November 2, 2012 An Ilion family is spearheading an effort to get much needed clothing items and blankets to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The Guyer family have two collection points where items can be dropped off.
November 2, 2012 The Townsquare News Network/New York has joined the effort to Restore the Shore in New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy.
There have been a lot of awful or inspiring stories coming out of Hurricane Sandy. This manages to be both. A man found a note in his house scrawled by a person who had taken a blanket to keep hypothermia at bay. The author of the note was sure he was dying.
November 1, 2012 With the devastation of Hurricane Sandy throughout the northeast this week, the deadline for absentee ballots for next Tuesday's election has been extended.
November 1, 2012 New York and New Jersey officials and residence have begun the long road to recovery with Wall Street and some businesses reopening.
Teams are working around the clock to restore services, clean up debris and clear out standing water. President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined forces in New Jersey to view the devastation from Sandy and offered words of support for residents, rescuers and each other.
While many people took to Facebook bragging about how much booze they stockpiled and how Hurricane Sandy wasn't very strong at all, the following heartbreaking scenes were happening in other places. It's awful. To give you a better idea of the destruction, we've provided before pictures as well. In case you thought maybe people like to swim down FDR drive.
October 31, 2012 In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many of us who were spared from the worst in central New York may wonder what we can do to help those who were devastated by the effects of the storm. The Central New York Chapter of the American Red Cross is now mobilizing to send help.
Two days after Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East Coast, many residents remain without basic supplies like food, clean water and shelter. Fortunately for the victims of this storm, there are many organizations out there determined to provide assistance to those affected by the hurricane.
October 31, 2012 Officials and East Coast residents are still busy taking stock of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. At least 50 people have died in the U.S. as a result of the storm and 8.2 million households, in 17 states, are still without electricity. See video of the devastation in New Jersey.
October 30, 2012 While many people have expressed mild anger over what seemed to be "over-hype" of Hurricane Sandy's effects in Central New York, this picture may explain why many officials were so alarmed. This photo was taken by NASA's Earth Observatory at about 3:35 this morning as the storm was at it's peak. The video shows the dawn to dusk movement of Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy crashed into the east coast on Monday night, and Trace Adkins was among a handful of country singers trying to stay safe in the Big Apple. Chely Wright and Billy Ray Cyrus also took to Twitter to describe what was happening as the 100-year storm flooded the New Jersey and New York coastline.
October 30, 2012 So far, thankfully much of central New York has been spared the wrath of Hurricane (now Super Storm) Sandy. But, watching reports on The Weather Channel and elsewhere, you can't help but hope that our friends, neighbors and relatives in New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Virginia, D.C., Western New York and all other areas that took the brunt of the storm are OK.
