Hurricane Irene continues to strengthen with strong wind gusts and speeds up to 115 miles per hour.  The hurricane is pounding in the Bahamas now and will become a major hurricane by later today. Here is the latest on Hurricane Irene: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/231150.shtml?’%20rel=’nofollow Also, due to the smokefires in the south,  the National Weather Service in Wakefield, […]