Telecom firms said they spent days preparing for Hurricane Sandy by activating regional coordination centers, testing equipment and positioning fuel for backup power generators.
Andrew Coulson, a Birmingham city councillor who is testing the support for regional government, sees some promising building-blocks for a more coherent identity.
Emergency medical technicians carried him out of the ring on a stretcher and transported him to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus for a CT Scan and other testing.