Wilton, CT One Future: Help Complete the Raymond Ambler HouseCultivating a Sustainable Future: Wilton’s Commitment to Ambler Farm the Town of Wilton made a promise—to preserve Ambler Farm not as a relic of the past that promise stands ready to be fulfilled as the final phase of restoring the historic Raymond Ambler House nears completion When Wilton purchased the 22-acre Ambler Farm property in 1999 from the Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust it inherited not only a landscape rich with agricultural and architectural history but also a responsibility: to restore and maintain the Victorian farmhouse and surrounding barns for public benefit The deed of sale made that obligation clear—these buildings were to be brought up to code and put to use for education and agriculture serving the community that had invested in their preservation Though never intended to assume the Town’s financial burden FoAF has since shouldered the lion’s share of the work raising over $11 million to create educational programs and hands-on experiences that have drawn more than 25,000 visitors annually it has turned Ambler Farm into a regional treasure—and a true cost savings for the Town of Wilton More than $1.2 million has already been invested in restoring the Raymond Ambler House ensuring its structural integrity and preparing it for community use This final round of funding will bring the space to life—as a classroom and a home for the kind of connections that make Wilton feel like Wilton What lies ahead is not merely the restoration of a house—it’s the completion of a commitment the Raymond Ambler House will stand as a physical embodiment of Wilton’s agricultural heritage and its community spirit: an environment where past and present meet and where future generations will continue to learn and grow residents will have the opportunity to support this vision through a bonding proposal for the completion of the Raymond Ambler House This is more than a vote—it’s a moment to reaffirm Wilton’s investment in its values Voting will take place at Wilton High School Clune Center: For questions or to schedule a tour of the Raymond Ambler House, please contact Executive Director Ashley Kineon at ashley@amblerfarm.org. 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Copyright ©2025 HamletHub™ Please Support Continuous Local Covid-19 Coverage on MoreThanTheCurve RE/MAX Ready’s Matt Mittman asks which of two offers would you choose if you were selling your house Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application she loved and excelled at bridge and tennis which brought her together with many friends over the years She helped instill a competitive but fair temperament in her sons playing many family tennis battles well into her 70s Paul Academy and Summit School Athletic Hall of Fame for her three-sport prowess during high school She loved the monthly dinner gatherings attended by 30-plus family members covering four generations her flair for design was ever present in all she touched Jean was daughter of the late Florence Carlton Seeger and Richard P a past president of 3M Company and whom the Carlton Society is named after She was on the Children's Hospital Board of Directors; trustee of St Paul Academy; first woman on the Board of Regents of St John's College; president of the Junior League of St Paul; member of the President's Council at St and first president of the Minnesota Children's Museum An earlier marriage to William Whitaker provided five sons who survive her: William (Patricia) 11 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; Jack Ambler's children Denice (John) Kludt; Sherry (Pat) Egan; Bob (Dianne) Ambler She was preceded in death by sisters Joyce Hartzell and Dorothy Foussard Service at House of Hope Presbyterian Church at a later date Paul Academy or Children's Hospital St This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors JAZMYN VENT was a kid when she first learned about the Ambler Road was raised by her great-grandmother and her aunties in Huslia wild country south of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska No roads traversed the spruce forest and boggy tundra Rivers scrawled in great loops from the base of the mountains writing their history across the flats in oxbow lakes and sloughs that gleamed with light Huslia lay along one of the largest waterways it and the region’s other major rivers had served as highways connecting the Alaska Native communities scattered in this trackless landscape to one another and to the fish camps and hunting places and berry-picking grounds where residents like Vent harvested much of their food or AIDEA—would allow foreign companies to develop copper mines near Kobuk Trucks would travel the new road up to 168 times per day they would transport the ore south to Fairbanks where trains would carry it to a port in south-central Alaska—a total journey of about 800 miles and nine other major rivers as well as thousands of streams and whitefish with toxic spills and sediment runoff It would also interrupt the migratory path of the Western Arctic caribou herd—until recently Alaska’s largest—threatening another key source of sustenance for more than 40 communities Vent was impressed by the elders she heard speak at the meeting “They knew that showing up was going to help prevent this happening to our land and our animals and our water and our people,” Vent But Vent and other opponents came to believe that the road was about more than the mines at its terminus It would open one of the largest expanses of unbroken land left on Earth to industrial development The new artery could be the starting point for yet more roads and mines and perhaps ultimately allow public access to places long protected by their remoteness “It’s about the Western world wanting to come in and take from Indigenous people,” Vent said THE RICH COPPER deposits marooned in what bureaucrats call the Ambler Mining District have attracted attention for decades The military proposed a railway to reach them in the 1940s its government considered several other connections Some of the same elders from Koyukuk villages who spoke out against the Ambler Road—which the state began evaluating in 2011—had opposed previous plans when they were young many worried that a new road would repeat the damages wrought by the Dalton The highway was originally built as a private industrial road in the mid-1970s to serve the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline and oil fields on the North Slope outside trophy hunters found ways to bypass road checkpoints by staking mining claims along the route for a pittance pouring into the region to take precious moose and caribou The caribou that Koyukuk villages relied on stopped coming the state opened the route as the Dalton Highway enabling unprecedented public access to the lands it crossed partnered with Teck Resources in 1982 to develop the Red Dog zinc mine in Northwest Alaska and endeavored to staff it with mostly Alaska Native workers Conventional employment was scarce in villages and work at Red Dog helped support residents’ hybrid lifestyle bridging a traditional land-based economy with one that runs on cash A proposed copper mine on NANA land inside the mining district promised to bring similar opportunities to the region “It’s more expensive to live here in the area you can’t even buy fuel to do your hunting,” Miles Cleveland Sr. who represents the Kobuk River villages of Shungnak and Ambler in the Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly the assembly for the largely Inupiat borough where the Ambler Mining District is located passed a resolution supporting efforts to identify an access route Studies have confirmed that road infiltration greatly reduces wild food harvests in rural Alaska perhaps because increased human access leads to a decrease in animal populations and more hunting restrictions AIDEA promised villages that the Ambler Road would stay private but the opening of the Dalton stood as a warning a Fairbanks-based nonprofit consortium of 37 interior tribes The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) also opposed the road, which would cross Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. So did the Wilderness Society, the Fairbanks-based Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Earthworks, and the tiny Brooks Range Council founded by the proprietor of a wilderness lodge near the route Many other groups didn’t engage deeply at first Most of the proposed route—61 percent—would lie on state land and another 15 percent would cross Native corporation land Just 24 percent would cross federal public lands including those in the Dalton Highway corridor After Donald Trump became president in 2017 Alaska officials appointed to the new administration—and later new governor Mike Dunleavy—kicked the BLM’s analysis and public process for the project into overdrive the federal government sprinted through similar processes for several other projects impacting tribal interests including the Willow oil drilling venture on the North Slope and a liquefied natural gas pipeline along the Dalton That challenged tribes’ ability to respond especially since most lacked good internet Comment