Irene News

Feds Release $5.8M More to Help New York Storms Cleanup

Federal officials say they’ve freed up another $5.8 million to help New York communities pay for ongoing efforts to recover from back-to-back tropical storms Irene and Lee last year. The U.S. Department of Labor says the National Emergency Grant money …

Connecticut Probes Fraud in Post-Irene Food Aid Program

Scores of Connecticut residents, including some state workers, might have requested and received federal emergency money to replace spoiled food and cover other expenses after Hurricane Irene even though their incomes clearly disqualified them, state officials said Sunday. Gov. Dannel …

As Hurricane Seasons Ends Irene’s Effects Remain

The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season was a study in contradictions: It spared the usual Southern targets, while Irene paralyzed the Eastern seaboard and devastated parts of the Northeast with deadly flooding. The season ended Wednesday as the sixth straight year …

Virginia Gets $2.1M for Storm-damaged Roads, Bridges

Virginia is getting federal help to pay for repairing roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood said Monday that Virginia will receive more than $2.1 million from the Federal …

NC Official Wants Extension for Irene Claims

North Carolina’s insurance commissioner says residents need more time to file insurance claims stemming from losses suffered during Hurricane Irene. Wayne Goodwin sent a letter on Friday to Federal Emergency Management Agency officials asking for an extension of the Nov. …

More than $64M Goes to Hurricane Irene Aid in NC

More than $64 million has been approved for disaster aid in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday more than 34,000 people in the state have sought help or information on disaster …

Conn. Hearing to Look at Insurers’ Storm Response

State lawmakers want to learn more about how the insurance industry responded to the two recent storms to hit Connecticut – the remnants of Hurricane Irene and the October nor’easter. The legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee has scheduled an …

AIG Loses $4B on Planes, Weak Markets

Insurer American International Group lost more than $4 billion in the third quarter, as its aircraft leasing unit took an impairment charge on a portion of its fleet and the fair value of the company’s one-third stake in Asian insurer …

Vermont to Update Irene Damage Estimates

Vermont officials are expected to update damage estimates from Tropical Storm Irene. Gov. Peter Shumlin and administration officials will hold a media briefing on Monday. Some estimates say Vermont suffered $1 billion in damage from Irene flooding, which tore up …

More State Aid for Flood-damaged New York Farms

The Cuomo administration is distributing an additional $850,000 in aid for more than 100 New York farms impacted by flooding caused by tropical storms Irene and Lee. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that the state funds will be distributed …