Massachusetts
Coastal Massachusetts towns prepare for flooding as storm season nears
SCITUATE – As storm season gets closer, towns along the coast in Massachusetts are ready to support residents and businesses with any potential damage.
“The ocean, you can’t do anything with it,” said Stephen Hoss, who’s lived in Scituate for decades. “It is what it is.” Hoss is a pro now at preparing for stormy weather but even a seasoned storm veteran has his concerns. “One giant wave could cut right through here and up the dune and smash all the windows out.”
Flooding already starting
Hoss’ home is right along the Scituate coastline and on Friday, waves flooded his driveway.
“The road floods and sometimes you have to move your cars to a higher ground,” said Hoss. “We’re afraid it’ll get damaged.”
But despite concerns, Hoss has seen worse. It’s a sign of the storm season ahead and towns like Scituate are getting ready.
“The effects of the ocean are never far from our docks on any given day,” said Town Administrator Jim Boudreau. “It will cause some minor flooding. That pushes a lot of water ashore, gets into our business district.” Boudreau said he’s planning for the worst but hoping for the best. “What we do is make sure that we have all of our inspectors on duty, we clean it up with our DPW as quickly as we can so people can get in and out of their businesses, can get in and out of our homes. We have made some sandbags available for the business district.”
Making sandbags
And when storms roll in quick, towns like Scituate have to act fast to support residents and business owners. The DPW in Scituate is using efficient equipment, like a machine that can fill 20 sandbags at once. Anyone who needs sandbags can call DPW or head to St. Mary’s Church, where they’re periodically giving them out.
But it’s not all on them to protect homes and businesses. Boudreau has a direct line to more help from the state and federal government if he needs it.
“If we’re seeing a storm that looks like it’s going to be really problematic, we actually will talk to MEMA, FEMA beforehand, the lieutenant governor and her office,” said Boudreau. “They have a lot more money than we have, they will also send out resources, trucks, equipment to help us clean up.”
In the meantime, Boudreau encourages residents to enjoy what Scituate has to offer.
“Three hundred and sixty-five days, it’s the best place in the world to live but a couple of days of the year it gets a little hairy.”
A body part was found in a pond in Shirley, Massachusetts and investigators said foul play is suspected.
It was discovered around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as a group of people were walking along Veterans Memorial Bridge on Shaker Road.
Police said the group noticed something suspicious in the water of Phoenix Pond. The Middlesex District Attorney confirmed that the item was a body part, but would not elaborate.
Police shut down the road and divers could be seen exploring the pond late Wednesday. Authorities were back at the scene Thursday morning.
No other information is available at this point in the investigation.
Phoenix Pond connects to the Catacoonamug Brook, which flows into the Nashua River. It’s also connected to Lake Shirley.
Shirley, Massachusetts is about 44 miles northwest of Boston and around 13 miles from the New Hampshire border.
Human remains were discovered Wednesday in the water in Shirley, Massachusetts, and authorities suspect foul play.
Police in Shirley said in a social media post at 7:15 p.m. that they responded to “a suspicious object in the water near the Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge on Shaker Road.” Massachusetts State Police later said the object was believed to be human remains.
The bridge crosses Catacoonamug Brook near Phoenix Pond.
The office of Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said a group of young people was walking in the area around 5:30 p.m. and “reported seeing what appeared to be something consistent with a body part in the water.”
Foul play is suspected, Ryan’s office said.
Authorities will continue investigating overnight into Thursday, and an increased police presence is expected in the area.
No further information was immediately available.
Massachusetts
Ice covered highways, streets and sidewalks in Boston area rattled nerves during morning commute: “I’m ready for the thaw”
It was a treacherous commute for drivers across Massachusetts Wednesday morning. Ice on roads and highways caused several crashes during rush hour.
In Danvers, 22 miles north of Boston, the ramp from Interstate 95 to Route 1 north was covered in ice, leading to three separate crashes involving twelve cars. Three people were taken to local hospitals.
In Revere, just seven miles north of the city, two tractor-trailers collided on North Shore Road. Police said it will be shut down for most of the day. It’s unclear if this crash was caused by icy conditions.
Forty-four miles west of Boston, a tractor-trailer ran off the westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westboro. One person was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester with what were described by the fire department as “non-life threatening injuries.”
The ice wasn’t just a problem for drivers. People walking around Boston were also slipping and sliding Wednesday morning.
“I almost fell at least five times but I didn’t. I don’t know how. I screamed and caught edges,” Swapna Vantzelfde told CBS News Boston about her walk to work in the South End. It took longer than usual.
“The internal streets they just don’t get plowed, the little ones that people live on and then these arteries, the big streets, they’re cleaned a lot better,” she said.
Those on two legs and four were all stepping gingerly across slick spots.
“A little treacherous. Very slick and icy out here,” said a father pushing a stroller. “Sometimes you have something to hold on to, which helps.”
With plenty of snow piled along sidewalks and between parking spots, most people are done with winter.
“I’m over it. I’m ready for the thaw,” said one man.
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