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Mass. National Guard delivers holiday cheer to Boston Children’s Hospital [Video]

TAKES US THERE. FOR THEIR JINGLE BELLS SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER ON AN OTHERWISE GLOOMY MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MARCHED ONTO THE CAMPUS OF BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL TO DELIVER AN ENORMOUS GIFT. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR FAVORITE DAYS OF THE YEAR. YOU KNOW, WHETHER ITS RAINING, SNOWING, SUNSHINE, $10,469, DELIVERING A GIANT CHECK FOR MORE THAN $10,000. PART OF THE 164TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALIONS ANNUAL TOY DRIVE. ITS GOING TO BE SUPPORTING. SANTA VISITS, GINGERBREAD MAKING, HOLIDAY PROGRAMING, AND ITS ALSO GOING TO PROVIDE GIFTS FOR EACH PATIENT. THE TOY TRUCK, WHICH HAS TRANSITIONED FROM PHYSICAL TOYS TO MONETARY DONATIONS, IS NOW IN ITS 14TH YEAR. BEING AWAY FROM HOME, ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS, SOMETHING THESE SOLDIERS KNOW ALL ABOUT. WHEN WE STARTED THIS MARCH, WE HAD JUST RETURNED. THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS IN KUWAIT AND IRAQ, AND AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE KNEW, YOU KNOW, WE FELT GREAT ABOUT IT. WORDS CANT DESCRIBE WHAT IT MEANS TO THESE FAMILIES, WHETHER THEYRE HERE FOR A DAY OR WHETHER THEYRE HERE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS. SPENDING THE TIME AND THE SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS HERE IN THE HOSPITAL IS CHALLENGING. THIS YEAR, THANKS TO THE SOLDIER SERVICE AND GENEROSITY, PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE GIFTED WITH HOPE AND SPIRIT TO GET THEM THROUGH WHATEVER CHALLENGES THEYRE FACING, WHETHER THEYRE SERVING THEIR NATION, WHETHER WERE SERVING OUR COMMONWEALTH AT A TIME OF OF NEED IN AN EMERGENCY, OR IN THIS CASE, WHETHER WERE WERE REALLY COMING TOGETHER FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE IN THE HOSPITAL, IT MEANS A LOT TO US BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE GROUP HAS RAISED MORE THAN $10,000. THEYRE AIMING FOR AN EVEN BIGGER NUMBER NEXT

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Essex County officials, businesses gear up as heavy rain expected to hit Au Sable Forks [Video]

PREPARATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE IN NORTHERN NEW YORK AHEAD OF THE RAIN. NBC5’S BENNY NEZAJ TELLS US HOW PEOPLE ON THE AU SABLE RIVER ARE GEARING UP (AS-LIVE INTRO) WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO HIT AUSABLE FORKS IN THE COMING DAYS, LOCAL OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS’S ARE MAKING SURE THE CORRECT MEASURES ARE IN PLACE FOR LATER THIS WEEK. (NAT SOUND) River noise (VO) THE AUSABLE RIVER QUIET ON TUESDAY… but that’s not always the case. (SOT) “Living along the AuSable River, we are very used to flooding around this time of year.” (VO) OFFICIALS FROM ESSEX COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES SAY THEY ARE CLOSELY MONITORING AUSABLE FORKS.. the river could jump its banks by a little bit later this week. (SOT PHONER STILL) “Definitely concerned about that area as we are every winter and spring. The one fortunate thing that we’re glad is that there’s no ice in the rivers at this point. So, we’re hoping that everything just flows freely through.” (VO) JAY’S TOWN SUPERVISOR SAYS THE TOWNS COMMUNITY CENTER MAY OPEN UP AS A POTENTIAL SHELTER IF PEOPLE ARE IN NEED OF A PLACE TO STAY. (SOT) “If it becomes a problem where people need to leave their homes, the community center will be opened up with the help of the Red Cross and Essex County emergency services for people to come stay.” (VO) ONE LUMBER STORE IN JAY IS ALREADY SEEING CUSTOMERS GETTING READY AHEAD OF THE rain. (SOT) “We’ve been selling some sandbags here and there to Some people are getting ready for it.” (VO) URGING EVERYONE TO BE ON ALERT… PREPARE FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. (SOT) “Just stay vigilant, listen to warnings. If we recommend that you evacuate your house, we hope that you you would do that. That way. It doesn’t put our emergency service workers in any danger.” (LIVE OUTRO) OFFICIALS FROM ESSEX COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES SAY THEY WILL ALSO HAV

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IT can clean up through clean tech [Video]

There are some familiar names on the 14-member roster of the newly formed Green Power Group – California, a partnership of companies that will collaborate on purchasing and fostering clean energy: AMD, Apple, BT Americas, Cisco, eBay, Google, HP, Intel, and Intuit. Indeed, more than half of the members of the group represent the high-tech industry.