Commerce secretary and NOAA administrator apologize to commercial fishermen

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco have apologized to New England fishermen who were wronged by inappropriate and excessive enforcement actions enacted by NOAA enforcement staff for more than a decade. Locke announced yesterday, May 17, that $649,527 in fisheries enforcement penalties will be returned to 11 individuals or businesses after […]

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UPDATE: Amendment excluding the Ocracoke-Hatteras Ferry from a toll is threatened

Co-Chairman Sen. Peter S. Brunstetter Peter.Brunstetter@ncleg.net (919) 733-7850 Co-Chairman Sen. Neal Hunt Neal.Hunt@ncleg.net (919) 733-5850 Co-Chairman Sen. Richard Stevens Richard.Stevens@ncleg.net (919) 733-5653 Vice Chairman Sen. Tom Apodaca Tom.Apodaca@ncleg.net (919) 733-5745 Vice Chairman Sen. Linda Garrou Linda.Garrou@ncleg.net (919) 733-5620 Members Sen. Harris Blake, Harris.Blake@ncleg.net (919) 733-4809 Sen. Dan Blue, Dan.Blue@ncleg.net (919) 733-5752 Sen. Andrew C. Brock, […]

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UPDATE: UPDATE: Ocracoke’s Charles Temple talks about his big win on ‘Jeopardy!’ Teachers Tournament

Ocracoke teacher Charles Temple woke up this morning tired, happy, and $100,000 richer. On Friday night, he won the first-ever ‘Jeopardy’ The Teachers Tournament. Along with that came $100,000, as well as a guaranteed spot in the Tournament of Champions airing later this year. He was also just really, really happy that he no longer […]

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UPDATE: Ocracoke’s Charles Temple wins the first-ever ‘Jeopardy!’ Teachers Tournament

Ocracoke teacher Charles Temple has won the first-ever ‘Jeopardy’ The Teachers Tournament. Temple won $100,000, as well as a guaranteed spot in the Tournament of Champions airing later this year. The tournament began May 2, and three contestants competed for the top prize last night and tonight. The 38-year-old Temple, who has always wanted to […]

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