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Having an air conditioner can significantly increase your utility costs during the summer. Gone are the days of opening windows and putting up with the heat. Homes are usually built with central air incorporated unless you are fortunate enough to live in a cool and dry climate year round.  

Burlington sent winter packing Friday, and a 116-year-old record went with it. Friday's high temperature of 66 degrees at Burlington International Airport smashed the former mark for the date of 60 degrees set in 1894. Burlington wasn't the only place to enjoy record temperatures.  

Gardeners and landscapers along the Eastern seaboard are making haste - and money - as spring begins and they pick up the pieces from the region's particularly harsh winter, which toppled more than snowfall records. Marian Anderson, a 73-year-old resident of Manchester, N.J., is having problems trying to find a crew with enough time to remove two old oak trees that fell in her yard during a nor'easter last weekend. "They tell me they're swamped and will get out as soon as they can, but who knows when

They tell me they're swamped and will get out as soon as they can, but who knows when that will be   -Marian Anderson

 

And then there was spring. It's here, folks. And for once it looks like the calendar and the reality outside are going to match up.  

Following is a summary of observations recorded by the Weather Office here at 0830hrs today. Dry weather prevailed over the State. Maximum temperatures changed little over the State.  

When enjoying a lazy Sunday brunch in a beautiful outdoor setting, how we all wish a breeze would pass by to comfort us. Outdoor events are fun, but on a hot day can get tiring for your guests. Air conditioning isn't even an option in case of outdoors.  

Canada jumps into spring after having recorded the mildest and driest winter on record, Environment Canada reported Friday. The agency, which has compiled data from 1948, determined the average temperature throughout the country was four degrees Celsius (seven degrees Fahrenheit) above normal, said meteorologist Andre Cantin. Cantin said the country also saw 20 percent less precipitation than normal, also a record.  

Kathy Estes doesn't get many chances to eat lunch outside. The weather in February and March changed that. "You take advantage of days like this when you can get them this time of year," she said Friday as she munched on salad while sitting on a park bench near Capitol Lake. "You start looking for opportunities to go outside."  

Fewer than 3,000 of all Malaysian homes have insulation, simply because it is considered mainly a fire-retardant and sound-dampening tool. you know it can take the heat. — has become a burning issue.