Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Mayor Marcuccio: 'We’ve been one of the very, very fortunate communities.'
As Tuesday evening set in and Sandy moved out of Maryland, Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio reflected on the relatively limited number of power outages around the city and came to a conclusion. “Pepco has certainly improved,” she said. The number of outages reported by Pepco for ZIP codes in the city limits did not appear to exceed 2,000 during periodic updates by Patch throughout Sandy. Marcuccio said that the one outage number she saw during the storm showed about 1,000 outages in the 20850 ZIP code, which includes Rockville Town Center and much of the city. “Rockville has fared very well in terms of outages,” said Marylou Berg, a city spokeswoman. Fears that trees damaged during the June 29 "derecho" storm would come down proved …
Ben & Jerry's owners thankful storm didn't leave outages like June's derecho.
As the last vestiges of Sandy swept through Rockville on Tuesday afternoon, Bonnie and Marc Sosin were setting up shop at their Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in Rockville Town Center. It was the first time the couple could remember that a storm with the hype and the fury of Sandy didn’t knock out power to the store. “The derecho was no fun,” Marc Sosin said. “We had four days of no power and a huge insurance claim.” With that experience in mind the Sosins did not open for business on Monday. Instead, they spent Sunday and Monday preparing by moving ice cream out of the shop’s small display freezers and into other freezers packed with dry ice. Fortunately, it was all for naught. This time around, “The power never went out,” Bonnie Sosin said…
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tuesday afternoon found Rockville recovering from the storm.
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Find out how to handle storm debris and what to do with it.
As Sandy moves out and the cleanup begins, trash and recycling service in Montgomery County and the City of Rockville will slide with service two days later than usual through the weekend. The Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station in Rockville will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Montgomery County announced. There will be no county or city trash or recycling collection on Tuesday. The following service schedule will be in effect: County and city trash and recycling collection will resume on the usual schedule on Monday. If a tree is touching a power line, stay clear of the tree and call Pepco at 1-877-737-2662. City of Rockville residents with tree emergencies, such as a tree blocking a roadway or driveway, should …
There are 308,000 Maryland residents without power and there have been two storm-related deaths.
Editor's note: A death that the state originally attributed to Hurricane Sandy has been retracted and was not hurricane-related. Hurricane Sandy claimed the lives of two Maryland residents and 308,000 were still without power as of 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. A large tree fell on the home of a Pasadena man and killed him Monday night. The first storm-related death was in an automobile accident Monday morning in Montgomery County. State officials originally connected a third death in Prince George's County with the storm, but county officials are no longer linking the death to the storm. A man changing a tire beneath an SUV was killed when the jack slipped, officials said. Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Joshua …
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Trash and recycling collection decision will be made Tuesday.
With the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, the City of Rockville announced Monday evening that city offices and facilities will be closed for a second straight day on Tuesday. Essential personnel are required to report to work as directed. The following city facilities and programs also are closed or canceled: Click here for the latest on city closings and cancellations. A decision on whether recycling and refuse collection will "slide" this week will be made Tuesday. If collection slides: City residents with tree emergencies, such as a tree blocking a roadway or driveway, should call 240-314-8700. If a tree is touching a power line, stay clear of the tree and call Pepco at 1-877-737-2662. Call 911 in an emergency. For other emergency …
Declaration means the county could receive federal aid for storm costs.
County Executive Isiah Leggett declared a state of emergency for Montgomery County on Monday, making the county eligible for federal aid as it responds to Hurricane Sandy, a county spokeswoman said. The declaration allows the county to call upon staff to respond to the storm as needed, Mary Anderson said. “It’s mainly a human resources [measure] in terms of getting people to work,” Anderson said. “It changes pay structures and it’s also useful in seeking federal reimbursement later on." States of emergency were declared in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. Howard County Executive Ken Ulman also signed an emergency declaration for that county. The declaration makes the county eligible for federal reimbursement for overtime hours …
Flood warning in effect; winds expected to gust to 75 mph.
Update, 8:50 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29: A two-car crash that killed a 66-year-old woman Monday in Clarksburg was weather-related, The Washington Post reports. Medical examiner David Fowler told The Post, "'If not for the storm' the accident would not have occurred ...." -- As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Maryland and Montgomery County are under states of emergency, a flood warning is in effect and schools, transit services and government facilities will be closed for a second day on Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported that Rock Creek crossed its flood stage of 7 feet just after 5 p.m. and was steadily rising. A flood warning remains in effect until 8:30 p.m. Forecasts called for increasingly strong winds, with gusts…
Don't travel these routes.
Updated 10:05 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30: At 8:10 a.m., Montgomery County reported that the following roads were partially or entirely closed due to flooding or downed trees or wires. The county is urging residents to avoid traveling today as wind and flooding still could create hazardous road conditions. Note: Roads may reopen faster than the county updates this list. A Patch editor reported that he traveled the length of Quince Orchard Road and Montgomery Village Avenue this morning and did not encounter any closures. If you have information about closed or reopened roads to relay to neighbors, please add it to the comments below. If you see a tree touching a power line, stay clear of the tree and call Pepco at 1-877-737-2662. Call 911 in …
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