Saturday update: Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: Business

YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.

The tropical storm, far less intense than feared, brushed past the Northeast and dumped heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages, but caused little damage.

It left clear, blue skies in its wake. It was the perfect start to a Labor Day weekend that Cape Cod's restaurants and hotels hoped to salvage after business was decimated ahead of the storm.

"This traditionally for us is a sellout weekend," said Voula Nikolakopoulos, one o...