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Feds designate new offshore wind power area off Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire
Opening a new frontier in the region’s offshore wind power push, the federal government on Friday finalized its designation of a two-million-acre wind energy area off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the designated Gulf of Maine area would support President Joe Biden’s goals of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035.
The area, which ranges from 23 to 92 miles off the coasts of the three states, has the potential to support generation of 32 gigawatts of clean energy, the bureau said. That amount of energy surpasses “current state goals for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine: 10 GW for Massachusetts and 3 GW for Maine,” BOEM said.
Thirty gigawatts of offshore wind power would provide enough electricity for 10 million homes, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
As part of a transition away from fossil fuels, Massachusetts and other East Coast states are at the dawn of a years-long effort to eventually make offshore wind turbines a major source of power, with initial efforts in Massachusetts focused on areas south of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. The newly designated zone lies to the east of the state.
The area’s designation “is a major step in the transition of our energy economy from dirty fossil fuels to clean wind energy,” said Kate Sinding Daly, senior vice president of law and policy at the Conservation Law Foundation.
BOEM “did a thorough job of listening to concerns about protecting marine life,” Daly said.
“For the most part this designation has carved out the most sensitive areas and excluded them from wind turbine construction,” Daly said. “CLF will continue to work with BOEM to ensure all possible protections for vulnerable marine wildlife and important habitats are built into the process as it moves toward leasing and construction of these floating turbines. This a very good day for our climate and our energy future.”
BOEM finalized the area’s boundaries after “extensive engagement” with the three states, tribes, local residents and ocean users, including the fishing community, federal government partners and others.
The bureau published a notice in the Federal Register on Monday announcing its intent to prepare an environmental assessment of potential impacts from offshore wind leasing activities in the wind energy area.
The notice initiates a 30-day public comment period, and BOEM said another would occur if the agency decides to proceed with a lease sale in the wind energy area.
The designated zone represents an 80% reduction from the area BOEM initially identified for possible leasing and a 43% reduction from the draft wind energy area, the agency said, citing its responsiveness to comments from the public and other entities.
The proposal avoids important areas for lobster and other fishing, North Atlantic right whale habitat and the majority of the historical and present-day fishing grounds of tribal nations within Maine, the agency said.
“BOEM is committed to maintaining strong collaboration with the states of Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire as we advance our efforts in the Gulf of Maine,” BOEM Director Elizabeth Klein said in a statement. “We remain dedicated to engaging with Tribal governments, federal and state agencies, ocean stakeholders, coastal communities, and all interested parties as we progress through our environmental review.”
The Biden administration on Thursday celebrated the completion of the South Fork Wind project off Long Island, N.Y., with the White House calling it a “watershed moment” for its climate and energy agenda. “The nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm … is expected to generate approximately 130 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power more than 70,000 homes.”
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NASHUA, NH – Nashua Fire, police, and AMR ambulance were dispatched to a report of a fire in a 2-unit residence at 26 Cross Street Saturday.
On arrival at about 7:40 a.m., a second alarm was requested due to the fire’s intensity and the proximity of the adjacent structures.
People from the building were self-evacuating and notified firefighters of one person trapped in the building. Another person suffering from severe fire-related injuries was treated and transported from the scene by AMR medics.
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The victim was transported to the local hospital and was then flown by Boston MedFlight to a Boston Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Firefighters were able to protect any extensive damage to adjacent structures and bring the fire under control in about 30 minutes.
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New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey confirmed that one person died in the fire and that the other victim was brought to a Nashua hospital and is being treated.
Fire Marshal Toomey said this is the fourth fire-related fatality this week in New Hampshire. A woman died in a fiery crash in Pelham. Two people died in fires Thursday: a man died in Concord and a man in Manchester.
Nashua Fire Rescue battled a fire at 6 Cross Street earlier this month, injuring and displacing several people.
Nashua Fire and Police also responded to and investigated a fatal car crash on Monday on Amherst Street that killed a woman and seriously injured a man.
The NH State Fire Marshals Office, Nashua Fire, and police are investigating the fire.
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Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark Hall, and Conway Police Chief Christopher Mattei announce that Connor J. Macleod (age 24) has been arrested in connection with the death of Alexis M. Leach (age 23) in Conway, New Hampshire this morning.
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, at approximately 11:30 P.M., the Conway Police Department responded to an apartment located at the River Turn Woods apartment complex at 36 Council Road in Conway. Upon entering the location, officers encountered Connor Macleod, as well as Ms. Leach, who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Ms. Leach later died from her wound at Memorial Hospital in Conway. An autopsy was conducted this afternoon by Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg, who determined that the cause of Ms. Leach’s death was a gunshot wound to the neck, and the manner of her death was homicide.
Mr. Macleod was arrested on a charge of Manslaughter, contrary to RSA 630:2, I(b) for recklessly causing the death of Alexis M. Leach (01/12/2001) by shooting her with a firearm.
Mr. Macleod will be arraigned at a later date determined by the 3rd Circuit Court – District Division – Conway.
Lawrence Anthony Dunlap, 37, of South Spring Street in Concord, was arrested on Friday on 11 felony counts of criminal mischief. He was charged after a nearly two week investigation into close to a dozen vehicles that were keyed and damaged around Concord High School during the New Hampshire GOP convention at the school. The party rented the Christa McAuliffe Auditorium and the Main Street corridor for the function. In the early afternoon, when attendees began to leave, many with political license plates, including state representative registrations and political stickers, called police after seeing their vehicles damages.
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Detectives, according to Det. Sgt. Benjamin Mitchell of the Concord Police Department obtained video footage of a suspect — a white man with a beard and dark hair, riding a “longboard” skateboard near the damaged vehicles. A Concord Regional Crimeline alert was issued about the case and the suspect was later identified as Dunlap, Mitchell said.
A search warrant was requested for his apartment on South Spring Street.
On Friday morning, an “officer safety” BOLO (be-on-the-lookout) alert for “protective custody” with “possible mental health issues” was broadcast to law enforcement agencies around the state accusing Dunlap of leaving his home around 10:45 a.m. by foot. The alert stated a search warrant of Dunlap’s home “yielded firearms, a manifesto, suicide notes, and a bag containing zip ties, masks, and gloves.” In the alert, police said they believed all Dunlap’s vehicles were at his home. Police were working on an arrest warrant related to a felony criminal mischief incident, the alert stated.
Patch arrived at the scene just a few minutes after his arrest on South Spring Street. Neighbors reported police were at the building for several hours.
After being arrested, Mitchell said, Dunlap was held on preventative detention.
Dunlap, according to his Facebook feed, made some vague political statements online, attempting to create conversations with his friends. Some posts, however, were overtly political, espousing left-of-center views. In one, he likened the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol building to “domestic terrorism” and shared a “socialism” graphic purporting to show “red” states received more in federal benefits than “blue” states.
“Some interesting data,” he wrote. “I did not fact-check it, so take it with a grain of salt.”
Dunlap was hired as a real estate agent for Realty One Group Next Level in October 2022, according to a Facebook post as well as real estate information online.
Police are “continuing with this investigation,” Mitchell said, with detectives asking anyone with information to contact Det. Evan Cristy of the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit at 603-225-8600.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100 or online at concordregionalcrimeline.com.
A free, 24/7, confidential service can provide people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress or those around them with support, information, and local resources. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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