News from November 2012
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: On November 15 at the Bear Valley Visitor Center, from 10 am to 2 pm, Point Reyes National Seashore will host an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling collection, joining thousands of local organizers holding recycling events across the country to celebrate America Recycles Day, the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
Release: Washington, DC, November 5, 2012 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is coordinating with states and partner organizations to provide disaster nutrition assistance to individuals in 13 states affected by Hurricane Sandy.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its investigation of the deadly meningitis outbreak, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today announced that the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will convene a hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its investigation of the deadly meningitis outbreak, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today announced that the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will convene a hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: BARSTOW, CALIF. - On Friday, Nov. 2, the National Park Service conveyed a small piece of park land to the California Veterans of Foreign Wars, resolving a longstanding issue over a white cross erected to memorialize American soldiers who died in World War I.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Jonathan Vega, 25, of Fresno, to 19 years and seven months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute it, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA:"Skinner Silk: A Look at 19th Century Industrial Holyoke" will be the topic of a program at Springfield Armory National Historic Site. The one-hour talk on William Skinner, his family, and flourishing silk manufacturing business in Holyoke will take place on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 at 1:30pm. Penni Martorell, Curator of Collections at Wistariahurst Museum, is the guest speaker. The program is FREE.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: BURLINGTON Vt. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Tristram J. Coffin announced that, Frank Santaw, 30, of Island Pond, was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for conspiracy to manufacture five grams or more of...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Lynn Truong, aka Linh Thi Truong, 40, of Clovis, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for a conspiracy to defraud lenders while buying homes to use to grow marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England; United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Adilson A. Reyes, 31, of Utah, one of three men arrested...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) is seeking qualified applicants for an Electrician, WG-2805-10 (salary range of $22.16-$28.86 per hour). The position is temporary, part-time, 16 hours per week and has no known promotion potential. Work schedule may include shift rotation...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: Biscayne National Park has announced the dates and themes for the 13th season of its popular Family Fun Fest series. The new season kicks off on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center. The event is free and takes place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the second Sunday of every month from December through April.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 HOBOKEN, N.J. — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to New Jersey where she met with state and local officials, first responders and volunteers to discuss ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will travel to Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, N.Y., tomorrow, Nov. 5, to meet with state and local officials and view ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. More details on the trip will be released once they are finalized.”
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2012
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Women's Rights National Historical Park Superintendent Tammy Duchesne announced today that replacement cushions for the "recycled pews" in the Wesleyan Chapel have been installed. "We are pleased with the new cushions. When we installed the wooden pews in July, we had plans to finish them with cushions so they would resemble the originals," said Duchesne.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the expansion of the temporary, blanket waiver of the Jones Act, issued yesterday, to also facilitate the transportation of feedstocks, blending components, and additives used to produce fuels.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 LONG ISLAND, N.Y.— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to West Virginia and New York where she met with state and local officials, first responders and volunteers to discuss ongoing response and recovery efforts to ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will travel to New Jersey tomorrow, Nov. 4, to meet with Governor Chris Christie and Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, and other state and local officials and view ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. More details on the trip will be released once they are finalized.”
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2012
News Release: Fee Free Weekend - November 10-12 at all Flagstaff Area National Monuments.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2012
News Release: All Fire Island National Seashore facilities remain closed following the landfall of Hurricane Sandy on Monday evening, Oct. 29, 2012. Damage assessments are still underway, and all access to Fire Island is prohibited, even by private boat. Both the Town of Islip and the Town of Brookhaven and Suffolk County have extended their mandatory evacuation orders for Fire Island.
