What the hell. One of the 16 or so confirmed U.S. deaths was in my little town of Pearl River, NY. I live in the lower Hudson Valley area in Rockland County. A tree fell on a family’s house on the other side of town (edit: the name of the man who died was Jeffrey Chanin).
story: http://pearlriver.patch.com/articles/pearl-river-man-killed-by-tree-family-injured
image and story: http://newyork.newsday.com/news/weather/hurricane-sandy-4-killed-in-hudson-valley-1.4168570
That’s not good. 😦 My sympathies go out to his family. I heard fire engines and ambulances mobilizing around that time (6pm last night), but I didn’t think it would be that bad.
I learned of this from Marco, actually – he might live across the ocean, but he knows how to find the local news sites.
Life in the Hague 
You may be living an ocean apart but you and Marco are always connected – as witness by this post. It is very upsetting watching the news and those who have lost everything – some their lives. Virginia
Thanks for your kind words!