Post-Sandy Cleanup Continues

Local (as well as state and federal) government agencies, utility companies, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and residents continue to face the challenge of cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy and restoring a sense of normalcy to New England and beyond.

Media reports:

CT: Utilities Set Restoration Deadline Of Early Next Week For 276,000 Outages As Cold Weather Threatens (Hartford Courant)

CT: Power still off in many area towns (Norwich Bulletin)

CT: 'Overwhelming' sand clogs region (The Day)

CT: Malloy, United Illuminating decry harassment of linemen in Bridgeport (New Haven Register)

CT: Tough state rules on outages too late for Sandy (Connecticut Post)

MA: Boston could be vulnerable to more severe storms (Boston Globe)

RI: Town issuing passes for Misquamicut homeowners (Westerly Sun)

RI: Police, residents assess damage on Block Island (WJAR-TV)

RI: Hopkinton slowly returns to normal (Westerly Sun)

RI: City rebounds quickly from Sandy’s punch (Warwick Beacon)

National: Desperation replacing sadness in Sandy aftermath (NECN)

National: Estimate of Economic Losses Now Up to $50 Billion (New York Times)