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Picking up the pieces in the aftermath of last month's devestating tornado and the role community plays in rebuilding. |
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Picking up the pieces in the aftermath of last month's devestating tornado. |
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Plus, see the power of community as people come from near and far to help a business get back on its feet. |
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And later, the rubber meets the rail in a new push to revitalize a Concord to Lowell passenger line. |
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Hello, I'm Beth Carroll, Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Weather continues to wreak havoc in New Hampshire. Last month's tornado was only the beginning Now we're facing record setting rainfall. The National Weather Service reports that the city of Concord last week broke a record set in 1878. Heavy rain is undermining hillsides and roads across the state. At least one person, a 7 year old girl, was killed when a flashflood swept her family's car downstream. On Friday, flood warnings and watches continued for much of the state. |
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Efforts to recover from these weather events take time. One of the biggest tasks still remaining in the communities hard hit by last month's tornado is clearing away the enormous amount of debris. We have two reports for you this week beginning with Outlook's Richard Ager who has a look at the overall recovery. |
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The power of community helps a nursery find new roots after last month's devestating tornado. |
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A dozen businesses were damaged by the tornado. Van Berkum Nursery in Deerfield took a direct hit.the tornado touched down there first. Outlook's Phil Vaughn shows us how the family-owned business is relying on the community to help in its recovery. |
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N1- This was Van Berkum Nursery five years ago. The family owned business in Deerfield was known far and wide for their perennial plants. clip - from old story about the nursery footage of general tornado damage N2- When the tornado tore through eleven NH communities on July 24th it hit Deerfield hard and changed the nursery forever. Shot of Leslie holding before and after photos of the nursery Leslie 2434 - "This is a shot taken to where we are standing, looking down the hill before the tornado hit and this a shot after the tornado hit and this was the morning after so you can see the devastation that the tornado caused here. " N3- Leslie Van Berkum co-owns the nursery with her husband Peter. She was working the morning the tornado raced down over the hill and on to their property. Leslie 3110 - "It sounded so much like a huge roaring engine." N4- The Van Burkums picked this location for the nursery because of the abundance of trees. The cover provided shade needed to grow their plants. Most of the tree are now gone. Leslie 2:25 - Phil- "How many trees were here? Right on this site I would say about 100 to 150 so we lost about 500-1,000 trees on the whole site probably 200-300 affected the nursery directly. " N5 - Leslie's husband and son were in Philadelphia when the storm hit their home and business. Ben - "We just could not imagine a tornado in NH how do you imagine that?" N6 - They made it back to Deerfield to find the trees down - lying on top of nearly half-a-million potted plants. Peter 6:15 - Phil- "Was there ever a plan in mind in case this ever happened or did you have to start from scratch? I think we had to start from scratch, since we don't think of tornadoes often in NH and we certainly thought about fire and things like that, so in a way we thought about it a little." Leslie - We need to re-pot these plants, saved the ones that weren't crushed." N7- The plants that were spared from falling trees baked under a clear sky. Volunteers arrived the morning after the storm to help save what they could. Leslie - "We had to move a lot of plants like a half acre and we had like 70 people moving them down and it has been amazing few days. I feel like it's been a wedding for 5 days except you know different circumstances. All these people I really like are here helping." N8- Friends, customers and strangers continue to stop by. They water flowers, repot plants and do what they can to help out. James Lynn 17:02 - Phil - "Why is it important that you're here today? The Van Berkums have given so much to the industry and to my education as a student to UNH. I felt it was important to give back to them." Laura Broderick - "I kind of feel like they are little bit of co workers b/c we are always talking with them and get deliveries every week and we just wanted to come up and help them out and make sure things get back to normal." Ellen - 18:36 Phil - "Is that a surprise that so many people are volunteering to help out? Ellen: I don't think so in this community there have been a lot of tragedies and a lot of people are pretty good at coming out and helping other people." Ben - Phil- "Are there volunteers that have come that you never met before that you don't know? Ben: Oh yeah definitely. Lots