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  • Country club’s plan to cut down trees paused by Planning Board

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    NORTH ANDOVER — The Planning Board wants a local country club to do its due diligence before allowing it to cut down more than 30 trees along the lake that serves as the town’s water supply.

    The Planning Board denied an application from the North Andover Country Club for an emergency watershed special permit at its meeting Tuesday.

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    By Angelina Berube | aberube@eagletribune.com

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  • House of the Seven Gables’ historic properties planned to relocate to address rising sea levels

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    SALEM — The House of the Seven Gables is earmarking money to move five of its historic structures further inland in anticipation of rising seas and groundwater levels caused by climate change.

    As such, the organization is seeking grants and donations to implement its 50-year climate adaptation plan. In 2022, the Gables received a $509,919 grant from the state to study site conditions and create the plan that was completed in May.

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    Michael McHugh can be contacted at mmchugh@northofboston.com or at 781-799-5202

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  • Flood, gale warnings in effect through weekend

    Flood, gale warnings in effect through weekend

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    The National Weather Serive has issued coastal flood and high tide advisories through this evening for the North Shore, from Salem to Newburyport.

    Second and third coastal flood advisories were issued for Friday at 11 p.m. to Saturday at 5 a.m., and for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    For the high surf advisory, large breaking waves can be expected in the surf zone Friday through 7 p.m., the weather service said.

    For the Friday afternoon coastal flood advisory, through 6 p.m. Friday, 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground level may expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways (4.2 to 13.9 feet Mean Lower Low Water).

    Flooding up to 1 foot deep may affect coastal roads on the North Shore from Salem to Gloucester and Newburyport, the weather service said. Rough surf will cause flooding on some coastal roads around the time of high tide due to splashover.

    Mariners should be aware the National Weather Service has issued a gale warning through Saturday morning for coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and for Massachusetts and Ipswich Bays.

    Northeast winds at 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 40 knots and 6- to 11-foot seas may be expected.

    The strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility, according to the weather service.

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  • History Happenings: July 13, 2024

    History Happenings: July 13, 2024

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    The heat arrived on this day in 1910. According to that day’s newspaper, water consumption was breaking all city records along with the extremely hot weather and lack of rain. If not for the auxiliary supply in the Artichoke River, there would have been a shortage. So far in July, the daily consumption in Newburyport averaged 1,225,00 gallons per day.

    — Museum of Old Newbury

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  • Haverhill to borrow $12.4M to reduce CS0s, upgrade water lines

    Haverhill to borrow $12.4M to reduce CS0s, upgrade water lines

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    HAVERHILL — The city will borrow $12.4 million for a project aimed at reducing the amount of combined sewer overflows reaching the Merrimack River.

    The City Council this week unanimously approved borrowing $12.4 million for a project intended to reduce CSOs pouring into the Little River and into the Merrimack River while also improving the water distribution system in the Locke Street area.

    In his request for the funding, DPW Director Robert Ward told the council the amount of the loan order increased by about $2 million since the original request passed about a year ago.

    He said the project was deferred a year due to permitting issues hit by cost increases.

    He said a number of things, including the need for additional quantities of items such as 18-inch diameter pipes, the creation of additional stormwater outfalls not in the original cost estimates, the need to rehabilitate some stormwater drain pipes, additional roadway restoration costs and other items.

    The council was provided with documents explaining the project, which will play out in three phases over the next 10 years.

    In his letter to the council, Ward noted that in 2016 the city entered into a consent decree with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requiring the city to reduce CSOs.

    Ward said that before the 1960s, sewage and stormwater were commonly collected in the same pipe. These combined sewers were designed and built to overflow into nearby waterways to prevent excessive flooding during rain storms from backing up into basements, streets, parking lots and other areas.

    Ward said the Locke Street area is the city’s biggest contributor to CSO overflows into the Merrimack River.

