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What to do and not to do to keep indoor air healthy during big storms
Winds and rain are still whipping, but officials already have some post-storm warnings, so people huddled and tucked safely away from the ...
14 years ago
Philly schools closed Tuesday; district prepares for flooding in some buildings
As the city prepares to bear the full brunt of Hurricane Sandy, all School District of Philadelphia schools and administrative offices wi ...
14 years ago
Sandy makes landfall near Atlantic City; 348K N.J. homes without power
With sustained winds more than 80 m.p.h., Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore south of Atlantic City minutes ago. Gov. Chris Ch ...
14 years ago
Top 12 activities after the power goes out
You’re as ready for this storm as you’re ever going to get. Now all you can do is sit back, listen to the news, and wait ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia election officials struggle with storm, postal glitch
Philadelphia election officials failed to get all voter registration applications processed over the weekend. City Commissioner St ...
14 years ago
Philly residents rush out for 11th hour Sandy prep
Some Philly residents were still scrambling Monday morning to get ready for the storm. Like many rushing out of Walmart at midday ...
14 years ago
Delaware now officially in the Sandy disaster declaration
President Obama has officially declared Delaware a disaster area in anticipation of what Hurricane Sandy will do the first state in the n ...
14 years ago
Preparing for the coming storm
As the 24-hour news cycle churns out information surrounding Hurricane Sandy’s arrival in the Philadelphia region, I can’t he ...
14 years ago
Delaware Bay towns in Kent County can only watch and wait for Sandy
The order to evacuate Delaware’s coastal communities stretch into Kent County and the towns along the Delaware Bay. The town ...
14 years ago
No part of Delaware escaping early wrath of Sandy
The Delaware River towns south of Wilmington usually flood in heavy rains. Sandy was promising to compound that problem. Wat ...
14 years ago
Even on the morning of the storm, people in Philly stocking up
With just hours until the worst of the storm hit, some grocery shoppers in North Philadelphia picked up a few last minute items today at ...
14 years ago
Stranded travelers at Philly airport can only watch and wait
Travelers are stuck in airport hotels in since Philadelphia International Airport is shut down. Ruby Molinar was among those ...
14 years ago
Business as usual, but not much of it for a pair of Germantown Avenue stores
At 9 a.m. on a Monday morning, you’d typically expect to find the Trolley Car Diner in Mt. Airy full of patrons tucking into their ...
14 years ago
Sandy whips N.J., Del. shorelines, aims for Philly
Hurricane Sandy is gnawing at the the New Jersey and Delaware coastlines, knocking out power and chewing up boardwalks. Further wes ...
14 years ago
Exploring the role of the Electoral College with new elector Councilwoman Cindy Bass
After serving as a delegate at the recent Democratic National Convention, 8th District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass has now been selected ...
14 years ago