periods were held during hunting and fishing seasons TCC and the village councils had to prioritize protecting and vaccinating tribal members the Trump administration authorized the Ambler Road across BLM and national park land But the administration’s rush led to sloppy execution including its compliance with federal laws The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act requires federal agencies to assess whether proposed projects will restrict subsistence uses—essentially the harvest of wild food “They don’t know what communities rely on what subsistence resources and how much of those subsistence resources are where,” TCC’s then–general counsel Natasha Singh told me “They just didn’t do any of it.” In October 2020 Nine environmental groups brought a separate suit First Chief Harding Sam from the Alatna Village Council When President Joe Biden took office a few months later there was no guarantee he’d reverse course The Ambler Mining District contains minerals key to green technologies that his administration prioritized and the road had some prominent Native support The two mining companies that had partnered to develop prospects near Kobuk—Australia-based South32 and Canada-based Trilogy Metals—staked massive new mining claims outside the district on state land closer to the Dalton Highway South32 built a man camp by helicopter to support exploration in the headwaters of the Wild River Nearly the entire southern toe of the Brooks Range along the proposed road corridor faced development along with his sons and Evansville First Chief Frank Thompson aboard Musser’s boat and motored up the winding Koyukuk from Evansville Musser—an Evansville Corporation board member and Thompson’s cousin—had led the corporation’s effort to block AIDEA from its land Thompson had spoken out against the road in Washington We glided over the still-clear waters of the Wild River where they swirled into the Koyukuk Thompson and his siblings swam here as kids Musser and his family still hunt moose at a camp on the John River in the same area that the cousins’ ancestors hunted “There’s not any part of the terrain that hasn’t had my foot We beached where Musser estimated the Ambler Road would span the Koyukuk An uprooted tree floated by; others scattered the sandbars like partially eaten carcasses Wandering on soft sand among alder and lupine I found it hard to imagine anything here besides the dynamism of the place itself It was already changing in ways that the road would deeply exacerbate Permafrost in the region was starting to melt Disturbance from the road’s construction could further destabilize the frozen soil releasing potent greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and sediment and trapped minerals into waterways the Western Arctic caribou population had steeply declined The herd numbered 490,000 in 2003; by my 2021 visit it had fallen to 188,000 and was still dropping With snow and cold arriving later in the season Caribou were crossing the Kobuk River more than three weeks later on average in fall Studies conducted on a shorter road on the coast within the herd’s range suggest that the Ambler Road would delay migration even more And if bulls are in rut by the time they near villages their hormone-soaked meat becomes rank and inedible Many people I met in the Arctic remembered times of abundance I heard stories of catching king salmon so big they took two people to wrestle them into the boat Of chum salmon catches so hefty it took hours to empty a 50-foot net Of drying racks bent under the vivid flesh of cut fish a plunge in fish returns had led the state to take the unusual step of closing the Koyukuk’s subsistence fishery for chum salmon The king salmon fishery was closed for the latest of multiple disappointing seasons a companion pointed out where salmon should have been washed up in piles along the banks at the Koyukuk’s confluence with Henshaw Creek as if the animals had searched in vain for their accustomed bounty THE SALMON CRISIS galvanized Native opposition to the road TCC and several tribes began a series of meetings with high-level federal officials and lawmakers Their argument was simple: The Biden administration could defend permits that endangered key food sources or it could undertake a supplemental environmental impact study with more rigorous tribal consultation and analysis of the road’s consequences for subsistence and cultural sites The new Department of the Interior opted for the latter securing a remand from the court in May 2022 BLM officials gave tribes adequate time to provide feedback on the proposed Ambler Access Project They distributed hard copies of relevant information and visited communities TCC trained tribal members to be more effective in meetings It also worked with scientists to draft detailed comments about impacts on caribou and salmon pointing to recent population declines and incorporating information the first Trump administration’s study had ignored A grassroots movement gained ground at the local, state, and national levels, using rallies and social media to increase participation. Some plaintiffs in the 2020 tribal lawsuit joined with NPCA, the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, and a broader stable of environmental and community groups under a new banner: the Defend Brooks Range coalition The focus was “having a unified message across very different partners and allies” and “making sure the tribes are not only at the table but at the head of the table,” said Alex Johnson NPCA director of Arctic and Interior campaigns Among those allies was Fairbanks-based Native Movement an Indigenous-led environmental- and social-justice nonprofit Working with community organizer April Monroe Native Movement tapped Alaska musicians Medium Build The artists held concerts to help villagers feel heard and passed the mic to tribal activists like Jazmyn Vent onstage in DC and elsewhere to elevate their message to larger audiences “One of our guiding principles is that if it’s not soulful it’s not strategic,” said Native Movement executive director Enei Begaye by this time in college studying the impacts of the salmon decline cofounded an Instagram account targeting the road and tribal officials traveled thousands of miles to meet with lawmakers and members of the Biden administration and to speak at conferences and events Evansville’s Chief Thompson noticed traction growing the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council some 89 northern tribes and First Nations passed or supported resolutions against the proposed road “When we were able to take that back this last time to DC that was pretty powerful,” Thompson told me Meanwhile, prominent members of Inupiat communities along the Kobuk, including a former NANA president, published op-eds against the road. After respected leaders spoke out, more people voiced their own opposition. A new local group called Protect the Kobuk formed and members gathered hundreds of signatures on a no-road petition which they carried around the region by dogsled and snowmobile and on foot They distributed “No Ambler Road” sweatshirts and signs which offered people less-confrontational ways to stake a position Members even went door-to-door to transcribe public comments and traveled between far-flung villages to attend meetings The road’s proponents also pushed their cause Mining companies funded gatherings and dogsled races AIDEA spent millions on “stakeholder outreach,” hosted job fairs in villages and commissioned a subsistence advisory committee designed to address wildlife impacts Huslia and Allakaket pulled out of the lawsuit against the road Allakaket passed a resolution in favor of the project in hopes of expanding employment opportunities for tribal members ending more than 10 years of formal opposition But AIDEA alienated some of the most powerful players both Doyon and NANA had declined to renew agreements allowing the agency access across their land and a lack of confidence in the project’s alignment with our values and community interests,” NANA stated in a press release The Interior Department followed soon after declaring the Ambler Road’s impacts on subsistence resources far-reaching and unacceptable it rescinded the project’s federal land permits 500 people gathered at the Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall in Fairbanks for live music and Indian tacos to celebrate the victory “It’s important to acknowledge that it’s historic,” Monroe said “You’re talking about some of the smallest tribes facing off against some of the largest corporations in the world.” Just before the Interior Department formally rejected the Ambler Road Alaska senator Dan Sullivan had added an amendment to the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would have reversed the agency’s decision Hoping to get the provision removed before the law went to a vote road opponents spent months meeting with staffers and lawmakers in over 100 offices stopping the road had become a national priority for more organizations with lobbying firepower in DC the opposition prevailed again in December when the amendment was pulled from the bill Now Trump has directed federal agencies to reinstate his previous administration’s approval of the Ambler Road the momentum and relationships that activists have built will be more important than ever “Something that makes me feel comforted is that we have such a strong team,” Vent said “We’ve gotten really good at organizing and coordinating and getting our voices out.” Vent wants to keep working for her people and plans to study tribal law now that she’s done with college When she went home to Huslia to help with a moose hunt last fall Vent shared with others what she’d been up to “They just told me to keep doing what I’m doing and that they’re proud of me for representing them,” she said “I would spend my whole life fighting this I would put my life on the line to stop this road And that’s how a lot of our community feels.” Reporting for this story was supported by Braided River and the Knight Science Journalism program at MIT Sarah Gilman writes and draws about the environment She also writes the quarterly Terra Affirma column for YES! magazine.  