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Coastal flood and high wind warnings remain in effect Sunday, as a slow-moving storm lingers near the coast, bringing gusting winds, heavy rain and widespread power outages across the region.

A slow-moving nor'easter has begun battering the Riverhead area with strong, gusty winds and rain, bringing down limbs and power lines, toppling some trees and flooding roads, yards and parking lots across town.

LIPA reform bill was a real opportunity to save ratepayers money and improve service. After heavy lobbying by PSEG, the governor declared the bill DOA, says former LIPA trustee.

The osprey, a magnificent, once-endangered raptor, has made a comeback thanks to conservation efforts and the banning of the toxic chemical pesticide DDT. There are now about 550 nesting pairs of osprey on the East End of Long Island, where the birds return each spring to nest and breed.

The state Commission on the Future of the LIPA will hold a public hearing Friday at 11 a.m. in Southampton. The hearing will be live-streamed. The commission was established last year to develop an action plan to make LIPA a true public power authority.

The workshop will help low-income PSEG Long Island and National Grid customers eliminate their utility debt. It begins at 5:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Riverhead.

PSEG Long Island is planning upgrades and repairs to power lines in Riverhead to increase circuit reliability and harden infrastructure for severe weather events.

More than 120 PSEG-Long Island employees volunteered to help make Christmas wishes come true for local families in need as part of Salvation Army's 'Angel Tree' program.

UPDATE: Power was restored along Route 58 in Riverhead after an outage that had traffic signals down and stores without power from Mill Road to Northville Turnpike along the commercial corridor.

A downed power line left 41 customers without power in Baiting Hollow early this morning.