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New storm bears down on Sandy-battered NYC, NJ

New storm bears down on Sandy-battered NYC, NJ
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th
By COLLEEN LONG and FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A nor'easter blustered into New York and New Jersey on Wednesday with rain and wet snow, plunging homes right back into darkness, stopping commuter trains again and inflicting another round of misery on thousands of people

Cablevision posts 3Q loss on programming, debt

Cablevision posts 3Q loss on programming, debt
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th
BETHPAGE, N.Y. (AP) - Cablevision Systems Corp., a cable company serving mainly the New York area, on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss for the first time in more than three years, as cable programming expenses rose and it took charges for debt refinancing. The company is struggling with the

Good news for coast: Nor'easter to weaken

Good news for coast: Nor'easter to weaken
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th
By MALCOLM RITTERAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Weather experts had good news for beleaguered northeast coastal residents Tuesday: A new storm that threatened to complicate Hurricane Sandy cleanup efforts on Wednesday now looks like it will be weaker than expected. As the storm moves up the

Biden stops in Cleveland, jokes about next run

Biden stops in Cleveland, jokes about next run
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press Vice President Joe Biden was joking about his next run for office even before Tuesday's election results were in. At a surprise campaign stop in Cleveland, Biden joked that he might run for a local office. "I'm going to go back home and run for county

In states hit by Sandy, voters find ways to polls

In states hit by Sandy, voters find ways to polls
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th
By BETH FOUHY and MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Superstorm Sandy's floodwaters drove Bob Mackie from his home on Long Beach Island, N.J., but nothing was going to stop him from voting Tuesday. The 72-year-old widower drove an hour each way to cast his ballot

In states hit by Sandy, voters find ways to polls

In states hit by Sandy, voters find ways to polls
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th
By BETH FOUHY and MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Superstorm Sandy's floodwaters drove Bob Mackie from his home on Long Beach Island, N.J., but nothing was going to stop him from voting Tuesday. The 72-year-old widower drove an hour each way to cast his ballot

States scramble to help displaced residents vote

States scramble to help displaced residents vote
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th
By BETH FOUHY and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAssociated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - One storm-battered New Jersey county was delivering ballots to emergency shelters Monday while New York City was lining up shuttle buses to ferry people in hard-hit coastal areas to the polls. With the presidential

States scramble to help displaced residents vote

States scramble to help displaced residents vote
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th
By BETH FOUHY and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAssociated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - One storm-battered New Jersey county was delivering ballots to emergency shelters Monday while New York City was lining up shuttle buses to ferry people in hard-hit coastal areas to the polls. With the presidential

Where will housing be found for Sandy's victims?

Where will housing be found for Sandy's victims?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Government leaders are turning their attention to the next crisis unfolding in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: finding housing for potentially tens of thousands of people left homeless. The Federal Emergency Management Agency

Mundane tasks mark big job of putting lights on

Mundane tasks mark big job of putting lights on
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th
By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy Writer HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - For utility crews racing to restore power to residents of this waterfront city that have been sitting in the dark for a week, the task is both mundane and monumental: Clean a bunch of gunk off electrical equipment with rags and cleaning