A gold mine intrudes on a quiet Alaskan refuge The Ambler Road would be a disaster for Arctic Alaska—it’s your chance to help stop it Here’s why experts say the current strategy to save them won’t work How a land swap in Alaska could ruin 40 years of conservation and subsistence practices Get articles like this one sent directly to your inbox With this action you affirm you want to receive Sierra Club communications and may vote on policy designated by the Sierra Club Board Sierra Club® and "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet"® are registered trademarks of the Sierra Club. © Sierra Club 2025.The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright Sign up to receive Sierra News & Views to get articles like this one sent directly to your inbox Protests against the Trump administration were held nationwide on May 1st While the big protest regionally was in Philadelphia Please note that the photo shown was taken early on we won’t offer any expert commentary this group of protestors wasn’t as well-behaved as the group on April 19th We are told this group was disrupting traffic The Ambler Water Department recently switched its billing system water bills were sent via postcards through the mail the question was asked on social media whether the emails were legit A common scam is to send an email asking for payment using imagery of a legitimate business or service you can hand over personal and financial information to a nefarious operation The Borough of Ambler then made its own social media post stating that bills are legit and that a postcard is also being sent included a very pixelated Borough of Ambler logo which the water department is working on fixing Flakely Gluten Free is planning to open a “pastry ATM” in Ambler this summer Founder/Executive Pastry Chef Lila Colello told Around Ambler that the device will be featured inside Weavers Way at the end of the frozen foods section starting around the first or second week in June.  Flakely’s ATMs hold roughly 60 items customers can use a credit card to purchase pastry from a “smart” freezer Colello unveiled her first “pastry ATM” at the Salt & Vinegar store in Manayunk last year. For more on Flakely Gluten Free, you can visit their website Photo: Flakely Gluten Free’s Facebook page Last June, the Biden administration rejected the Ambler Road Project a proposed 211-mile road that would branch west from the Dalton Highway to a mining district But the Pentagon did not give the Army Corps of Engineers a directive to revoke the road’s permitting until five days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration Now it appears that the permits – and the project – may not be dead Major development projects need dozens of environmental permits from multiple agencies to move forward. It's federal law permitting for the Ambler Road project has been a back-and-forth between presidential administrations Several tribes and conservation organizations say the road would cause irreparable harm to the land and subsistence resources. Mining companies and development supporters, including Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Alaska’s congressional delegation, say the road is necessary to access a region that mining companies say could contain valuable deposits of copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold. When developers need to dredge or fill wetlands they require 404 permits from the Army Corps of Engineers a consultant for several tribes that oppose the project believes the Corps dragged its feet and should have killed the 404 permitting after the Biden administration rejected the project in June Rosenfeld said the Corps' inaction went against the wishes of 88 tribal governments that oppose the project “The intent for the tribes was to have that revoked,” he said the assistant secretary of the Army issued the order to revoke.” Rosenfeld said it is uncommon for a commander or his staff to ignore orders issued by a superior officer “It was either done intentionally or accidentally,” said Rosenfeld “The chain of command in the Department of Defense is something that is typically unbreakable On his first day in office, Trump ordered that the Biden administration’s decision on the road be thrown out and replaced with Trump's own pro-development decision Budnik shared an official statement from the Corps: “With the change of administrations and the new Executive Order regarding this project we are currently pending updated guidance and will have more information as soon as it is available,” it read Representatives of multiple pro-road interests including the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority the state-backed economic development corporation and three mining companies with stakes in the region But the project still faces major obstacles. Nana Regional Corporation, a landowner along the road’s route, has withdrawn from the project noted that while it is a major stakeholder for the project According to Rosenfeld, permitting that was revoked under the Biden administration, like the National Historic Preservation Act Programmatic Agreement “Nothing will happen quickly," said Rosenfeld “I can say the collective we — the environmental organizations the tribes and those Alaskans that don't want that road — are going to fight it in the courts.” Bridget Psarianos is the senior staff attorney for Trustees of Alaska an environmental law firm based in Anchorage She said the Army Corps could still revoke the 404 permits Psarianos said the permitting is “sort of paused.” Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that Doyon has maintained a neutral stance on the project PennDOT announced on Friday that the number of people who lost their lives on Pennsylvania highways decreased to 1,127 in 2024 the second lowest since record keeping began in 1928 and 82 less than in 2023 The number of fatalities in impaired driver crashes dropped from 429 in 2023 to 342 last year and fatalities in lane departure crashes dropped from 629 in 2023 to 537 last year PennDOT annually invests approximately $32.4 million statewide in federal grant funds in behavioral safety programs to reduce fatalities and serious injuries Approximately $591 million in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program funds were invested in 392 unique safety projects from 2020 to 2024 and another $50 million in state funds was invested in low-cost safety improvements at over a thousand locations including centerline and edge-line rumble strips PennDOT also annually distributes more than $6.2 million from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for impaired driving enforcement For more information on reportable crash data, you can visit PennDOT’s Pennsylvania Crash Information Tool (PCIT) website The 2024 “Facts Book” and “Public Crash Databases” will be available by June 1 2025An access road runs between the community of Kobuk and the Bornite camp in the Ambler Mining District The area has been explored for its mineral potential since the 1950s and contains a number of significant copper a proposed private industrial road managed by Alaska’s economic development authority that would allow access to critical minerals development in the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska has experienced intense scrutiny and uncertainty over the past decade due to political pressure from anti-development interests this pressure led former President Biden’s Department of the Interior to throw out science-based data collected over many years and disregard the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to reverse the 2020 approval for the Ambler Road President Trump in January ordered the Department of the Interior to take another look at this crucial project As debate continues over building the Ambler Road we want to make clear that the companies we represent — South32 and Trilogy Metals — remain as firmly committed to our mining project as ever We created Ambler Metals as a joint venture in 2020 to facilitate exploration and production of critical minerals in the Ambler Mining District Our companies’ partnership was not undertaken lightly; mining is a capital-intensive industry that involves long lead times before recognizing a return