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Beach towns in Maryland, Delaware take a pounding but see no major damage Oct 31st 2012, 00:27 OCEAN CITY — Municipal workers swept through Ocean City before dawn Tuesday, clearing debris from the boardwalk and streets as the pelting from Hurricane Sandy subsided and residents took toll of the damage. Read full article >> Chincoteague ponies thought to be safe, though island took a beating in hurricane Oct 30th 2012, 23:49 CHINCOTEAGUE — Harry Thornton was 10 years old the last time Main Street on Chincoteague Island was under water. For the past 50 years, this place, made famous by its herd of wild ponies, has escaped the wrath of hurricanes and monster storms that have marched up the East Coast since a nor'easter hit here on Ash Wednesday in 1962. Read full article >> On Question 7, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) is an outsider again Oct 30th 2012, 23:00 Donna Edwards first successfully challenged the Prince George's Democratic Party establishment when she ousted incumbent Al Wynn in 2008. This year, the two-term member of the House of Representatives is bucking the establishment yet again. Read full article >> Jury still out on Redskins' free agent class Oct 30th 2012, 22:07 One half of the Washington Redskins' 2012 campaign is in the books, but the 3-5 team is still waiting to determine what kind of a return it will receive on the investments it made in free agency last spring. Read full article >> Wellesca Pollock, before she met Harrison G. Dyar Oct 30th 2012, 22:00 Wellesca Pollock was not beautiful. Or perhaps she just didn't photograph well. In one photo I've seen of her, she has frizzy hair roughly parted in the middle, a few unruly strands escaping from a bun. In another, the angle of her face accentuates a rather large and droopy nose. Read full article >> PM Update: Sandy's showers end tonight, but raw for Halloween; river flood risk Oct 30th 2012, 21:41 There's a light at the end of the tunnel. Sandy's center drifts north into New York state through Wednesday, weakening along the way. Although rain ends, coastal flood worries grow. Not to mention, it's quite chilly. Drama at the C&O Canal Oct 30th 2012, 20:42 A Georgetown dispatch from colleague Ned Martel follows: The crowd on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge materialized in minutes, out of nowhere, said police Lt. J.M. Hedgecock. The British tourists and neighborhood residents with dogs on leashes were peering over the bridge railing, all eyes on a maroon mass of some kind, on the bed of the C&O Canal. Read full article >> Was Hurricane Sandy well-forecast? Was it over-hyped? Oct 30th 2012, 20:35 Did Hurricane Sandy live up to the hype? That's a debate raging amongst Washingtonians. The record shows forecasts for this extraordinary event were quite good, although the impacts from the storm's winds were not as bad as feared. Nationals fans' winter wonder: Can we be next? Oct 30th 2012, 20:31 As if Washington fans haven't had enough new experiences in the past seven months, they are about to have another one for the next five months: wondering whether and how the Nationals might win the '13 pennant. Read full article >> It rained a lot, but it did not rain fast enough to flood Bloomingdale Oct 30th 2012, 20:26 The National Weather Service estimates that Sandy dropped somewhere in the range of 6 to 8 inches of rain on the flood-prone Bloomingdale neighborhood since Sunday. And yet there was no significant flooding to be found. Streets were passable, basements were dry and politicians were happy. Read full article >> Sandy: Washington area high schools have sporting events postponed Oct 30th 2012, 20:15 All area postseason games were postponed both Monday and Tuesday because of Hurricane Sandy. Below is a running list of rescheduled games. E-mail us at hss@washpost.com with any additional schedule changes or updates. Read full article >> Tuesday's Sandy-related closings, cancellations and postponements Oct 30th 2012, 19:00 A sense of normalcy is returning to day-to-day life in the Washington area today after the storm formerly known as Hurricane Sandy seems to have held off from delivering a worst-case scenario to the region. Read full article >> Circulation of Superstorm Sandy continues to slowly weaken, damage being assessed Oct 30th 2012, 18:30 18 hours after landfall, Sandy's circulation remains rather strong, though it's effects are quickly diminishing. Live music still on, postponed and canceled tonight Oct 30th 2012, 17:10 [This post has been updated] Sandy has played havoc with schedules of touring bands. Some performers aren't able to make it to shows in D.C. tonight, and some venues, including Strathmore, have closed and canceled all events for now. Read full article >> O'Malley: 'We were spared the worst' Oct 30th 2012, 16:56 In a news conference Tuesday morning, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) confirmed what most Washington area residents have seen anecdotally. "We were spared the worst," O'Malley said from the state's emergency operations center. "It's clear we were fortunate to be on the weaker side of the storm." Read full article >> Where to find coffee, beer and WiFi Oct 30th 2012, 16:48 You're not at work today. Maybe your power's out, or maybe you just need an excuse to leave the house. You'd like something to drink, you think to yourself. And perhaps some WiFi. In fact, you'd like all of those things in once place. Read full article >> Sandy's remnants plague the area through the day, impacts last even longer Oct 30th 2012, 16:35 Sandy is spinning itself out to our northwest this morning, with central pressures rising into the 980s (millibars), which is significantly weaker than it was at landfall. However, the impacts persist across much of the northeast as well as locally. Jobless rate in Washington area remains unchanged at 5.4 percent Oct 30th 2012, 16:18 The unemployment rate in the Washington region held steady at 5.4 percent in September, a Tuesday report from the Labor Department showed, as job growth remained only moderate in the sectors that traditionally have been strongholds of the local economy. Read full article >> Trick or treat: What D.C. area celebs are giving out on Halloween Oct 30th 2012, 14:39 Halloween brings with it a slew of decisions: What party should you go to? What costume will you wear? And, perhaps most importantly, what kind of candy will you give out? We posed that question to Washington area celebs and public figures, as well as a Falls Church resident who is especially passionate about celebrating All Hallows Eve. Read full article >> How are you holding up after the storm? Oct 30th 2012, 14:26 Plenty of trees and power lines were downed, some areas flooded, and thousands were without power on Tuesday, but many residents in the Washington region were thankful the storm's impact wasn't more damaging than it was. Read full article >> Metro to resume limited service at 2 p.m. Oct 30th 2012, 14:08 Metro announced that it would begin operating limited bus and rail service at 2 p.m. Tuesday. MetroAccess will remain suspended all day, but should be back on Wednesday. Rail service will resume on all lines, but the frequency of the trains will be limited to what riders would experience on a Sunday. Normal service will resume on Wednesday morning, Metro said. Read full article >>

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