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FEMA Opens Disaster Recovery Center in Middletown

Residents who incurred damage as a result of Hurricane Sandy can obtain information about disaster assistance programs

On Friday, FEMA opened a Disaster Recovery Center in the community room at the Middletown Police Department. A Disaster Recovery Center is a facility where applicants may go for information about disaster assistance programs related to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

This center will be open:

Monday through Saturday 8 am – 6 pm
Sunday 1pm -5 pm

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Disaster assistance is financial or direct assistance to individuals and families whose property has been damaged or destroyed as a result of a federally-declared disaster, and whose losses are not covered by insurance.

Additional forms of assistance offered by the Federal government can be found on their website. http://www.fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers

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