Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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 sold 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 region's hardest hit by the storm, including over 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. According to the 12-12-12 concert’s website, “…
Monday, December 10, 2012
The concert will benefit Hurricane Sandy victims, via the Robin Hood Foundation.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Some of the biggest names in music take the stage at Madison Square Garden for the live 12-12-12 concert for Sandy relief. While thousands of people fill the arena, billions are watching live on a variety of screens worldwide. The concert is streaming live on television networks, movie theater screens and on the Internet, including right here on Patch. The pre-event coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. EST and the concert is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. 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. Every penny sold from ticket sales will go …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
The supermodel mom will help distribute supplies in partnership with the American Red Cross and Patch.
Supermodel Heidi Klum is lending her efforts to affected victims and families of Superstorm Sandy by distributing supplies, food, and water Sunday afternoon at the American Red Cross Nassau Chapter in Mineola, NY, in partnership with the American Red Cross, AOL and Patch. After, Klum will go to Lindenhurst, NY, for the tree lighting with Mayor Thomas Brennan. Klum's efforts are a reminder that these communities still need help rebuilding. Here's how you can help: Donate to the American Red Cross, Long Island Cares, or Island Harvest. And, you can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by simply sending a tweet: Patch’s effort to help support devastated communities after the storm, Patch Rebuilds, will donate $1 to the …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
You can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by donating cans of food, volunteering for cleanup efforts—or simply sending a tweet. Patch is excited to announce our new effort to help support devastated communities after the storm. For every tweet sent with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, we will donate $1 to the AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund, up to $125,000. Your contribution will go toward medical and humanitarian aid, grants and programs to help Sandy survivors. You can simply tweet the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, or go to our Patch Rebuilds website, rebuilds.patch.com/pine-richland, and tweet directly from the site. A customized tweet that starts “My heart belongs to…” is created from the Patch Rebuilds …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds.
You can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by donating cans of food, volunteering for cleanup efforts—or simply sending a tweet. Patch is excited to announce our new effort to help support devestated communities after the storm. For every tweet sent with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, we will donate $1 to the AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund, up to $125,000. Your contribution will go toward medical and humanitarian aid, grants and programs to help Sandy survivors. You can simply tweet the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, or go to our Patch Rebuilds website,rebuilds.patch.com, and tweet directly from the site. A customized tweet that starts “My heart belongs to…” is created from the Patch Rebuilds website, and …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Patch employees help out in storm-ravaged communities, and you can too.
It's 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 areas in New Jersey and Long Island that were ravaged last week by Hurricane Sandy. 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 …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The measure comes in response to Hurricane Sandy.
Because of the damaging effects of Hurricane Sandy across the state, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Barry J. Schoch has authorized an extension of the expiration dates for Pennsylvania driver's licenses, identification cards and vehicle inspections/registrations. Oct. 31 expiration dates for vehicle registrations and safety and emissions inspections have been extended until Nov. 15, as have expiration dates between Oct. 26 and Nov. 15 for driver's licenses and identification cards. These extensions apply for customers statewide. Like us on Facebook and like us on Twitter.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Is Mother Nature playing tricks on us? Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service.
Just as Pine-Richland residents got used to the idea that Superstorm Sandy was not going to wreak havoc upon us, we awoke to snow on Halloween. It's as if Mother Nature said: I'm going to give you one of each in different weather categories. Wind, rain, flooding warnings, blizzard warning for the mountains of neighboring states, summer temperatures in late October and ... snow on Halloween. At least trick-or-treaters won't freeze on Halloween night—trick-or-treating is postponed until 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. A flood advisory remains in effect until Thursday morning for the Ohio River, which has risen to 18.6 feet as of 4 a.m. Wednesday because of recent rainfall, according to the National Weather Service. The river level is expected to …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Parents were notified by district's rapid-call system that Wednesday's planned two-hour delay has been canceled.
After a day off from school, Pine-Richland public school students will be back in classes Wednesday on their regular schedule A previously announced two-hour delay for Wednesday has been canceled . The decision to cancel Tuesday's classes and delay Wednesday's opening time by two hours was made in advance of Superstorm Sandy hitting western Pennsylvania. "Thank you for your patience as we took precautions, as state and county officials declared a 'State of Emergency' not only for Pennsylvania but for Allegheny County," the district's website states. "Administrators checked each building for water leaks and have determined the buildings are suitable for school to be in session," according to a statement on the website. The district's …
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No storm-related deaths have been reported in Western Pennsylvania as of Tuesday.
As the rains and winds subside for much of the state today, five deaths have been reported across Pennsylvania as a result of the storm—all but one related to falling trees or branches, No storm-related deaths have been reported as of Tuesday in Allegheny County, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office. The first reported Sandy-related death occurred Sunday in Lancaster County, according to a 6ABC report. An elderly man was trimming a tree in Rapho Township in preparation for the storm when a limb broke and he fell to the ground and suffered multiple injuries, according to that report. In Northampton County, a youth also died when the all-terrain vehicle he was riding hit a fallen tree, according to the Associated Press. On …
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2:28 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
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