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It has been more than a month since hurricane Sandy tore through the Northeast. Several volunteers from Tennessee are still helping with recovery efforts. The Red Cross has 15 workers from the midstate spread across New York City and New Jersey. A local nurse was one of the first people to travel to the east coast. Jan Freeman, a registered nurse has spent two weeks in the Staten Island area aiding residents. All the devastation made for some unique living arrangements for Freeman and other rescue team members.
"What hotel rooms there were, were being occupied residents who had been displaced from their homes. There was no place for the volunteers to sleep. So FEMA sent a merchant marine vessel the SS Wright," said Freeman. "Flew it into the New York Harbor docked it at Staten Island and that was my home for the remainder of the time."
"What hotel rooms there were, were being occupied residents who had been displaced from their homes. There was no place for the volunteers to sleep. So FEMA sent a merchant marine vessel the SS Wright," said Freeman. "Flew it into the New York Harbor docked it at Staten Island and that was my home for the remainder of the time."
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Haslam's chief deputy Claude Ramsey to retire
June 19, 2013 16:41 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam says chief deputy Claude Ramsey is retiring at the end of August to spend more time with his family in Chattanooga.
The Republican governor said in a news release on Wednesday that the 70-year-old Ramsey has been integral to his administration on key initiatives that include civil service reform, economic development efforts, workforce development training and improved operation of state government.
Ramsey was elected to the General Assembly in 1972 where he served four years in the House. He was Hamilton County's mayor for 16 years.
His last day on the job is August 31.
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