Community Cancellations For Wednesday, November 7, 2012
CBS Philly has received some community cancellations related to weather on Wednesday and Thursday.
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CBS Philly has received some community cancellations related to weather on Wednesday and Thursday.
The incumbents had a big night in Delaware, Chester and Montgomery Counties.
Ten years ago, Montgomery County was considered a Republican stronghold, but on Tuesday it was the Democrats who had the advantage across the county.
Officials in Montgomery County say all systems are go for Election Day. There's power at all of the county's voting locations.
Sanitation crews in Montgomery County continued to work overtime on Monday in an effort to keep up with the collection of trash and limb and leaf collection.
PECO says they have restored power to more than 90-percent of people who lost power during Sandy, but still about 50,000 outages remain.
Opening ceremonies were held Friday on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Once its power and phone service were restored, the Holiday Inn in Fort Washington, Pa. saw an increase in business.
Parents may see their individual school with the lights on and wonder, why did it have to close?
"The state will bring in our agencies so you only have to go to one location to make claims," the governor explained.
Many residents of Montgomery County, Pa., are still without power, and for them, life is far from normal.
Many regional utilities are estimating that the last of their customers will be back online by Sunday.
The clean-up continued across the region on Thursday as hundreds of thousands were still without power.
This week, Hadas reports on a new alternative to ice cream on South Street, a Montco restaurant observing "Day of the Dead" all month long, and an easier way to park your car while dining along East Passyunk Avenue.
Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett surveyed some of the damage to utility lines in Peco territory on Wednesday.
Workers at the only restaurant in Ambler with a generator were working overtime Wednesday morning to keep up with the demand of hungry neighbors dealing with power outages.
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.
"All in all, it looks pretty good," said Col. Sam Hayes.
CBS Philly has received many, many community cancellations for Tuesday, October 30th, as a result of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Power outages knock out traffic signals, and that's not a good thing.
The Pennsylvania National Guard has put 750 soldiers and airmen on alert in our region to help local officials deal with the emergencies that Hurricane Sandy is expected to bring.
CBS Philly has received many, many community cancellations for Tuesday, October 30th, as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
CBS Philly has received hundreds of community cancellations for Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
A mandatory evacuation order has been added for parts of Bensalem, Pa.
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.
