Strong nor’easter cancels events from Massachusetts to Maryland

Thousands are without power on the U.S. East Coast, while roads are flooding in some coastal New Jersey communities.

The storm is expected to bring winds up to 60 mph, heavy rain and coastal flooding to areas including New Jersey, New York City, Long Island and New England.

Forecasters say up to 40 million people in multiple US states could be affected by the early season northeasterly storm High winds and heavy rain were beginning to batter New England on Friday as a “significant” nor’easter, the first such storm of the fall, threatened to disrupt…