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Politics : Obama Asks Americans To Observe Flag Day "With Pride" -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ManyMoose who wrote (231)	6/21/2014 4:33:46 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 268

Endangered Bird Forces Duxbury To Cancel 4th Of July Celebration .............................................................................................................. By Katie Brace, WBZ-TV June 19, 2014 11:00 PM boston.cbslocal.com DUXBURY (CBS) – The town of Duxbury has cancelled what was an annual 4th of July beach bonfire celebration. The endangered piping plover bird has moved-in and there are at least 24 nests on Duxbury Beach. There are large areas of the beach that are restricted. The town’s July 4th committee said usually a couple thousand people attend the celebration and there is no way to ensure the nests will not get trampled, so the bonfire is cancelled. Piping Plover (WBZ-TV) “The plovers are federally protected. We have to follow the law,” said Margaret Kearney, Duxbury 4th of July activities committee This is the 2nd year the plover’s presence cancelled the party. Last year, 17 nests were on the beach. “They tend to come back to the siame area and every year they hope to grow or maintain the population,” said Missy Battista, co-manager of Duxbury Beach. In 2013, the committee moved the bonfire to another location, but there was little interest. Most Duxbury residents said they understand the need to cancel the bonfire for the bird. Since the birds return every year, the committee said next year they’ll consider a new tradition of having the beach bonfire at another time.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (231)	7/2/2014 1:13:00 PM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 268

American flag given to family of firefighter killed September 11 stolen from outside their home RIP, Jonathan Ielpi. Family pleads for return of stolen flag that was a gift in memory of family member killed at the World Trade Center September 11 attack Flag was flown during the site cleanup and recovery and was given to Melissa Brengel by the September 11 Families Association Her brother Jonathan Ielpi was 29 when he died, never making it out of the south tower after a phone call to his father telling him he was en route By Corey Charlton , 2 July 2014 The theft of an American flag from the family of a firefighter killed in September 11 is causing heartache as they desperately plead for its return. The flag stolen from the front of Melissa Brengel's Long Island property was flown over the World Trade Center during the recovery and cleanup and was later gifted to her from the September 11 Families Association. Her brother Jonathan Ielpi was a New York firefighter killed in the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. Firefighter Jonathan Ielpi, left, was killed in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. His sister, Melissa Brengel is now pleading for the return of the flag that was given to her in his memory NBC New York reported Mrs Brengel said the flag was still at the front of her property when she returned home about 10.30pm on Monday, but it had disappeared some time during the night. 'We put it out during certain times of the year just to remember,' she said. 'I don't think there's a way [the thief] could have known, but at the same time, they're coming onto my property and taking something that means so much to me and so many Americans.' Jonathan Ielpi, 29, phoned his father Lee on the day of the attack to tell him he was en route to the site. He did not make it out of the south tower. His father is also a firefighter and is a co-founder of Tribute WTC, which pays homage to the victims of the attack. It is not the first time the insensitive handling of her brother's passing and his memory has caused heartache. Last year Brengel was outraged after the cast member of a reality TV show was depicted in a photo shoot acting flippantly around her brother's memorial. She was watching the Bravo reality TV show ‘Princesses: Long Island’ when she saw one of the cast members began to act imprudently around the statue of the firefighter who was her brother. She later said she felt her blood boil: 'It may not be against the law to do it, but it is the most disrespectful and disgusting that I think you can do,' she said. She now hopes the flag thief will hear of its significance, have a change of heart and return it. Read more: dailymail.co.uk