Hurricane Sandy Plays Too Rough With Camden Children's Garden
One place that's still digging out from Hurricane Sandy is the Camden Children's Garden, where the storm brought down half a dozen trees.
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One place that's still digging out from Hurricane Sandy is the Camden Children's Garden, where the storm brought down half a dozen trees.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture says you only have about four hours' grace on stuff in the fridge, but items in the freezer could last longer.
If you are now one of the lucky ones whose power has NOT gone out, and you don't need all that stuff, local food banks hope you'll consider them.
"All in all, it looks pretty good," said Col. Sam Hayes.
As the sun came up Tuesday morning, the damage at the Jersey shore as a result of Hurricane Sandy became apparent.
SEPTA will remain out of service on Tuesday morning. Officials say it will take eight hours after the storm passes to make sure things aren't damaged.
Cape May mayor Dr. Edward Mahaney says it's the worst flooding here in at least two decades.
A mandatory evacuation order has been added for parts of Bensalem, Pa.
"It basically covers the costs of any resources that we request from the federal government," explained a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
And while many people are hunkered down at home against Hurricane Sandy, those who are "essential personnel" have to be at work.
Just as winter weather can bring a "Code Blue," and summer its "Code Red," this is a Code Grey, according to Laura Weinbaum of Project HOME.
PECO opened its "war room" four days ahead of the storm to begin planning for what forecasters say could be the worst storm to ever hit the Philadelphia area.
PEMA is urging Pennsylvania residents to take the weekend to prepare for at least three days in their homes without power or outside assistance.
Eagles' team officials say the wind turbines will help generate energy and won't interfere with the game.
Nicholas DeBenedictis, CEO of Bryn Mawr-based Aqua America (at lectern in photo), says he is committed to transitioning several of the water company's dump trucks and vans to compressed natural gas (CNG).
This L-shaped extension will start at Monkevitch Playground, in the shadow of I-95, and go down past Pulaski Park to Lewis Street, wrapping around the fruit distribution center and city dump.
Nerves were rattled in South Jersey Saturday morning as a Sonic Boom was heard from miles away, then caused the ground to shake.
South Jersey residents felt some shaking going on Saturday but there's no indication it was seismic in nature.
The garden, near 19th and Walnut Streets, was intended to be temporary but the idea behind it is becoming permanent.
Statewide, the new fees on natural gas activities raised more than $204 million.
It's the first ever curbside textile recycling program in the country, according to Community Recycling, a Bucks County-based company that takes clothing and resells them to thrift stores across the country and abroad.
"I go out there, I pop it open, there's water to the top of the drum. The seismograph is completely under water," recalls Prof. Jonathan Nyquist.
It's taken 27 years to get to this point, according to officials, but the goal is to set aside 550,000 acres for farms in the Garden State.
"Your drain's gonna back up if the drainage system for the city does not do what it is supposed to do," resident Brice Baker told city officials.
In addition to the latest science-based research on food and nutrition; those at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' event will also learn about the latest products from hundreds of exhibitors.
