Philadelphia-based pump distributor WeGotPumps. Com is delivering three truckloads of dewatering pumps to New York and New Jersey as the Hurricane Sandy cleanup begins. “We are supplying several of the disaster relief groups leading ...
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Pump Express built up its inventory of primary and battery back-up pumps and dewatering equipment to supply the pre-storm rush. The pump stocking distributor’s Bergen County headquarters were not affected by major flooding and the ...
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Computerworld-The move to allow voters in New Jersey to cast their votes via email or fax may be running into early problems,according to reports. BuzzFeed this morning reported that voters in New Jersey's Morris and Essex Counties were ...
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IDG News Service-Just as mobile operators start to get their networks back up in most areas affected by Hurricane Sandy last week,another storm is heading for the region that was hardest hit. Carriers are preparing to keep their regular ...
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Computerworld-An electronic voting machine was temporarily taken out of service in Perry County,Pa.,after a voter filmed it changing his vote for President Obama into one for Gov.Mitt Romney. The voter,using the ...
Cellular coverage for some carriers approached normal levels in the northeastern U.S. a week after Hurricane Sandy made landfall, but some areas remained cut off from mobile service because of ongoing power and telecommunications outages. ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has set up a "rumor control" section on its website to counter misinformation on social networks that has affected relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. "Fema.gov/sandy now ...
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Following the news last week that Premier plc sold its sweet pickles and table sauces business to Mizkan,just-food caught up with the Japanese firm's Euro-Americas president Craig Smith to discuss its plans for the brand.Elsewhere,word ...
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In a sign of increasing anxiety over the use of electronic voting machines,the Republican National Committee this week alleged problems with e-voting machines in six states that use them for early voting. John Phillippe,general counsel of ...
Plans to use electronic voting machines in Tuesday's presidential election appear to be largely unaltered in states that were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Despite widespread power outages and other hurricane related damage,election ...
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US convenience retailer 7-Eleven has confirmed hundreds of its stores remain closed after Hurricane Sandy caused havoc in the eastern part of the country. 7-Eleven had "close to" 280 outlets closed as of 1600 ET yesterday afternoon, a ...
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Perdue Foods,an establishment based in Virginia,US,is recalling approximately 1,440 pounds of chicken breast nugget products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...
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NEW YORK -- Two days after a devastating Hurricane Sandy came ashore in New Jersey and wreaked havoc across greater New York, furniture retailers in the area were reporting store closing disruptions, but no serious damage. However, those ...
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NEW YORK -- A number of furniture retailers caught in the path of a devastating Hurricane Sandy are reporting store closings in New York and New Jersey, but initially no major damage. Manchester, Conn.-based Bob's Discount Furniture ...
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RIVERDALE, N.J. -- Bograd's Fine Furniture here is closing ... really. A little over a year ago, the 82-year-old high-end retailer hired Lynch Sales and announced "Bograd's Last and Best Sale." Co-owner Joe Bograd, who runs the business ...
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