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    May 21, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  1. Northland sends relief team to help Oklahoma tornado victims

    Northland Church is sending its disaster relief team to assist tornado victims in Oklahoma
    Northland Church's disaster response team is heading out this afternoon—making the 20-hour drive to Moore, Okla. to serve victims of yesterday's tornado. The team is taking its mobile kitchen trailer, which is capable of serving more than 2,500...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012)

    2. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. Peter Daly, 74

    Peter Daly, 74, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at his home.
    Peter Daly, 74, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at his home. Born Jan. 2, 1939, in Far Rockaway, N.Y., he was the son of the late John and Marie (Munzell) Daly. Mr. Daly was a eight-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired...

    Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Human Interest, American Legion, Little Neck, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)

    3. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Three months after Sandy, victims waiting for relief

    NEW YORK (AP) — Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ice-cold room.
    NEW YORK (AP) — Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ice-cold room. His two-story house in the Far Rockaway section of Queens hasn't...

    Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Environmental Issues, Immigration, FEMA, Rentals

    4. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Johnnie Ponzie, business consultant

    Johnnie Ponzie, a retired business consultant and former longtime Ednor Gardens resident, died Dec. 8 of a heart attack at his home in Whitesboro, N.J. He was 66.
    Johnnie Ponzie, a retired business consultant and former longtime Ednor Gardens resident, died Dec. 8 of a heart attack at his home in Whitesboro, N.J. He was 66. The son of a railroader and a homemaker, Johnnie Ponzie was born in Pine Bluff, Ark., and...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Employment, Heart Attack, Somerville, Employment Opportunities

    5. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  5. Food trucks become unexpected saviors after Sandy

    Clean up efforts in Far Rockaway continue and lives are still far from normal.  Many are living without heat and hot meals even one month after the storm. 
    pix11.com | @pix11narmeen
    Clean up efforts in Far Rockaway continue and lives are still far from normal.  Many are living without heat and hot meals even one month after the storm.  However, among the Red Cross and other organizations there is another group who have been present...

    Tags: American Red Cross, FEMA, New York City

    6. Nov 19, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. Free Subway Shuttle To Start Running Tuesday In Rockaways

    With the prospect of Rockaway Line service being disabled for the next several months due to the destructive force of Hurricane Sandy, the MTA took the unprecedented action of moving subway cars by flatbed truck onto the Rockaway Peninsula and setting up a temporary shuttle service.
    With the prospect of Rockaway Line service being disabled for the next several months due to the destructive force of Hurricane Sandy, the MTA took the unprecedented action of moving subway cars by flatbed truck onto the Rockaway Peninsula and setting...

    Tags: Rockaway Park, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Subway Transportation, Travel, Howard Beach

    7. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  7. FEMA's Answer for NY Storm Victims: Put 'em Back in Their Homes

    In the aftermath of one of the worst weather systems to hit the Northeast, finding adequate shelter is the big concern.
    CNN
    In the aftermath of one of the worst weather systems to hit the Northeast, finding adequate shelter is the big concern. What to do with displaced residents, whose homes were rendered dark, cold and powerless by Superstorm Sandy, is now the question...

    Tags: Condos and Houses, CNN (tv network), FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Rentals

    8. Nov 12, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  8. Death Toll from Sandy Hits 113, Recovery Slow

    NEW YORK -- The outward signs of recovery were everywhere Monday across the Northeast nearly two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck: Power restored to tens of thousands, bridges and tunnels reopened, and limited train and ferry service up and running.
    CNN
    NEW YORK -- The outward signs of recovery were everywhere Monday across the Northeast nearly two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck: Power restored to tens of thousands, bridges and tunnels reopened, and limited train and ferry service up and running....

    Tags: Paul Walters, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, U.S. Department of Energy, Baldwin

    9. Nov 5, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Despite damage from Sandy, election officials hopeful

    NEW YORK (AP) — Power generators are being marshaled, polling locations moved and voting machines hurriedly put into place as officials prepare to hold an national election in storm-ravaged sections of New York and New Jersey barely a week after Superstorm Sandy.
    NEW YORK (AP) — Power generators are being marshaled, polling locations moved and voting machines hurriedly put into place as officials prepare to hold an national election in storm-ravaged sections of New York and New Jersey barely a week after...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Nassau County, Local Elections, Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Politics

    10. Nov 5, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  10. Post Sandy, manic Monday begins for commuters

    NEW YORK (AP) — Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the New Jersey and New York coast lines.
    NEW YORK (AP) — Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the New Jersey and New York coast lines. Trains were so...

    Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Michael Bloomberg, Brooklyn (New York City), Commuting, Manhattan (New York City)

    11. Nov 3, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  11. Waiting for Help, Far Rockaway Feels Forgotten in Sandy's Aftermath

    About 120,000 people live in Far Rockaway Queens and the majority of its residents stayed put through Sandy's wrath.
    PIX11.com | @PIX11Narmeen
    About 120,000 people live in Far Rockaway Queens and the majority of its residents stayed put through Sandy's wrath. The devastation in the aftermath, severe. There is, of course, no gas. Countless homes were damaged by flood waters and some roads are...

    Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012)

    12. Nov 1, 2012 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  12. PA-NY-NJ picking up after Hurricane Sandy's epic devastation

    The sodden, wind-blown tri-state region of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania began an arduous journey back to normal on Wednesday after mammoth storm Sandy killed at least 82 people in a rampage that swamped coastal cities and cut power to millions across the Northeast.
    The sodden, wind-blown tri-state region of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania began an arduous journey back to normal on Wednesday after mammoth storm Sandy killed at least 82 people in a rampage that swamped coastal cities and cut power to millions...

    Tags: Allentown, Bucks County, Monroe County (Pennsylvania), City Line, Air Transportation Delays

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