By Charlie Deitz
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Massachusetts – Hurricane Earl is expected to hit the Massachusetts coast at about 8pm this evening. In a midday press conference Governor Deval Patrick explained that even though the storm has been downgraded to a Category 1, the state is preparing for the worst. WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Charlie Deitz has the report