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Dealing with the Heat

Massachusetts Emergency Management Association tips on How to Beat the Heat.
July 2010 Consumer Reports article on Air Conditioners. Type in your Reading Public Library card number and then click on PDF Full Text to bring up the full article.

The Reading Police Department has set up web page that may be helpful to residents in the event they are inquiring about fundraisers in our community.

American Red Cross
Boston- based resources for relief and support — Boston.com list of Boston-area resources involved with the Haiti earthquake, and community actions in support of victims.

Boston.com – Haiti Earthquake
Boston Haitian Reporter — News by and for the local Haitian community, including streaming video live from Haiti, and feeds from local Haitian blogs
CNN – Haiti Earthquake — Extensive coverage of the crisis and aid efforts from CNN
NY Times – Haiti — News stories, photographs and other resources from the New York Times
NPR Twitter Feed — Haiti Twitter link page created by NPR News
White House Blog — The official White House response and links to information on the relief effort.

State Department number for Americans seeking information about family in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747
Family Links — The Red Cross FamilyLinks site helps those separated by disaster to find information about their loved ones