I only remember Arlene because it was my mothers' name.

News from my son in Brattleboro, VT, is good. He lives on a hill, where the primary worry was wind in huge sugar maple trees along his driveway. Wind wasn't an issue and he never lost power. In downtown Brattleboro, the brook is back in its banks. The food co-op where he works got 3 inches of water. Everything is covered in a layer of mud. His job has been unloading and trashing food from refrigerators and freezers. Part of their parking lot is undermined and closed off. One bridge looks intact but is closed for inspection.

The national coverage is really a bit much, but Brattleboro has a great community website that collected videos that the national media used without credit. It's a clear shot up major roads from NYC, too, so ABC, CNN, Fox, etc could get reporters and their trucks in and away easily. The governor and senator followed the national media, coming by helicopter. They don't seem to like their governor much. He seems prone to foot in mouth disease.