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Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall
Far From Florence: Former Norwalk Hospital Nurse Evacuates Before Hurricane Makes Landfall Judging by the number of OBX stickers spotted on cars, it’s fair to say that North Carolina’s Outer Banks are a popular escape destination for many in the area.  That was certainly the case for Caron Balitsos who has been making the 10-hour drive to Hatteras Island every summer for decades.  In fact, the former Norwalk Hospital ER nurse has moved to the Tar Heel state permanently, thanks to her love for the ocean and the slower pace of life down South. And now it is that very ocean that has Balitsos back in Connecticut. Heeding mandatory evacuation orders for her town located midway betwe…

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