News from April 2009
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: Each year the President proclaims a week to celebrate and recognize the country’s national parks. This year, in celebration of National Parks Week and Earth Day, Everglades National Park is offering a variety of programs starting Sunday, April 19, thorough Saturday, April 25th.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: A sure sign of spring in Denali National Park and Preserve is the opening of the park road beyond park headquarters. Weather conditions permitting, the road will open at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 11 so that park visitors can drive as far as the Savage River (Mile 15). Early spring offers enjoyable...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals. This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ. - On Saturday, May 2, 2009, the staff and friends of Grand Canyon National Park will be celebrating their second annual Celebrate Wildlife Day with special exhibits and programs, live animal demonstrations and fun for the entire family.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: BOSTON, MA- Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry today announced that $4.2 million in federal funds will be made available for child immunization in Massachusetts by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: Thursday, April 16, 2009 will be a Family Fun Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as the National Park Service celebrates Wilbur Wright’s 142nd birthday. Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana on April 16, 1867. He and his younger brother Orville were the first to fly on that historic morning of Dec. 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: Naval Station Pearl Harbor and the National Park Service will officially activate the new USS Arizona Memorial Ferry Boat #39-1 John W. Finn during a ceremony Tuesday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the USS Arizona Memorial and visitor center. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, who sponsored the new boats, is scheduled to speak at the ceremony.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that, due to concerns about potential negative impacts to wildlife, there will be a focused effort this season to improve compliance at Cape Hatteras National Seashore with the existing National Park Service (NPS) regulation requiring dogs to be leashed in all units of the national park system.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: ESTES PARK, Colorado - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined members of the Colorado congressional delegation and local officials today to dedicate the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Area, nearly 250,000 acres within the park that will be permanently protected from human impacts under the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The education staff at Glacier will offer a free workshop for professionals and others who work with children focused on how to get children outside and engaged with nature. The full-day session will be held on Saturday, April 18 at the West Glacier Community Building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: BOSTON, MA- Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry today announced $23 million in federal funds will be made available for child care services in Massachusetts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2009
News Release: The Park Loop Road and Hulls Cove Visitor Center in Acadia National Park are scheduled to open on April 15. Road crews are out this week clearing the remaining ice and snow, so be cautious if riding bicycles on the road.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2009
News Release: The Chellberg farm site of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore has seen many uses over the years. As the National Park Service plans for the future of this site, we are looking for public input. What ideas do you have for this site and the areas around it? We want to hear from you.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — A former owner of an asbestos monitoring contractor that provided services to New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) pleaded guilty today for making false statements to FBI agents and representatives of the Department’s Antitrust Division, the Department of Justice today announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that he will appoint Kenneth E. Melson to serve as acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), H. Marshall Jarrett to head the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA), and Mary Patrice Brown to serve as acting head of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two former senior executives of CSK Auto Corp. (CSK), have been charged in a 31-count indictment for a scheme to manipulate the company’s reported earnings, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Six former executives of an Orange County, Calif.-based valve company were charged today in connection with a conspiracy to secure contracts by paying bribes to officials of foreign state-owned companies as well as officers and employees of foreign and domestic private companies, Acting ...
By Fed Newswire | Apr 8, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on March 17-18, 2009 and of the conference call held on February 7, 2009.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $2,409,877 grant to assist approximately 815 workers affected by mass layoffs and plant closures at 11 companies across three regions in southern Missouri. These include the Ozark region, the southeast region and the south central region.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2009
News Release: Salt Lake City – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits and Security Administration (EBSA) will hold free, half-day workshops in Salt Lake City on April 14 to help employers, the employee benefit community and others better understand and comply with federal pension law. The workshops will be held at the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South State St., Room 2404 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (MDT).