on investments We are in this for the long haul because the road is essential for gaining access to the world-class mineral deposits found in Northwest Alaska The minerals in these deposits are among the most sought-after in the world and the Ambler region is one of the most prospective mineral districts in the United States Minerals found in abundance there include copper a key material for electric infrastructure and defense technologies; zinc used to prevent corrosion in critical infrastructure which is essential for lithium-ion batteries all of which are widely used in electronics and other applications Developing this road is good for both the security and economy of the United States and the state of Alaska because it creates a path to a secure is highly dependent on imports of these minerals even as global demand continues to soar currently only produces 6% of the world’s zinc the majority of the U.S.’s cobalt supply depends on imports and secondary materials manufacturers of a stable supply of minerals that are crucial to the American economy As global demand continues to rise for these critical minerals security and economic importance of this project will continue to increase the vast supplies of critical minerals found in this region will remain stranded Equally important is the opportunity that the Ambler Road represents for Alaskans The Ambler Road holds enormous potential for much-needed economic growth and job creation in rural Northwest Alaska where it will create local construction jobs We are committed to local hiring and partnering with local communities to ensure this project works for them which will help unlock revenues generated by mining to fund essential public safety We also understand the concerns of Alaskans who are opposed to this project — and the importance of social license to operate in this environment Let us be clear: We are committed to working with communities Alaska Native corporations and the state to ensure this project is carried out in a way that maximizes its economic potential while minimizing environmental impacts — as Alaska has successfully demonstrated in resource development for decades Any mining that is accessed by the Ambler Road will be held to the highest environmental health and safety standards by our companies — period The Ambler Road is more than just a transportation corridor good-paying jobs and a stronger future for Alaskans and their communities as well as a secure domestic supply for critical minerals in the U.S We’re encouraged by the Trump administration’s willingness to reconsider the Ambler Road and firmly believe that now is the time to move this crucial project forward Simon Collins is chief development officer at South32 Tony Giardini is the president and chief executive officer of Trilogy Metals A Century of Impact is a 192-page hardbound treasure celebrating NPCA’s first 100 years of protecting America’s national parks Tireless advocates stepped up in 2024 to defend the Brooks Range and America’s largest intact park landscape from the Ambler mining road — and they won A group of Western Arctic Herd caribou during fall migration pause in front of mountains in Kobuk Valley National Park Alaskans and national park advocates from across the country successfully blocked the proposed 211-mile Ambler mining road — twice this year This industrial project would have sliced through the country’s largest intact national park landscape disrupted caribou migration routes and threatened the subsistence lifestyle of 65+ Alaska Native Tribes The Biden administration protected America’s largest national park landscape by stopping a 211-mile industrial mining road that would have sliced through Gates of the Arctic National Preserve The last six months have been head-spinning as residents and supporters watched the project finally come to a halt only to see it nearly revived in the waning days of Congress As the Biden administration revoked the existing road permits this past summer park advocates learned that a bill had been introduced into the National Defense Authorization Act that would have reversed that win Thanks to extensive advocacy by NPCA and our partners and allies the provision was removed earlier this month protecting 20 million acres of truly unique Alaskan parklands in the process This twofold victory is shared by a remarkable and diverse community of people who have led this fight for over a decade Advocates from Alaska lobby against the Ambler mining road in Washington Alaskans showed up and spoke out at 12 public comment periods held by the Bureau of Land Management across Alaska — including a meeting in Allakaket where agency staff and meeting attendees were snowed in and unable to travel for days Many also traveled great distances from home for meetings with decision-makers in Anchorage and Washington Some advocates even risked their lives flying in small planes in bad weather or snowmachining (what we Alaskans call snowmobiling) through blizzards and over frozen rivers that frequently crack Alaskans fighting against this road proved time and again to be as resolute and strong as the lands and waters of the Brooks Range itself The Man lead John Gourley and singer songwriter Quinn Christopherson One of this region’s most tireless defenders is Jayme Dittmar who traveled with a small film crew several years ago along the entire proposed road route paddling down the Koyukuk and Kobuk Rivers and taking several bush flights to complete the trip Those travels turned into the documentary Paving Tundra which does an incredible job of explaining the stakes of this project and the challenges the local people of the region face as they make decisions for their families Jayme has put in many more thousands of miles traveling between communities in the interior of the state to Arctic Village and Kotzebue and all the way to DC building power for the people whose histories and futures are inextricably tied to these parklands Documentary filmmaker and Alaskan advocate Jayme Dittmar defends the Brooks Range April Monroe is another remarkable advocate a brilliant organizer and storyteller who bridged the thousands of miles between impacted villages such as Evansville and Tanana with D.C. in part by recruiting professional musicians like Portugal Quinn Christopherson and Medium Build to share updates on the proposed project with their followers Each of these artists flew to affected communities to hear from Alaskans and to share their stories across the country Alaskan advocate and storyteller April Monroe sharing their powerful truth to White House and congressional leaders that the stakes cannot be higher for their families and future generations who grew up in Huslia and has family ties in Ambler is a co-founder of the No Ambler Road group as well as to the World Wilderness Congress in Rapid City and the International Indigenous Peoples’ Salmon Gathering in Norway to share her undergraduate research on the Yukon salmon fishery collapse Her findings indicate that people of Interior Alaska understand firsthand how the government has failed to protect their subsistence rights and culture in the face of numerous threats The list goes on of people carrying out heroic efforts to protect their homelands and the parklands they love I also know that each of them would scoff at me or laugh off this title Alaskans tend to think of themselves as normal people trying to live the lives they’ve always known without being bothered by outside interests People would much rather be hunting caribou or cutting fish attending a potlatch or visiting with family it’s to fill their freezers or haul their heating fuel or maybe if they have to go to a medical appointment in the big city Alaska Native Tribal leaders have done what they need to do to keep their families and Tribes in one piece I’ve learned that it’s neither a job nor a term of service it’s a central responsibility of being a part of a community of family and neighbors Tribal leaders and the many partners and allies of the Defend Brooks Range and No Ambler Road coalitions accomplished remarkable and heroic things in their efforts to protect their homes They launched a national campaign that moved over 150,000 Americans to speak out against the road They achieved several historic wins to stop the project and they continue to push the Army Corps to revoke their Clean Water Act permits associated with the road And they will continue to use their power to push back against any future federal attempts to destroy their wild homeland Perhaps it’s no coincidence that people outside of Alaska often find many of the things the people of the region do hard to imagine like living without a car hundreds of miles from the nearest road or traveling days across the tundra or boating up a river to hunt caribou or moose to feed your family Alaska is home to some of the last untamed landscapes in the country — but a proposed mining road could forever slice through part of the Brooks Range and harm… When you do what others think impossible every day it really makes you learn to question what others deem to be true — for example that the Brooks Range would be better off with a bunch of open pit copper mines or that a private industrial