PA Mussels Used to Help Restore Streams in Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A joint effort between federal and state agencies, including the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), has resulted in the successful collection and relocation of approximately 4,000 state and federal endangered northern riffleshell mussels from a site on the Allegheny River along the border of Forest and Venango counties.
 
The mussels – collected over a two-day period Aug. 21-22 – were expected to be adversely affected by the Hunter Station Bridge replacement project, located along State Route 62 in Tionesta, Forest County. When the project begins, cofferdams and causeways will be constructed in the river and the old bridge will be dropped. These actions would likely have killed thousands of the mussels, but the salvage efforts have been able to save the resource and put it to use in other states. (Photo courtesy Jim Carroll/PennDOT).

This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.

Coast Guard to honor Cape May during final Sunset Parade of 2012 | cnbnews.net

This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.

Chocolate: A Sweet Method for Stroke Prevention

This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.

OFFICIALS URGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MOSQUITOES

This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.

Guadagno Announces $300,000 Training Grant to Employ Local Newark Residents at New Construction Projects

Trenton, NJ – Acting Governor Kim Guadagno today joined Labor Commissioner Harold J. Wirths, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and representatives of New Jersey’s construction and building trades to announce $300,000 in training grants to give local residents the job training and skills they need to be put on the job building redevelopment projects in the city they call home. The grants will train approximately 40 women and minority residents for apprenticeships in the building and construction trades and job placement on ongoing construction projects in Newark.

This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.

WILD THINGS TO HAPPEN AT DEP\’S OUTDOOR EXPO!

(12/P94) TRENTON – Ever thought about rock climbing, bass or fly fishing, or maybe trap shooting, kayaking, archery, birding or camping, but not quite sure where to start? The DEP\’s WILD Outdoor Expo is a place to begin. This third annual Expo, to be held on Sept. 15-16 at the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area in Jackson Township, will offer classes, lessons, demonstrations and exhibits on a host of outdoor activities.

This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.

Pentagon to consider legal action against ex-SEAL author of bin Laden raid book Read more: http://www.foxnews.com

The general counsel of the Defense Department, Jeh Johnson, wrote in a letter transmitted to the author that he had signed two nondisclosure agreements with the Navy in 2007 that obliged him to \”never divulge\” classified information.

\”This commitment remains in force even after you left the active duty Navy,\” Johnson wrote. He said the author, Matt Bissonnette, left active duty \”on or about April 20, 2012,\” which was nearly one year after the May 2011 raid.

By signing the agreements, Bissonnette acknowledged his awareness, Johnson wrote, that \”disclosure of classified information constitutes a violation of federal criminal law.\” He said it also obliged the author to submit his manuscript for a security review by the government before it was published. The Pentagon has said the manuscript was not submitted for review, although it obtained a copy last week.

Johnson said that after reviewing a copy of the book, \”No Easy Day,\” the Pentagon concluded that the author is in \”material breach and violation\” of the agreements.

The book is to be published next week by Penguin Group (USA)\’s Dutton imprint. The Associated Press purchased a copy Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/30/pentagon-to-consider-legal-action-against-ex-seal-author-bin-laden-raid-book/#ixzz255WFf100

 

\"Enhanced

This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.

20-Year-Old Man Dies; Punched by a Supposed Friend

Camden County Prosecutor\’s Office spokesman Jason Laughlin says 20-year-old Ryan Coyle of Bellmawr died Friday night, August 31 at Cooper Hospital in Camden. But a cause of death has not been disclosed.

Authorities say the victim fell and hit his head on the pavement when an acquaintance came up behind him and punched him. Authorities have not said what sparked the fight, which occurred in a parking lot before Tuesday night\’s concert at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden.

The alleged assailant, 21-year-old Matthew Shields of Westville, has been charged with aggravated assault. Laughlin says prosecutors haven\’t decided whether Shields will face upgraded charges following Coyle\’s death.

 

\"Enhanced

This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.