Rain ends drought as New England cools in August
In Boston the drought is declared over as extended rainfall ends shortages. Guy L. Paris of the state Department of Agriculture notes the relief, with the National Weather Service forecasting a cooler damper August and rainfall above average, ending a July drought southeast of a line from southern Maine through southern New Hampshire into eastern Connecticut.
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Boston
New England
Guy L. Paris
State Department of Agriculture
National Weather Service
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Skinny dipping party plans despite Cape Cod ban
Skinny dip supporters in Truro Massachusetts say they will hold a second annual Free the Free Beach event next Sunday despite a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that sustains a nude bathing ban at Brush Hollow beach in the Cape Cod National Seashore. The group argues the decision infringes free choice and vows to pursue further action.
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Truro
Mass
Lee Baxandall
Free Beach Committee
National Park Service
Brush Hollow Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore
U.S. Court of Appeals
Cape Cod
Park Service
The
Civil Liberties Union of
Massachusetts
U.S. Supreme Court
Brush Hollow
Thomson Calls Reagan Best GOP Candidate at Keene Fair
New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson softened his earlier attack on Ronald Reagan while at the Cheshire County Fair in Keene. He said Reagan is the best GOP candidate but hedged on endorsing him and on delivering a seconding speech at the upcoming national convention, citing the need for a ticket with clear firm stands on issues.
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Keene
Thomson
Reagan
Protesters arraigned after Seabrook site occupation
Eighteen opponents of the Seabrook oceanfront nuclear plant were to be arraigned in Hampton District Court on charges of criminal trespass disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. About 800 protesters marched from Hampton Falls to the site while police and PSC officials limited photographers. The Clamshell Alliance organized the rally with another demonstration planned for Aug 22.
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Seabrook
N.H
Rockingham County
Norman Cullerot
Public Service Co
New Hampshire
Bruce Beckley
Hampton District Court
Hampton Falls
Clamshell Alliance
New England
Beckley
Somerville Man Linked To Emerging Lyme Arthritis Case
Massachusetts General Hospital doctors study two men with illness resembling Lyme arthritis. One patient, a 26 year old from Somerville, had rash fever and joint pains after Cape Cod military duty and possible tick bite. Researchers warn findings about a new infectious arthritis are not yet conclusive and origins remain uncertain.
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Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Yale University
Somerville
Connecticut
Martin Hirsch
Massachusetts General's
Infectious Disease Service
One
Edwards
Cape Cod
Hirsch
Cape
Aetna cuts gobbledegook in policy language
Hartford AP Aetna Life and Casualty began reducing policy jargon to plain English introducing a simplified valuable property policy after two years of study. The company says the new wording clarifies coverage, expands print size, and has 41 of 48 contiguous states approved.
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Hartford
Aetna Life and Casualty
Al _ said
Sun
Abend
Aetna
Paul Nagle
Personal
Nagle
Cone
Craftsbury Fiddlers Contest crowns champions in Vermont
In Craftsbury Vermont the 14th annual Fiddlers Contest drew about 8000 spectators despite drizzle. Ned Phoenix Townsend won open division, Wilford Guyllette Newport took the senior title, and Sonja Nordstrom Westwood Mass claimed the junior crown. Performers aged 12 to 78 shaded the muddy field stage on a tractor-trailer as crowds danced and applauded. The festival, once village hosted, moved to a nearby farm as it grew in popularity and is now sponsored by the Craftsbury community after separation from the Horse and Buggy Club.
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Craftsbury
Ned Phoenix
Townsend
Wilford Guyllette
Newport
Sonja Nordstrom
Westwood
Mass
Vermont
Daughters of Isabella to Meet Tuesday in Biddeford Hall
Daughters of Isabella club notes announce a Tuesday 7 30 p m meeting at St Jean s Hall on Jefferson Street Biddeford. A business meeting will be held during the session.
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Daughters of Isabella
St. Jean's Hall
Jefferson Street
Biddeford
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