NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012. “The Marathon has been an integral part of New York City’s life for 40 years and is an event tens of thousands of New Yorkers participate in and millions more watch. While holding the race would not require diverting resources from the recovery effort, it is[Read More…]

Disaster Assistance Services Centers are Open in Hard Hit Areas NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012. The following are Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s remarks as delivered this afternoon at City Hall: “I’m sorry we’re a little late in getting going, but there’s lots of moving parts and we wanted to make sure[Read More…]

Trenton, NJ –(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012.  The U.S. Department of Labor approved a $15.6 million National Emergency Grant to fund Governor Chris Christie’s plan to hire unemployed New Jersey residents to assist with Hurricane Sandy clean-up and recovery efforts in the Garden State. The plan, submitted for federal funding by the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2012 – 3:00 PM EDT  Highlights: At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical cyclone. As of 2:00 pm EDT November 2 there are 3,491,595 customers without power in the affected States. This[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–2 November 2012 – Some 1.8 million Haitians have been affected by Hurricane Sandy, the United Nations relief agency said today after its first assessment of the situation in the region, adding that food security remains an urgent concern in the Caribbean nation. Initial data collected by the UN Office[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2012.  The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 780 federal observers and department personnel to 51 jurisdictions in 23 states for the Nov. 6, 2012, general election. Although state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, the[Read More…]

Hilliard, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2012 – 10:47 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Ohio!  (Applause.)  O-H!  O-H!  (Applause.)  O-H!  Oh, it’s good to be back.  (Applause.)  Can everybody give Judy a big round of applause for the great introduction?  (Applause.)  Judy is an example of all the incredible volunteers who have been involved[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2012.  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the October 2012 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s labor market added 171,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in October, while the unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent. Additionally, our economy added back more[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2012 -10 AM EDT Highlights: At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical cyclone. As of 9:00 am EDT November 2 there are 3,628,739 customers without power in the affected States. This is[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 2, 2012.  Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in professional and business services, health care, and retail trade. Hurricane Sandy  Note Hurricane Sandy had no[Read More…]