of people who knew me when I was half as tall that I don't remember are there all wonderful, oh yeah I remember you now. " Steve's general broll and shots of smashed cart N9- The tornado moved through this area quickly. It played hopscotch, hitting eleven communities. A woman was killed in Deerfield when the house she was in collapsed. One employee at the nursery, Travis Bebo, received minor injuries when the cart he was driving was launched one hundred feet into the side of a tree. Leslie - Phil - "What was the scariest moment for you? The scariest moment for me was when I had to the time cards in my hand and I thought he would be around and he was not there. I really thought he had been killed." Ellen ODonnell - "My children and I were home and we saw it and we saw the cyclone and things in the wind and we were lucky that our house was fine, our woods was destroyed we lost 15-20 acres." N10 - Ellen O'Donnell and Gloria Shepard are both from Deerfield. On their way to the nursery, they say they pass a lot of damaged properties. Ellen/Gloria 19:16 - Phil- "A lot of people in NH have lost are they receiving help as well, do you think this is a wider effort? Ellen: Oh yeah I know of a couple of homes that have been getting help and I live just over here and our woods got taken out but a lot of people are getting together and cleaning up homes so it's not just here. Gloria: Yeah we got an email yesterday, my daughter girl scout leader is asking people to rally together to help someone who lives down the road, bring rakes, bring trailers, bring whatever you can and help out whatever you can and word gets around pretty quick." N11 - While the Van Burkums deal with insurance issues, the community helps clean up. Large spans of cloth will provide shade for the plants. The family seems optimistic that the business will be back to full production soon. Ben - "It's never going to look like what it did before but we are going to try and turn it into something new. Hopefully it will just be beautiful as it was before, so that's the idea every little step counts towards getting there." Peter - Phil - "What have you learned from this experience? Just keep going, people rally around you and energize us." N12 - For Leslie the loss is evident. But so too are the gifts. shots of volunteers working Leslie - "I knew people wanted to help, but the amount of out pouring is just a very dramatic event, even though we did lose the trees it just a bunch of people whose hearts just go out and even people we barely know have been here." N13 - For NH Outlook, I'm Phil Vaughn. |
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Leslie Van Berkum tells us that volunteers have worked so hard, they are now only one-and-a-half weeks behind schedule. |
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Where the rubber meets the rail in a new push to revitalize a Concord to Lowell passenger line. |
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With soaring gas prices and crowded highways, New Hampshire is looking to revitalize a stretch of rail from Concord to Lowell. The plan is being promoted as an economic engine for the state and the region. |
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Beyond this fence at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua is a rail line that stretches for miles. A new plan to run passenger trains on the rails is gaining momentum. In early July, Saint Anselm College hosted a public forum to discuss the idea. MICHAEL DUKAKIS, Former presidential nominee, Massachusetts Governor and Vice Chair of Amtrak, was there. He is a major proponent of the initiative. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Location: Nashua, NH. In the early 1980s a short lived commuter rail service linked Lowell to Concord. *Location: St. Anselm College, Manchester NH. In early July Saint Anselm College hosted a public forum bringing awareness to a potential "economic engine". The return of that passenger rail service. MICHAEL DUKAKIS, Former presidential nominee, Governor and Vice Chair of Amtrak, is spearheading the initiative. *Key: Former Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis. DUKAKIS: Compared to the cost highways this is nickels and dimes and it displaces nobody. It's environmental sound it's far more energy efficient than highways are and it makes all kinds of sense and you can move many many more people by train than on crowded highways. *Key: New Hampshire State Senator, Peter Burling PETER BURLING, NH State Senator and Chair of New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority, is supports the plan. *Key: New Hampshire State Senator, Peter Burling BURLING: We decided after a lot of discussion that we are going to focus on the capital corridor, that line of rail that was so beautifully laid out from Lebanon, New Hampshire through Franklin through Concord through Manchester through Merrimack to Nashua and down to Lowell and on. *Key: Mark Richardson, member of the New Hampshire Rail Revitalization Association. MARK RICHARDSON, a member of the NH Rail Revitalization Association, weighed in as well. *Key: Mark Richardson, member of the New Hampshire Rail Revitalization Association. MARK RICHADSON: It's very encourage to see all the people on this panel and to see all the people of the Southern New Hampshire