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This
section contains links to IRWA’s recent press releases and news articles about the Ipswich River.
To learn more about IRWA’s activities and the issues
facing the Ipswich River, members of the news media are welcomed
to contact Executive Director Kerry Mackin at kmackin@ipswichriver.org. 
May 2008
Drops in the Bucket: Restoring the Ipswich River (pdf) by Jim MacDougall Published in
the Ipswich Chronicle
February 2008
A Drop in the Bucket: Thinking about Flooding (pdf) by Jim MacDougall
Published in the Ipswich Chronicle
November 15, 2007
Ipswich River Watershed Association Chosen for 2007 Catalogue for Philanthropy (pdf) IRWA Press Release
October 11, 2007
Commonwealth Issues Drought Advisory 10/11/2007 (pdf)
BOSTON, MA – Following two months of unusually dry weather in most of the state, the Massachusetts Drought Management Task Force has issued a Drought Advisory...and calls on state, regional and local water officials to be vigilant, especially concerning fire danger and water supply for firefighting.
September 12, 2007
Op Ed: Ipswich River Makes Some Progress (pdf) IRWA Press Release
See our related Fall 2006 newsletter (pdf) article on Reading's decision to cease pumping from their Ipswich River wells.
August 21, 2007
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Project releases beetles to try to control the invasive plant, as featured in the Salem News:
Beetles on the move spell promise of loosestrife control
July 31, 2007
Ipswich resident Ken Oullette and the Ipswich Car Wash are featured in this Voice of America article:
Rainwater Tapped to Run Car Wash
See our feature on Local Water Hero Ken in our Winter 2007 newsletter (pdf).
July 26, 2007
Ipswich River featured on Voice of America:
Grassroots Efforts Help Save Endangered American River
July 21, 2007
Superior Court Rules for Ipswich River, Denies Hamilton Claims in Water Case (pdf) IRWA Press Release
June 2007
Op Ed: Save Water, Save the River (and Combat Global Warming too) (pdf) IRWA Press Release
June 27, 2007
Cleaning Up Polluted Runoff in Farley Brook: A Public Meeting (pdf) IRWA Press Release
May 16, 2007
Executive Director Kerry Mackin featured in this Ipswich Chronicle article: Kerry Mackin Recieves River Hero Award
April 23, 2007
Ipswich River Advocate Receives National Award (pdf) IRWA Press Release
February 1, 2007
Fisheries Restoration at the Ipswich Mills Dam: A Public Discussion (pdf) IRWA Press Release
Press Release Archive
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