Piglet Rescue, Buckling Buildings, Digging: News Nearby

Maryland school officials got the attention of the Today show this week with their playful responses to the snow.

The parenting section of Today featured Maryland administrators Friday in the article “Snow Day? While Students Are Home, The Principals Come Out to Play.” Howard and Harford county administrators’ adventures on YouTube were in the spotlight, and there was an allusion to Anne Arundel, where Adele helped announce school closing.

• Assistant Principal Rocks Out to ‘Snowline Bling’
• Principal Gives Kids Glimpse into His Snow Day
• Adele’s ‘Hello’ Remade for School Closing Message

The blizzard was not all fun and games, though. There were collapsing structures, shoveling complications and vital rescues.

The Destruction

• Church Building, Tennis Dome Collapse in Montgomery
• Bel Air Safeway Roof Collapses
• Porch Roofs Collapse on East 30th Street in Baltimore
• Two Schools in Harford Damaged by Snowstorm
• Roof Gives Way at Parkville Middle School
• Blizzard Cost Metro DC Region At Least $250 Million

The Death

• Dementia Patient Dies in Snowstorm; PG County’s Third Weather Death
• 5-Year-Old Girl Dies in Sledding Crash
• Pedestrian Hit By Snowplow in Silver Spring
• 5 Cardiac Arrests, 2 Fatal Reported in Harford

The Rescues

• WeeWee the Piglet Spared from Snowstorm and Market
• Homeless Woman Rescued After 3 Days Trapped in Car
• Aberdeen Police Save Man Stuck in Snow from Hypothermia
• Police Help Older Man Shovel Driveway
• Neighbors Dig Out Ambulance With Critically Ill Child

Photo of Waterloo Elementary School Principal Sean Martin via YouTube.