NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT

Design work on a new dormitory to replace these dormitories will take place in October 2016.

District to build new dormatories at Hanscom Air Force Base

Beginning in October, design work will commence on a new, state-of-the-art dormitory at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. The U.S. Air Force had authorized New England District to award a design and construction contract for the new, three-story, 66-room, 25,000-square-foot military dormitory at Hanscom Air Force Base. The existing dormitories located in Buildings 1510 and 1511 are deteriorating and need to be replaced as soon as possible. Once the new dormitory is built, the two existing structures will be demolished.

Michelle O'Donoghue talks with MassBay Community College students during a career panel in Wellesley, Massachusetts on Aug. 23.

District particpates in STEM Career Panel at MassBay Community College

New England District Project Engineer Michelle O’Donoghue, Construction Division, traveled to Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts to sit on a career panel at MassBay Community College, Aug. 23. O’Donoghue joined representatives from Sanofi-Genzyme and Mathcounts on the three person panel.

STEM event held at West Hill Dam

Park Ranger Viola Bramel holds up a tree branch and identifies it to her audience during the Beginning Bridges Five Senses and Solar Power Day at West Hill Dam in Massachusetts on July 20, 2016.

Archeologist Kate Atwood begins the process of sorting through dirt and rocks to look for artifacts.

Archeologists conduct survey near Ball Mountain Dam

A team of New England District archeologists and assistants traveled to Jamaica State Park, downstream of Ball Mountain Lake in Vermont, to conduct an archeological survey at a site that is part of a potential District project.

Who We Are

New England District is responsible for managing the Corps' civil works and military program responsibilities in a 66,000-square-mile region encompassing the six New England states east of the Lake Champlain drainage basin.

The region has:

6,100 miles of coastline
171 harbors with Corps improvements
13 deep draft commercial waterways
13 major river basins
thousands of miles of rivers and streams

The District employs about 500 professional civilian employees, with several military officers serving in key management positions. Seventy-five percent of the staff is stationed at the Concord, Mass., headquarters, while the others serve at Corps projects and area offices throughout the region.

The missions of the New England District are many and varied. They include:

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Ranger Victor Ranfos assists with a school outreach program. Common topics rangers present are flood control, water cycle, water safety, and the history of the Corps of Engineers. Programs can be done at the dam and recreation area.