9 Sep 2013

Lynette Rhodes’ long, winding road leads back home

For Lynette Rhodes, there’s no place like home. No place that has come close to evoking the childlike joy of her beloved Norfolk. So when Rhodes returned to Norfolk 17 years later, it felt like it was meant to be.

5 Sep 2013

Vehicular traffic and pedestrian changes on Brookline Avenue due to Muddy River project beginning Sept. 16; Brookline Avenue will become one-way inbound between the Riverway Connector and Park Drive

CONCORD, Mass. – Construction activities continue on Phase 1 of the $30.9 million Muddy River Flood

4 Sep 2013

Work to start in late summer or early fall: Corps awards $239,490 debris removal contract for Westville Lake, East Brimfield Lake project lands

CONCORD, Mass. – Debris and tree removal at the Westville Lake and East Brimfield Lake projects in

3 Sep 2013

Applicant seeks Corps permit to establish 30-acre submerged aquaculture longline area in Nantucket Sound

CONCORD, Mass. – Applicant Domenic Santoro is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of

30 Aug 2013

Gathright Dam to perform 'pulse release'

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

30 Aug 2013

FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets Sept. 5

Community members can learn more about the ongoing restoration efforts at the formerly used defense site in Suffolk, during the project’s quarterly restoration advisory board meeting Sept. 5.

29 Aug 2013

Modern Emergency Services Center opens at Ft. Detrick

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore and New York Districts, in coordination with the Fort

29 Aug 2013

Corps to hold public meeting on Sept. 26 on proposed plan for Osborne Pond at the Former Camp Edwards in Bourne; 30-day public comment period on proposed plan

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is holding a 30-day public

29 Aug 2013

Audubon Connecticut ILF Program; Corps, National Audubon Society sign In-Lieu Fee agreement for aquatic resource impacts in Connecticut

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announces the approval and

28 Aug 2013

Army Corps Completes Bedrock Removal in the Kill Van Kull Channel

Container Ship Transits the Kill Van Kull Channel. Dredging work to remove bedrock to ease a bend in the Kill Van Kull Channel was successfully completed August 17th. The work was performed for the purpose of enhancing navigational safety and required removal of bedrock through drilling and underwater blasting on the northern side of the Kill Van Kull off of Bayonne, N.J.

28 Aug 2013

Army Corps Completes Bedrock Removal in the Kill Van Kull Channel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has been deepening 38 miles of federal navigation channels in the New York Harbor to a depth of 50 feet.

26 Aug 2013

Jennings Randolph Lake announces free Labor Day activities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Jennings Randolph Lake announces a variety of activities planned for the Labor Day weekend 2013. Activities include interpretive programs, intake control tower tours, and a Craft Day Program, all of which are free and open to the public.

26 Aug 2013

Corps, local partners host rescue demonstration at Hammond Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes invites the public to attend a water rescue demonstration on the Hammond Lake near the swimming area at Ives Run Recreation Area on Saturday, August 31 at 11 a.m.

23 Aug 2013

Corps of Engineers, National Audubon Society sign In-Lieu Fee agreement for aquatic resource impacts in Connecticut

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District and the National Audubon

23 Aug 2013

Officials eye 2014 opening of U.S. schools in Belgium

MONS, Belgium – Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe is inching closer to unveiling brand new elementary, middle and high schools here. Progress continues on the three American facilities at this NATO base, which is home to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.

23 Aug 2013

Officials eye 2014 opening of U.S. schools in Belgium

Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe is inching closer to unveiling brand new elementary, middle and high schools here.

23 Aug 2013

Corps of Engineers, National Audubon Society sign In-Lieu Fee agreement for aquatic resource impacts in Connecticut

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District and the National Audubon Society – Connecticut Chapter (NAS-CT) signed an In-Lieu Fee agreement on Aug. 21, 2013, which provides an alternative form of compensatory mitigation to those applicants seeking permits from the Army Corps of Engineers for work in Connecticut.

22 Aug 2013

Corps awards $12 million contract to Hampton Roads company

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to dredge the James River federal navigation channel.

22 Aug 2013

Army Corps awards contract for New Cadet Barracks construction at West Point

NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a $163 million contract

22 Aug 2013

Army Corps awards contract for new Cadet Barracks construction at West Point

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a $163 million contract to contractor Walsh Construction Company, Chicago, IL., for the design and construction of a the New Cadet Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The total estimated cost including contingencies and administrative costs is $183 million.

22 Aug 2013

Corps awards $12 million contract to Hampton Roads company

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to dredge the James River federal navigation channel.

21 Aug 2013

Top Army Civil Works Leaders Visit New York City Coastal Projects

Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Chief of Engineers and Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (for Civil Works) visited New York City and observed USACE coastal projects aimed at restoring coastal storm risk reduction projects due to Hurricane Sandy.

21 Aug 2013

Veterans Curation Program hosts open house at Alexandria, Va. laboratory

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and John Milner Associates, Inc. hosted an open

21 Aug 2013

Top Army Civil Works Leaders Visit New York City Coastal Projects

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made a visit to New York City August 19-21, 2013.

20 Aug 2013

Bay Harbor Marina, Inc. seeks permit to place new docking system, do other work at marina in Colchester

CONCORD, Mass. – Bay Harbor Marina, Inc., is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

20 Aug 2013

Town of Edgartown seeks Corps permit to dredge waterways, place sand at several town beach areas

CONCORD, Mass. – The town of Edgartown is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

20 Aug 2013

Massachusetts Department of Transportation seeks Corps permit to place fill to replace Woods Memorial Bridge

CONCORD, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division is seeking a

20 Aug 2013

Maine DOT proposes to amend umbrella mitigation bank instrument with site at Sherman Marsh in Newcastle

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a prospectus dated

16 Aug 2013

Army Corps Awards Contract for Long Branch, N.J. post-Sandy emergency beach replenishment project

The Long Branch contract will cover an area between Sevens Presidents Park southward to the north of Lake Takanassee in Long Branch, N.J. for the placement of an estimated 3.3 million cubic yards of sand throughout this reach.

16 Aug 2013

Army Corps awards $25.3 million contract for Belmar to Manasquan post-Sandy emergency beach replenishment project

Belmar to Manasquan NJ post-Sandy emergency beach replenishment project area for placement of roughly 1.5M cubic yards of sand.