The Bloomsburg Daily
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Bloomsburg Area Trick or Treating Schedule
Read more: Bloomsburg Area Trick or Treating ScheduleAccording to Bloomsburg Town Hall, Trick or Treating will be from 6-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Danville Council voted tonight to schedule Halloween Trick or Treating from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 29. And if you are looking for the perfect costumes, our Halloween store is located at the Buckhorn Plaza (Walmart, Lowes, etc), 68 Lunger Dr, Bloomsburg. Call them at 570-784-8593.
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Flood Insurance Basics
Read more: Flood Insurance BasicsThe National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is a somewhat misunderstood system. According to the FEMA website (who runs the NFIP): “The NFIP is a Federal program created by Congress to mitigate future flood losses nationwide through sound, community-enforced building and zoning ordinances and to provide access to affordable, federally backed flood insurance protection for property owners … Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between local communities and the Federal Government that states that if a community will adopt and enforce a floodplain management ordinance to reduce future flood risks to new construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the…
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Current Flood Resources for Victims and Donors
Read more: Current Flood Resources for Victims and DonorsWhile the clean up from the 2011 Flood continues in Bloomsburg, it is helpful to once again alert everyone to the various needs and resources in town. The Bloomsburg Chapter of the American Red Cross has provided the following information. If you have additional items that would be helpful to include (or changes to the information), please email or comment below. Give Blood For information on the nearest donation time and place or to schedule a donation, please call 1‐800‐RED‐CROSS or 1‐800‐432‐8045. Office on Aging Help People over 60 may call 1-570-784‐9272 for flood‐related help. In addition, there is an…
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Technology Tools for Flood Alerts
Read more: Technology Tools for Flood AlertsBecause the community is in the middle of a massive flood clean-up and recovery effort, no one wants to think about the next time high waters will affect the area. However, when one looks at the data, odds indicate that Bloomsburg will be faced with significant flooding again. Here is the data related to flooding levels along the Susquehanna River near Bloomsburg since 2004 (flood stage at Bloomsburg is 19 feet): September 19, 2004 – 27.1 feet. January 15, 2005 – 20.5 March 30, 2005 – 21.4 feet April 4, 2005 – 25.1 feet June 28, 2006 – 28.6 feet…
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PA Newspaper Association Presentation
Read more: PA Newspaper Association PresentationCole Camplese recently keynoted the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Advertisers Conference on the Penn State Unviersity campus. The talk covers general statistics related to social media, current trends, and a critical analysis of the use of technology in the newspaper industry.
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A Flood of Silence
Read more: A Flood of SilenceThis is the first view at a very rough cut of the forthcoming documentary film, A Flood of Silence. This documentary will expose the devastation of the September 2011 flood has had on the town of Bloomsburg, look critically at the local news eco-system, and share stories of the community as we work to emerge from this disaster.