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  • September

    Cadet Leo Puntillo spent a month with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District learning about engineering in the U.S. Army.

    ROTC Cadet spends internship at New England District

    Some college students look forward to a relaxing summer away from studies and hanging out with

  • July

    Col. John Atilano visits personnel and assesses damage at Ball Mountain Dam, Townshend Dam, and Winhall campground on Friday, July 14, 2023.

    USACE Team fights floods in New England

                  Torrential downpours in mid-July inundated New England with massive amounts of

  • October

    Artists' rendering of the new headquarters at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts

    New England District moves forward with plans for new headquarters at Hanscom Air Force Base

    Although still in the very early planning stages, the New England District is moving forward with its plan to move to Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. The District is currently headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, not far from the base. The District moved from the dilapidated Waltham Federal Center to Concord Park on March 16, 1998.
  • Artists' rendering of the new headquarters at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts

    New England District moves forward with plans for new headquarters at Hanscom Air Force Base

    Although still in the very early planning stages, the New England District is moving forward with its plan to move to Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. The District is currently headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, not far from the base. The District moved from the dilapidated Waltham Federal Center to Concord Park on March 16, 1998.
  • Some of the graduates of the 2018 Junior Ranger Program pose for a picture during the ceremony.

    West Hill Dam holds graduation ceremony for 2018 Junior Ranger Program

    Team members at West Hill Dam in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, held a graduation ceremony for 29 Junior Rangers and six Junior Rangers Level 2, July 27 at the Dam. During the ceremony, graduates made presentations and then took questions at the end of their presentations.
  • Kevin Foster serving on the isln dof Kosrae. He served from 1982 to 1985.

    Former Peace Corps volunteers serve at New England District

    There are those in the District who have always wanted to make a difference in the world. They are people of action, people who will travel any distance and endure any environment to bring comfort and assistance to others. People like that join the Peace Corps. Planning Division is home to four former Peace Corps volunteers – Elizabeth Decelles, Kevin Foster, Sharon Pailler and Mike Penko – and served in different parts of the world before arriving at the New England District.
  • Steve Dunbar (second from left) and New England District partners talk water quality with Strong Middle School students during a STEM presentation.

    District, partners, teach children the importance of safe drinking water during Connecticut STEM event

    Most children take safe drinking water for granted, but not the seventh graders at the Strong Middle School in Durham, Connecticut. Their school is only steps away from the Superfund Site that has contaminated their drinking water. In the near future, thanks in part to the New England District, a new, clean water solution will be in place and their drinking water will be safe.

  • March

    Barbara Blumeris, New England District's Study Manager, presents her briefing during the New Haven Harbor Public Information Session, Jan. 24, 2017.

    Public Informational Meeting held on New Haven Harbor Study

    Members of the New England District, the New Haven Port Authority and the Connecticut Port Authority
  • Phase One of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration Project in Boston, Massachusetts is complete.

    Muddy River Restoration Project wins Build America Award

    The Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration Project in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Phase One of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration Project in Boston, Massachusetts is complete.

    Muddy River Restoration Project wins Build America Award

    The Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration Project in Boston, Massachusetts

  • June

    Front view of Hanscom Middle School on Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts on April 26, 2016.

    District, partners cut ribbon on new middle school at Hanscom

    BEDFORD, Mass. -- Lt. Col. Daniel Herlihy, Deputy New England District Commander, joined local and state representatives at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new, state-of-the-art Middle School on April 26 at the new facility located on Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.
  • Front view of Hanscom Middle School on Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts on April 26, 2016.

    District, partners cut ribbon on new middle school at Hanscom

    Lt. Col. Daniel Herlihy, Deputy District Commander, joined local and state representatives at a
  • Maddy Ames, a student with the Cape Cod Learners Cooperative, helps plant a Chestnut tree during the unveiling event on May 1, 2016.

    Canal, Learners Cooperative unveil mural and new interpretive program

    The Herring Run Recreation Area Information Building in Bourne, Mass., got a lot more colorful when
  • Maddy Ames, a student with the Cape Cod Learners Cooperative, helps plant a Chestnut tree during the unveiling event on May 1, 2016.

    Canal, Learners Cooperative unveil mural and new interpretive program

    BOURNE, Mass. -- The Herring Run Recreation Area Information Building in Bourne, Mass., got a lot more colorful when the New England District and the Cape Cod Learners Cooperative unveiled a mural entitled, “Where in the World Are We?".
  • Tristyn and Rowan Woodall demonstrate proper water safety techniques.

    West Hill Dam Park Rangers spread word about water safety

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Chief of Engineers, has made it no secret that one of his priorities is Water Safety. Just last March, the Corps of Engineers launched a new water safety campaign titled, “Life Jackets Worn, Nobody Mourns,” citing the extreme dangers of not wearing a life jacket in or on the water. In New England, the District’s recreational facilities hold many water safety programs for the public throughout the year and Park Rangers will often take the Corps water safety message to schools and other events. Such was a case when West Hill Dam Park Rangers Viola Bramel and Ronald Woodall represented the District at the Annual Kids Family Resource Fair in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, on March 19.
  • Tristyn and Rowan Woodall demonstrate proper water safety techniques.

    West Hill Dam Park Rangers spread word about water safety

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Chief of Engineers, has made it no secret that one of his priorities is Water Safety. Just last March, the Corps of Engineers launched a new water safety campaign titled, “Life Jackets Worn, Nobody Mourns,” citing the extreme dangers of not wearing a life jacket in or on the water. In New England, the District’s recreational facilities hold many water safety programs for the public throughout the year and Park Rangers will often take the Corps water safety message to schools and other events. Such was a case when West Hill Dam Park Rangers Viola Bramel and Ronald Woodall represented the District at the Annual Kids Family Resource Fair in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, on March 19.
  • Dredging Milford Pond was key to restoration efforts.

    New England District restores Milford Pond

    New England District restores Milford Pond
  • Dredging Milford Pond was key to restoration efforts.

    New England District restores Milford Pond

    New England District restores Milford Pond

  • April

    Engineers Dara Gay and Coral Sigilato pass out information at the Engineer's Week Celebration in Boston, Massachusetts on Feb. 25, 2016.

    Celebrating New England District's Engineers

    National Engineers Week was celebrated Feb. 21-27 this year. The theme was “Engineers Make A World of Difference.” The purpose of Engineers Week is to celebrate engineers and the contributions that they make to society. The Corps of Engineers has been making those contributions since the very beginning of the Revolutionary War, so it’s no surprise that many Divisions and Districts participated in celebrations and events to mark the occasion.
  • Engineers Dara Gay and Coral Sigilato pass out information at the Engineer's Week Celebration in Boston, Massachusetts on Feb. 25, 2016.

    Celebrating New England District's Engineers

    National Engineers Week was celebrated Feb. 21-27 this year. The theme was “Engineers Make A World of Difference.” The purpose of Engineers Week is to celebrate engineers and the contributions that they make to society. The Corps of Engineers has been making those contributions since the very beginning of the Revolutionary War, so it’s no surprise that many Divisions and Districts participated in celebrations and events to mark the occasion.

  • May

    Work is now completed at the Bearskin Neck Jetty in Rockport, Massachusetts.

    New England District, contractor complete work on Bearskin Neck Stone Jetty

    Repair work to the Bearskin Neck Stone Jetty in Rockport, Massachusetts is complete.  “Despite being