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Seven deaths tallied so far from heat, storms
A summer heat wave expected to last through the weekend is now blamed for seven deaths across Maryland, and public officials called Monday for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. to act quickly to repair power outages or risk more deaths.
Four people died...Tags: Parkville, Wicomico County, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Forests, Government
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Kevin Hunt: How Risky Is It To File An Insurance Claim After Sandy?
The Hartford CourantSandy hit Madison and several other Connecticut towns Monday with hurricane-force gusts, causing undetermined damage, but it would have cost homeowners across the state thousands of dollars each if it actually sustained those winds. Insurers that once...Tags: Natural Disasters, Insurance, Weather, MetLife Incorporated, Consumers
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In the Wake of Hurricane Sandy, Should Connecticut Lawmakers Address Land-Use Along the Shore?
Here's an ugly thought to bring up while people along Connecticut's coast are still struggling to rebuild their shattered homes and lives: Maybe Sandy wasn't bad enough. Maybe what we really need to knock some sense into us about how we handle our...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Weather, Long Island, Environmental Issues, Long Island Sound
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After Sandy, a stunned Northeast struggles to its feet
In New York and New Jersey, Sandy lived up to its advance billing as a once-in-a-lifetime megastorm, a deadly collision of tropical and arctic forces that hammered the coastline with mountainous waves and winds and swamped lower Manhattan with record...
Tags: Weather Warnings, Wind Gap, New York City, Northampton County (Virginia), Government
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Hurricane Sandy brings two more deaths to the Lehigh Valley as more than 200,000 homes remain without power
The local impact of Hurricane Sandy became more catastrophic for the Lehigh Valley with the deaths of two more people, bringing the region's death toll to four as of Wednesday morning. A Lower Macungie Township woman died from the fumes from a portable...
Tags: Whitehall, DeSales University, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Kutztown
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Lehigh Valley prepares for powder keg dubbed 'Frankenstorm'
Predictions for the hybrid storm bearing down on the Northeast keep worsening and the tone of the coverage is growing ever more strident, so it's no wonder the phone at Ice Cream World has been ringing off the hook. No one's looking to stock up on ice...
Tags: Energy Saving, Whitehall, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northampton County (Virginia), Emergency Incidents
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Bracing for Sandy
Pennsylvania remained in Hurricane Sandy's crosshairs Sunday, with forecasters predicting a one-two punch of wind and rain to start hitting the Lehigh Valley late tonight. Although a degree of uncertainty remains about the storm's precise path, there...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Atlantic Ocean, Whitehall, New York City, Snow Storms
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Power returning to parts of the region, but 186,000 BGE customers still out
Power outages hit a plateau early Tuesday morning and began creeping downward, with about 186,000 Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers without electricity at noon, according to the company. The company said it has restored power to about 114,000...
Tags: Upper Marlboro, Employees, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Howard County, Conservation
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Sick Babies Carried Out as NYU Medical Center Evacuates
CNNNEW YORK -- At times with only flashlights to illuminate the way, NYU Langone Medical Center began evacuating some 260 patients, carrying some of them down 15 flights of stairs to awaiting ambulances ready to take them to the safety of other hospitals....Tags: New York University, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Lungs and Airways, Nursing
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Storm's cost may hit $50B; rebuilding to ease blow
MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. In the long run, the devastation the storm...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Washington, DC, Red Lobster, New York City, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Superstorm Sandy mostly spares Maryland as it moves up coast
UPDATES: • Baltimore County Police are monitoring the bridge carrying Belair Road over the Gunpowder River, north of Perry Hall and south of Kingsville, as the bridge's culverts have been jammed with large amounts of debris. The Maryland Emergency...
Tags: Amtrak, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Government, Ellicott City, Local Government
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