We are directly across from mount vernon. Piscataway park is a National Park that was signed into legislation by john f. Kennedy in 1961. It came about because a congresswoman from ohio, Frances Payne bolton, a member of the mount vernon ladies association, bought a farm right here where we are standing. It was for sale in the 1950s. She bought it to prevent it from becoming developed, and then donated the land. The foundation helped lead a partnership of organizations on this area in preserving six miles of shoreline on the potomac river. Also involved was the Alice Ferguson foundation, the homeowners who live here in Piscataway Park, and individuals from the county. Piscataway park is nearly 5000 acres. The foundation stewards 200 acres of the park through cooperation with the National Park service. There is a section down the road called the creek site, which has a lovely boardwalk. There are some other entry points for Piscataway Park. We have a visitors center, five trails, a fish
We are directly across from mount vernon. Piscataway park is a National Park that was signed into legislation by john f. Kennedy in 1961. It came about because a congresswoman from ohio, Frances Payne bolton, a member of the mount vernon ladies association, bought a farm right here where we are standing. It was for sale in the 1950s. She bought it to prevent it from becoming developed, and then donated the land. The foundation helped lead a partnership of organizations on this area in preserving six miles of shoreline on the potomac river. Also involved was the Alice Ferguson foundation, the homeowners who live here in Piscataway Park, and individuals from the county. Piscataway park is nearly 5000 acres. The foundation stewards 200 acres of the park through cooperation with the National Park service. There is a section down the road called the creek site, which has a lovely boardwalk. There are some other entry points for Piscataway Park. We have a visitors center, five trails, a fish
Checks on borrowers, particularly those in financial difficulties, as a report by the regulator is published this morning. I will have more on that a little later. In Sport England are into the semi finals of the european championships. Jodie taylor scored the winner, as the Lionesses Beat france 1 0. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Todays the day of sunshine and showers, especially in central and Northern Areas. They will be fewer and further between them were yesterday. That leads us into a showery start to the week. Good morning. First, our main story thousands of extra Mental Health workers are to be recruited by the nhs in england. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, said the aim is to treat an extra one Million People by 2021. The Royal College of nursing has questioned how so many staff can be hired and trained in such a short space of time. Here is more from our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. Ministers in england have already acknowledged the treatment offered to
The neighbor here decided to complain about a small soccer goal in a family s yard where the daughter played. And after two visits from the police, the family had enough.
The neighbor here decided to complain about a small soccer goal in a family s yard where the daughter played. And after two visits from the police, the family had enough.