planning counsel and the cambers of commerce of Concord, Manchester and Nashua, all behind us, everyone sing the same tune right now. We all understand that Manchester, Concord and Nashua in particular, where the train service runs are ripe for initial investment. *Key: Executive Director of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, Patricia Quinn. PATRICIA QUINN, Executive Director of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, shared the success of another commuter rail. *Location: Durham New Hampshire. The Downeaster runs from Maine through New Hampshire to Boston. *Key: Executive Director of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, Patricia Quinn. QUINN: We just finished our fiscal year on June 30th and the Downeaster had a 28% increase in ridership from over last year. Last year's ridership from July 1st through June 30th was about 345,00 passengers. This year it's 441,00 passengers which is really significant when you think about to 2005 fiscal year which was 250,00 passengers. *Key: Mark Richardson, member of the New Hampshire Rail Revitalization Association. RICHARDSON: Now I'm an accountant and I can tell you a profit, that a 160% of return of profit that Maine's going to get by having the vision and foresight to invest money now, so that they have the money in the future. Now the big kicker for New Hampshire, is that six months of the year, over half the people that use the train get on or off in New Hampshire. People will tell you in authoritative position that New Hampshire residences won't use the train. Well they are, and they're not paying for it. It's absolutely crazy that people don't see that. So what do we do next? We take the example that Maine has shown us and we look at a single project, we can look at many and specific rail project in New Hampshire. G - John Lynch ?? *Key: New Hampshire State Senator, Peter Burling BURLING: We need to be connected and being connected by a highway is good but it is not enough. There have to be other connections. There have to be broadband. There have to be those wonderful cables under the roadbed. And most important there has to be ways in which people can travel south from Concord to Manchester to Nashua to do business in Providence, R.I., New York, Boston. What about the potential loss of New Hampshire jobs to Massachusetts? *Key: Mark Richardson, member of the New Hampshire Rail Revitalization Association. RICHARDSON: I know that a lot of people criticize the potential for rail service because they talked about exporting jobs to Boston, making it easy to commute to Massachusetts. It's actually the opposite, If we actually make our citizens beautiful places again, people will actually build in work in those communities, and you're actually attracting people from Massachusetts not exporting jobs to Massachusetts. For those of you familiar with the Pheasant lane mall, the train would actually stop about one hundred feet of the main entrance, can you image how many people from Massachusetts would come up to New Hampshire and do tax free shopping in a weekend? If you produce the train service. It's real. Nobody wants to sit in route 93 at Christmas. *Location: Concord, New Hampshire. And what would this project cost the state of New Hampshire? *Key: Former Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis. DUKAKIS: So, what we need is an 80/20, roughly, federal - state-sharing arrangement where in the case of highways the federal government comes up with 80 - 85 percent of the cost, the state has to put up 20. Under those circumstances if this project were to be $200 million project New Hampshire's share would be $40 million which could be bonded over a twenty year period which would be, that's $2 million a year, I mean that's not a lot of money for a first class rail connection from Concord to Boston. *Key: Mark Richardson, member of the New Hampshire Rail Revitalization Association. RICHARDSON: We're talking about a train service that exists virtually to the New Hampshire border. We're talking about 35 miles of track that already exists, we're talking about the track being used everyday. We're talking about upgrading 35 miles of track through downs that need the development. We're talking about communities that want it, 85% of UNH people polled said they wanted it. And we're looking at something that will pay itself off in 8-10 years. *Location: Durham New Hampshire And in an age when climate change and "going green" is a growing concern… *Key: Executive Director of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, Patricia Quinn. QUINN: For an individual probably you're getting your biggest carbon footprint, which is the amount of bad stuff you put into the air, from your car. In fact most of the greenhouse gases, come from the United State transportation system, because we're so dependant on the automobile. If the Capital Corridor were to become a reality, the next question then becomes "when"? *Key: New Hampshire State Senator, Peter Burling. PETER BURLING: The proposal we are looking at is a three-year kind of job. The tracks are currently in place they need to be upgraded for higher speed utilization there are sidings that need to be constructed to allow passenger operation over the rail bed. Most importantly the electronics of a single system that meets