    This Locke Street Phase 1 combined sewer overflow (CSO) separation and water system improvements project will involve separating the combined sewer system in that area into separate wastewater and stormwater systems, thereby reducing excessive stormwater entering the sewer system during rain events.

    Ward noted that Phase 1 separates about 3,500 feet of combined sewers in the Locke Street area by installing new stormwater pipes, disconnecting catch basins from them, and connecting them to the separate stormwater lines. The project also involves upsizing existing storm drains, installing new outfalls to increase capacity of the existing storm drain system, and rehabilitating existing sewers and manholes.

    In conjunction with the sewer and drain work, old, undersized water mains in the Phase 1 area will be replaced and upsized. Ward said it makes sense to upgrade water lines in that area rather than return at a future date and having to dig up the streets again.

    The average household’s sewer rate impact from this project will be less than $21 annually, Ward stated in his letter. The water rate impact will add about $8 to the annual bill for an average size household, he said.

    The loan order funds Phase 1 of three phases over the next 10 years or so. Phases 2 and 3 will be in other areas, including Primrose, Main Street and Lawrence Street, which also discharge into Little River and to the CSO outlet behind the downtown bus station.

    “We’re paying for the sins of the past,” Ward said.

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    By Mike LaBella | mlabella@eagletribune.com

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  • Extended marine forecast

    Extended marine forecast

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    Forecast for coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

    Friday: Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: Southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with visibility 1 to 3 nautical miles.

    Friday night: South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 9 seconds and south 1 foot at 2 seconds.

    Saturday: West winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: Southeast 3 feet at 9 seconds and west 2 feet at 3 seconds.

    Saturday night: West winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds.

    Sunday and Sunday night: West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: Southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.

    Monday through Tuesday night: Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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  • Chlamydia-Like Bacteria Found Growing In Great Barrier Reef

    Chlamydia-Like Bacteria Found Growing In Great Barrier Reef

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    Researchers examining the Great Barrier Reef have discovered the coral is infested with a bacteria closely related to chlamydia, which scientists say could help them understand the coral microbiome and its potential impact on coral reef health. What do you think?

    “See? Everyone has it.”

    Marc Hassett, Haggling Coach

    U.S. Blows Itself Up So China Can’t Have It

    “Great, now I gotta text all the other underwater ecosystems I also swam in.”

    Liliana Kuipers, Request Denier

    “That’s what happens when you let just anyone scuba through you.”

    Frank Coakley, Assistant Linguist

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  • Study: Climate Change Making Airplane Turbulence Worse

    Study: Climate Change Making Airplane Turbulence Worse

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    A new study shows that climate change is causing more instability in jet streams and making wind speeds faster, with turbulence predicted to triple in frequency between 2050 and 2080. What do you think?

    “I can’t wait to take this out on a flight attendant!”

    Jeremy Coit, Herb Farmer

    Police Officers Explain Why They Are Resigning En Masse

    “Can’t they just fly above the climate?”

    Eleanor Rebadon, Detritus Collector

    “Finally, an incentive to tackle climate change.”

    Aaron Bauserman, Synopsizer

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  • Climate Scientists Announce Earth Doing Pretty Good Today So You Can Take Afternoon Off And Have Fun

    Climate Scientists Announce Earth Doing Pretty Good Today So You Can Take Afternoon Off And Have Fun

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    NEW YORK—Noting that there would be no reason to be concerned for the future of the planet again until tomorrow morning at the earliest, climate scientists at Columbia University announced Thursday that Earth was doing pretty good today, so everyone could take the afternoon off and have fun. “If anything, Earth could use a little extra carbon today,” said researcher Theodore Kneece, who encouraged climate change activists to take a break from their efforts for the remainder of the day, noting that the planet was doing surprisingly “A-okay” “Throw your soda cans in the trash. Buy a Keurig. Book a private jet. Trust me, the Earth will be fine—for today, that is. Let me be clear, we’ll still be facing a mass extinction in the near future, but today? Hit the beach!” At press time, Kneece added that activists might as well take a climate cheat day tomorrow, too.

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