Preservation

Arielle Breen, Assistant Editor Aug. 30, 2023Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 3:50 p.m. The Lake Michigan Recreation Area campground and day use area were scheduled to be closed from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 for pavement preservation.  File Photo Lake Michigan Recreation Area between Manistee and Ludington reopened on Wednesday. The area had previously been expected to be closed for pavement preservation and it …

Published August 30. 2023 02:45PM A 22-acre crop farm in Lehigh Township will be preserved, Sen. Nick Miller, D-Lehigh/Northampton, announced last week. The farm is owned by Jason and Kelly Hankee. By preserving the farm via the State Agriculture Land Preservation Board, the land is prevented from future development. Farmers sell their land’s developmental rights, and the board protects the …

WASHINGTON – Howard University is restoring the home of civil rights activist, education trailblazer, and suffragist Mary Church Terrell with the support of an African American Civil Rights (AACR) grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Renovations are currently under way with plans for completion later this year.  “It is an …

The nonprofit New Jersey Conservation Foundation has purchased 691 acres of a former cranberry farm to add to its Michael Huber Prairie Warbler Preserve in Burlington County — opening a new swath of prime Pinelands habitat and trails to the public. That increases the total acreage of the preserve from 1,227 to 1,918 acres, a more than 50% increase. The …

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly is planning to allocate nearly $1.4 million in state and local Community Preservation Act funding for 2023 and is looking for resident input on how to best spend it. Participating in the state Community Preservation Act allows cities and towns to impose a 1 percent surtax on property taxes in exchange for additional state matching funds …

Cabra, in the south of Spain, is a historical city famous for its nature reserves and architecture from the Middle Ages, however, the city’s history goes as far back as the Romans and there is even evidence of  Paleolithic settlements in the region. Part of the Córdoba province, the municipality and the surrounding region primarily use industry and manufacturing to make …

The Grove neighborhood was resurfaced in 2021. The same surface material will be applied in Plantation Hills in September of 2023. Plantation Hills neighborhood is expecting a big disruption starting September 6, and city officials are asking residents to be prepared. The pavement preservation project for Plantation Hills is a surface layer added to streets which …

The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) will be hosting an open house grand opening event for the System’s first digital preservation lab. The event will be hosted on Thursday, Aug. 31 from 4-7 p.m. at the Montgomery branch. “We are so excited to officially open SCLSNJ’s Digital Preservation Lab,” said Lynn Hoffman, deputy director. “The public library …

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Public Works will begin using chip seal pavement preservation for road maintenance on select streets this week.  The city council approved a contract this month for more than $140,000 with McLean County Asphalt Company, Inc. The work is scheduled to begin early this week with pavement cleaning and sweeping followed by chip seal operations on Thursday and Friday.  Applying …

GLEN CARBON — Ever wondered how to keep cemetery headstones from succumbing to erosion and weathering? Angie Wagner, a certified cemetery preservationist, will be in Glen Carbon to lead a hands-on training workshop about how to preserve these markers and monuments for future generations. She will visit the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum on Sept. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 …