Crowded campgrounds, rain forecast for holiday (The Columbian)

Pack the tent and prepare for rain if you’re wrapping up the summer with a Labor Day weekend outing in the woods. And be prepared for plenty of company. Jim Wasden, a longtime Gifford Pinch...

Lexington's dry summer dampened by rain (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Finally, some rain for our parched lawns and fields. The wet spring had turned into a dry summer, but Lexington got some rain Monday, the promise of more on Tuesday. We can thank the weather system formerly known as Tropical Storm Fay. It is expected to drop as much as 3 inches of rain over parts of Kentucky over the next couple of days, according to the University of Kentucky ...

Rain, rain come and stay (The Post-Star)

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The rain-filled days of early summer have some local merchants approaching the final stretch by singing in the rain.

Readers share their favorite summer sides (Concord Monitor)

This summer's rain made for many a sodden grilled dinner, but the weather has finally turned fairer . . . just in time for grill season to come to a close. As you prepare to bid farewell to your barbecue and tuck it in for a long winter's nap, we offer you these cookout side dishes that were sent in by readers:

End of summer cookout Sept. 2 in Gilford (The Citizen of Laconia)

The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department will be holding its annual end-of-summer cookout for participants of the Senior Moment-um Program on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Rain date is Thursday, Sept. 4.