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Ralph Mitchell was a familiar sight in Lodi, his home for 60 years. Particularly on the corner of Garibaldi Avenue and Main Street, where he was a beloved crossing guard for almost 25 years. He loved being a crossing guard. He loved all the kids, he loved the parents, and they all loved him, his daughter Denise Pepe said. They would get him gifts every holiday, every Christmas. He was just a good guy.
and southern portions of virginia getting the wors . ocean city getting battered. i keep bringing you updates on what s going on. look at the live data. it is 54 degrees. so far today they have had 18.4- inches of rain. i mean inches continues to sheet on down. right now the wind doesn t look like much. gusts of 33 miles per hour. we have seen gusts over 65 miles per hour throughout the day. the problem is that the storm is not moving. it is stationary sitting there. we have been getting report of wave action off of ocean city up to 25 feet. that s some tremendous amount of waves. here in the baltimore area it is still not good but not as bad as ocean city. cloudy, windy and rainy tonight. the eastern shore has taken the brunt of the nor easter. it knocked out power for 3500 customers today. ten to 15-foot waves washed away beach dunes. brad bell has more from storm-battered ocean city. reporter: with recorded wind gusts in excess of 100 miles per hour the ocean has been