road through one of the wildest landscapes left on Earth is good for the climate Our broad coalition knows that collectively we are powerful We’ve seen what we can do when we lift up the knowledge and stories of the people of Northwest and Interior Alaska They know better than anyone how to live well in the north country that means covering great distances in the name of your home Alex directs NPCA’s programs to protect and enhance the national parks and preserves in Alaska “We're ready to work with Congress to keep this funding going tackle more repairs and leave a legacy worthy of these treasured places." - Theresa Pierno threatened conservation rules and censored our nation’s history But we think there’s still time to reverse course NPCA works to preserve landscapes and wildlife in the East’s last fully connected wilderness with its Safe Passage initiatives Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Chris joined FloridaGators.com in 2011 after nearly three decades as a sports reporter at newspapers in Tampa and Orlando including 10 years covering the UF athletic program and another 10 covering the NFL Scott has been a senior writer for the Florida Gators since 2010 A 20th century castle on the outskirts of Ambler could be yours — but you'll have to bid for it The Lindenwold Castle at 500 Mattison Avenue is up for auction you could get more than 24,000 square feet on just over an acre of land in Montgomery County partly surrounded by the Mattison Estate The three-story castle features original building fixtures and is zoned as a Mixed Use Residential Historical District which means the building could be a single-family home the real estate company helping to facilitate the sale The new owner will be required to maintain the historic building's exterior and some of its interior features "You would be amazed at the intricacies of the woodwork and the stained glass," Gillespie said "There is so much opulence in this building." The mansion was remodeled around 1912 to resemble Windsor Castle, according to the auction listing bought the property in 2019 and originally hoped to use it as offices the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth Poncia later hoped during the pandemic that it might become a single-family home bigger projects have since taken precedence adding that Poncia has spent about $3 million to renovate the property including on fire safety and electrical work Poncia developed the entire Mattison Estates site selling off a residential component for townhouses as well as the senior retirement community The site is named for Richard Mattison, who founded Keasbey & Mattison, an asbestos manufacturer that put Ambler on the map, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The asbestos superfund site in Ambler continues to be monitored to this day Paramount Realty USA is handling the auction Avison Young is offering tours of the property all day on Dec "Bring your contractors and be ready to bid on the 19th." Jess Rohan can be reached at jrohan@gannett.com principal of Stony Creek Elementary School (Wissahickon School District) is leaving for a new post with the New Hope-Solebury School District after this school year Washam served as the principal of the elementary school since September 2023 She will take over as principal at the Lower Elementary School Washam will continue the legacy of excellence and foster a strong educational foundation for our youngest learners.” Wissahickon schools are currently searching for her replacement. The job posting can be found here Concerns have been raised that the design of Amble’s new school has been simplified and scaled back New plans which were submitted after initial groundwork began in March show the new building will be smaller and have fewer outdoor features than originally agreed A groundbreaking event for the new school building was held on 18 March Amble Development Trust have asked Northumberland County Council (NCC) why new plans were submitted as minor amendments to approved plans two weeks after NCC’s own groundbreaking event on 18 March The plans show the building footprint reduced by 530sqm the budget for the school has increased by £11m Some external facilities and features have been simplified or removed from the approved plans Exterior decorative brickwork has been reduced a trim trail has been excluded from the contractor’s brief with a suggestion that NCC will carry out the works after the school is complete Strategic Project Manager of Amble Development Trust said the calculated reduction in size amounted to the loss of four classrooms He also questioned why these new plans had been submitted at such a late stage in the project and after contractors had begun working on the site: “These changes are fundamental in nature The last time that any public consultation on the plans took place was in January 2023 In a town that has houses being built all around the school to make it substantially smaller with reduced facilities reflects badly on all those making these decisions Decisions that the end users of the school and indeed the community have had no input into The Development Trust also raised questions about the size of the new school sports hall In reply NCC accepted the reduction in the size of the school but denied there was any major change “There have indeed been some slight reductions in the square footprint of the building in the final design stage of the project It is the case however this has not resulted in the loss of four classrooms  In order to reduce the total gross internal floor area of the building four out of the five humanities classrooms from the wings of the building have been relocated to the south elevation under the croft area The only “teaching” space that has been removed is the T-Level catering area.”  He added “The sports hall has not been reduced and remains a 4-court sports hall sized this is larger than what is recommended by the DFE for the number of students who attend the school There has been a slight reduction in the number of brick projections as a way of rationalising however they still remain on the main elevation of the building.” It’s just like taking candy from a baby,all the original proposal is radically changed public consultations are treated with contempt by the council NCC are not delivering what they promised the people of Amble Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The views expressed in The Ambler and The AmblerOnline are not necessarily the views of the Editorial Team. The Ambler is a project of Amble Development Trust A proud member of the Independent Community News Network fell in love with community work as a teenager after participating in a youth-run civic engagement group “I found a passion working with young people and families,” said Ambler “and I knew I wanted to turn that into a career.” Ambler serves as the Rural School Mental Health Site Supervisor at Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) within the Windsor Central School District in Broome County she collaborates with the University’s Department of Social Work interns and the school district to provide additional mental health support for students in grades 7 to 12 Ambler’s passion for helping others and working in the community was recently honored with a Commendation Award from the New York State Senate presented the award during a Black History Month celebration recognizing outstanding Black leaders in the Southern Tier “We are thrilled that Asia is being recognized for this prestigious award She is a true bridge builder for youth and families and her passion is contagious—energizing and inspiring those around her We are lucky to have her on the Binghamton University Community Schools team.” assistant professor and Principal Investigator on the Binghamton University Community Schools Mental Health Grants Ambler earned an associate degree from SUNY Broome Community College and completed her bachelor’s degree at Excelsior College while working full-time and raising her family She worked in youth development for more than 10 years with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County civic engagement programming and other community-based education She is focused on work that supports at-risk youth and helps address and reduce poverty In addition to the New York Senate Commendation Award Ambler received the Binghamton Black Excellence Award for youth advocacy in 2022 and was named one of the Next Generation of Leaders in Afterschool by the National Afterschool Association in 2020 “Asia is a great leader in her community and is so deserving of this award,” said Luciana Rubicondo “Whether mentoring young people or problem-solving with colleagues she brings joy to her work and uplifts youth voices across our region.” Ambler said she is especially honored to receive the award from Webb citing Webb’s career and commitment to community work as inspiration “I have been proud to serve as an educator in the Southern Tier for over 10 years,” said Ambler “and it is a privilege to support the growth and development of our students and families The most rewarding aspect of my work is building community and connections with people and being a part of their story I am humbled