Billions of dollars have been spent on recovery from Superstorm Sandy, but a little-noticed portion of that effort is quietly helping fish that need to migrate.
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Read More »November 26, 2018 Comments Off on Blockages gone, fish back in post-Sandy projects in Maryland, other states
Billions of dollars have been spent on recovery from Superstorm Sandy, but a little-noticed portion of that effort is quietly helping fish that need to migrate.
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Read More »September 18, 2013 Comments Off on Mother of woman electrocuted during Sandy sues Con Edison
NEW YORK — The mother of a New York City woman who was electrocuted by a downed power line during Superstorm Sandy filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against Con Edison, alleging the utility failed to shut down the electricity ...
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Read More »August 14, 2013 Comments Off on SBA’s Sandy assistance deadline near
Small businesses, agricultural and aquacultural entities and private nonprofit organizations in four counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have until Sept. 16 to apply for low-interest disaster assistance loans as part of the recovery from Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Small Business Administration said.
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Read More »July 3, 2013 Comments Off on Mikulski pledges weather modeling funds
U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, said that she intends to use that power to improve U.S. weather forecasting.
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Read More »June 7, 2013 Comments Off on Smith Island buyouts removed from recovery plan
PRINCESS ANNE — Maryland has removed property buyouts on Smith Island from a Hurricane Sandy recovery plan. Housing and Community Development Secretary Raymond Skinner told Somerset County Commissioners at a special meeting on Thursday that the department decided against the ...
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Read More »May 30, 2013 Comments Off on Sandy recovery plan includes Smith Island buyouts
PRINCESS ANNE — A draft plan for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in Somerset County includes $1 million for property buyouts on Smith Island, despite local officials’ opposition. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that Housing and Community Development Secretary Raymond ...
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Read More »May 22, 2013 Comments Off on Reconstructed Ocean City Fishing Pier to open
Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, Ocean City officials will celebrate on Friday the reconstruction of the iconic Ocean City Fishing Pier.
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Read More »May 8, 2013 Comments Off on Crisfield Crabhouse a symbol of hurricane recovery
CRISFIELD — A popular waterfront restaurant closed for nearly two years was reopened this week by a group of locals who hope to send a clear message: Crisfield is still alive after Hurricane Sandy. “The world, I believe, thinks Crisfield ...
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Read More »April 30, 2013 Comments Off on Sandy dumped 11B gallons of sewage in waterways
Superstorm Sandy released 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast treatment plants into bodies of water from Washington, D.C., to Connecticut, according to a report released Tuesday by a science journalism group. Princeton, N.J.-based Climate Central said that future ...
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Read More »April 15, 2013 Comments Off on Free books for locales hit by Sandy
FirstBook, a Washington-based nonprofit social organization that provides new books to children in need, said it has over 1.1 million new books reserved for Title I schools and other programs in 13 states, including Maryland, designated by the federal government as affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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