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Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha’s Vineyard

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

A planned offshore wind farm moved a step closer to construction Tuesday with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved the project, to be located in federal waters near Rhode Island south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.The Revolution Wind project will have an estimated capacity of more than 700 megawatts of renewable energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes, and is expected to create about 1,200 jobs during construction, regulators said.It’s the department’s fourth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project, joining the Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts, the South Fork Wind project off Rhode Island and New York, and the Ocean Wind 1 project off New Jersey.The Revolution Wind project is another step toward the Biden administration’s goal of developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, said U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.“Together with industry, labor and partners fr...

Manchester, NH Police look to ID suspect seen walking away with safe after burglary

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

Police in Manchester are asking for the public’s help as they work to identify a man who was seen breaking into a business and walking off with a safe earlier in the summer.The Manchester Police Department said they were initially called to the Waterworks Café on Commercial Street on the night of July 12 after receiving a report of a burglary.Authorities went on to review surveillance video that showed a suspect breaking into the building before exiting with safe in tow. According to the police department, the suspect then got into a dark-colored SUV and headed north on Commercial Street.On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the department shared several images from that night, including the suspect, who police described as having a possible height of 5’9” to 6’1” and weight of 160-180 pounds. He was also said to have been wearing a sweatshirt, baggy pants, black shoes, a mask, and gloves during the incident.Anyone who recognizes the suspect or the vehicle is asked to contact Manchester Police...

Somerville drivers frustrated with number of speed bumps as city plans to install more

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

On the streets of Somerville, its driver beware with nearly 30 speed bumps spread throughout the city. Some drivers have said they’re frustrated with the number of speed bumps in the area, with some saying the bumps are damaging their cars. Officials, though, say the bumps are in place to keep driver’s safe. Moving forward, there is also a plan to install more bumps.“I just find that they are a little bit too close together and they are hard to see,” said Kelley Korf-Uzan. Heddy Stern has mixed feelings about the speed bumps. “For a while, especially at night, if you were driving, you would just have no idea where the speed bumps were and that was pretty difficult,” Stern said. Somerville decided to look into the effectiveness of speed bumps in 2019 after a hit-and-run crash left a pedestrian dead and police searching for the driver responsible. Years later, Dom Wise, who favors speed bumps, said he thinks the bumps “are important for the flow of traffic and...

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT OTT (AP Business Writers)The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. The Teamsters said in a statement that 86% of the votes casts were in favor of ratifying the contract. They also said it was passed by the highest vote for a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS. The union also said more than 40 supplemental agreements were also ratified, expect for one that covers roughly 170 members in Florida. The national master agreement will go into effect as soon as that supplement is renegotiated and ratified, it said. “Our members just ratified the most lucrative agreement the Teamsters have ever negotiated at UPS,” Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement. R...

Ticker: Feds approve wind farm off Rhode Island; UPS workers approve contract

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

A planned offshore wind farm moved a step closer to construction Tuesday with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved the project, to be located in federal waters near Rhode Island south of Martha’s Vineyard.The Revolution Wind project will have an estimated capacity of more than 700 megawatts of renewable energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes, and is expected to create about 1,200 jobs during construction, regulators said.It’s the department’s fourth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project, joining the Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts, the South Fork Wind project off Rhode Island and New York, and the Ocean Wind 1 project off New Jersey.The plan identifies possible locations for the installation of 65 wind turbines and two offshore substations.Revolution Wind will create a fund to compensate for losses by recreational and commercial fisheries in Rhode Island and Massachusetts — as well as fisheries from othe...