by this award and thankful for the opportunity to give back to the community I love.” BUCS supervisor receives NY State Senate award Scallops and chorizo meet Thai curry; hibiscus-braised short rib mingles with risotto — the menu at La Baja is a chimera of culinary influences Carnitas de pato and ravioles de aguacate con cangrejo from La Baja / Photography by Breanne Furlong And I like it because it is a thing made from pieces of other things — the wings of a monarch butterfly strong enough to survive migrating across half the world; the head of a wise elephant; and those squirming A history encapsulated in dream logic and bright lacquer paint because Jiménez is his own kind of alebrije — a chimera who came to the States in his 20s from Mexico then finding his way into the kitchens of Vetri Decades in the industry taught him to be an octopus — to adapt And when the time came for him to go his own way he opened Cantina La Martina in the heart of Kensington and gained national recognition for his Mexican cuisine twined with this hot thread of every other thing he’d learned to cook and eat and love along the way La Baja is a further distillation of that impulse — no longer chasing the dragon of “authenticity,” he does a cuisine here born of every shift he’s worked every post he’s stood in a dozen different kitchens Jiménez has a carnitas de pato entrée on his menu — a whole roasted duck with bao buns and nopales — that I will probably never get to taste because I am a fundamentally chaotic human and can never get my shit together enough to order it three days in advance I can comfort myself with bok choy sautéed with salsa macha and elote corn ribs allowing you to strip away the charred kernels dressed in preserved lemon and tan tan dust (used to amp the heat in spicy ramen) under the calm gaze of La Baja’s bright butterfly octophant I roll in with friends for the special — big-ass prawns curled in a puddle of unbelievably good and gentle green mole and an arugula salad topped with slivered red onion and trout roe so I ask the server (alone on the floor on a night that’s worryingly quiet) if we can split it as an app — one plate for the pair of us that’s kind of a pro move.” And she’s right because we load down the table with plates of prawns in mole; ravioles made of fanned avocado and stuffed with blue crab and a xnipec salsa that’s all sweet habanero heat and a razor of vinegar brightness; fists of short rib braised in hibiscus and Mexican chocolate and mounted atop a bowl of creamy Italian risotto; and perfect pork belly seared crisp and served between two quenelles of sweet potato puree like a remembered taste of Thanksgivings past there are still only two other tables with guests in the dining room I said that the best thing about Cantina La Martina was that everything you eat there is something you know — just the best version of it you’ve ever had a late-night ramen shop or Chinatown or bland frontera­ fusion or anything else either Its own alebrije — a combination­ of decades of study and influence all coming together as a pure expression of singular identity.­ It’s not like anything you’ve had before But it may be the best version of Dionicio Jiménez’s cuisine yet Published as “The Alebrije of Ambler” in the March 2025 issue of Philadelphia magazine Takeout Foods to Include in Your Perfect Philly Picnic Philly’s Ultimate Cheese Lover’s Guide 16 Philly Restaurants Offering Passover and Easter Specials Trilogy Metals (TSX/NYSE: TMQ) reports significant developments for the Ambler Access Project in Alaska President Trump signed executive orders in January and March 2025 aimed at advancing the 211-mile industrial road project which would connect the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects to the Dalton Highway The orders focus on revoking previous restrictions and reinstating the 2020 right-of-way permit for the Ambler Road Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued supporting orders directing expedited permitting for energy and natural resource projects in Alaska The Bureau of Land Management will work towards partial revocation of public land withdrawals to facilitate the road's development the Kobuk Tribal Council passed a resolution supporting the road on March 11 acknowledging potential local jobs and economic benefits while preserving traditional subsistence lifestyle The project aims to enable development of copper-dominant polymetallic deposits in the Ambler Mining District Trilogy Metals (TSX/NYSE: TMQ) riporta sviluppi significativi per il Progetto Ambler Access in Alaska Il presidente Trump ha firmato ordini esecutivi a gennaio e marzo 2025 mirati ad accelerare il progetto stradale industriale di 211 miglia che collegherà i Progetti Minerari Upper Kobuk all'Autostrada Dalton Gli ordini si concentrano su revocare le restrizioni precedenti e ripristinare il permesso di diritto di passaggio del 2020 per la strada Ambler Il Segretario degli Interni Doug Burgum ha emesso ordini di supporto che indirizza l'accelerazione dei permessi per progetti energetici e di risorse naturali in Alaska Il Bureau of Land Management lavorerà per la parziale revoca delle ritirate di terreni pubblici per facilitare lo sviluppo della strada È importante notare che il Kobuk Tribal Council ha approvato una risoluzione a sostegno della strada l'11 marzo 2025 riconoscendo i potenziali posti di lavoro locali e i benefici economici preservando nel contempo lo stile di vita tradizionale di sussistenza Il progetto mira a consentire lo sviluppo di depositi polimetallici dominati dal rame nel Distretto Minerario di Ambler Trilogy Metals (TSX/NYSE: TMQ) informa sobre desarrollos significativos para el Proyecto Ambler Access en Alaska El presidente Trump firmó órdenes ejecutivas en enero y marzo de 2025 con el objetivo de avanzar en el proyecto de carretera industrial de 211 millas que conectaría los Proyectos Minerales Upper Kobuk con la Autopista Dalton Las órdenes se centran en revocar restricciones anteriores y restablecer el permiso de derecho de paso de 2020 para la carretera Ambler El Secretario del Interior Doug Burgum emitió órdenes de apoyo que dirige la agilización de permisos para proyectos de energía y recursos naturales en Alaska La Oficina de Administración de Tierras trabajará para la revocación parcial de retiros de tierras públicas para facilitar el desarrollo de la carretera Es notable que el Kobuk Tribal Council aprobó una resolución apoyando la carretera el 11 de marzo de 2025 reconociendo los posibles empleos locales y beneficios económicos mientras preserva el estilo de vida tradicional de subsistencia El proyecto tiene como objetivo permitir el desarrollo de depósitos polimetálicos dominados por cobre en el Distrito Minero de Ambler Trilogy Metals (TSX/NYSE: TMQ)는 알래스카 앰블러 접근 프로젝트에 대한 중요한 발전을 보고합니다 트럼프 대통령은 2025년 1월과 3월에 211마일 산업 도로 프로젝트를 추진하기 위한 행정 명령에 서명했으며 내무부 장관 더그 버검은 알래스카의 에너지 및 자연 자원 프로젝트에 대한 신속한 허가를 지시하는 3422호 명령을 포함한 지원 명령을 발행했습니다 토지 관리국은 도로 개발을 촉진하기 위해 공공 토지 철회의 부분 철회를 위해 노력할 것입니다 이는 전통적인 생계 방식을 유지하면서 지역 일자리와 경제적 이점을 인정합니다 이 프로젝트는 앰블러 광산 지구의 구리 우세 다금속 매장지 개발을 가능하게 하는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다 Trilogy Metals (TSX/NYSE: TMQ) fait état de développements significatifs pour le projet Ambler Access en Alaska Le président Trump a signé des ordres exécutifs en janvier et mars 2025 visant à faire avancer le projet de route industrielle de 211 miles qui relierait les projets miniers Upper Kobuk à l'autoroute Dalton Les ordres se concentrent sur la révocation des restrictions antérieures et le rétablissement du permis de droit de passage de 2020 pour la route Ambler Le secrétaire à l'Intérieur Doug Burgum a émis des ordres de soutien qui ordonne l'accélération des permis pour les projets énergétiques et de ressources naturelles en Alaska Le Bureau de la gestion des terres travaillera à la révocation partielle des retraits de terres publiques pour faciliter le développement de la route Il est à noter que le Kobuk Tribal Council a adopté une résolution soutenant la route le 11 mars 2025 reconnaissant les emplois locaux potentiels et les avantages économiques tout en préservant le mode de vie traditionnel de subsistance Le projet vise à permettre le développement de dépôts polymétalliques dominés par le cuivre dans le district minier d'Ambler Trilogy Metals (TSX/NYSE: TMQ) berichtet über bedeutende Entwicklungen für das Ambler Access Projekt in Alaska Präsident Trump unterzeichnete im Januar und März 2025 Exekutivbefehle das 211 Meilen lange Industrieprojekt voranzutreiben das die Upper Kobuk Mineralprojekte mit der Dalton Highway verbinden würde Die Befehle konzentrieren sich auf die Aufhebung vorheriger Beschränkungen und die Wiederherstellung der 2020 erteilten Wegerechte für die Ambler Road Innenminister Doug Burgum gab unterstützende Befehle heraus der eine beschleunigte Genehmigung für Energie- und Naturressourcenprojekte in Alaska anordnet Das Bureau of Land Management wird an der teilweisen Aufhebung von Rückzügen öffentlicher Ländereien arbeiten um die Entwicklung der Straße zu erleichtern März 2025 eine Resolution zur Unterstützung der Straße verabschiedete in der die potenziellen lokalen Arbeitsplätze und wirtschaftlichen Vorteile anerkannt