Blizzard damage in Scituate
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Interview with James Blanchard in Scituate about effect of blizzard on Peggotty Beach waterfront summer homes. Most homeowners have flood insurance. Storm damaged cottages. Roof on ground. Lumber torn off houses. Pile of rubble. Refrigerator toppled, covered with sand. Stone hearth intact in otherwise devastated room exposed to elements. Several ruined houses, tipped on side, filled with beach debris. Breaking waves. Telephone poles and wires askew. Crab washed ashore. Interview with Scituate building commissioner William Stone and health agent Bernie Nadeau on extent of destruction: estimates roughly $50 million.
