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- Emergency funding provided fix Freetown dam (7 News Boston)
Feb 26, 2010 - FREETOWN, Mass. -- City officials now believe the dam in Freetown is unlikely to break but are continuing to closely monitor the structure. - Forge Pond Dam Failure is a Wake Up Call for Dam Owners (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Feb 26, 2010 - NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Rivers today called the breach of the Forge Pond Dam in Freetown a wake up call for dam owners statewide. The 300-year-old dam is one of the most unsafe dams in Massachusetts. It breached last night, threatening nearby homes with floodwaters. The breach is linked to recent storms, which could also threaten old dams in other ... - Citing safety concerns, officials vow to remove Freetown dam (Boston Globe)
Feb 26, 2010 - State officials say they are keeping a close eye on a 300-year-old dam in the southeastern Massachusetts community of Freetown that is deteriorating under the stress of increased water flow due to the recent heavy rains. - Winter storm warning, wind advisory, flood advisory in effect (Courier-Post)
Feb 26, 2010 - That National Weather Service has issues a winter storm warning, a flood advisory, a wind advisory and a special weather statement for the tri-county area and beyond. - Dilworth sets meeting on flood protection options (The Fargo Forum)
Feb 26, 2010 - DILWORTH – The city of Dilworth will hold a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Dilworth Community Center to inform residents of flood protection options being considered by the Metro Flood Study Work Group. - Real-time flood forecasting in future (Charles City Press)
Feb 26, 2010 - On Friday at the council chambers at City Hall in Charles City, Larry Weber of the Iowa Flood Center told a crowd of area residents that the odds of flood waters overtaking Cedar Rapids’ levees this year — as they did in 2008 — are one in five. He called the possibility “devastating.” - Freetown dam breached, overflowing (Boston Herald)
Feb 26, 2010 - Environmental activists warned today that the overflow of a Freetown dam during a night of wild weather should... - Officials engage in pre-flood talk (The Wahpeton Daily News)
Feb 26, 2010 - As threat of a flood continues to grow for the Breckenridge area, local and regional officials gathered Thursday in hopes of streamlining preparation work. - Red Cross officials urge residents to be flood ready (Austin Daily Herald)
Feb 26, 2010 - The Mower County Chapter of the Red Cross is urging residents to prepare for flood season. Spring forecasters predict that much of Southeast Minnesota will see minor to moderate flooding this year — though not as bad as during the 2007 season. - Storm Rips Bay State Roofs, Triggers Flooding (WCVB Boston)
Feb 26, 2010 - A mix of high winds that gusted at more than 60 miles per hour left about 100,000 Massachusetts customers without power, while heavy rains overnight brought some rivers dangerously close to flood stage.
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