For Ms. Vanacore, a teacher, the question of staying in Long Beach was more complicated, though she ultimately said she would stay, and might even buy real estate there.
WSJ: Sandy Oral History: Tales of the Superstorm in Long Beach
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For Ellen Vanacore, a 60-year-old widow who moved to Long Beach in August, it was the morning after Sandy when she saw National Guard Humvees gathering at City Hall.
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And for Ms. Vanacore's 29-year-old son, Michael, it happened at the height of the storm, as he watched a distant electrical transformer explode into flames from his neighbor's fifth-floor apartment.
WSJ: Sandy Oral History: Tales of the Superstorm in Long Beach