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Another day of high water and rising rivers in Maryland
After heavy rains from remnants of Tropical Storm Lee washed away bridges and roads, overwhelmed sewage systems and may have contributed to at least one Baltimore-area death, the runoff threatened to overwhelm Maryland towns along the Susquehanna River...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Patapsco, Rivers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Social Issues
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Pennsylvania Devastated by Deadly Flooding After Tropical Storm Lee
CNN/KTLA NewsWEST PITTSTON, Pa. -- Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania surveyed the damage Friday caused by near-historic flooding as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee soaked the region for another day. "Potentially thousands of homes" have been affected, Luzerne...Tags: Middletown, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Syracuse, Barack Obama, Rivers
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Flood cresting lower, earlier
Officials in Port Deposit said Saturday that 30 floodgates remained open at the Conowingo Dam as water steadily receded, though the town remained under its mandatory evacuation.
"It's looking a lot better than yesterday," said Mike Dixon, Cecil County...Tags: FEMA, Tourism and Leisure, Patapsco, Nature, Gardens and Parks
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For residents of flood prone areas, riverfront living a trade-off
Calvin Owens knows that when he hears the boulders begin to roll away from the dam across the street from his Port Deposit home, it's time to pack an overnight bag. It's happened three years in the past 10 he's lived in the area, and when he returned...Tags: Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Weather, Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Harford County
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Evacuation of Port Deposit partially lifted
Four days after Port Deposit was evacuated because of a flooding Susquehanna River, public officials on Sunday began letting some residents move back into their homes but delayed the return for others whose properties suffered the most damage.
By...Tags: Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Politics, Havre de Grace, Bars and Clubs, Economy, Business and Finance
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Susquehanna River falls, residents return
The Susquehanna River dropped back below flood stage Monday afternoon and residents of Port Deposit and Havre de Grace were busy trying to get to their homes and businesses to clean up.
Jeff Harris, owner of Starbird Canvas in Havre de Grace, found about...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Bodies of Water, Havre de Grace, Rivers
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Prisoners headed to Port Deposit to clean up flood's mess
A team of state prisoners is headed to the Cecil County town of Port Deposit to help clean up the mud and mess left behind from last week's flood, a state lawmaker said Tuesday. During a meeting about prisons in Baltimore, State Sen. Nancy Jacobs, a...Tags: Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Bodies of Water, Rivers, Tropical Storms, Cecil County
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History of Port Deposit has been defined by high water
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 was not a good day to be appointed Port Deposit's town administrator. The town was about to be evacuated in anticipation of the worst flooding in decades. But Rodney Hines, 64, took the challenge in stride, even though the newcomer...Tags: Natural Disasters, Arts and Culture, History, Lee, Disasters
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Proposed rules threaten fabric of river life in Port Deposit
Pushing waterlogged belongings out the front door of her duplex, Suzy Cunningham trod over a buckle in the floorboards.
"Our porch went all to hell," she lamented as she cleaned up last month after Tropical Storm Lee. "Their ain't a floor in Port Deposit...Tags: Homes, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Havre de Grace, Real Estate, University of Pennsylvania
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In the interest of generating interest, Aberdeen politics becomes a snore
In Aberdeen, mayors come and mayors go, just like anywhere else. This year, there's a contested race for mayor in the city that hosts the post, but it doesn't hold the promise of being a particularly interesting one. Incumbent Mike Bennett is...Tags: Local Elections, Mike Bennett, Politics, Maryland General Assembly, Harford County
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The walking dead are ready to pick up the pace
Picturesque little Darlington is a national historic district, home to an annual Apple Festival that attracts thousands and, come Saturday, a feasting ground for the undead.
"Run for Your Lives," a 5K run, with zombies, is coming to this tiny Harford...Tags: Festive Events, Jane Austen, 5K Run, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Entertainment
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Down the rabbit hole at Artscape
It's 3:37 p.m., and 2-year-old Hattie's right leg is covered in melted SpongeBob SquarePants. She came by the cartoon-shaped ice cream less than 10 minutes before at a roving stand near the intersection of Mount Royal and Lafayette avenues.
Hattie hadn't...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Real Estate, Festive Events, Amusement and Theme Parks
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