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Paterson, N.J., one year after Irene

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  • New York Weather

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:45 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:45:22 GMT
    The National Weather Service has allowed a tornado warning for northwestern Sullivan County in central New York to expire.
    The National Weather Service has allowed a tornado warning for northwestern Sullivan County in central New York to expire.
  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:42 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:42:24 GMT
    The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
    The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
  • Monday, May 20 2013 6:42 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:42:45 GMT
    Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation's midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan.
    Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation's midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan.
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A year after Hurricane Irene, a library in Paterson, N.J., is still closed and people are coping with the damage.

The city is slated to get as much as $4 million from the federal government to buy out homes in the flood zone.  More than 30 homeowners have signed on. But many residences remain boarded up.

  • New Jersey NewsNew Jersey News

  • Thursday, May 23 2013 7:23 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:23:09 GMT
    New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, that they say sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands.
    New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, that they say sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands.
  • Thursday, May 23 2013 6:51 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:51:37 GMT
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    New Jersey's invasion of cicadas has started in the wake of two days of warm weather.
    New Jersey's invasion of cicadas has started in the wake of two days of warm weather.
  • Thursday, May 23 2013 6:46 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:46:23 GMT
    For the first time in 17 years, millions of cicadas are expected to emerge from the soil in the tristate region this summer. The bug-like creatures are harmless to humans. 
    For the first time in 17 years, millions of cicadas are expected to emerge from the soil in the tristate region this summer. The bug-like creatures are harmless to humans. Cicadas live in the soil and make a familiar buzzing sound.
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