The New Bedford branch of the Salvation Army has been activated to provide assistance in Florida where now tropical storm Irma brought punishing wind and rain to much of the state.
Mother Nature spared the Southcoast of any significant damage as the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine continue to dissipate.
In New Bedford, Department of Public Infrastructure Commissioner Zeb Arruda says about six trees were toppled by strong gusts of wind, and over a dozen tree limbs had fallen throughout the City Monday...
When Tropical Storm Hermine (or rather, her remnants) began bearing down on the Southcoast on Labor Day morning, I was in the WBSM studio, filling in for Phil Paleologos. I was looking out the window, watching the wind swirling trash around the parking lot, when it passed through my field of vision--a crisp dollar bill...
The wrath of Hurricane Isaac is being felt all along the Gulf Coast. We are getting reports that levees are failing around the Mississippi River, and thousands are being evacuated.