werden während der traditionelle Lebensstil der Subsistenz erhalten bleibt die Entwicklung von kupferdominanten polymetallischen Vorkommen im Ambler Mining District zu ermöglichen The regulatory breakthrough for the Ambler Access Project represents a critical infrastructure development for Trilogy Metals This 211-mile industrial road is not merely a transportation corridor—it's the lifeline that would unlock access to the copper-rich Ambler Mining District where Trilogy holds significant assets The Ambler Mining District contains copper-dominant polymetallic deposits that have remained stranded due to access challenges infrastructure access often represents the difference between a valuable resource and an economically stranded asset Trilogy's mineral resources remain effectively landlocked The Kobuk Tribal Council's support is particularly significant Indigenous opposition has historically been a major obstacle for mining projects across North America This resolution indicates potential for a social license to operate—often more challenging to secure than regulatory approvals themselves Their acknowledgment that mining can coexist with traditional subsistence activities represents a crucial vote of confidence The timing aligns perfectly with global copper supply concerns As one of the minerals specifically mentioned in the executive order copper's status as both a critical and strategic metal places Trilogy's assets in a favorable position The executive orders specifically prioritizing expedited approvals for mineral production directly addresses the regulatory hurdles that have historically plagued U.S The executive actions described represent a comprehensive regulatory reset for the Ambler Road project President Trump's January executive order explicitly places a moratorium on activities related to the prior rejection of the right-of-way permit and directs reinstatement of the 2020 approval—effectively reversing the regulatory blockade imposed by the previous administration The subsequent March 20th executive order on American Mineral Production provides additional regulatory momentum as it creates a government-wide mandate to expedite approvals for critical mineral projects This multi-pronged approach—addressing both the specific Ambler Road permit and the broader mineral development framework—creates a favorable regulatory environment for Trilogy's projects Secretary Burgum's announcement regarding partial revocation of public land withdrawals to convey lands to Alaska represents another significant regulatory development Such land transfers typically streamline permitting as state-level approvals often move more quickly than federal processes This could potentially accelerate the timeline for road development The bipartisan political support from Alaska's congressional delegation (Senators Sullivan and Murkowski and Representative Begich) provides important political insulation for the project When all of a state's federal representatives support a development it significantly reduces the risk of political opposition slowing or derailing the permitting process The unanimous support from Alaska's federal delegation creates a powerful political alliance for advancing the project through remaining regulatory hurdles (TSX: TMQ) (NYSE American: TMQ) ("Trilogy Metals" "Trilogy" or "the Company") is providing an update on the Ambler Access Project (the "Ambler Road") - the proposed 211-mile industrial-use-only road from the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects to the Dalton Highway that would enable the advancement of exploration and development at the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska home to some of the world's richest known copper-dominant polymetallic deposits President Trump signed a comprehensive executive order titled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential" instructing agency heads across the federal government to revoke rescind or revise regulations that are inconsistent with resource development in Alaska including those issued by former President Joe Biden when he was in office It places a moratorium on all activities related to the rejection of a right-of-way permit to build the Ambler Road and directs the reinstatement of the prior Trump Administration's 2020 approval of the right-of-way permit to build the Ambler Road The order was broadly welcomed by Alaska's political leaders including Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum subsequently signed a series of secretarial orders echoing the executive orders signed by President Trump Secretary Burgum's Order 3422 on February 3 also titled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential" directs the submission of an action plan to him that includes "steps to expedite the permitting and leasing of energy and natural resource projects in Alaska (including the rights-of-way and easements for roads that enable this development to occur)." President Trump signed an executive order titled "Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production" which underscores the importance of securing a stable and predictable domestic supply of critical minerals (including copper and gold) that are essential for the nation's defense and to reduce the reliance on foreign imports The order directs federal agencies to expedite approvals for mineral production projects Secretary Burgum announced that the Bureau of Land Management will work towards partial revocation of public land withdrawals to convey these lands to the State of Alaska This action is expected to help advance the Ambler Road Secretary Burgum's announcement was commended by Alaska Senators Sullivan and Murkowski and Representative Begich in a joint statement on March 20 President and Chief Executive Officer of Trilogy Metals "Recent actions taken by President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signal a positive path forward for the Ambler Road This transportation corridor is crucial not only for providing access to the minerals that are vital to U.S but also for much-needed economic growth and job creation in Alaska Trilogy Metals is committed to working with all stakeholders on progressing the road to unlock the vast natural resource potential of the Ambler Mining District." Resolution in Support of the Ambler Road has been Passed by Alaskan Tribal Council on behalf of the community of Kobuk – one of the communities located close to the proposed Ambler Road passed a resolution in support of the road The tribal council acknowledges that the road could provide local jobs and economic benefits to the community while safeguarding a traditional subsistence lifestyle "We have been studying this project since it was announced and jobs for our youth are important to us as we look to the future of the region as Red Dog winds down and our people need work to remain in our villages," said Henry Horner Sr. 2025 announcement of the resolution by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority ("AIDEA") The full resolution and announcement are available on AIDEA's website at aidea.org is a metal exploration and development company holding a 50 percent interest in Ambler Metals LLC which has a 100 percent interest in the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects in northwestern Alaska a globally diversified mining and metals company exercised its option to form a 50/50 joint venture with Trilogy The UKMP is located within the Ambler Mining District which is one of the richest and most-prospective known copper-dominant districts in the world It hosts world-class polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") deposits that contain copper and carbonate replacement deposits which have been found to host high-grade copper and cobalt mineralization Exploration efforts have been focused on two deposits in the Ambler Mining District – the Arctic VMS deposit and the Bornite carbonate replacement deposit Both deposits are located within a land package that spans approximately 190,929 hectares Ambler Metals has an agreement with NANA Regional Corporation an Alaska Native Corporation that provides a framework for the exploration and potential development of the Ambler Mining District in cooperation with local communities Trilogy's vision is to develop the Ambler Mining District into a premier North American copper producer while protecting and respecting subsistence livelihoods Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 the effects of the executive order described above potential actions resulting from the executive orders and statements from the Department of the Interior perceived merit of the properties and the Ambler Road identified by words such as "expects" or "should" occur or be achieved Forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include the uncertainties involving the outcome of pending litigation government regulation of mining operations uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drilling results and geological tests unexpected cost increases and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30 2024 filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and in other Company reports and documents filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time