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The awards for the Muddy River Flood Risk Mitigation and Restoration Project keep coming in. New England District contractor Charter Contracting Company,... read more

The awards for the Muddy River Flood Risk Mitigation and Restoration Project keep coming in. New England District contractor Charter Contracting Company, LLC, announced via social media, May 8 that the Environmental Business Council (EBC), New England has named the project the winner of its Nicholas Humber Environmental Energy Award for Outstanding Collaboration. The project received the award, “in recognition for the daylighting and restoration of the Muddy River to reduce flooding risk and restore urban green space; true to Frederick Law Olmsted’s original concept.”  less

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There is a time of year when the New England District opens its doors to young people providing them a glimpse of what it is like to work for the U.S. Army... read more

There is a time of year when the New England District opens its doors to young people providing them a glimpse of what it is like to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. That day, Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, took place April 21 at the Concord Park Headquarters in Concord, Massachusetts. About 29 children ages 8-12 visited the District to take part in the all-day event sponsored by the Federal Women’s Program and the Equal Employment Opportunity Office. Scott Acone, Deputy District Engineer for Programs/Project Management, began the day by greeting the children and wishing them an exciting day.  less

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There is a time of year when the New England District opens its doors to young people providing them a glimpse of what it is like to work for the U.S. Army... read more

There is a time of year when the New England District opens its doors to young people providing them a glimpse of what it is like to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. That day, Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, took place April 21 at the Concord Park Headquarters in Concord, Massachusetts. About 29 children ages 8-12 visited the District to take part in the all-day event sponsored by the Federal Women’s Program and the Equal Employment Opportunity Office. Scott Acone, Deputy District Engineer for Programs/Project Management, began the day by greeting the children and wishing them an exciting day.  less

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This issue includes: • New England District Recreation Areas Celebrate Earth Day • Yankee Voices: o Muddy River Flood Risk Restoration Project... read more

This issue includes: • New England District Recreation Areas Celebrate Earth Day • Yankee Voices: o Muddy River Flood Risk Restoration Project garners Environmental Business Council Honor o Beyond hard work: Focus on results for career success • Corps supports canoeists, rafters on Millers River with Birch Hill Dam, Tully Lake white water releases in Royalston • Children explore engineering and science during annual STEM event • New England District holds day-long event in support of School To Careers' Bioengineering Symposium • Employee Spotlight: Sean McDonald, Cape Cod Canal • District holds public meeting on solar photovoltaic system • Play It Safe While Enjoying America’s Waterways • Corps of Engineers awards contract to paint Old Route 132 Bridge at Union Village Dam in East Thetford • New England District Has Blast at Annual Paintball Tournament • Dredging up the past  less

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The Maine Department of Marine Resources is proposing to establish and sponsor a new program mitigating harmful impacts to endangered Atlantic salmon and... read more

The Maine Department of Marine Resources is proposing to establish and sponsor a new program mitigating harmful impacts to endangered Atlantic salmon and their habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services listed the Atlantic salmon population in the Gulf of Maine as endangered on Dec. 17, 2000 and further inland on June 19, 2009. Predation, starvation, disease, environmental degradation, and poaching led to the Fish and Wildlife Service designation. Historic and recent activities such as road and bridge maintenance and construction have further damaged the population. The proposed Atlantic Salmon Restoration and Conservation Program can protect Maine Atlantic salmon by increasing the flexibility of permit applicants to meet requirements for compensatory mitigation.  less

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A new primary school will be constructed at the Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts under the terms of a $36,957,000 contract issued recently... read more

A new primary school will be constructed at the Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts under the terms of a $36,957,000 contract issued recently by the New England District. Work will be accomplished by J&J Contractors, Inc. of Billerica, Massachusetts. Preliminary site work is scheduled to begin in May 2017. The project will take approximately 30 months to complete. The contract was awarded on March 16.  less