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BizTech: Business Briefs for April 16, 2013
Local insurance office earns top designation Kentucky 1st Insurance recently received the 2012-2013 Pacesetter designation from Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. The Pacesetter designation recognizes Kentucky 1st Insurance’s professionalism and...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Farms, High School Sports, Connecticut Economic Development
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'Travel Songs': Unique collaboration comes to Norton Center stage
jbrummett@amnews.comDance companies and other artistic groups did not escape the wrath that was Hurricane Sandy. The Seán Curran Company was hit hard by the recent storm. Its tour with The King’s Singers, which Friday comes to Danville, had just gotten under way when...Tags: Natural Disasters, Carnegie Hall, New York University, Trips and Vacations, Music
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UPDATED @ 1 p.m.: Sandy's death toll climbs; millions without power
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without electricity, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as superstorm Sandy steamed inland, still delivering punishing wind and rain....Tags: Natural Disasters, Manhattan (New York City), Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), New York University, Elizabeth City
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UPDATE: North Carolina counties tell thousands to leave as Hurricane Irene looms
Associated PressBUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Thousands were fleeing an exposed strip of coastal villages and beaches off North Carolina on Thursday as Irene approached, threatening to become the first major hurricane to hit the East Coast in seven years. Hours after a...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Trips and Vacations, Disasters, Maryland
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Hurricane Irene brings rain, heavy seas to east coast
Associated PressMOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind topping 90 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown...Tags: Natural Disasters, Manhattan (New York City), Tropical Weather, Disasters, Outer Banks
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Former Winchester residents recovering from Irene
The Winchester SunSeveral former Winchester residents are recovering from Hurricane Irene — but not from as much damage as they expected. Just like a lot of others on the East coast and in the hurricane’s path, Lori Tackett Prater, who moved from Winchester...Tags: Natural Disasters, Medical Specialization, Kill Devil Hills, Disasters, Nursing
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Make a difference: Be a MRC volunteer
The Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) is an invaluable service in times of natural or man-made disaster and community crisis, by using volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response and community resiliency.
MRC units are community-based and...Tags: Natural Disasters, Relief and Aid Organizations, Meteorological Disasters, Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics
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NOAA predicts above-average hurricane season
Unusually warm ocean waters and favorable atmospheric conditions are expected to create an above-average number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean this season, national weather forecasters predicted. In its latest outlook,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather Reports, National Hurricane Center
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What 100 years of Florida hurricane history reveals
Sun SentinelEvery hurricane season is different, yet history shows some interesting trends. For example, an analysis of storms over the past 100 years shows Florida was hit most frequently (21 times) by Category 1 systems. Next most likely to hit: Category 3's (18)...Tags: Natural Disasters, Palm Beach County, Broward County, Monroe County (Florida), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Delray Beach named Best Restored Beach
Add another title to the Most Fun Small Town in America: 'Best Restored Beach' for 2013. The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association bestowed the award on Delray Beach less than a month after the city completed a massive renourishment project...
Tags: Government, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Delray Beach, Public Officials
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Virginia hurricane preparedness sales tax holiday begins Saturday
Virginia’s hurricane preparedness tax holiday gets started on Saturday, and runs through May 31. A sales tax holiday will spare residents state and local levies for items that also include flashlights, first-aid kits, and bigger-ticket items...
Tags: Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, First Aid, Holidays
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NOAA predicts 'possibly extremely active' hurricane season
U.S. government meteorologists predict a “possibly extremely active” hurricane season in 2013, the top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said Thursday, with as many as half a dozen major hurricanes. NOAA expects 13...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Bodies of Water, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Oceans, Tropical Weather
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