Long Island town sees nearly 30 inches of snow — breaking a 50-year-old record

Part of Long Island saw its largest snowfall in recorded history Monday. The National Weather Service recorded 29.1 inches of snow at the Islip Airport in Suffolk County as of 1 p.m. — preliminarily beating the town’s previous record of around 27 inches from 2013. Monday’s high was the most snow to fall in the town since...