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Judge Boyle signs the consent decree;
Beaches remain open but with more restrictions
April 30, 2008
U.S. District Court Judge Terrence W.
Boyle today signed a consent decree that will settle a lawsuit by
environmental groups over off-road vehicle use on the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore.
The seashore’s beaches will remain open to ORVs, though with
more restrictions than islanders and visitors are used to.
And it won’t take long for beach drivers to notice the
changes. Read more....
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- Dare stays in top spot in North Carolina for seafood landings. Click on Fishing Page.
- Chemicals in drugs and personal care products could impact fish. Click on fishing page.
- Hatteras Island Market at a Glance. Click on Real Estate Page.
- Hatteras Library will be closed for move to new quarters. Click on Local News Page.
- Fireman’s Ball will have Ocracoke rockin’ on May 24. Click on Local News Page.
- Background information on establishment of the national seashore. Click on Beach Access Issues
- New family medical practice is opening in Frisco. Click on Local News Page.
- Beach access maps…your guide to access to seashore beaches. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- Vandalism of resource protection closure signs results in expansion of buffer…Click on Beach Access Issues.
- The Ocracoke Community Store has a grand reopening. Click on Local News Page.
- State officials decide to delay new gear permits for striped bass. Click on Fishing Page.
- DMF wants to know about catches of Asian black tiger shrimp. Click on Fishing Page.
- National
Park Service weekly resource management
summary. Click on Beach Access Issues
Page.
- Park Service closes more of the South Beach near Cape Point. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- National Park Service weekly
beach access report. Click on Beach Access Issues
Page.
- A new feature: Answers to your questions about beach access. Click on Beach Access Issues Page.
- Island
Dining: The Breakwater in Hatteras village. Click
on Island Life and Lifestyles.
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New....05.12.2008 5:00 pm Background information on establishment of the national seashore
New....05.12.2008 4:15 pm Beach Access Maps….Your guide to access to seashore beaches
New....05.11.2008 7:15 pm Vandalism of resource protection closure signs results in expansion of buffer
New....05.09.2008 1:30 pm National
Park Service weekly resource management
summary
New....05.08.2008 5:30 pm Park Service closes more of the South Beach near Cape Point
New....05.08.2008 3:30 pm National Park Service weekly
beach access report
New....05.08.2008 2:30 pm A new feature: Answers to your questions about beach access
Three popular areas closed to
ORVs under consent decree 05.05.2008
7:30 pm
Seashore leader files
information on the eve of hearing 04.29.2008
9:30 pm
National Park Service responds
to judge’s second round of quest 04.25.2008
7:00 pm
A
flurry of activity today in ORV lawsuit case in federal court. 04.22.2008
11:00 pm
Judge in ORV lawsuit orders
more information from Park Service but cancels in camera review. ....UPDATED 04.21.2008
5:00 pm
Guest Column….ORV
rulemaking was out of public sight, but the settlement is very visible.
04.18.2008
4:45 pm
Reaction to ORV settlement is
varied 04.18.2008
4:00 pm
ORV access supporters are
raising funds for legal fees 04.11.2008
4:15 pm
NC
State study links beach driving to oystercatcher mortality 04.11.2008
3:45 pm
Transcript of April 4 meeting
in Boyle’s courtroom now available 04.09.2008
9:00 pm
Commentary…One more
gathering to celebrate beach access 04.07.2008
4:30 pm
Surfers weigh in on threatened
beach closures. ...WITH
SLIDESHOW 03.31.2008
4:15 pm
More than 600 turn out to hear
about looming threat to beach access. ...WITH
VIDEOS 03.28.2008
7:15 pm
New Web site focuses on
Hatteras and Ocracoke beach access. 03.24.2008
5:00 pm
Rob
Alderman, the “general” of the Hatteras Island
Fishing Militia, rallies the troops 03.24.2008
4:45 pm
A roundup of filings, motions,
and memoranda in the lawsuit 03.24.2008
12:15 pm
The fox on the beach: More
public comment 03.24.2008
11:20 am
PLEASE HELP US!!! A message in
the sand is a plea for continued beach access. ...WITH
SLIDESHOW 03.22.2008
4:30 pm
What Island Free Press readers
say about beach access issues. 03.21.2008
4:30 pm
Commissioner Judge challenges
groups to drop the lawsuit and negotiate. ...WITH
VIDEO 03.21.2008
4:30 pm
Islanders have lots to say to
negotiated rulemaking committee members. 03.20.2008
7:30 pm
Threat of beach closures hangs
over negotiated rulemaking meeting 03.20.2008
5:15 pm
Another celebration of beach
access planned for Cape Point. 03.19.2008
7:15 pm
Attorneys for Dare, Hyde, and
CHAPA weigh in on injunction request. 03.16.2008
3:30 pm
Park Service responds to
request for injunction to close beaches 03.14.2008
9:30 pm
Several hundred people gather
at Cape Point to celebrate beach access ...WITH
SLIDESHOW 03.08.2008
2:30 pm
Read a transcript of Judge
Terrence Boyle’s scheduling conference on ORV issues 03.03.2008
2:00 pm
Many on Outer Banks fear
possibility of a ban on off-road vehicles 03.03.2008
9:15 am
Groups call for change in beach
driving plan 02.21.2008
3:00
pm
Federal judge asked to restrict
driving to save breeding season on Hatteras 02.20.2008
3:30
pm
The
beach driving crisis and how we got here 09.05.2007 3:00 pm
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New....05.14.2008 2:00 pm Hatteras Library will be closed for move to new quarters
New....05.13.2008 5:00 pm Fireman’s Ball will have Ocracoke rockin’ on May 24
New....05.12.2008 5:00 pm New family medical practice is opening in Frisco
New....05.09.2008 4:30 pm The Ocracoke Community Store has a grand reopening
Students’ video
brings home the Bonner Bridge controversy 05.05.2008
12:30 pm
New book on Blackbeard aims to
dispel myths about the pirate 04.29.2008
4:15 pm
Dare and Hyde counties make
plans for re-entry after evacuation. 04.29.2008
3:45 pm
Hatteras Island’s
Board of Education seat is only one contested in primary 04.29.2008 3:30 pm
Chicamacomico Life-Saving
Station Historic Site is open for 2008 04.25.2008
12:15 pm
Homecoming: A return
to Portsmouth Island….WITH SLIDE SHOW 04.21.2008
4:30 pm
Coastguardsman gets medal for
ocean rescue in Frisco 04.09.2008
5:30 pm
ISLAND PEOPLE….Todd
Phillips is the man who envisions island-wide recycling by 2009 04.08.2008
1:15 pm
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse opens
for climbing on April 18
04.07.2008
5:15 pm
The
highway is open, and life is back to normal on Ocracoke 03.07.2008
7:30 am
Students and parents succeed in
a scientific treasure hunt 02.15.2008
3:45
pm
ISLAND
PEOPLE….Nicholas Bibbey’s Journey 01.24.2008
3:30
pm
Remodeling at Hatteras
Community Center will expand island’s library
Adrift on Bonner
Bridge…State and federal governments try to agree on a
replacement bridge
Plans
for replacing the Bonner Bridge are moving forward - for now
Should these bridge pictures make you nervous?
