Superstorm Sandy

MECA pool and beach reopen June 15

Source: Merrick Life - L&M Publications

The MECA (Merrick Estates Civic Association) Pool on Shore Drive in south Merrick will be reopening Saturday, June 15, after being devastated by superstorm Sandy. John Lowe, president of the MECA Pool Board of Dir ...
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'Dr. Beach' ranks America’s top beaches

Source: MSNBC

Destinations Rob Lovitt NBC News contributor 10 minutes ago AP Main Beach is on the list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach, " director of Flo ...
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'Extremely Active' Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted

Source: Georgia Public Broadcasting

Unusually warm ocean temperatures and favorable wind patterns mean the Atlantic is likely to see "an active or extremely active" hurricane season this year, say officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency expe ...
Full article at: Georgia Public Broadcasting  More like this  1 day ago, 6:16pm CDT

Coast Guard House opens to rainy weekend

Source: ABC6 Columbus Ohio

Seven months after getting destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, the iconic Coast Guard House in Narragansett re–opens Friday, but a rainy Memorial Day Weekend could put a damper on the restaurant's grand re–opening. The Coast Guard ...
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Evacuation zone saw nearly half of Sandy drownings

Source: amNewYork

Photo credit: A flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the affects of Hurricane Sandy. (Getty) Nearly half of the drowning deaths during Superstorm Sandy occurred in New York City's evacuation zone ...
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Students from NJ schools battered by Superstorm Sandy to help Michelle Obama harvest garden

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

WASHINGTON - Schoolchildren from New Jersey shore communities battered by Superstorm Sandy will join Michelle Obama for a garden harvest next week. The White House says the first lady will also be joined Tuesday by st ...
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The Jersey Shore, post-Sandy and (largely) open for business

Source: Newsday

If folks on the Jersey Shore had but one message to convey to the world, it would be an emphatic "YES, WE ARE OPEN."Pummeled by superstorm Sandy in October, many towns along the 124-mile stretch of New Jersey 's Atlantic coastlin ...
Full article at: Newsday  More like this  1 day ago, 4:33pm CDT

Betsy Gotbaum Gets Behind Yetta Kurland, And Barry Grodenchik Backs Melinda Katz

Source: New York Daily News

Two Democratic women, two offices, two endorsements: City Council hopeful Yetta Kurland has picked up the endorsement of former Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, and Queens Borough President contender Melinda Kat ...
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Michael Vick given the key to Atlantic City

Source: Bleeding Green Nation

"Michael Vick is caring and compassionate enough to reach out to our city when we were at our lowest point during the immediate aftermath of Super Storm Sandy," said Mayor Langford. "Twelve hours after a nationally televised Monday Night Football game, ...
Full article at: Bleeding Green Nation  More like this  1 day ago, 4:30pm CDT

NOAA expects ‘above normal’ hurricane season

Source: Charlotte Observer

WASHINGTON Expect another busy Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said Thursday. Hurricane season officially begins June 1, and the early forecast predicts an “above normal, and possibly an ext ...
Full article at: Charlotte Observer  More like this  1 day ago, 3:39pm CDT



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