Saturday, November 17, 2012
Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds.
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
You can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by donating cans of food, volunteering for cleanup efforts—or simply sending a tweet. Patch is excited to announce our new effort to help support devestated communities after the storm. For every tweet sent with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, we will donate $1 to the AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund, up to $125,000. Your contribution will go toward medical and humanitarian aid, grants and programs to help Sandy survivors. You can simply tweet the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, or go to our Patch Rebuilds website, rebuilds.patch.com, and tweet directly from the site. A customized tweet that starts “My heart belongs to…” is created from the Patch Rebuilds website, and …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Hurricanes can threaten an individual’s sense of control and feelings of safety, and they can affect many aspects of our lives.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Hurricanes can threaten an individual’s sense of control and feelings of safety, and they can affect many aspects of our lives. In addition to property damage and other losses, events like Hurricane Sandy can result in significant emotional distress. The toll-free Disaster Distress Helpline (1-800-985-5990) is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA). Callers are immediately connected to trained professionals from the closest crisis counseling center in the nationwide network. Staff provides confidential, multilingual counseling for anyone experiencing psychological distress and needs help or support after a disaster. The staff also provides referrals and other support services. “People who have …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Workers unemployed due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy may be able to waive their one-week waiting period for benefits.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Workers unemployed due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy may be able to waive their one-week waiting period for benefits, according to Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and Director of Labor and Training Charles J. Fogarty. Non-seasonal employers forced to lay off workers temporarily as a direct result of recent storm-related damage are urged to apply for a waiver with the Department of Labor and Training. Only employees of businesses granted this waiver are eligible. This waiver comes from RI Law § 28-44-14, which waives the usual one-week waiting period for unemployment insurance if a worker's unemployment is caused by a natural disaster or state of emergency. Also, employers whose storm-related property damage resulted in worker layoffs may…
Friday, November 2, 2012
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin reminds all retail sellers, whether individual business owners or corporations, not to try to profit from the storm.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
The following is from a press release provided by Attorney General Kilmartin's office. As Rhode Islanders continue to clean up from super storm Sandy and a state of emergency is still in effect, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin reminds all retail sellers, whether individual business owners or corporations, not to try to profit from the storm. Rhode Island General Laws 6-13-21 broadly prohibits all retail sellers from increasing prices of any item immediately prior to or during a declared state of emergency by an amount that represents an unconscionably high price. The maximum penalty for those found to have violated the statute is a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation with an aggregate total not to …
The restoration of electricity and natural gas is scheduled to be completed Friday.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
As of noon Friday, National Grid had restored power to more than 116,000 customers or 97 percent of those affected by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy. This is down from a peak of more than 122,000 customers in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Crews continue to work around the clock to restore the remaining customers and Tim Horan, president, National Grid Rhode Island, expects that power will be restored to all remaining customers by tonight. There may be a handful of scattered, isolated outages in areas where damage was particularly severe or where a property owner must make repairs that could go into Saturday. Approximately 100 additional electric crews from Massachusetts are in Rhode Island to help complete the …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Here is how donations from Coventry can aid victims in most affected areas.
Coventry was largely spared from catastrophic damage from Superstorm Sandy, but Rhode Island ocean communities were not so lucky and, of course, those in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were also hit very hard. Patch has gathered some local resources if you want to help in relief efforts. In Rhode Island, if you are interested in volunteering, contact Serve Rhode Island. To donate, RI Emergency Management recommends donations be made to a recognized volunteer agency of the individual's choice or you can call 2-1-1. Donations may also be made through the National Donation Management Network (NDMN). Volunteers in New Jersey are being coordinated through an emergency response hotline, 1-800-JERSEY-7 (1-800-537-7397). Alternate numbers, …
Check out photos from Patch sites from New Jersey to New Hampshire.
Portions of the Northeast are still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast earlier this week. Patch sites up and down the coast reported the unfolding story and aftermath. Local editors and Patch users uploaded photos of the destruction. Here are just some of the Hurricane Sandy photos that ran on Patch sites from New Jersey to New Hampshire this week. Flip through to see how Sandy affected the Northeast.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
After the hurricane battered hundreds of trees, many residents are taking it upon themselves to tame additional trees and debris.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Hurricane Sandy is gone but piles of tree limbs, broken limbs and branches remind us that Mother Nature can get angry. With some luck, Mother will calm down but we are in the midst of Hurricane season so time will tell. Coventry residents are coping with clean-up and many are using chain saws to reduce the risk of having a tree crash onto or through roofs, a situation that I am quite familiar with after Tropical Storm Irene last year. But while the risk of a falling tree is a genuine risk for many, so are the hazards associated with using a chain saw. In fact, next to commercial fishing, (which is why the TV show is called Deadliest Catch), the business of cutting down trees results in 36,000 emergency visits each year, according to …
Here's how you can stay safe during the cleanup of Hurricane Sandy.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The following was provided to Patch from the RI Emergency Management Agency. Many homes and businesses sustained water damage from Hurricane Sandy. Cleanup of flooding should start as soon as it is safe to do so. The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) reminds all Rhode Islanders of the following safety precautions to take: Avoid Contact With Standing Water Flooded areas may be contaminated by mold, sewage, or viruses that can cause gastrointestinal illness, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Do not allow children or pets to wade in or play in floodwater, and do not expose open cuts or wounds to floodwaters. Floodwaters can cause an infection in an open wound. Do not eat any food that has come in contact with floodwater. …
Residents living in communities without power are invited to shower and recharge at local Y.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Several YMCAs in the area are offering free showers and battery charging to community members affected by the floods and power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy. Services began Wednesday morning at the following branches: Kent County YMCA, 900 Centerville Rd., Warwick, 401-828-0130 Cranston YMCA, 1225 Park Ave., Cranston, 401-943-0444 East Side/Mt. Hope YMCA, 438 Hope St., Providence, 401-521-0155 Newman YMCA, 472 Taunton Ave., Seekonk, 508.336.7103 Smithfield YMCA, 15 Deerfield Rd., Greenville, 401-949-2480 West Bay Family YMCA, 7540 Post Rd., North Kingstown, 401-295-6501 A photo ID and signed waiver are required. For information on branch hours and locations, visit gpymca.org.
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