Third-graders at Woodland School Sell Bracelets to Help NJ School

Tara Davoren's third-grade class at Woodland Elementary School made beaded bracelets and sold them to benefit the Lavellette Elementary School in New Jersey, heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Editor's Note: the following was provided by Woodland Elementary School. In the spirit of the holiday giving season, Tara Davoren's third grade class at Woodland Elementary School recently spent time making beaded bracelets to sell for $1 as a fundraiser to benefit the Lavellette Elementary School in Lavellette, NJ, a school heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy.   Ms. Davoren's class raised $250 dollars, which they used to purchase a Target gift card to send to Lavellette Elementary to purchase much-needed supplies for their temporary location.

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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 made 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 more than 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. You can watch the show locally on CBS …

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State Troopers 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 who 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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What's Happening with Leaf Collections?

The Milford Highway Department is collecting leaves, but on a delayed schedule due to a snow storm, a hurricane and some equipment problems in recent weeks.

When are my leaves getting picked up? The Milford Highway Department is working on it, really! The schedule for leaf collections published by the department held until Hurricane Sandy, and then a surprise snowstorm, and then some unexpected equipment problems. The collections now, as a result, are running about a week behind the published leaf schedule. The department is sending out reverse-911 messages to residents letting them know when the leaf-machine will collect on their streets. This week, the week of Thanksgiving, collections are still being made on Routes 1 and 5. Route 2 streets will begin on Wednesday, but then there will be a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. The original schedule is attached to this story as a PDF, if you …

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Milford Woman Coordinating Donations to NJ/NY Sandy Victims

What is needed: boots, batteries especially C & D, flashlights, hand/foot warmers, blankets, diapers, formula, baby food, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, deodorant, winter coats, socks, non-perishable foods, shovels.

There are still thousands of residents in New York and New Jersey who remain in the dark due to Hurricane Sandy. Some have been without electricity and heat for more than a week. Milford resident Holly Moore is working with a group called "Massachusetts - New York Relief Runs" to bring much-needed supplies to the area. The first trip is leaving Massachusetts Sunday.  Moore is the Milford coordinator for the group. She is amassing supplies for the "poorest and hardest hit communities in New York and New Jersey." In an email message, she reported: "Our first trip leaves on Sunday and all items for that run need to be here by Friday evening for transport to our main site that is loading the truck. Anything received after that time will be …

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Milford-Based Children Across America Helps in Staten Island

Children Across America volunteers last weekend traveled to Staten Island, NY to deliver much-needed supplies for an area battered by Hurricane Sandy.

Editor's Note: the following information was provided by Children Across America, a Milford-based non-profit that provides education and social services to children and young adults. Children Across America in Milford sent its Operations Director, Donna DeBlois, and volunteers Brenda Quidoz, Mikala Boobar, Mariah Boobar and Emilie Dick Sunday to a Unitarian Church at 312 Millipore St, Staten Island, NY to deliver toiletries and other needed items for people recovering from Hurricane Sandy. The volunteers drove from Massachusetts to New York to donate items including baby items, toiletries, laundry detergent and clean up supplies, new and used clothing, food, books, puzzles, craft sets and blankets.  Thanks to the generosity of the people …

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Are You Tired of Election Coverage?

Here are some stories that do not have anything to do with elections.

With all the coverage of today's elections, some of our coverage was pushed off the homepage quickly. We've done a roundup of a few of those in case you missed them. 1. Shaw's, Star Market Announce Job Cuts 2. Restaurant News: FroYo, Upscale Fast Food and a Diner Closing 3. Hurricane Sandy Relief, How You Can Help 4. Trial of Henry Papuga Rescheduled to November 5. Supermarket Health Inspections

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

Our employees are helping out, and you can, too

It has 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. 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 could …

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PHOTOS: Chronicling Hurricane Sandy’s Destruction Along the Northeast

Check out photos from Patch sites from New Jersey to New Hampshire.

Portions of the Northeast are still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast earlier this week. Patch sites up and down the seaboard reported the unfolding story and aftermath. Local editors and Patch users uploaded photos of the destruction. Here are just some of the Hurricane Sandy photos that ran on Patch sites from New Jersey to New Hampshire this week. Flip through to see how Sandy affected the Northeast.

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Updated: 126 Homes in Milford Waiting on Power

Updated: 126 residential customers of National Grid in Milford are waiting for power restoration.

Updated, 8:25 a.m. Thursday: Only 126 homes are without power in Milford Thursday morning, according to National Grid. Earlier Posts: Updated, 2:45 p.m. Wednesday: Milford now has 840 customers of National Grid without power, with most of the power restored to the Whitewood Road area. Earlier Wednesday: Milford has 1,658 residential customers of National Grid waiting for power to be restored, two days after Hurricane Sandy. That's about 13 percent of the town. Outages are scattered, but the largest affects neighborhoods off Whitewood Road, with 1,162 customers affected, according to the National Grid outage map. The number of customers without power in Milford is second only to the city of Worcester, according to the Worcester County …

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Myd Nevins

5:21 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Have to agree with Milford Senior.   more ›