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Sen. Toomey Sends Letter to Army Corps about Bloomsburg Flood Wall
According to a press release from U.S. Senator Pat Toomey‘s (R-Pa.) office, the senator sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today urging the Corps to conduct a new cost/benefit analysis...
View ArticleA Flood of Silence: Amy Wright
In this installment of A Flood of Silence, Amy Wright, a resident of the hard-hit 900 block of West Main Street talks about the flood, evacuation, how the area press reacted to this disaster, and the...
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Flood Help and Events
Julie Kuntz Klingerman is the adminstrator of the Helping Neighbors – Bloomsburg Flood 2011 Facebook group. She will be helping us compile flood-related help and events. The “Turn the Page” book drive...
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The View from Here: Fairgrounds on 9/11/11
Immediately following the Flood, The Bloomsburg Fair worked frantically to make decisions about the condition of the grounds. As you can see in these pictures taken not more than a few hours after the...
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A Flood of Silence: Dan Bauman
Daniel J. Bauman was the Mayor of Bloomsburg from 1982-1988 and 1994-1997, and is currently the vice chair of the Bloomsburg Area Joint Flood Control Authority. Mr. Bauman lives on West 3rd Street in a...
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FEMA Addresses Bloom Council on Buyouts
Representatives from FEMA addressed the Bloomsburg Town Council last night, reviewing the particulars of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and stressing that people who wish to apply for...
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Town Announces Public Meeting on Flood Buyouts
Bloomsburg Town Administrator Carol Mas issued a press release this morning announcing that an informational meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 November at 5:30PM in the Town Hall’s Council Chambers...
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FEMA Working to Deliver Trailers
Slightly over two months have passed since the historic flooding of Tropical Storm Lee pounded the Bloomsburg area. In the wake of the disaster, the need to find homes for hundreds of displaced people...
View ArticleA Holiday Homecoming
When Janet Lee left her 11th Street home after hearing forecasts of potential flooding related to Tropical Storm Lee in September, she took all of her important papers in her firebox along with an...
View ArticleBloom Psychological Center Helping Those Affected by Flood
We recently had a chance to talk with Sue Ei, who is a psychologist with the Bloomsburg Psychological Center (BPC). We talked about their Flood Support Group and how she feels the community is doing...
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Sen. Toomey Sends Letter to Army Corps about Bloomsburg Flood Wall
According to a press release from U.S. Senator Pat Toomey‘s (R-Pa.) office, the senator sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today urging the Corps to conduct a new cost/benefit analysis...
View ArticleA Flood of Silence: Amy Wright
In this installment of A Flood of Silence, Amy Wright, a resident of the hard-hit 900 block of West Main Street talks about the flood, evacuation, how the area press reacted to this disaster, and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flood Help and Events
Julie Kuntz Klingerman is the adminstrator of the Helping Neighbors – Bloomsburg Flood 2011 Facebook group. She will be helping us compile flood-related help and events. The “Turn the Page” book drive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The View from Here: Fairgrounds on 9/11/11
Immediately following the Flood, The Bloomsburg Fair worked frantically to make decisions about the condition of the grounds. As you can see in these pictures taken not more than a few hours after the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Flood of Silence: Dan Bauman
Daniel J. Bauman was the Mayor of Bloomsburg from 1982-1988 and 1994-1997, and is currently the vice chair of the Bloomsburg Area Joint Flood Control Authority. Mr. Bauman lives on West 3rd Street in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FEMA Addresses Bloom Council on Buyouts
Representatives from FEMA addressed the Bloomsburg Town Council last night, reviewing the particulars of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and stressing that people who wish to apply for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Town Announces Public Meeting on Flood Buyouts
Bloomsburg Town Administrator Carol Mas issued a press release this morning announcing that an informational meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 November at 5:30PM in the Town Hall’s Council Chambers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FEMA Working to Deliver Trailers
Slightly over two months have passed since the historic flooding of Tropical Storm Lee pounded the Bloomsburg area. In the wake of the disaster, the need to find homes for hundreds of displaced people...
View ArticleA Holiday Homecoming
When Janet Lee left her 11th Street home after hearing forecasts of potential flooding related to Tropical Storm Lee in September, she took all of her important papers in her firebox along with an...
View ArticleBloom Psychological Center Helping Those Affected by Flood
We recently had a chance to talk with Sue Ei, who is a psychologist with the Bloomsburg Psychological Center (BPC). We talked about their Flood Support Group and how she feels the community is doing...
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