By Phil Stewart GABORONE (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s pier off Gaza may be extended well beyond its July 31 authorization date if the United States and aid organizations can get aid flowing again to Palestinians in the coming days and weeks, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. “While the pier was authorized through […]
WILDWOOD, N.J. – An increase in police activity forced part of Wildwood’s boardwalk to be evacuated for a short time on Saturday evening. Morey’s Pier says they evacuated their Surfside Pier around 7:15 p.m. at the request of police in response to an “unknown incident” on the beach. “Our evacuation was precautionary and in cooperation […]
JAMESTOWN – Sinkholes and a deteriorating bulkhead have prompted the state Department of Environmental Management to close a popular fishing pier at Fort Wetherill State Park to the public. The pier, located behind the Division of Marine Fisheries building at Fort Wetherill, was closed indefinitely on Friday. In a news release, DEM Director Terry Gray […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-built pier to bring food to Gaza is facing one of its most serious challenges yet — its humanitarian partner is deciding if it’s safe to keep delivering supplies arriving by sea to starving Palestinians. The United Nations, the player with the widest reach delivering aid within Gaza, has paused its […]
Naples has secured $31.5 million for a trio of projects in next year’s state budget. The budget, signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, includes: $25 million for a new coastal stormwater management system $5 million for the rebuild of Naples Pier $1.5 million for lake restoration Rendering of new Naples Pier. City […]
In Tampa Bay, there are plenty of kooky history stories to go around about the local buildings, cities and names. Plus tales of pirates — lots and lots of pirates. Maybe you’ve heard some of these on a walking tour, from your neighbor or while scrolling Reddit. Here, we break down the truth behind these […]
Aid has been delivered to Gaza from a repaired American-built pier, a US official said on Saturday, following problems that had plagued the effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea. The pier, constructed by the American military, was only operational for about a week before it was blown apart in high winds and heavy […]
Jun. 5—The Biddeford harbormaster has been ordered by the city manager not to make any more comments about the University of New England’s request to build a pier on the Saco River and will not be allowed to oversee the application review process because he has been deemed to be biased. The directive came even […]
The US-built aid pier off the Gaza coast has suffered damage from rough seas and is being temporarily removed for repairs, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, May 28. Several vessels used to stabilize the pier, which was erected to help the delivery of humanitarian aid, became detached from their anchors and “beached ashore after suffering […]
Fox News Digital has obtained satellite images showing the now-destroyed temporary pier the U.S. military installed on the coast of Gaza earlier this month. The $320 million structure lasted roughly a week before choppy weather battered it apart. President Biden’s administration says it is working to repair the pier, but they offered no timeline for […]
The US-built temporary pier taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said. Over the next two days, the pier will be pulled out and sent to the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, where US Central […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-built temporary pier that has been taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians for less than two weeks will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Over the next two days, the pier will be pulled from […]