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Survey: Third of storm-touched businesses in red after Sandy
When suburban New York delicatessen owner P.J. Whelan heard the findings of a Federal Reserve Bank of New York poll released Monday on Superstorm Sandy's effect on small businesses, he began nodding in agreement.
Obama signs order on response to climate change
WASHINGTON — A year after Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast, President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday to make it easier for states and local governments to respond to weather disasters. The executive order establishes a task force of state and local officials, including Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, to advise the administration on […]
$162M announced for Atlantic Coast storm defenses
GALLOWAY, N.J. — A year after Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced $162 million in funding Thursday for 45 storm-protection projects from North Carolina to New England. The money will help restore marshes and wetlands and rebuild shorelines to reduce the impact of storms like Sandy, which caused an estimated $65 billion in […]
Some small businesses still wait for Sandy grants
NEW YORK — A year after Superstorm Sandy sent more than six feet of ocean water into their ice cream store and destroyed everything inside, Brian and Michelle McMullin are still waiting to hear if they’ll get grant money from New Jersey to help pay rebuilding costs. But 60 miles away, in New York City, […]
Western Md. trail closed as Sandy’s effects linger
CUMBERLAND — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it’s closing a popular western Maryland hiking trail because of lingering damage from Superstorm Sandy more than nine months ago. Maryland Forest Service Director Steven Koehn told the Cumberland Times-News Monday that the agency decided to close the 17-mile Big Savage trail after six hikers got […]
Money for Sandy recovery won’t go to Smith Island
CRISFIELD — State officials say federal grant money for Marylanders whose homes were damaged during Superstorm Sandy won’t go to people who live on Smith Island. Officials said in a meeting this week in Crisfield that $8.6 million will be directed to Somerset County for recovery efforts. Of that total, The Daily Times of Salisbury […]
Report: Sandy was U.S.’s 2nd-costliest hurricane
NEWARK, N.J. — Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest hurricane to hit the northeastern U.S. in 40 years and the second-costliest in the nation’s history, according to a report released Tuesday. The storm’s effects reached far and wide, according to the National Hurricane Center report. While Sandy visited devastation on the East Coast, principally New Jersey […]
Sandy aid includes $8.6M for Somerset County
WASHINGTON — Maryland’s two U.S. senators are announcing more federal aid to help Somerset County recover from Superstorm Sandy. Democrats Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin said Wednesday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development will award $8.6 million in Community Development Block Grants to help communities on the lower Eastern Shore recover from the […]
State replacing Garrett County emergency chief
OAKLAND — The administration of Gov. Martin O’Malley says it plans to replace Garrett County’s emergency management chief to correct deficiencies revealed by Superstorm Sandy. Israel Patoka, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives, said Monday that the county needs a full-time director. Brad Frantz has been working on a contractual basis since [&hel[...]
Restoration work begins on Ocean City pier
OCEAN CITY — Restoration work has begun on an iconic pier in Ocean City that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that workers have begun replacing missing deck boards and railings on the Ocean City Fishing Pier. The next step will be to restore the pier to its full length […]
Manufacturing output rises 1.1 pct. in November
WASHINGTON — U.S. factories rebounded in November from Superstorm Sandy, boosting production of cars, equipment and appliances. The Federal Reserve said Friday that factory output increased 1.1 percent in November from October. That offset a 1 percent decline in the previous, which was blamed on the storm. Total industrial output at factories, mines and utilities […]
Delaware boardwalks escape Sandy damage
DOVER, Del. — Officials in Delaware’s coastal communities don’t have to worry like their counterparts in New Jersey and New York about rebuilding boardwalks damaged by Superstorm Sandy before the next summer tourist season. The boardwalks in Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach did not sustain any damage from Sandy, nor did the oceanfront boardwalk in […]
