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Erin’s Expanding Reach: Major Hurricane Will Grow, Have 'Far Reaching' Impact On Atlantic Coast Erin’s Expanding Reach: Major Hurricane Will Grow, Have 'Far Reaching' Impact On Atlantic Coast
Erin’s Expanding Reach: Major Hurricane Will Grow, Have 'Far Reaching' Impact On Atlantic Coast As Hurricane Erin churns off the Atlantic, its growing power threatens to send dangerous waves and life-threatening rip currents crashing onto the US East Coast, even as its eye remains far out at sea. Erin, now a major Category 4 storm, is forecast to grow even larger and unleash hazardous conditions along the Atlantic coast this week, according to the National Hurricane Center and AccuWeather.  As of Monday morning, Aug. 18, Erin’s maximum sustained winds have surged to 130 mph, with the storm’s center positioned about 130 miles east-northeast of Grand Turk Island and moving northwes…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Americans Eating At Home Most Since 2020 Amid Trump Trade Wars, Campbell's Says Americans Eating At Home Most Since 2020 Amid Trump Trade Wars, Campbell's Says
Americans Eating At Home Most Since 2020 Amid Trump Trade Wars, Campbell's Says Americans are cooking and eating at home in the largest numbers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic amid President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, according to the head of a major food company. Campbell's president and CEO Mick Beekhuizen made the comments in a news release announcing the company's quarterly earnings on Monday, June 2. The company with a huge brand portfolio, including Pepperidge Farms, Rao's, and Cape Cod Potato Chips, reported a 4% increase in net sales. Beekhuizen's comments come as economic pressure mounts for many Americans due to Trump's global trade wars. "Con…

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by Chris Spiker
News
COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Linked To Delta Variant Grows To 430 Cases COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Linked To Delta Variant Grows To 430 Cases
Covid-19: Cape Cod Cluster Linked To Delta Variant Grows To 430 Cases Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Among Vaccinated Led To Mask Shift; CDC Says 'The War Has Changed' The highly contagious Delta variant has become a major cause of concern in a Cape Cod community following a recent breakout of new COVID-19 infections. There are now more than 430 active cases of COVID-19 in Provincetown as of Tuesday, July 27, more than triple the cases reported last week, most of which have been linked to the variant. According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, genetic sequencing of initial samples associated with the recent …

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for much of the region. It lasts until 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, and covers Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Greene, Columbia counties in New York, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland, New London, and Middlesex counties in Connecticut, and all of Massachusetts except Cape Cod, and northeast Pennsylvania. (See image above.) Torrential rainfall is likely during storm activity. Quarter-sized hail, damaging winds, and frequent lightning are possible, along with power outages, the National …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Wet, Windy: Here's How Long A Stretch Of Rainy Weather Will Last Wet, Windy: Here's How Long A Stretch Of Rainy Weather Will Last
Wet, Windy: Here's How Long A Stretch Of Rainy Weather Will Last Bet on wet. Get set for a stretch of rainy and windy days as an ocean storm south of Cape Cod becomes more organized. Here's a day-by-day look at what to expect: Wednesday, Oct. 9: It will be mostly cloudy and windy with rain at times and a high temperature around 60 degrees. Look for rain to begin falling around 9 a.m., and become heavy later in the morning and continue on and off during the day before tapering off by nightfall. Winds will be out of the Northeast between 11 to 14 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday, Oct. 10: Mostly cloudy with more rain …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Missing LI Boater ID Released For Missing LI Boater
ID Released For Missing LI Boater The identity of a missing boater who is the subject of a massive search has been released by Suffolk County Police. U.S. Coast Guard officials, along with local law enforcement, are on the Great South Bay searching for Samuel Gutierrez, 47, of East Islip, who went overboard around 11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, said the Suffolk County Police. The incident took place near Heckscher State Park, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Hunter Medley. Gutierrez, who was aboard a 34-foot Fountain boat with two women, went overboard without a life jacket and never resurfaced. The women, who coul…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Massive Water Search Underway For Missing LI Boater Massive Water Search Underway For Missing LI Boater
Massive Water Search Underway For Missing LI Boater Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Missing LI Boater Coast Guard officials, along with local law enforcement, are on the Great South Bay searching for a man who went overboard. The incident took place around 11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, near Heckscher State Park, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Hunter Medley. The man, who was aboard a 34-foot boat with two women, went overboard without a life jacket and never resurfaced. The women, who could not operate the boat, called for help. Suffolk County Police Department marine bureau and aviation section officers resp…

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by Kathy Reakes