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Tropical Storm Agnes

Agnes changed everything

June 23, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

The 45th anniversary today of the flood of 1972 caused by Tropical Storm Agnes brings scores of memories. I was 22 years old and working in the newspaper field then. A highlight for me was when President Richard Nixon visited… Continue Reading →

Agnes Flood, Chester Marcol, Flood of 1972, Lou Michaels, Tropical Storm Agnes

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Ed Ackerman Ed Ackerman, a consulting editor and columnist for the Greater Pittston Progress, has served the people of Greater Pittston for 48 years, starting in the newspaper field at age 17. The Pittston resident will share his thoughts in this blog and in a weekly column published in the Progress. greaterpittstonprogress.com

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