BOSTON – Raising concerns about potential impacts on commercial fisheries, Gov. Charlie Baker is questioning President Barack Obama's step toward designating two areas off the Massachusetts coast as national marine monuments.
The White House and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have signaled an intention to designate at least two offshore areas – Cashes Ledge and New England Canyons and Seamounts — as protected national marine monuments. In 2009, Obama issued a presidential proclamation establishing three Pacific Marine National Monuments, but there are currently no such protected areas in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hundreds of volunteers will scour Boston Saturday and Sunday, knocking on veterans' doors to personally thank the men and women who have served in the U.S. military and alerting them to aid and other resources that may be available to them.
Each volunteer will get specific addresses of veterans and will receive packages to hand deliver to them, according to a statement from City Hall. The city has called for more volunteers to help in the effort. Those wishing to participate can sign-up at boston.gov/veterans.
