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Bracing for Earl

Earl bears down

Hurricane expected to pass near Cape and Islands overnight; many brace, others flee; Patrick declares state of emergency

Timmy Andrews watched his grandmother, Maggie Paulino of Brewster, load groceries in preparation for the hurricane. Timmy Andrews watched his grandmother, Maggie Paulino of Brewster, load groceries in preparation for the hurricane. (Bill Greene/Globe Staff)
By Andrew Ryan and Eric Moskowitz
Globe Staff / September 3, 2010

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Hurricane Earl swelled yesterday into a massive storm almost the size of New England, swirling north up the Eastern Seaboard on a track expected to take it perilously close to Nantucket around midnight tonight. (Full article: 1247 words)

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