Allentown hardware store remembers 1993 blizzard, 30 years later
Monday marks thirty years since the blizzard of 1993 – dubbed by meteorologists as "The Storm of the Century" in the '90s – debilitated much of the Delaware Valley.
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Nikki DeMentri is a general assignment reporter with CBS News Philadelphia. The Central New Jersey native is thrilled to do what she loves in the place she calls home.
Before joining the team in January 2023, Nikki was a reporter and fill-in anchor with WRTV in Indianapolis. Nikki also often took on lead and breaking stories, including the FedEx mass shooting, statewide COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Indiana statehouse special session and the 2021 March Madness Tournament held solely in Indianapolis.
Her career started in Western New York as a reporter and fill-in anchor at WKBW-TV. While in Buffalo, Nikki also served as a Make-A-Wish Wish Hero and on the board of Second Generation Theatre Company.
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Monday marks thirty years since the blizzard of 1993 – dubbed by meteorologists as "The Storm of the Century" in the '90s – debilitated much of the Delaware Valley.
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