Cornwall, NY To Receive Federal Help From Irene
Orange County is among nine New York counties added to the list that are eligible for federal disaster assistance. Others include Rockland, Suffolk and Sullivan.
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Orange County is among nine New York counties added to the list that are eligible for federal disaster assistance. Others include Rockland, Suffolk and Sullivan.
The federal funding will be available to state and local governments and some nonprofits for emergency work and repair in five Connecticut counties. They include Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven and New London.
Trees that came down on Long Island as a result of Hurricane Irene have been cut up and pushed to the side of the road for crews pick up but that doesn't seem to be the case in many areas.
As families across the Tri-State continue to clean up from storm damage caused by Irene, officials in New York City are kicking off "National Preparedness Month'' by urging residents to plan ahead for catastrophe.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been with the Federal Emergency Management Agency touring upstate New York's flood ravaged areas.
Gov. Dan Malloy says he is pressing the federal government to help Connecticut assess damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene.
Hundreds if not thousands of homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed from Irene around the Tri-State, either by wind, downed trees or the rising flood waters.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to the air Monday to show Federal Emergency Management Agency officials the damage caused in New York by Irene. Gov. Chris Christie is making efforts to get businesses in his state back up and running.
As a precaution, officials are warning people and pets not to walk through flood waters to avoid serious injury or even death.
"We have prepared for this. We have worked very hard. We warned the public and now we have to deal with what comes from Mother Nature. Your safety, your own safety, is dependent on what you do," Mayor Bloomberg said.
As Hurricane Irene makes its way towards the U.S. and eventually up the east coast, Tri-State area residents are being urged to get ready.
At least 2,000 homes across New Jersey were evacuated as a result of the March floods, which also closed several major roadways.
A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell phones.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Gov. Chris Christie's request for a "major disaster declaration'' to help towns and residents recover the costs from March floods.
Contractors hit the streets Wednesday in Little Falls to begin accessing the cost of the cleanup. For many families, their pre-damage assessments are the first step in receiving much needed financial aid.
U.S. Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez announced that the cities' fire departments have been awarded grants through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was hoping to get federal aid to cover the cost of clean-up from the post-Christmas blizzard as he continued to take some heat for a trip he took with his family to Disney World during the storm.
The storm caused sea walls to weaken, foundations to crumble and a deck in one Montauk home to collapse into the sea.
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Dozens of firefighters in New Jersey's capital city will keep their jobs for at least a few more weeks. Trenton officials say the layoffs of 61 firefighters that was slated to occur Jan. 5 has been pushed back a month.
For the second straight day, Federal Emergency Management Agency inspectors were in New York City, evaluating storm damage to see if the city qualifies for disaster assistance.
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials hit the Big Apple on Wednesday to see whether the damage from last week's storm meets the threshold of $25 million for federal aid.
The state announced Friday that FEMA turned down the request, ruling the damages weren't beyond what the state was capable of fixing.
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It was a mostly dry Sunday, until some snow squalls briefly hit the Tri-State Area on Sunday night.
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Richard Codey, the former governor of New Jersey and the state's longest-serving lawmaker, has died, his family announced.
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It was a mostly dry Sunday, until some snow squalls briefly hit the Tri-State Area on Sunday night.
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