Emergency Radio - with light

As a writer in an emergency, I would rather have a Red Cross radio than a Cross pen.

With the American Red Cross Radios by Eton, I'll have information, a light source, a cell phone charger and renewable energy at my fingertips.

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Cranial Soup on the Nutley storm

Power outages in northern NJ could last several days
Associated Press - June 11, 2008 9:15 PM ET NUTLEY, NJ (AP) - Power has been restored to a majority of the more than 200000 electric customers blacked out when violent thunderstorms ripped...
WRNN - New Jersey State Headlines - http://www.rnntv.com/global/category.asp?c=53110

PSE&G hopes to have all power restored by Friday
June 12, 2008

NEWARK, N.J. - Public Service Electric & Gas has now restored service to 244,200 customers in New Jersey who lost power during Tuesday's powerful thunderstorms. However, some of the remaining 4,600 customers who were still without power as of 5 p.m. Thursday may not get their lights back until Friday. Crews from New Jersey and Pennsylvania have been working around the clock to repair damaged transmission equipment, mainly in Essex County.