Crisfield
Evolution Craft Brewing held a fundraising event Sunday night in Salisbury to show their support for the residents of Crisfield who were battered by Hurricane Sandy.
And there were a number of ways to contribute to the Crisfield Relief fund and the Crisfield Fire Department during the Hurricane Relief Party.
At the brewery’s Public House a silent auction was held in the tasting room while others donated relief bags that included items ranging from towels,blankets, to packages of toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Meanwhile, some 278 displaced Somers Cove tenants expect to find some temporary housing at other public housing communities around the region.
Hurricane Sandy swept through the complex last week leaving behind damaged apartments from more than 5 feet of water.
The US Department of Housing and Community Development is working with the Crisfield Housing Authority as well as local and state officials to find lodging in similar communities.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that 136 units were flood at Somers Cove in a community of 330 that near Tangier Sound.
A temporary shelter is open at the Woodrow Wilson Community Center at the complex which is offering cots, food and water for residents who do not want to remain in their rain soaked apartments.
Assateague
BERLIN, Md. (AP) — The National Park Service says it is partially re-opening Maryland's Assateague Island National Seashore, which sustained some damage during Superstorm Sandy.
The Park Service says the North Ocean Beach parking will open Friday for day use, and the visitor center is open. But the park is currently closed to camping and hunting. Several parking lots where there is still high water are also closed.
A cycling and pedestrian bridge was severely damaged by the storm and will be closed for now. Portions of bike lanes on the island were also damaged.
Virginia's Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, which is south of Assateague Island National Seashore, is closed. The Park Service says most of the beach parking has been destroyed.
Pocomoke Spillage
During last Monday’s storm Snow Hill says about 2.4 million gallons of wastewater was released into the Pocomoke River due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy.
Water service Superintendent Frank Daniels says most of the spillage was river water and not raw sewage.
It is not expected to have an environmental impact because the wastewater was diluted and partially treated through two filtering systems before the overflow.
But the public is being warned to avoid contact with the river water for at least 10 days and to avoid fishing in the river.
Indian River Inlet
INDIAN RIVER, Del. (AP) — The state of Delaware will install a 1,000-foot barrier of sheet piling along Route 1, north of the Indian River inlet, for protection during future storms.
State officials announced the plan Friday. It's expected to cost as much as $1.8 million.
They'll also restore dunes that protect the road after Superstorm Sandy washed them away. That project will cost about $10 million.
State officials will seek money from the federal government to help pay for the work.
Meanwhile, state Transportation Secretary Shailen Bhatt says the bridge at the inlet is projected to reopen Sunday morning. Crews have removed much of the sand from Route 1 north of the bridge, where drifts reached 3 feet. The highway has been closed between Bethany and Dewey beaches to all but emergency vehicles.
Delaware National Guard
The Delaware National Guard sent 120 troops to New York City Sunday to assist with recovery efforts.
They will join more than 7,000 Army and Air National Guard troops from nine states.
WBOC TV reports that Guard troops are assisting with efforts ranging from communications, evacuations and security to search-and-rescue efforts, sheltering, debris removal and transportation.
Many of the troops just returned in May from a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan.
Around 40 light and medium-weight trucks and three Humvees, a wrecker along with a diesel refueling vehicle were sent with the troops.
The Guard says they are scheduled to be in New York until Nov. 16.
In Delaware this week, about 500 National Guard troops helped with recovery operations across the state.
Delmarva Power has restored power to all customers who lost service because of Superstorm Sandy.
Delaware's largest utility says that as of 12:30 a.m. Friday, the last of its customers without power due to the storm had their power restored.
At the height of the damage Monday afternoon, more than 70,000 customers were without electricity.
Delmarva Power says the vast majority of those customers had their electricity back on within 36 hours.
Utility President Gary Stockbridge is thanking Delmarva Power's customers for their patience and its more than 3,400 employees, contractors and out-of-state mutual assistance personnel for their help in getting the power back on.
