Wilmington Company Donates Money and Clothing to Sandy Victims

In total, UniFirst donated 7,000 pieces of clothing for victims of the hurricane.

Hurricane Sandy victims are still in need of help even months after the storm that devastated New York and New Jersey. Thanks to a Wilmington based company, some of the impacted residents are getting some help this winter. UniFirst is sending 7,000 fleece jackets, sweatshirts, and other clothing items to Little Ferry, New Jersey, according to a release from PRNewswire.com. The items have a retail value of about $200,000 and the company is also making a donation of $6,000 for Red Cross relief efforts. “I made some inquiries and it quickly became a UniFirst team effort,” said Catalina Dongo, human resources manager at the UniFirst corporate office. “Virtually everyone in our corporate office and our hundreds of locations throughout the U.S. …

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12-12-12 Concert to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Victims

Some of the biggest names in music will play at a benefit concert on Wednesday. All proceeds will go to Hurricane Sandy victims, via the Robin Hood Foundation.

Huge names in music are lending their talents to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at the "12-12-12" concert on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Every penny sold from ticket sales will go directly to Sandy victims through the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which provides material, money and aid to local organizations that are serving families and individuals in the regions hardest hit by the storm, including over 200 Patch towns in New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island. The all-star lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney, with other artists to be announced. According to the 12-12-12 concert’s website, "…

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9:48 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012

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Officers Recognized for Helping in NY, NJ After Hurricane Sandy

"There's nothing that I can compare to what I saw down there," said one of the 25 troopers that helped out after Sandy devastated nearby states.

Before Hurricane Sandy's full scope of devastation in New York and New Jersey was even known, 25 men and women from the Massachusetts State Police were on their way to assist those who had been displaced from their homes. "When I reached out to ask if the state police would be willing to field a group of 25 people, I already knew the answer," Undersecretary for Homeland Security and Director of MEMA, Kurt Schwartz said in a press conference in Framingham Monday afternoon. "The answer was a resounding yes." One of the troopers was Brian Dunn, who works out of the South Boston barracks. "There's nothing that I can compare to what I saw down there," said the 28-year veteran of the force. "We were there when they came home for the first time. …

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Wilmington Resident Heads to Help in Sandy Aftermath

Suzanne Crooker is headed to New Jersey to help on behalf of the American Red Cross.

Editor's Note: The following information was provided by the American Red Cross. American Red Cross volunteers from Eastern Massachusetts, after working in our communities during Hurricane Sandy, are accepting deployments to states and regions devastated by the superstorm. Suzanne Crooker of Wilmington, who specializes in client casework, has been deployed to New Jersey.  The client caseworker works with those impacted by the hurricane to evaluate their needs and provide services they need to immediately begin their recovery.  The American Red Cross has mobilized more than 5,700 disaster workers from all over the country who have served more than 3.3 million meals and snacks so far. We have also activated more than 300 response vehicles …

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Patch & AOL Send Hurricane Sandy Relief Trucks to Long Island, New Jersey

Employees help out, and in Wilmington, you can too.

It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best neighbors and the strongest of families. This past weekend, AOL and Patch employees took an opportunity to pitch in, packing two tractor trailers worth of food, water and supplies in Dulles, VA, and Baltimore. The donations are headed to Hurricane Sandy ravaged areas in New Jersey and Long Island. Do you want to join the relief efforts? Click here to donate: https://donate.networkforgood.org/aol "When a catastrophe of this size hits, we all feel it, both the hundreds of us who live in the impacted towns, and our colleagues who are watching and wishing they …

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Emergency Workers Protect Town During Hurricane Sandy

One Patch writer saw first hand just how dangerous conditions were when Hurricane Sandy blew into town.

Sandy has come and gone and, while New England was spared much of the catastrophic damage that New Jersey and New York experienced, that doesn’t mean that we didn’t have our share of drama. I’ll be the first to admit that I was pretty nonchalant about the storm. I grabbed some batteries, put gas in my car and assumed that the whole event would simply blow over. What I didn’t expect, however, was that two very tall pine trees would actually end up being what blew over. A lot of large trees in town came crashing down and a lot of households, like mine, were left with a very dangerous situation on their hands. There’s nothing comforting about falling trees and downed electric wires and, frankly, it’s the individuals who respond to the …

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Final Push Restores Wilmington to Full Power After Sandy

Reading Municipal Light Department said in its final update that by late Wednesday the town returned to normal service.

After about three days, Wilmington is no longer in the dark. During a Thursday morning update, Reading Municipal Light Department said that as of midnight on Wednesday night its entire coverage area had power restored. RMLD had widespread outages in Wilmington, Reading, North Reading and Lynnfield as a result of downed trees falling on power lines. A look at the most recent Wilmington police log showed just how much damage was suffered in town during the storm. One of the largest problem areas was near Shawsheen Ave., where tree took down multiple utility poles before landing on a passing truck. Any customers still without service this morning can call the RMLD’s main number at (781) 944-1340. "RMLD appreciates the patience exhibited by …

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Sandy Forces Extended Stay in London for Wilmington Travelers

A group of Patriots season ticket holders who traveled to see the team play over the weekend was stranded for an extra two days because of the hurricane.

Following a blowout victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday in London, England, the New England Patriots immediately boarded a plane and flew back to Boston, avoiding the airport chaos that ensued following the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. One group of Wilmington travelers, however, wasn't so lucky. Steve Fox and his wife, Colleen, arrived in London on Thursday with Phil and Stephanie Pereira with the intentions of sightseeing, taking in the game on Sunday and leaving for New England on Monday morning. Instead, Hurricane Sandy had other ideas. The group was stuck in London and found out after about two hours on hold with their airline that their flight had to be rebooked until Wednesday morning. Unable to return home to their waiting …

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