BOSTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Metropolitan Beaches Commission (MBC) has reconvened to assess the state of the Boston Harbor region’s public beaches and held its first public hearing, Monday, April 8, 2013. The Commission, originally established in 2006 by the Massachusetts Legislature, will examine the impacts of the reforms and recommendations made in its first report and make recommendations for further improvement under the leadership of co-chairs State Senator Tom McGee and State Representative Kathi-Anne Reinstein Continue reading
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Fairfield Considers New Rules For Horses On Beaches
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Cape Cod town frets over storm's impact on beaches
DENNIS, Mass. (AP) Officials in an eastern Cape Cod town say last weeks massive snow storm eroded beach front that must now be repaired. Continue reading
Roe, Libertarianism, Moralism: Bring Back the Seamless Garment
When human life is considered cheap or easily expendable in one area, eventually nothing is held as sacred and all lives are in jeopardy. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin spoke those words in the early 1980s as he expounded what he termed a consistent ethic of life and what many of us came to know as the seamless garment approach to life issues, the idea that the Church should not focus exclusively on abortion, but see that issue in the context of a culture that had begun to cheapen life and, thus, made abortion thinkable. Other members of the hierarchy, most notably Cardinals Bernard Law and John OConnor, took issue with the seamless garment approach Continue reading
Malta 2012 the streets of Valetta – European Film Awards 2012 – Video
Malta 2012 the streets of Valetta – European Film Awards 2012 The European Film Awards are presented in 15 categories and take place in Berlin every second year. After London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Copenhagen and Tallinn, the 25th European Film Awards will travel to Malta: megaliths, medieval dungeons and Calypso's Cave — the Maltese Islands are positively mythic. The narrow meandering streets of their towns and villages are crowded with Renaissance cathedrals and Baroque palaces Continue reading
North Liberty prepares for centennial
One of North Libertys water towers stands next to the Fire Station on Cherry Street. Plans are under way in the Johnson County community to celebrate its centennial in 2013.. (Kyle Grillot/The Gazette) NORTH LIBERTY North Liberty is preparing for a special birthday bash. Continue reading
Jersey Strong: The Shore Thing Benefit – Video
Jersey Strong: The Shore Thing Benefit Ropetree – “Fate Come Find Me” – available on iTunes. Continue reading
Chatham beaches are closed to swimming due to shark concerns
By Sarah N. Mattero, Globe Correspondent Chathams ocean-facing beaches have been closed to swimming until further notice after multiple reports of increased great white shark activity in the area, the towns Department of Parks and Recreation says. Several fishermen have reported white sharks in their nets offshore Continue reading
Confusion as beaches declared to be safe
By Sean ORiordan Friday, August 24, 2012 Confusion reigned yesterday as lifeguards warned swimmers not to bathe at seven beaches in Co Cork, despite test results showing they were within permissible EU levels for the bacteria E.coli. Cork County Council published the results shortly after 10am yesterday showing that all seven beaches were considerably below the permitted EU level of 2,000 E.coli particles per 100ml of water. Continue reading
Beaches in breach
By Sean ORiordan Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Bathing water at contaminated beaches in Cork had nearly four times the permitted EU level of the E.coli bacteria, which if ingested can cause severe vomiting, diarrhoea, and in some cases even death. The highest reading for the bacteria, which is normally found in excrement, was at Youghals Front Strand Continue reading
Several Nantucket and New Bedford beaches closed because of bacteria
By Sarah N. Mattero, Globe Correspondent Multiple Massachusetts beaches have been closed because of high bacteria counts in the water. In New Bedford, the East Beach located along East Rodney French Boulevard, West Beach along West Rodney French Boulevard, and the beach inside Fort Taber Park are closed to swimming today, according to the New Bedford Health Department. Continue reading
Ipswich shuts down town beaches
Ipswich health officials have closed the towns beaches after a malfunction at the towns waste water treatment plant caused possible contamination, officials said. The closure came just before 1 p.m. yesterday and affects Pavilion, Crane, Steep Hill, Little Neck and Clark beaches Continue reading
All beaches closed in Ipswich
IPSWICH All Ipswich beaches were ordered closed yesterday because of concerns about bacterial contamination. Continue reading
Ipswich closes five beaches due to high coliform count; testing underway to clear way for reopening
By Sarah N. Mattero, Globe Correspondent Five beaches in Ipswich have been temporarily closed by the towns health department due to higher than normal coliform discharge from the nearby wastewater treatment plant. A posting on the town website said that currently there are no tests results to indicate a public health risk but as a precaution the beaches will remain closed until sampling confirms there is no risk. Continue reading
XCOR Aerospace Hits Route 66 With Experimental Motorcycle
MOJAVE, CA, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — XCOR’s innovative piston pump technology took a ride from Roswell, NM to Mojave, CA in April 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120503/LA01039) “We debated how best to put many hours of wear time on the critical bearing components of our rocket propellant piston pump, that are subject to significant wear and tear,” said Dan DeLong, XCOR Chief Engineer. “This particular motorcycle, the Triumph Street Triple, develops about the same horsepower and has the same cylinder arrangement as the liquid oxygen and kerosene fuel pumps for the Lynx suborbital spacecraft. Continue reading