Lending a helping hand
Members of the Hamburg Water Rescue team check their tethered boat before heading downstate. They are, from left, Vinnie Alimonti, Mike Evelo and Drew Marts. This was in the parking lot of the Erie Co. Emergency Operations Center in Cheektowaga on Tuesday. Many trained in water rescue were deployed to the Long Island and New Jersey areas to aid in the storm's aftermath. (Robert Kirkham / Buffalo News)
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