The March 13-14 weekend nor’easter that pummeled the metro area left a collection of downed trees, flooding (including a portion of the Belt Parkway) and a general mess in the Bay area, but thankfully, there were no reported injuries here.

Tragically, though, a 73-year-old retired teacher from Kensington was killed when a tree toppled by the storm fell on her in Bay Shore, Long Island. Julia Hughes, who had taught at P.S. 217, was walking to her car after leaving the birthday party of her 5-year-old grandnephew.