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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 6 March 2018

Push is on to restore power with a 2nd storm on the way

BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds and rocks blocked streets.
of thousands of homes and Quincy is sending trash
businesses from Virginia to trucks through the hard-hit
New England remained neighborhoods all week to
without power Monday, pick up trash.
several days after a major Even as the cleanup is un-
nor'easter struck the East derway, another storm
Coast, and with another is headed to the region
storm bearing down. Wednesday, albeit a much
Residents faced a massive different beast.
cleanup Monday follow- "There's going to be a lot
ing the storm, which was more snow over a wider
blamed for nine deaths, in- area," said National Weath-
cluding two children struck er Service meteorologist
by trees. The storm downed Lenore Correia, in Taunton,
trees and power lines, Massachusetts.
flooded coastal towns and The forecast is for 8 to 12
forced schools to cancel inches of snow west of Bos-
classes. ton and south into Rhode
Utility crews worked around Island and Connecticut,
the clock to restore power she said.
to the roughly 440,000 cus- The good news is that the
tomers still without elec- winds won't be as strong
tricity Monday afternoon. An electrical worker for INTREN, a electric company from Chicago that drove two days to get to and there is less risk of
Philadelphia to help PECO restore power, walks by a damaged vehicle on in Bryn Mawr, Pa., that
At the height of the storm, was crushed by a falling tree on Friday. coastal flooding.
more than 2 million homes (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) The Mid-Atlantic states will
and businesses were with- likely see some precipita-
out electricity. bringing in heavy equip- blocking waterfront neigh- damaged dozens of homes tion starting late Tuesday
Some coastal communi- ment to clear sand, rocks, borhoods. in Scituate, where on Mon- and continuing through
ties in Massachusetts were trees and other debris Fierce winds and high tides day water still filled yards Thursday.q

Utica College lifts lockdown after investigation of threat

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Students after the school "received all bags and pat each stu- "My daughter's been tex- Lowden said she was ter-
locked themselves in class- threats from an individual dent down," student Noah ting me ... I'm in shock," rified. "Florida just hap-
rooms and hid under desks who stated that he was Britt told the Observer-Dis- Joanne Hajec, of Whites- pened. Las Vegas just hap-
at a college in upstate New armed with a weapon," ac- patch of Utica via text mes- boro, told the Observer- pened," Lowden said. "The
York on Monday after the cording to Utica police. sage. "Six officers all with Dispatch. world we live in is just really
school received a threat- By late Monday after- rifles walked us to (another Student Marangely Delga- crazy ... You never know
ening message about noon, campus officials building) ... a secure place do told the Syracuse Post- where you're safe."
someone armed with a said all buildings had been for everyone on campus." Standard she had spent 3 State police, the Oneida
weapon. searched and students and Britt said he was locked in ½ hours in the dark in the County Sheriff's Office and
The lockdown at Utica staff had been escorted to a classroom for about two financial aid office. Two Utica City Police were on
College in central New the student center or ath- hours. people were sleeping, she the scene. The small, pri-
York ended after about six letic center. The lockdown Entrances to the college said. vate college, founded in
hours, with authorities say- was lifted around 5 p.m. campus, 50 miles (80 kilo- McKenzie Lowden told the 1946, enrolls more than
ing there were no reports of and students were allowed meters) east of Syracuse, Post-Standard she was in 5,000 full- and part-time stu-
shots or injuries. to leave campus or return were blocked off by po- English class when the lock- dents on its 128-acre cam-
The college sent messages to their dorms. lice. Friends and family of down was announced. pus and online, according
on social media late Mon- "They told us to leave ev- students gathered on the She said students barri- to its website. It has seven
day morning asking stu- erything in the class. ... sidewalks nearby to wait caded the door with desks residence halls and 138 full-
dents to shelter in place They were going to clear for news. and turned the lights off. time faculty members.q