a pub crawl, with participants hitting balls through a community with stops at various drinking establishments.

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