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Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away
Baby Boom: Massive Blast At Gender Reveal Rattles New England Homes Miles Away Parents in New England hoping to be exploding with joy experienced a different kind of blast during a gender reveal that rocked homes in a 20-mile radius. The explosion in southeastern New Hampshire involved more than 80 pounds of a legal explosive called Tannerite and blue chalk, and was set off around 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 at Torromeo Industries in Kingston, located on Dorre Road, Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs said. WBZ-TV shared footage of the explosion captured on a local resident's Ring Doorbell. View this post on Instagram A …

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
How’s This Forecast? No Rain, Wind, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Sky Fires – Just Snugglin' Weather How’s This Forecast? No Rain, Wind, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Sky Fires – Just Snugglin' Weather
How’s This Forecast? No Rain, Wind, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Sky Fires – Just Snugglin' Weather Tired of hurricane and tornado warnings? Had enough pictures of skies on fire? Snuggle up, folks: Our local weather expert has the perfect forecast for you. Know that nice weather we’ve been having? It’s going to continue, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. “What a beautiful day it is outside,” Cioffi said Saturday. “As an added bonus, the sky is free from smoke from the West Coast wildfires. “We have no weather issues other than a few clouds coming into the mix on Sunday,” he said. “Days will be cool and nights will be chilly into Tuesday....The radars are silent and can take a vacation sinc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
Teddy Strengthens Over Atlantic, Expected To Be Major Hurricane Teddy Strengthens Over Atlantic, Expected To Be Major Hurricane
Teddy Strengthens Over Atlantic, Expected To Be Major Hurricane Hurricane Teddy is projected to become a major hurricane and could directly hit Bermuda as it moves northwest, generating large swells expected to reach parts of the East Coast of the United States. It's now a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 miles per hour located about 625 miles east-northeast of the Lesser Antillies on Thursday morning, Sept. 17, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. Earlier report - Teddy Upgraded To Hurricane Status, Newly Released Path Takes Storm Toward Northeast Additional strengthening is forecast to occur du…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
SUMMER TEASE: Warming Trend To Trigger Damaging Winds, Downpours, Hail SUMMER TEASE: Warming Trend To Trigger Damaging Winds, Downpours, Hail
Summer Tease: Warming Trend To Trigger Damaging Winds, Downpours, Hail Sunshine and rising temperatures the past few days have given the Northeast a desperately-needed reprieve from the chilly and dreary weather that pestered the region during much of April into May. The flip side comes Friday. A much warmer, soggier stretch will kick off with a bang as severe thunderstorms threaten parts of the Northeast. "Thunderstorms will erupt Friday afternoon ahead of a cold front across parts of Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania and upstate New York then charge east and southeastward into portions of New England, the lower Hudson Valley and central and eastern Pennsylvani…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
These NJ Cities Among 100 Best Places To Retire In America These NJ Cities Among 100 Best Places To Retire In America
These NJ Cities Among 100 Best Places To Retire In America Who says you need to retire somewhere warm?  You can also stay right here. The Chamber of Commerce released its annual list of 100 best U.S. cities for retirement, among them two in New Jersey. Clifton and Bayonne took numbers 31 and 99, respectively, the top three places all in New England. The Chamber of Commerce considered the following eight variables when compiling the list: Percentage of the population above 65  Percentage of retirees in the 65+ population  Overall Poverty rate  Percentage of the population with a bachelor’s degree or higher  Median monthl…

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by Cecilia Levine