Article: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut assess damage from storm; federal aid sought.

Government officials from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut yesterday continued to survey damage caused by a fierce winter storm that ripped through the area late last week and over the weekend.

So far, both New York and New Jersey have officially petitioned the federal government for disaster assistance, while municipal governments across the region began to assess the storm's impact on local waterfronts, homes, and public infrastructure such as bridges and roads.

Official in Connecticut say a federal assistance request is likely after they have finished their assessment of the damage.

The federal agency in charge of disaster relief, the ...

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