Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 12:43AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories.
It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.
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Thursday, July 11th, 2013
Julius Feldman
Julius Feldman, 80, Hull, Mass., and Bradenton, Fla., passed away July 1, 2013, while visiting in Lille, France.  
He was the beloved husband of Delphine (Procas) Feldman; a dedicated brother to Pearl (Sam) Safti; the loving father of Rochelle (Kelly) Moore of Braintree, Mass., Jamie (Hal) Gross of Glen Rock, N.J., Jonathan Feldman of Celina, and Kathryn (Peter) Jackson of Lille, France; and a devoted and cherished grandfather to Blake and Abigail Moore, Max, Rachel, Sarah and Jake Gross and Matthew and Clarissa Jackson.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Seymour.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the first in his family to attend college. He studied engineering at City College of New York and received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering at MIT. He worked as an aeronautical engineer at MIT Instrumentation Lab and then for 36 years at Draper Laboratory in Cambridge, Mass., where he developed the guidance and navigation systems for the Apollo missions, which landed the first man on the moon.
A service to celebrate his life will be at 10:30 a.m. July 16 at Temple Israel in Boston, Mass. Burial will be in Beth Israel Cemetery in Sharron, Mass.
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