TODAY MARKS A YEAR SINCE THE DECEMBER 18-TH STORM THAT CREATED DEVASTATING FLOODING AROUND THE NORTHEAST. THE STORM HIT MAINE. COVERED ALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. KNOCKING OUT POWER FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. IN NORTHERN NEW YORK… STATES OF EMERGENCY WERE DECLARED ACROSS FRANKLIN AND ESSEX COUNTIES. THE TOWN OF JAY HAD RESIDENTS EVACUATING. PARTS OF VERMONT WERE HIT HARD AS WELL. THIS WEATHER EVENT CAME JUST SIX MONTHS AFTER THE MAJOR FLOODING OF JULY 20-23. THAT’S NOT THE KIND OF WEATHER NEW ENGLANDERS ARE USED TO JUST A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. BUT NOW IT’S NOW A MONTH THAT KEEPS SOME VERMONTERS ON HIGH ALERT. YUNIER MARTINEZ IS LIVE IN WATERBURY. WHERE HE SPOKE WITH A COMMUNITY… STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS OF LAST YEAR’S DISASTER EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO DECEMBER FLOODS TURNED LIFE UPSIDE DOWN FOR MANY VERMONTERS I SPOKE WITH ONE MAN WHOSE STORY CAPTURES THE RESILIENCE AND …
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