“SANDY” BECAME STRONGER OVERNIGHT—National Weather Service Burlington, Vermont meteorologist Eric Evenson told us this morning the trajectory of the storm as it hits land will be first off the New Jersey coast, then Pennsylvania. Our culprit will be high winds that could gust 60-plus miles-an-hour and cause many power outages and other wind-related problems. A High Wind Warning is in effect beginning at 2pm today. Most schools in the area have announced early dismissals and cancellations of afterschool activities.

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