Showing posts with label Superstorm Sandy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Superstorm Sandy. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

THANKS to Military Members


Last week we said THANKS to Firefighters, THANKS to Police Officers and THANKS to EMTs.

Today we say THANKS to Military Members everywhere!!

We realize you have two of the most stressful jobs -- as a Soldier and a General.

We enjoyed following you at the 2012 London Olympics, including:

In addition, we followed Ryan McIntosh - Injured Army Veteran - at the 2012 US Open.

And then we followed you at the 2012 London Paralympics, including:
We are glad to see local communities reaching out to help local Veterans, through programs like this one -- SCV Habitat for Heroes.

We are thrilled to see US citizens - like Tom Clark, a US History teacher - who carefully remembers the brave Veterans who have shaped American History.

And many of you worked tirelessly to serve and rescue people through Superstorm Sandy.  The devastation was immense.  But with your help the cleanup will be fully accomplished.

Your service to this great country is amazing, so we say THANKS to Military Members everywhere!!

Friday, November 9, 2012

Northeast USA: Power Outages UPDATE 3

Jessica Hill/AP Photo

Richard Drew/AP Photo

Mel Evans/AP Photo

Superstorm Sandy took its toll, knocking out power to 8.4 million people in 17 states.

Then, a week later, a Noreaster brought high winds and lots of snow.

To the credit of many people - Utility workers, Public Safety personnel, Police, Fire, EMS and other First Responders - power is steadily being restored!!

The number of people without power has dropped from 8.4 million ... to 3.7 million ... to 1.4 million.

As of Thursday 11/08/12, here's the number of people still without power...

TOTAL : 699,000

New Jersey : 397,000

New York : 285,000

Massachusetts : 12,000

Rhode Island : 5,000