Name: Portions of Smithtown Library 'demolished'
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Description: Smithtown Library director Rob Lusak shows the extensive damage the flooding caused to the historic books and materials stored in the library's lower level.

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Residents gathered at Mill Pond in Stony Brook to help rescue an imported carp impacted by recent flooding. 

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Smithtown Library director Rob Lusak shows the extensive damage the flooding caused to the historic books and materials stored in the library's lower level.

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Theatre Three in Port Jefferson was hit by catastrophic flooding from Sunday night's heavy rainstorm. Volunteers are already working to restore the theater. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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