the needs of a passenger rail need to be put in place. But before the train hits the track, the New Hampshire legislator and communities need to weigh in. *Key: Executive Director of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, Patricia Quinn. QUINN: Well again I think in the best interest of the citizens, the people in the region, looking at transportation, the movement of the people, good and information is really the key to any thriving economy, and diversifying from the private automobile, in light of what we're facing in terms of availability of fuel and the cost of fuel, really only makes sense so we can move this investment and really move this region forward. Gov. Dukakis warns of hesitation *Key: Former Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis. DUKAKIS: If we are going to have the kind of future for New Hampshire, New England and the Northeast that we can and must have a first class, high-speed modern rail passenger system is an essential part of that future and it's time we got on with it. |
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A bill creating the NH Rail Transportation Authority was signed into law last year. The law does not commit the state of New Hampshire to either funding or operating the service. That responsibility lies with the Rail Authority whose members continue to make their case to the public. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook Thanks for joining us. I'm Beth Carroll. See you next time. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 8/10/2008 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 9:34 Now on New Hampshire Outlook.Getting a handle on cleaning up after last month's tornado. Plus, see the power of community as people come from near and far to help a business get back on its feet. And later, the rubber meets the rail in a new push to revitalize a Concord to Lowell passenger line. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll, Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Weather continues to wreak havoc in New Hampshire. Last month's tornado was only the beginning. Now we're facing record setting rainfall. The National Weather Service reports that the city of Concord last week broke a record set in 1878. Heavy rain is undermining hillsides and roads across the state. At least one person, a 7 year old girl, was killed when a flashflood swept her family's car downstream. On Friday, flood warnings and watches continued for much of the state. Efforts to recover from these weather events take time. One of the biggest tasks still remaining in the communities hard hit by last month's tornado is clearing away the enormous amount of debris. We have two reports for you this week beginning with Outlook's Richard Ager who has a look at the overall recovery. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sharon Keuenhoff\Pittsfield resident\July 24, 2008, Dan Schroth\Pittsfield resident\July 24, 2008, Chris Pope \NH Director - Emergency Management, Richard Ager\NH Outlook,Jeff Eames\Timber Harvester, Karen Bennett\Forester - UNH Coop. Extension, Nickolas McMillan\Pittsfield Resident\July 24, 2008. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 8/10/2008 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 9:34 Now on New Hampshire Outlook.Getting a handle on cleaning up after last month's tornado. Plus, see the power of community as people come from near and far to help a business get back on its feet. And later, the rubber meets the rail in a new push to revitalize a Concord to Lowell passenger line. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll, Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Weather continues to wreak havoc in New Hampshire. Last month's tornado was only the beginning. Now we're facing record setting rainfall. The National Weather Service reports that the city of Concord last week broke a record set in 1878. Heavy rain is undermining hillsides and roads across the state. At least one person, a 7 year old girl, was killed when a flashflood swept her family's car downstream. On Friday, flood warnings and watches continued for much of the state. Efforts to recover from these weather events take time. One of the biggest tasks still remaining in the communities hard hit by last month's tornado is clearing away the enormous amount of debris. We have two reports for you this week beginning with Outlook's Richard Ager who has a look at the overall recovery. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sharon Keuenhoff\Pittsfield resident\July 24, 2008, Dan Schroth\Pittsfield resident\July 24, 2008, Chris Pope \NH Director - Emergency Management, Richard Ager\NH Outlook,Jeff Eames\Timber Harvester, Karen Bennett\Forester - UNH Coop. Extension, Nickolas McMillan\Pittsfield Resident\July 24, 2008. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 8/10/2008 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:30 Now on New Hampshire Outlook.Getting a handle on cleaning up after last month's tornado. Plus, see the power of community as people come from near and far to help a business get back on its feet. And later, the rubber meets the rail in a new push to revitalize a Concord to Lowell passenger line. