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4A – Daily News – Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Hot enough for ya? Temps soar to near 100 in East NEW YORK (AP) — The heat wasn’t going to keep Jerryll Freels inside on his vacation. The 28-year-old made his way through Times Square on Monday, com- bating the hot weather with a wet white washcloth over his head and a water bottle in hand. ‘‘It’s hot, but I know how to stay cool,’’ said Freels, visiting from Minneapolis. A string of hot days were expected this week, with temperatures en route to 100-plus degrees in some places. Temperatures reached into at least the 90s Monday from Maine to Texas, into the Southwest and Death Valley. In the East, warm air is ‘‘sitting over the top of us, and it’s not really going to budge much for the next day or two,’’ said Brian Korty, a meteorologist with the National Weather Ser- 2010 FARMERS’ MARKET & Concert Series Wednesday Evenings from 5-8 pm • FOOD • CRAFTS • LIVE MUSIC • FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE On Washington & Pine Streets Sponsored By: Music takes place from 6-8pm D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Sponsored by RB/TC Chamber of Commerce Red Bluff City River Park every Sat. 8am-noon vice in Camp Springs, Md. He said after that, a system coming in off the Atlantic Ocean would bring in cool- er temperatures. Monday was a day off for many to mark Sunday’s Independence Day holiday. The extended weekend aided utilities by lowering demand for power, said Lis- sette Santana, a spokes- woman for PPL Electric Utilities in Allentown, Pa. For others, though, there was no getting away from the heat. Richard Willis, 52, was one of a few dozen home- less men in Franklin Square, a small park in downtown Washington. He spent his day drinking water and staying in the shade. ‘‘That’s all you can do, really,’’ said Willis, who wore jeans and a long- sleeve shirt and sat under a tall tree near a fountain. ‘‘I’ve been through many summers. I’m experi- enced.’’ In New York, Yasser Badr manned his steel food cart in the sun outside Penn Station. Surrounded by the grill, fryer and gyro rotis- serie all going full throttle, he was already covered in sweat. A question about the heat elicited only a resigned laugh. ‘‘This kind of metal, it makes everything more hot,’’ he said, patting the wall of the cart. The long weekend had more people out seeking relief. Five Connecticut state parks had to stop admitting people because they had reached capacity. A major utility restricted water use on the New Jersey shore, forbidding residents from watering lawns and washing cars. MCT file photo Lauren Hanson, 9, makes a splash as she completes a trip down an Oakdale, Minn., makeshift waterslide. City workers built the slide from rolls of plastic and supplied water with a fire hose. About 17,000 customers in northern New Jersey lost power at about 1 p.m. Mon- day, though Jersey Central Power and Light spokesman Jim Markey said it was too early to know whether the outage was heat-related. While some tried to stay inside, others chose to brave the heat, including tourists who wanted to make the most of their holiday trips. In Washington, people were out exploring the city on the final day of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. Ben Mullen just returned from Iraq, ‘‘so he’s really used to it,’’ said his wife, Stephanie Mullen. The cou- ple from upstate New York planned to walk by the White House and visit the Vietnam Veterans Memori- al. I would like to thank everyone who supported me & all those who worked on & for my campaign for Sheriff. We deeply appreciate everyone’s support in my election as your sheriff Dave Hencratt & Family Paid political advertisement