It was shortly after 4 p.m. on a sweltering, sunny Thursday — Aug. 14, 2003 — when the power went out in eight states across the Northeast and Midwest.
Sara Hasson was in her bridal suite at a Hyatt hotel in Greenwich, Conn., getting her hair blown out.
Dustin Schell was celebrating at a bar after witnessing his friends’ ceremony at City Hall in Manhattan.
Dr. Kelvin Chan was running last-minute errands in preparation for his wedding in Toronto the next day.
And Dr. Dvasha Stollman was in the middle of putting on her poofy, tulle-layered white gown in New Rochelle, N.Y.“I had no idea what was going on,” Dr. Stollman said.
Persons:
Sara Hasson, Dustin Schell, Kelvin Chan, Dvasha Stollman, “, Stollman, ”, Stollman’s
Organizations:
City Hall
Locations:
Midwest, Greenwich, Conn, Manhattan, Toronto, New Rochelle, N.Y, Canada