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USACE and Muddy River FRM partners host ribbon-cutting event to mark Phase 2 completion
11/20/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Nov. 29, 2023, to mark the completion of Phase 2 of the Muddy River Flood Risk...
Winhall Brook Camping Area to remain closed during 2024 recreation season due to major rehab work
11/1/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the Winhall Brook Camping Area located within the reservoir lands at Ball Mountain Lake in Jamaica, Vermont, will not be...
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Veterans Day
11/1/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Veterans Day, November 11.The waiver...
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West Hill Dam team, bird watchers participate in bird counting event
Local bird watchers descended upon West Hill Dam armed with pen, paper and a few binoculars to participate in West Hill Dam’s annual Backyard Bird Count.
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System Management Engineering Facility Project progressing at Hanscom Air Force Base
Construction of the System Management Engineering Facility (SMEF), the 40,000 square foot, 2-story addition, is well underway and progressing rapidly.
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District begins dredging of Plymouth Harbor Federal Navigation Project
For vessels wanting to enter Plymouth waters, dredging to remove shoals from the Plymouth Harbor federal navigation project in Massachusetts is currently underway and on schedule.
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News From Around the Corps

Wave of Construction Kicks Off at Folsom Dam
11/22/2023 UPDATED
Folsom Dam is not just one structure; it’s made up of a main dam, two wing dams (left and right), the Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam, and the eight dikes. Dike 8 was the first of all this infrastructure...
Civil Engineer (Hydraulics), GS-0810-14
10/19/2023
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) is advertising for:           Civil Engineer (Hydraulics), GS-0810-14The individual selected for this...
Headwaters Highlights: Shenango River Lake team works year-round to improve federal lands
11/7/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District constructed Shenango River Lake to reduce flooding, save lives and protect property. However, in the years since, the dam, reservoir and federal...
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Feature Stories

  • November

    Waterline project photo

    New England District completes Bucks Harbor waterline

    The waterline project at the Bucks Harbor Former Air Force Tracking Station (AFRTS) in Machiasport, Maine is complete and bringing clean drinking water to the residents living along Howard Mountain thanks to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) and the Maine Department of Environmental

  • September

    Cadet Leo Puntillo spent a month with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District learning about engineering in the U.S. Army.

    ROTC Cadet spends internship at New England District

    Some college students look forward to a relaxing summer away from studies and hanging out with friends and having fun.  Cadet Leo Puntillo, a member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Minnesota had other, more productive plans.  ROTC prepares college students to become officers in the U.S. Armed Forces. ROTC students can

  • July

    Col. John Atilano visits personnel and assesses damage at Ball Mountain Dam, Townshend Dam, and Winhall campground on Friday, July 14, 2023.

    USACE Team fights floods in New England

                  Torrential downpours in mid-July inundated New England with massive amounts of rainfall.  Vermont and New Hampshire received the largest impacts and the water levels rose behind all of the USACE dams in the Upper Connecticut River Basin.              During this storm, at their peaks, the seven USACE dams in the Upper Connecticut

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