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***Update!  The East Greenbush Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary are still collecting...the truck pull out next weekend so there is still time to donate...there is a need for Cleaning products and personal care items.

The East Greenbush Fire Company & Ladies Auxiliary are collecting basic necessities for victims of Hurricane Sandy, Friday, November 9th 4p-8p & Saturday, November 10th Noon-8p at the Park Station Fire House, 68 Phillips Rd,  East Greenbush. 

We are collecting blankets, sleeping bags, water, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, soap, diapers, baby food & formula, batteries, pet food, new socks, new underwear, bleach, shovels, work gloves, face masks, heavy duty garbage bags, gift cards, non-perishable foods and other basic necessities. Can also use band-aids, neosporin, ace bandages, Advil, Tylenol.

All donations will be brought downstate to New York City next weekend after the collection.

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Here are some of the supplies being requested:

Goldtoe Ultra Tec Over-The-Calf Socks (Google Affiliate Ad) 

Oral-B Complete Deep Clean Toothbrush - 8 pk. - Oral Care (Google Affiliate Ad) 

Band-Aid Sheer/Wet Adhesive Bandages, Assorted Sizes, 280/Box (Google Affiliate Ad) 

News in a Nutshell

Headlines that caught my eye

• Mayor Bloomberg: ‘I don’t think we’ve had a murder in two or three days’
• Subways offer limited service, but lower Manhattan still crippled by storm
• Man divorces & sues wife for being ugly, wins
• Ralph Gilles, Chrysler Executive, Lashes Out At Donald Trump
• Hurricane Sandy Damage Photos: Superstorm's 'Unthinkable' Aftermath Revealed (PICTURES)
• The Race Goes On: Despite Floods and Crippled Transportation, NYC Marathon Will Proceed as Planned 
• Submerged Subway: Photos of New York City’s Flooded Transit System

Schools brace for Sandy

Early Dismissal Due to Storm - October 29

School districts are taking no chances in anticipation of the possibility of rain and damaging winds associated with Sandy. Local schools closing ahead of the Super Storm. 

NEWS10 Sights on Sandy

Posted: Oct 26, 2012 8:50 AM EDT Updated: Oct 26, 2012 4:40 PM EDT 
 

VIEW: Latest Information on Hurricane Sandy from the National Hurricane Center here.

The brunt of the Hurricane Sandy hybrid weather mayhem will be concentrated where the hurricane comes ashore early Tuesday, but there will be hundreds of miles of steady, strong and damaging winds and rain for the entire Eastern region for several days, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Money missing from East Greenbush fire accounts

EAST GREENBUSH -- The East Greenbush Fire Department is conducting an internal investigation into the misuse of the department's bank account.
Fire Company President Jeff Tooker confirmed there is an investigation into missing funds.

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