The Only on Hatteras or
Ocracoke Photo Corner 12.04.2007 2:00 pm
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National
Park Service News
Obituaries
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and Weddings
Celebrations
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Commentary
Commentary…One more
gathering to celebrate beach access 04.07.2008
4:30 pm
We are
thankful for . . .WITH
SLIDESHOW
The
Island Free Press is Here
Guest Columns
ORV
rulemaking was out of public sight, but the settlement is very visible. 04.18.2008
4:45 pm
Reaction to ORV settlement is
varied 04.18.2008
4:00 pm
Guest
Column …An open letter to all juniors and seniors
– and their parents. 04.08.2008
12:26 pm
Letters to
the Editor
New....05.12.2008 9:30 am
Readers write about the issues
facing Hatteras and Ocracoke
More
Letters
Reader comments on The Island
Free Press
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PRECIOUS
MEMORIES....A collection of stories about spending summers in Hatteras
in the late 1940s. . . . WITH
PODCASTS
Now you can listen to the
children’s classic, ‘Taffy of Torpedo
Junction’ 02.12.2008
12:30 pm
The story behind 'Taffy of
Torpedo Junction,' and the Buxton girl who was the real-life Taffy
02.12.2008
12:30 pm
A
Fishing Trip to Remember ….A stormy night and a
dash over the Bonner Bridge – before it was finished
Solving
a wartime mystery: The search for the SS Chester Sun
The Battle for
Torpedo Junction
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Fisheries News
New....05.15.2008 1:00 pm Dare stays in top spot in North Carolina for seafood landings
New....05.15.2008 1:00 pm Chemicals in drugs and personal care products could impact fish
New....05.09.2008 3:00 pm State officials decide to delay new gear permits for striped bass
New....05.09.2008 2:30 pm DMF wants to know about catches of Asian black tiger shrimp
New....05.01.2008
12:30 pm
Commercial fishermen question
king mackerel data
New....05.01.2008
12:30 pm
Council looks at allocations
that could further reduce catch limits
Scallop boats are shelling out
a lot of money for observers. 04.24.2008
4:00 pm
Recreational fishing group
calls for net ban. 04.11.2008
11:45 am
Two Dare projects get
waterfront access funding. 04.11.2008
11:45 am
Debate focuses on allocating
fish between commercial and recreational fishermen 03.24.2008
4:45 pm
Council to decide who can sell
snapper-grouper species 03.24.2008
4:00 pm
Another bill in Congress would
give more flexibility in rebuilding
stocks 03.13.2008
12:10 pm
Right whale death last year off
Hatteras still a mystery. 03.12.2008
6:45 pm
No Hatteras Island projects go
forward for waterfront access funding 03.12.2008
4:45 pm
Fisheries advisory committee
says no to keeping big, red drum 03.12.2008
3:15 pm
National Marine Fisheries
withholds documents on right whale death 03.06.2008
3:30 pm
Flounder size limit increases
for recreational fishermen 02.29.2008
8:30 am
A lower king
mackerel quota would hurt Dare commercial fishermen 02.25.2008
11:30 am
North Carolina is
getting the short end of the stick in dogfish fishery 02.25.2008
11:30 am
Federal plan for allocation of
fisheries resources moves forward 02.15.2008
10:15 am
Recreational
Fishing Features
A guide to the top rigs and
lures for surf fishing 04.25.2008
2:45 pm
The sound and ocean
offer many options for good catches on spring charter fishing trips 03.13.2008
1:30 pm
It’s time to renew
recreational fishing licenses 01.08.2008
3:30pm
Changes planned for North
Carolina Saltwater Fishing Tournament 12.05.2007 9:30pm
Baits for surf fishing
Recreational
size and catch limits
25th Annual Hatteras Surf Fishing
Tournament.....WITH
SLIDESHOW
Cape Hatteras Anglers Club
Tournament celebrates 50 years…WITH SLIDE SHOW
Commercial Fishing Features
Fall brings busy days and good
times to a working waterfront…WITH SLIDE
SHOW
Fisheries Bulletin Board
Announcements, meetings, and
other news
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Hatteras Island Real Estate: Is
it better to buy now or buy later? 03.06.2008
1:15 pm
Hatteras
Island Real Estate: It’s a great time to
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