New Hampshire
Hampton Beach deals with another round of flooding
A day after coastal flooding washed over Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, construction crews worked to clear up the debris.
Sunday’s coastal flooding marks the third significant coastal flooding event this year.
Along Ocean Boulevard, chunks of asphalt littered the ground where water caved in the walkways.
“This year seems to be worse, because the very high tides that we’ve had have been higher than any of us who have been here for a long time can recall,” said Michael McMahon, the fire chief and emergency management director in Hampton, who has been working in the town for nearly 30 years.
Cleanup is underway on New Hampshire’s Seacoast after high tide caused severe flooding.
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Along with closing off areas along Route 101 and Route 1A, police sent out a warning to the Hampton community in advance, asking people to keep away from Ocean Boulevard between Hampton and Rye as flooding increased.
“We had anticipated a nearly 12-and-a-half-foot high tide, which is remarkably high for us here in Hampton,” McMahon said.
“It was a little over two feet, so it wasn’t as bad, but still it left all this mess in front of the house,” said resident Rebecca Clocher.
A storm brought severe flooding to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, on Wednesday. Scores of homes were covered in water, which people could be seen wading through.
Flooding started shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday, and neighbors say most of the water drained by 5 p.m.
Along Ocean Boulevard, a gas line was left exposed, while bright orange cones sectioned off parts of the street where neighbors wouldn’t be able to walk.
Aerial images from the flood show water pooling in between homes, replacing the roadways, but neighbors say Sunday’s flood is nothing compared to the two coastal floods they experienced back in January.
“A lot of people had to move out across the street right there because their houses were damaged by the flood,” said Bob Latour as he pointed at the homes along his block now left abandoned following the devastation.
Emergency crews are still assessing the totally damage from Sunday’s flooding. Meanwhile, Hampton residents are waiting for funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for January’s flooding.
A man was taken into custody following a police pursuit on the New Hampshire seacoast that ended in a multi-hour standoff on Saturday night.
New Hampshire State Police said they received information on Saturday to be on the lookout for a Dodge Ram 3500 in connection with an ongoing investigation in Belmont, which is just south of the Lakes Region.
Around 9:42 p.m., state police learned Strafford police had located the vehicle and was attempting to stop it in their town. However, the driver failed to stop and a police pursuit was initiated.
State police responded to the area and assumed command of the pursuit. The driver of the Dodge traveled through multiple communities, including Somersworth, where a passenger who is a minor was let out of the vehicle. The passenger was not injured in the pursuit and was brought by police to a family member while the pursuit continued.
Tire deflation devices were deployed multiple times before the Dodge ultimately stopped on Route 4 in Durham. The driver refused to get out of the vehicle, so the road was shut down and a standoff ensued as state police troopers negotiated with the driver.
Ultimately, the driver, identified by police as 55-year-old Scott E. Newcomb, of Belmont, got out of the vehicle and was taken into custody. He was later released to Belmont police in connection with their investigation.
Newcomb will be charged by state police with kidnapping, reckless conduct and disobeying an officer in connection with the pursuit and standoff. His court date is still pending.
Officers from five local police departments and the Durham Fire Department and McGregor Memorial EMS assisted state police with the incident.
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President Trump has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff across the United States in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Celebrated on Dec. 7 each year, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day remembers the 1941 attack at the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which began the United States’ involvement in World War II. The surprise attack from the Japanese military resulted in the deaths of thousands of service members and civilians, as well as over a thousand injuries.
In memory of the lives lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the flag of the United States at all public buildings and grounds across the country and its territories – including in New Hampshire – will fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, Dec. 7.
Why are flags flown at half-staff?
According to the official website of the U.S. General Services Administration, flags typically fly at half-staff when the country or specific state is in mourning. Observances include national tragedies, days of remembrance and deaths of government or military personnel.
The president, the state governor or the mayor of Washington, D.C., can order flags to fly at half-staff.
Half-staff vs. half-mast
While half-staff refers to lowered flags on land, half-mast refers to those at sea. Both refer to a flag being flown beneath the top of its staff as a sign of respect.
Emily DeLetter of the USA TODAY Network contributed to this report.
An officer-involved shooting in Manchester, New Hampshire has left one man dead.
The incident began near South Mammoth Road after police received a call for a suspicious car around 4:30 a.m. Officers responded to the area and a chase began with the vehicle. A man fled the scene after the vehicle crashed, which resulted in police chasing him on foot.
A “subsequent encounter with police” resulted in the man being shot. Bill, who lives right next to where the shooting occurred, says he saw police chasing after the suspect. Police say the man had an encounter with police and was shot.
“I saw [the cops] go down the street, and I saw them shoot like seven times,” Bill said.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said that the man’s identity will be released following an autopsy.
“It’s very shocking. Couldn’t imagine what happened,” one resident said.
A quiet neighborhood
The shooting took place near a school and rattled neighbors who said it is a quiet neighborhood.
“Muffled pops and then that was kind of it. They always say, ‘Don’t run from the police.’ That’s the biggest thing. If you’re innocent, just stop, follow their commands,” resident Rick Smith said.
South Mammoth Road remained closed on Saturday as police spoke to neighbors about the incident.
“It’s a busier street. Nothing like this. Never had anything to this magnitude,” Smith said.
“There’s a lot of families. Everybody is very kind to each other,” a resident said. “It’s pretty disturbing.”
The shooting is under investigation by New Hampshire State Police.
Manchester, New Hampshire is over 50 miles from Boston, Massachusetts.
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