hometown hit hard

My hometown, Rutland, Vermont, was hit hard by Monday's Nor'Easter. Trees that have been standing for years were uprooted by the 70-mile per hour winds. Houses were ruined, telephone poles were snapped in half, the downtown was abandoned by merchants and customers alike, and many Rutlanders still don't have power. There are some video clips on the Rutland Herald's website as well as a photo gallery. (Getting to the photos is a little complicated: first click on the lead story, then on the far right there is a panel with links to related articles and media. Under the media heading there is a link to photo gallery. Click on that.) There were no fatalities.

My mother lives in Rutland and her house is without power, but she is currently in Montpelier legislating, hopefully to get help for our city.