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Are our electric companies ready for hurricane season?
Watchdog with Paul MuschickIt's been almost exactly a year since Hurricane Irene tortured 1.3 million Pennsylvanians by knocking out their power. Most people had their lights back on within three or four days, but some waited nearly two weeks. If you were among...... -
Four more heat-related deaths reported
Four heat-related deaths were reported to state health officials on Independence Day, three of them in Baltimore, bringing the death toll from the recent stretch of heat and storms to 11. Two men over age 65 and one man between the ages of 45 and 65 died...
Tags: Health, Catonsville, Renovation, Disasters and Accidents, Wicomico County
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The first grades are in on how power companies responded to Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickMany people were steamed at their electric company after sitting in the cold and dark for days following Hurricane Sandy. Many of them unfortunately had the same experience last year when Hurricane Irene blew through, and again when a freak...... -
Utilities did a good job during Superstorm Sandy, just ask them
Local electric company officials were patting themselves on the back last week at a hearing in Harrisburg to review how the utilities performed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Unlike many of you, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission...
Tags: Media Industry, Hurricane Sandy (2012), FirstEnergy Corp., Hurricanes, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Power outages put focus on storm response, lessons for future
Jack and Betty Scrivener of Stoneleigh lost power last August thanks to Hurricane Irene. They lost it again when storms pummeled the region June 30 — and after one very long, very hot week, the elderly couple still hadn't gotten it back. They don'...
Tags: Sports, Economy, Business and Finance, John Kelly, Companies and Corporations, Hank Greenberg
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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: Weather, Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Tropical Weather, Natural Disasters
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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), Hurricanes, Science and Technology, Michael Bloomberg, Guilford (New Haven, Connecticut)
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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: Tropical Storms, Northampton County (Virginia), Manhattan (New York City), New York City, Injuries and Wounds
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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: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Air Transportation Delays, Tropical Storms, Whitehall, LaGuardia Airport
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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: Caribbean Islands, Landauer Incorporated, Northampton County (Virginia), Tropical Storms, Whitehall
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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: Tropical Storms, Northampton County (Virginia), Festive Events, New York City, Whitehall
Aug 26, 2012
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Jul 6, 2012
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Nov 18, 2012
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Nov 17, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jul 7, 2012
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Nov 3, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
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Oct 30, 2012
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Oct 31, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 27, 2012
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