As many in Monroe County are still without power, many residents say they are relieved to have avoided severe devastation from superstorm Sandy.
It was reported that 19,100 people are without power in Monroe County, with nearly 7,000 of those in Webster, where portions of Lake and Holt roads are closed due to storm damage.
Area school districts, including Webster, East and West Irondequoit, Fairport, Penfield, East Rochester, Henrietta, Brighton, and Greece are closed today, Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Gretchen Lukhaup is a teacher in the Rochester City school district. Since school was canceled, she and her daughter, Isabel Fonticiella, 7, celebrated by going out to breakfast.
No injuries or fatalities have been reported in the area.
Although there was no significant flooding associated with this weather event, high winds coupled with driving rain have caused more than 20,000 residents to be without power this morning.
A county-wide state of emergency that was in effect for all Monroe County towns and villages, including the City of Rochester, was lifted today at 9:30 a.m. Most emergency shelters, including the one at the Webster Recreation Center on Chiyoda Drive, which were activated as a result of the storm, were also closed, effective this morning.
A shelter at the Dome Arena will remain open until County Executive Maggie Brooks is assured that all affected residents are able to return to their homes. Residents who utilized a shuttle service to shelters will be provided transportation back to their pick-up location.
A mandatory evacuation of select lake shore residents remains in effect until damage can be assessed.
The storm also had an impact on local businesses, as many closed as a precaution.
Some say they were disappointed when the storm changed their plans to see Bruce Springsteen tonight. His was postponed until tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 31.
As many in Monroe County are still without power, many residents say they are relieved to have avoided severe devastation from superstorm Sandy.
It was reported that 19,100 people are without power in Monroe County, with nearly 7,000 of those in Webster, where portions of Lake and Holt roads are closed due to storm damage.
Area school districts, including Webster, East and West Irondequoit, Fairport, Penfield, East Rochester, Henrietta, Brighton, and Greece are closed today, Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Gretchen Lukhaup is a teacher in the Rochester City school district. Since school was canceled, she and her daughter, Isabel Fonticiella, 7, celebrated by going out to breakfast.
No injuries or fatalities have been reported in the area.
Although there was no significant flooding associated with this weather event, high winds coupled with driving rain have caused more than 20,000 residents to be without power this morning.
A county-wide state of emergency that was in effect for all Monroe County towns and villages, including the City of Rochester, was lifted today at 9:30 a.m. Most emergency shelters, including the one at the Webster Recreation Center on Chiyoda Drive, which were activated as a result of the storm, were also closed, effective this morning.
A shelter at the Dome Arena will remain open until County Executive Maggie Brooks is assured that all affected residents are able to return to their homes. Residents who utilized a shuttle service to shelters will be provided transportation back to their pick-up location.
A mandatory evacuation of select lake shore residents remains in effect until damage can be assessed.
The storm also had an impact on local businesses, as many closed as a precaution.
Some say they were disappointed when the storm changed their plans to see Bruce Springsteen tonight. His was postponed until tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 31.