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll, Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Weather continues to wreak havoc in New Hampshire. Last month's tornado was only the beginning. Now we're facing record setting rainfall. The National Weather Service reports that the city of Concord last week broke a record set in 1878. Heavy rain is undermining hillsides and roads across the state. At least one person, a 7 year old girl, was killed when a flashflood swept her family's car downstream. On Friday, flood warnings and watches continued for much of the state. A dozen businesses were damaged by the tornado. Van Berkum Nursery in Deerfield took a direct hit.the tornado touched down there first. Outlook's Phil Vaughn shows us how the family-owned business is relying on the community to help in its recovery. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Leslie Van Berkum\Nursery Co-Owner, Peter Van Berkum\Nursery Co-Owner, Ben Van Berkum\Son, Laura Broderick\Volunteer, Massachusetts, James Lynn\Volunteer, Epping, Ellen O'Donnell\Volunteer, Deerfield, Gloria Shepard\Volunteer, Deerfield. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 8/10/2008 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:30 Now on New Hampshire Outlook.Getting a handle on cleaning up after last month's tornado. Plus, see the power of community as people come from near and far to help a business get back on its feet. And later, the rubber meets the rail in a new push to revitalize a Concord to Lowell passenger line. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll, Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Weather continues to wreak havoc in New Hampshire. Last month's tornado was only the beginning. Now we're facing record setting rainfall. The National Weather Service reports that the city of Concord last week broke a record set in 1878. Heavy rain is undermining hillsides and roads across the state. At least one person, a 7 year old girl, was killed when a flashflood swept her family's car downstream. On Friday, flood warnings and watches continued for much of the state. A dozen businesses were damaged by the tornado. Van Berkum Nursery in Deerfield took a direct hit.the tornado touched down there first. Outlook's Phil Vaughn shows us how the family-owned business is relying on the community to help in its recovery. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Leslie Van Berkum\Nursery Co-Owner, Peter Van Berkum\Nursery Co-Owner, Ben Van Berkum\Son, Laura Broderick\Volunteer, Massachusetts, James Lynn\Volunteer, Epping, Ellen O'Donnell\Volunteer, Deerfield, Gloria Shepard\Volunteer, Deerfield. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 8/10/2008 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:24 Now on New Hampshire Outlook.Getting a handle on cleaning up after last month's tornado. Plus, see the power of community as people come from near and far to help a business get back on its feet. And later, the rubber meets the rail in a new push to revitalize a Concord to Lowell passenger line. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll, Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Weather continues to wreak havoc in New Hampshire. Last month's tornado was only the beginning. Now we're facing record setting rainfall. The National Weather Service reports that the city of Concord last week broke a record set in 1878. Heavy rain is undermining hillsides and roads across the state. At least one person, a 7 year old girl, was killed when a flashflood swept her family's car downstream. On Friday, flood warnings and watches continued for much of the state. With soaring gas prices and crowded highways, New Hampshire is looking to revitalize a stretch of rail from Concord to Lowell. The plan is being promoted as an economic engine for the state and the region. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Michael Dukakis\Former Massachusetts Governor, Sen. Peter Burling\ District 5, Mark Richardson\NHRRA, Patricia Quinn\Northern New England Rail Authority. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 8/10/2008 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:24 Now on New Hampshire Outlook.Getting a handle on cleaning up after last month's tornado. Plus, see the power of community as people come from near and far to help a business get back on its feet. And later, the rubber meets the rail in a new push to revitalize a Concord to Lowell passenger line. Hello, I'm Beth Carroll, Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Weather continues to wreak havoc in New Hampshire. Last month's tornado was only the beginning. Now we're facing record setting rainfall. The National Weather Service reports that the city of Concord last week broke a record set in 1878. Heavy rain is undermining hillsides and roads across the state. At least one person, a 7 year old girl, was killed when a flashflood swept her family's car downstream. On Friday, flood warnings and watches continued for much of the state. With soaring gas prices and crowded highways, New Hampshire is looking to revitalize a stretch of rail from Concord to Lowell. The plan is being promoted as an economic engine for the state and the region. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Michael Dukakis\Former Massachusetts Governor, Sen. Peter Burling\ District 5, Mark Richardson\NHRRA, Patricia Quinn\Northern New England Rail Authority. |