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Hurricane lessons
unlearned
What Have We Learned From
Hurricanes
Massachusetts has learned
nothing since the Hurricane of 1938,
Hurricane Carrol in 1953 and
Hurricane Bob twenty years ago.
In New Bedford a hurricane barrier
was built in the 1960s by the Army
Corps of Engineers with two 440 ton
gates. The gates are old now and
stayed in the stuck open position for
several months in 2009 to make repair
of reduction gear.
The Cannon Street Power plant on
New Bedford Harbor was flooded in
1953 and finally closed in 1998. The
toxic plant remains there today.
In 2003 the Coast Guard relocated
the Tahoma and the Campbell, both
270-foot cutters from New Bedford, to
the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in
Kittery, Maine.
After the 1938 hurricane during
World War ll ship building move
inland to the Quonset Point armynavy
base in Rhode Island and the
Fore River Shipyard in Quincy,
Massachusetts.
Letters from our reader
We have got to question the
decision by Gov Patrick and the
leaders on Beacon Hill to propose
building a 36 million dollar ocean
wind turbine port (New Bedford
Marine Commerce Terminal) behind
the hurricane barrier. The tidal surge
from Hurricane Bob was twenty-eight
feet at the hurricane barrier with
wind speeds of 106 mph.
Frank Haggerty, Mattapoisett
Lots of help makes event a
success
As a member of
the West Island
Improvement
Association and
the volunteer
Chairperson of
the Chinese
Auction, it was
my privilege to
work with some
wonderful
volunteers that
helped organize,
plan, and run this
event on Saturday
August 13th.
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A lighthearted
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Zebra who
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thinks that
means he
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Step off the typical
tourist trail and onto
the walking paths of
Lebanon’s natural
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history and a lot of
pictures round out
this short book about
a trip to one of the
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land of milk and
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A fun
little tale
about an
encounter
with a
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story -
teller by
a young
brother and sister.
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Visit www.Zorena.com for links
to buy any of the above books
On behalf of the Henebury family, I
would like to personally thank all of
the generous residents and local
businesses that donated gifts to the
Chinese Auction.! It was a great
success with over 250 prizes
auctioned off. I would be pleased to
Chair the event again in the Summer
of 2012, so the Chinese Auction will
survive another year! If anyone from
the West Island Improvement Associ -
a tion would like to get involved, I
would welcome your input.
Siobhan Henebury
Dancerama
Celebration
Reunion of former Stella Pifko Dance Students
September 18 • Seaport Inn Banquet Hall
1:30–4:30 P.M.
110 Middle Street • Fairhaven, MA
Reception and Luncheon • $20.00 per person
Reservations need to be made now. For more information,
call 508-999-1889, or email steledmar@comcast .net
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Open Mon.–Sat. 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
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Fairhaven Neighborhood News Thursday, August 25, 2011 Page 25