Patriots claim defender off waivers from Panthers, cut WR

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

The Patriots have added size to their defensive front by claiming nose tackle Marquan McCall off waivers from the Carolina Panthers.The Patriots waived/injured wide receiver Tre Nixon to make room for McCall. Nixon suffered an injury during Saturday’s preseason game with the Green Bay Packers. He’ll revert to injured reserve if he clears waivers.McCall, who’s listed at 6-foot-3, 345 pounds, was a surprise cut by the Panthers. He was starting for Carolina’s defense earlier this summer.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots 53-man roster projection: How many rookie receivers make the cut? New England Patriots | Mac Jones details ideal role as QB in Patriots’ offense New England Patriots | Bill Belichick not aware of any Patriots pursuit of Aaron Rodgers New England Patriots | Bill Belichick honors Tom Brady even before Patriots’ Week 1 tribute New England Patriots | Patrio...

Have home prices bottomed? While low housing inventory stymies sales, bidding wars prop up prices

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

By ALEX VEIGA (AP Business Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. housing market remains in a deep sales slump, but the worst declines may be over when it comes to home prices.While home sales have fallen 22.3% through the first seven months of the year versus the same stretch in 2022, prices are being propped up by buyers competing for a near-record low inventory of properties on the market.The national median sales price rose to $406,700 last month, marking its first annual increase since January and the second month in a row that it’s been above $400,000, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.Home prices didn’t start falling on an annual basis until February, and even then the decline was modest, with the steepest drop 3% in May. That five-month streak of annual drops ended last month, when the median sales price rose 1.9% versus July last year. It’s now a eye-popping 45% higher than it was in July 2019.So, where do prices go from here? Homebuyers ...

Mac Jones has made one significant change in Patriots training camp this year

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

FOXBORO — Mac Jones isn’t only leaning on his offensive line and playmakers for help this summer. The Patriots quarterback is also picking the brains of his defensive teammates, and it’s led to veteran safety Adrian Phillips seeing a “way better quarterback” nearly four weeks into training camp.It’s been apparent on the practice field. Jones had perhaps his best practice as a Patriots quarterback Thursday in Green Bay during joint practices with the Packers. He followed that up with an impressive performance in Saturday’s preseason game.The Patriots were expected to conduct a quarterback competition this summer. Jones never let backup Bailey Zappe get close enough to challenge him based on his play on the field.“I’ve seen him grow and change a lot. I don’t want to give too much detail into it just because I don’t want to give up his little tidbits,” Phillips said. “He took last year on the chin. He’ll be the first one to tell you...

Fenway Sports Management teams up with LPGA to increase global exposure of women’s golf

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

As the Red Sox fight for their playoff lives, new ventures abound for John Henry on the golf course.Fenway Sports Management, under the Fenway Sports Group portfolio, will be teaming up with the LPGA to increase exposure of women’s golf around the world and to “expand investment opportunities in the sport,” the global marketing firm announced Tuesday.The new partnership comes less than two months after Henry and Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner said they added a team in the TGL, a high-tech golf league developed by Tiger Woods, to bolster the Fenway Sports Group portfolio.The team, along with five others, will play at a venue in Palm Beach, Fla.As for its foray into the world of professional women’s golf, Fenway Sports Management will “assist in developing and selling LPGA partnership assets worldwide,” according to a release.Officials made clear that the rest of the FSM’s sports properties, which has grown significantly, will lead to increased revenue and global exposure for the LPGA.“T...

Scorching heat in central U.S. brings warnings and tragedy as 1-year-old girl dies in hot car

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:25:20 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Scorching heat affecting nearly 100 million people across a huge swath of the U.S. sent schools, outdoor workers and organizers of open-air events scrambling to adjust Tuesday — and claimed the life of a 1-year-old girl left in a Nebraska day care center’s van on one of the hottest days of the year.Officers and medics were called Monday afternoon to Kidz of the Future Childcare in Omaha for an unresponsive baby inside the van, police said. The call came as temperatures reached into the upper 90s (mid-30s Celsius) and the heat index soared to around 110 degrees (43 Celsius), part of heat wave that has been plaguing the central part of the country for days.The child, Ra’Miyah Worthington, was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said. Her parents questioned why her absence at the day care wasn’t noticed.“She loved, loved, loved her family,” her mother, Sina Johnson, told the television station WOWT. “She loved her daddy. She was daddy’s little girl.”Pro...