Kerry: Empowering, transferring responsibility to Afghans is ‘the whole ball game’
(NECN: Washington) - Massachusetts Senator John Kerry spoke this afternoon before The Council on Foreign Relations. The topic: Afghanistan. "We all know why we invaded Afghanistan. It was not a mistake to go in," said Kerry. "Because of the gross mishandling of this war by past civilian leadership, there are no great options for its handling today," said Kerry. "The costs of failure are very real," said Kerry. read more
Rhode Island takes the lead in H1N1 (swine) flu tracking
(NECN: Alysha Palumbo, Warwick, RI) - The Ocean State is launching a first in the nation program to track the H1N1 (swine) flu virus. State health officials will use electronic prescription records to track the spread of the swine flu. It is expected to show which communities are being hit the hardest, and where there are potential outbreaks. 46 states are reporting the swine flu as widespread with more than 1,000 deaths.
Khazei urges Chamber to abandon support for casino gambling in Mass.
(NECN: Peter Howe, Boston, Mass.) In an otherwise perfunctory U.S. Senate candidates' forum Monday morning, City Year founder Alan Khazei provided the one spark of surprise. On the home turf of forum host Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Khazei passionately implored the Chamber to drop its new support for resort casinos in Massachusetts. "We cannot take this step,'' Khazei said. "I urge all of you to reverse your position on casino gambling.'' read more
Weather Lovers Unite! Southern New England Weather
The Southern New England Weather Conference will be held on Saturday October 24th, 2009. http://www.sneweatherconf.org/ While this conference does have a cost associated with it, it is high value for the money with speakers coming from other parts of the country to give talks at the conference. The registration fee does include breakfast, lunch and snacks. Of note, Julio Ripoll-WD4R, Assistant Amateur Radio Coordinator for the National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio station WX4NHC will be giving a presentation on the 29-year history of their operations at the Hurricane Center and the role they play in National Huricane Center operations and is ...
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Weekend Nor’easter Will Rain On Our Parade
A big upper low in the midwest is diving south and will take 3 days to finally reach the coast. This low will push energy, lift and moisture up the Atlantic seaboard for a strong developing low at the surface which will become our Weekend Nor’easter! High pressure is currently in place in Quebec, and is supplying dry air into New England with a light east-Northeast wind. Though clouds have moved... [Read more]
Fight continues to save stranded dolphins
Rescuers are renewing their efforts this morning to free the remaining dolphins stranded on Cape Cod. Several teams are in Wellfleet, trying to coax more of the Atlantic white-sided dolphins back into the ocean when high tide rolls in. Read More →
Deep Snow & Sunshine.. Downhill Lowdown
New England has deep snow and plenty of sunshine, for the best skiing this side of Powder. There is hope for a continuation of this great weather into at least part of the weekend. And Maine may miss this the weekend rain altogether. Check this video of Cranmore, provided by Ski New Hampshire. Trails counts are highest, and snow pack deepest of the winter. Read More →
Quiet weather compared to the rest of the nation…
A little bit of everything across the nation todayWhatever sunshine is left out there this morning will fade behind increasing clouds throughout the afternoon today. Temperatures will rise into the 40s in northern New England and at our coastlines with a wind off the water. The interior will manage to squeeze out another day in the 50s. My forecast thinking hasn’t changed too much, although... [Read more]
Sky Scenes! Thursday, March 11, 2010
There’s nothing like take a moment to relax and enjoy Sky Scenes – photos from across New England submitted by you! Ogunquit, ME, Sunderland, MA and Conway, NH are a few of the locations we visit in this mornings segment. Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group,... [Read more]
Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts!
You’ll need those shades again today because the sun just won’t stop shining (and I’m ok with that)! We’re going on Day 5 of beautiful weather here in New England, but this trend won’t last too much longer, so enjoy it while it lasts. Take a look at the forecast diagram for Concord, NH above…notice the daily sunshine duration row…ZERO sun forecast for Friday... [Read more]
Matt visits the St. Agnes School in Arlington, MA!
Meteorologist Matt Noyes shares video he took just yesterday of the wonderful 4th grade students at the St. Agnes School in Arlington, MA! Read More →
Sky Scenes! Wednesday, March 10, 2010
It’s time for another wonderful set of Sky Scenes, all thanks to you! Today we catch a glimpse of the beauty in Thornton, NH, Newburyport, MA and Sebago, ME – just to name a few…enjoy! Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group, where every one of the thousands... [Read more]
Beautiful weather for now, but turning unsettled by week’s end
What a gorgeous stretch of weather we’ve had across New England over the past several days! Temperatures yesterday soared well into the 50s and lower 60s. Portland, ME broke their previous record high of 54° (1995) reaching 56° and Bangor, ME tied their previous record of 52° (1995). Today will be slightly cooler in the wake of a weak cold front passage overnight, but highs will still... [Read more]
Sky Scenes! Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Today’s Sky Scenes exhibit the first signs of spring in New England! Do you have your own pictures you’d like to send us? It takes mere moments to sign up for a Flickr account and start uploading directly to the Sky Scenes group, where every one of the thousands of pictures I’ve received are posted. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EASY INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS! To see the still... [Read more]
What? No Tues-Thurs Snow?
We reached 60° in New England today, the nicest weather since November 19-21, 2009. And now, for the first time since January 12-14, 2010, we are not forecasting snow or rain in New England on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Oh What a Relief! Because many of the 7 mid-week storm forecasts have busted in one way or another. We shall relish the quiet… and retool for more fun beginning this... [Read more]
Cat, owner reunited after nearly a year
Sparky Sparky was only seven months old when he escaped through an open door as his Lexington owners visited friends in Boston last Spring. It would be nearly an entire year before they were reunited thanks to an up-to-date HomeAgain® microchip registration and an MSPCA adoption center counselor. Prior to Sparky’s escape he had been neutered and a HomeAgain microchip containing a unique ID number... [Read more]
Misconceptions about captive animals
(NECN) – You may remember seeing video of a circus elephant named Tyke rampaging through the streets of Hawaii or reading about the day Franklin Park’s gorilla Little Joe escaped. These incidents couldn’t have been more different and yet we in the public may lump them together and misunderstand them equally. Joining Vicki Croke on the Secret Life of Animals is John Linehan, head of... [Read more]
Roundtable discussion about animal world
(NECN) – The president of SeaWorld last week defended the park’s killer whale shows following the death of a trainer. One thing we’ve learned from all the coverage of the incident involving Tilikum the killer whale and trainer Dawn Brancheau is that there certainly are warring camps in the animal world. Each side reads very different things into what happened. Joining Vicki with a... [Read more]
A push to “Free Tilly”
(NECN) – So what about the push to Free Tilly the killer whale? Many scientists say Tilly could never survive in the wild, but are now suggesting the use of a sea pen A sea pen is an enclosure in the ocean that would give him more space, while also keeping him away from humans. But others point to the death of a whale named Keiko, star of the movie Free Willy back in the 1990s. Millions of dollars... [Read more]
