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Road Watch: Prepare to shell out $4 at toll booths (Delaware County Times) The Delaware River Port Authority is reminding drivers tolls on the Commodore Barry, Walt Whitman, Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross bridges will be $4 on Sept. 14, up a buck from $3. us.rd.yahoo.com
Events Calendar (Rome Observer) This Week Visual Arts September 5 First Friday Shorts 15-minute art talks given in the galleries by museum curators, docents and decorative arts guides at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum Education Department, 310 Genesee Street, Utica. Meet in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court. us.rd.yahoo.com
Stretching Your Vacation Dollars (Carteret County News-Times) (ARA) - We all look forward to vacations -- the precious time to recharge our batteries and spend care-free days and fun-filled nights with family and friends. But visions of vacations may change this year with a recession looming, rising gas prices and basics like food and housing at a premium. us.rd.yahoo.com
Travel numbers expected to fall this Labor Day (The Daily Progress) With the exception of University of Virginia football fans around the state, fewer Virginians are expected to hit the road this Labor Day weekend, keeping with a summer trend of less holiday travel. us.rd.yahoo.com
High gas prices, weak economy expected to trim Labor Day travel (Dallas Morning News) High gas prices and concerns about a weak U.S. economy are expected to keep some travelers at home for the Labor Day weekend. Travel club AAA and the Air Transport Association, an airline trade group, are both forecasting declines for the holiday weekend as travelers adjust to rising costs. us.rd.yahoo.com
Summer of the 'staycation' winds down (The Journal News) They camped closer to home, hit the beach instead of the highway and were content to just picnic with friends and relatives. The summer of the "staycation" wound down with many in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam doing just that, staying home. us.rd.yahoo.com
Fewer Labor Day travelers expected (Daily Press) Most of us will likely opt for day trips, even though gas is cheaper and pleasant weather is expected. One of the year's busiest travel weekends could be a little less congested this year, amid predictions of the first decline in Labor Day holiday travel in two years. us.rd.yahoo.com
Labor Day may provide a boost to Lee hoteliers (The News-Press) Labor Day Weekend is shaping up decently for Southwest Florida resorts and related businesses. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lee County resorts expect solid weekend (The News-Press) Many aren't letting high gas prices and tropical weather uncertainty keep them from Labor Day plans at Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and other resorts. us.rd.yahoo.com
Folks kept close to home this summer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Last summer, Ron Yochum and wife Roseanna Fazio filled a cooler and packed their swim gear for a day trip to Lake Erie. ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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