Washington Post: The first emergency call to the Crisfield Fire Department came before noon Monday, Oct. 29, a year ago:
The mail truck was reported floating past the Church of God. This was several hours before the brunt of Hurricane Sandy was due in Maryland's southernmost town. Crisfielders -- who live a few feet above the Chesapeake Bay on three sides -- thought they knew storms and high water.
Soon, whitecaps lapped the front windows of Gordon's Confectionery and Goldsborough's Marine on Main Street. The...