1. Your weather report: Two Words: Hurricane Sandy. Patch will be staying on top of the storm and how it will affect your community. Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.
2. He Who Must Not Be Named. Whenever a hurricane has a major negative impact on an area, its name is retired. Check out this list of retired Atlantic hurricane names.
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3. Patch Fact: The Atlantic Ocean’s hurricane season peaks from mid-August to late October and averages five to six hurricanes per year.
4. Schools Closed. Local schools, including Amherst and Milford, will be closed today. Patch will update you with any addiitonal closures due to Sandy.
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5. Congrats! Local Amherst residents have enrolled at Clemson University for the fall semester. They are: Nelson Daniel Corchado is majoring in Pre-Business, Jacob Charles Dworkin is majoring in General Engineering and Kevin Bradley Hutchinson is majoring in General Engineering.
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