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Massachusetts Passes Up Northern Pass
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has dropped a $1.6 billion project that was set to deliver hydropower from Canada through a 192-mile transmission line in New Hampshire.
The decision to terminate the earlier selection of the Northern Pass project from Eversource was announced Wednesday by the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The state will instead move toward an agreement with New England Clean Energy Connect, a hydropower project proposed by Central Maine Power Co.
New Hampshire regulators voted to reject Northern Pass last month over concerns about potential negative impacts on the environment and tourism.
Eversource asked for reconsideration, but the Site Evaluation Committee said it would not do so until May. That’s well past the deadline set by Massachusetts for moving forward with a large-scale clean energy project mandated under a 2016 law.
Chocorua Native Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting A Student In Pennsylvania
TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA – A Chocorua native was arrested in Pennsylvania for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student.
According to The Daily Review 25-year-old Whitney Roberts was charged with two counts of felony institutional sexual assault and one misdemeanor count of corruption of minors. Authorities allege that Roberts had sex with a teen boy late last year in Franklin Township.
Roberts was a substitute teacher in the Towanda Area School District at the time of the incident, and had been working there since the fall of 2017.
Pennsylvania State Police said that Roberts suggestively approached the 17-year-old Towanda student on Nov. 17 at party. They then allegedly ended up kissing and exchanging Snapchat names. Authorities then claim that the following morning Roberts picked the victim up from a friend’s house and took him to her place.
On the Towanda Area School District’s website the administrators said they were “contacted by several concerned parents and students regarding alleged rumors of misconduct between a substitute teacher and students. In conjunction with the authorities, we have thoroughly investigated the allegations.”
Roberts was arraigned on March 13 and released on $10,000 unsecured bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 21.
Early Monday Morning Fire In Center Ossipee
OSSIPEE, NH – There was an early morning fire in Ossipee Monday.
According to Center Ossipee Fire Chief Dana Cullen crews were called out to a structure fire at 119 Moultonville Road in Center Ossipee at 12:51 am.
The Chief said that when crews arrived they found fire on 2 floors of the 2 unit apartment building.
All occupants of the building and their pets were able to make it out safely. One person was checked for smoke inhalation. The Red Cross is assisting the occupants who were displaced by the fire.
Crews were able to have the fire contained within 3 hours. Chief Cullen said that thought building isn’t currently livable it is repairable.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Flanagan House In Tamworth Torn Down For New Park
TAMWORTH, NH – A local land mark in Chocorua has been taken down. The Flanagan House, A white home that stood for many years along the western bank of the Chocorua River, was razed Monday.
According to Chocorua Park LLC the building was acquired by the group in 2015 along with the Chocorua damn as well as other pieces of property on the west side of the river. In 2016 the group attempted to sell the Flanagan House to businesses, non-profit organizations, or even as a private residence to no avail. The group said that after 3 years of paying full property taxes on the building they made the decision to clear the property. North Country Recycling demolished and removed the House Monday morning.
Kimball Packard owner of the Farmstand in Chocorua said “We were sorry that no one stepped up to purchase it, it was on the market since before we arrived, and the owners even offered to donate it to a non-profit, but no one could handle the overhead that would have come with it. It’s going to be a really nice park though, and I look forward to the space becoming available for events like a farmers market, craft fair etc.
Chocorua Park LLC said in a facebook post that the land will be regraded in April and may to create accessible paths to the River, with benches and other features alongside the river.
Garbage Truck Crashes Into Rochester Tollbooth
ROCHESTER, NH – A woman was hurt after a Garbage truck Crashed into the Rochester Tolls yesterday.
According to New Hampshire State Police at around 6:47 yesterday (Thursday) morning a Waste Management Garbage Truck struck an occupied toll booth on the southbound side of The Spaulding Turnpike.
An investigation revealed that the side loading door was left open, and as the truck traveled through lane #1, the door struck the booth.
The toll attendant 77-year-old Stacy Doris, from Rochester was taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital before being released with minor injuries. The Truck driver 29-year-old Michael Stelline, from Lebanon, was uninjured.
Authorities said Lane # 1 of the Rochester toll plaza will be closed indefinitely until repairs can be made to the tollbooth.