12 Feb, 2025

127-year-old water main gives way under NYC’s Times Square, flooding streets, subways

National News Water from a water main break cascading into New York’s Times Square subway station, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Marc A. Hermann/MTA, via AP By Associated Press August 29, 2023 | 6:53 PM NEW YORK (AP) — A 127-year-old water main under New York’s Times Square gave way early Tuesday, flooding midtown streets and […]

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Saint-Gobain to close New Hampshire plant blamed for PFAS water contamination

Environment State House Rep. Nancy Murphy, a Democrat from Merrimack, said residents will continue to pay a huge price after the plant closes. By Associated Press August 24, 2023 | 7:58 AM MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — A French company that has been blamed for contaminating drinking water in some New Hampshire communities with a group […]

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Water main break in downtown Boston floods Chinatown streets

Local News The break happened just after 2:30 p.m. on Harrison Avenue in Chinatown. Parts of several streets were closed due to flooding. A water main break in downtown Boston flooded several streets in Chinatown and impeded traffic Sunday afternoon. The break happened near 66 Harrison Ave., Boston police tweeted around 3:30 p.m. Police advised […]

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Truck driver sought after overturned kayak prompts water search

Local News Investigators now believe the kayak’s owner drove away after leaving the vessel floating in the Whitins Reservoir. This kayak was found overturned in a Douglas reservoir Thursday. Police are searching for its owner. Investigators in Douglas are asking for the public’s help in locating the driver of a pickup truck seen transporting a […]

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Story Land is adding a multi-level sprayground with water slides next year

New England Travel The park’s new water area promises fun for kids of all ages. Story Land, the New Hampshire children’s amusement park, is opening a Moo Lagoon “sprayground” in 2024. Courtesy Story Land Families heading to New Hampshire’s White Mountains will have a new reason to stop at Story Land amusement park next summer.  […]

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Shades of Michael Scott: DoorDash driver charged after following GPS into water in Middleton

Local News Police said the driver was able to exit the vehicle and walk to a nearby home, Dunkin’ order in hand.  A DoorDash driver is facing charges after reportedly following their GPS into a swamp in Middleton last Friday. Middleton Police Department/Facebook In a scene reminiscent of a classic gag from “The Office,” a […]

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