The Company's forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs opinions and projections on the date the statements are made The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or beliefs Already have an account? Login An Ambler Borough police officer shot a man after officers responded to a report of a man with a knife near the intersection of Forest Avenue and School Street on Saturday A report by WissNow.com offered that the man refused to drop the knife and stated he wanted to die and the man was transported to a local hospital Below is the report from 6ABC Action News: Caribou location data near Red Dog, which consists of a single mine, a 52-mile-long road and a small port, is essential to understand how the herd — a critically important subsistence resource for 40 Alaska villages — likely would react to the proposed Ambler Road. In an April 2024, ADN opinion piece I described that when more than 5% of this herd approached the Red Dog Road during fall migrations tens of thousands of caribou were delayed up to two months while trying to cross it Most caribou eventually crossed or bypassed the road and then increased their speed to reach their winter range These actions adversely affected subsistence users: delayed movements caused caribou to reach hunting areas when ice conditions prevented hunters from accessing them and the herd arrived after bulls had become unpalatable due to rut Construction of the Ambler Road would begin a long incremental process of industrial expansion in Northwest Alaska Once the state invests $1 billion or more to construct this remote 211-mile road there would be tremendous pressure to quickly permit as many mines as possible to maximize the state’s return on investment a greater likelihood of caribou disturbance and range fragmentation and increased impacts to subsistence users The potential for this road and associated mining to fragment the herd’s range is a serious consideration caribou need options to select areas with the best combination of food availability If the proposed road destroys or prevents caribou from accessing portions of their current range if even a small portion of the the herd is diverted by this proposed road it can significantly affect a remote community’s harvest if those were the only caribou that would have been available a common concern expressed by residents of northwest Alaska about building the Ambler Road was that it would permit large numbers of non-local sportsmen into subsistence areas the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has maintained that the Ambler Road would only allow mining vehicles and a small number of commercial vehicles serving connected villages on this road This is highly unlikely given the Dalton Highway precedent where that road eventually became public The WACH declined 67% from 2003 to 2023 for reasons not fully understood this herd has shown no indication of recovery My observations of the WACH suggest that the higher frequency of winter icing events from rising temperatures is a contributing factor Changes in vegetation are evident in Northwest Alaska that may also be contributing to this decline The difficulties this herd would face from a major road — and multiple mines — in a migratory area and winter range could only further reduce the herd and affect subsistence users in Northwest Alaska Northwest Alaska would be greatly diminished without abundant wildlife Jim Dau was the Alaska Department of Fish and Game lead biologist for the Western Arctic Caribou Herd during 1988-2016 FOX29 interviewed three witnesses to the incident that led to an Ambler police officer shooting 43-year-old Robert Aguilar Cholula of Ambler on April 26th after he ignored calls for him to drop the knife he was carrying and charged officers An officer only fired a shot after an effort to taser Cholula failed The three witnesses interviewed all praised the officers and their efforts to de-escalate the situation Photo: Screengrab from FOX29’s video OTCQB: VMXXF) reports on a significant development regarding the Ambler Mining District Access Road President Trump signed an Executive Order on January 20 titled 'Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential,' which reverses Biden administration policies affecting Alaska's resource development The order specifically reinstates the July 23 2020 Record of Decision (ROD) for the Ambler Road project The proposed road would cross Valhalla's Sun project mining claims and is designed to unlock critical metals necessary for green energy transition and domestic supply chains The announcement received strong support from Alaska's Republican congressional delegation including Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan who praised the decision as beneficial for Alaska's economic opportunities and resource development OTCQB: VMXXF) riporta uno sviluppo significativo riguardo alla Strada di Accesso del Distretto Minerario di Ambler Il presidente Trump ha firmato un Ordine Esecutivo il 20 gennaio 2025 intitolato 'Sbloccare il Potenziale Straordinario delle Risorse dell'Alaska,' che rovescia le politiche dell'amministrazione Biden riguardanti lo sviluppo delle risorse in Alaska L'ordine reintegra specificamente il Record of Decision (ROD) del 23 luglio 2020 per il progetto Ambler Road imponendo un divieto sul ROD del 27 giugno 2024 La strada proposta attraverserebbe i diritti minerari del progetto Sun di Valhalla ed è progettata per sbloccare metalli critici necessari per la transizione verso energie verdi e per le catene di approvvigionamento nazionali L'annuncio ha ricevuto un forte sostegno dalla delegazione congressuale repubblicana dell'Alaska inclusi i senatori Lisa Murkowski e Dan Sullivan e il rappresentante Nick Begich che hanno lodato la decisione come vantaggiosa per le opportunità economiche e lo sviluppo delle risorse in Alaska OTCQB: VMXXF) informa sobre un desarrollo significativo relacionado con la Carretera de Acceso del Distrito Minero de Ambler El presidente Trump firmó una Orden Ejecutiva el 20 de enero de 2025 titulada 'Liberando el Potencial Extraordinario de Recursos de Alaska,' que revierte las políticas de la administración Biden que afectan el desarrollo de recursos en Alaska La orden restablece específicamente la Decisión Registros (ROD) del 23 de julio de 2020 para el proyecto de la carretera de Ambler al tiempo que impone una moratoria sobre el ROD del 27 de junio de 2024 La carretera propuesta cruzaría las concesiones mineras del proyecto Sun de Valhalla y está diseñada para desbloquear metales críticos necesarios para la transición a energías limpias y las cadenas de suministro nacionales El anuncio recibió un fuerte apoyo de la delegación congresa republicana de Alaska incluidos los senadores Lisa Murkowski y Dan Sullivan quienes elogiaron la decisión como beneficiosa para las oportunidades económicas y el desarrollo de recursos en Alaska OTCQB: VMXXF)는 앰블러 광산 지구 접근 도로와 관련된 중요한 발전 소식을 전합니다 트럼프 대통령은 2025년 1월 20일 '알래스카의 비상한 자원 잠재력 활용'이라는 제목의 행정명령에 서명하였으며 이 행정명령은 앰블러 도로 프로젝트에 대한 2020년 7월 23일의 결정문(ROD)을 재확립하며 녹색 에너지 전환과 국내 공급망에 필요한 핵심 금속을 확보하기 위해 설계되었습니다 닉 베기치 하원의원이 이 결정을 알래스카의 경제 기회와 자원 개발에 유익하다고 찬사했습니다 OTCQB: VMXXF) annonce une avancée significative concernant la Route d'Accès au District Minier d'Ambler Le président Trump a signé un décret exécutif le 20 janvier 2025 intitulé 'Libérer le Potentiel Extraordinaire des Ressources de l'Alaska,' qui inverse les politiques de l'administration Biden ayant une incidence sur le développement des ressources en Alaska Le décret rétablit spécifiquement la décision enregistrée (ROD) du 23 juillet 2020 pour le projet de la route Ambler tout en imposant un moratoire sur la ROD du 27 juin 2024 La route proposée traverserait les droits miniers du projet Sun de Valhalla et est conçue pour débloquer des métaux critiques nécessaires à la transition énergétique verte et aux chaînes d'approvisionnement nationales L'annonce a reçu un fort soutien de la part de la délégation républicaine du Congrès de l'Alaska y compris les sénateurs Lisa Murkowski et Dan Sullivan qui ont salué la décision comme étant favorable aux opportunités économiques et au développement des ressources en Alaska OTCQB: VMXXF) berichtet über eine bedeutende Entwicklung bezüglich der Ambler Bergbaugebiet-Zufahrtsstraße Januar 2025 eine Durchführungsverordnung mit dem Titel 'Freisetzung des außergewöhnlichen Ressourcenpotenzials Alaskas' die die Politiken der Biden-Administration die die Ressourcennutzung in Alaska betreffen Die Verordnung stellt spezifisch die Aufzeichnung der Entscheidung (ROD) vom 23 Juli 2020 für das Projekt Ambler Road wieder her während sie eine Moratorium auf die ROD vom 27 Die vorgeschlagene Straße würde die Bergbauansprüche von Valhalla's Sun-Projekt überqueren und soll kritische Metalle freisetzen die für den Übergang zu grüner Energie und für nationale Lieferketten erforderlich sind Die Ankündigung erhielt starke Unterstützung von Alaskas republikanischer Kongressdelegation einschließlich der Senatoren Lisa Murkowski und Dan Sullivan sowie des Abgeordneten Nick Begich die die Entscheidung als vorteilhaft für die wirtschaftlichen Möglichkeiten und die Ressourcennutzung in Alaska lobten (TSXV: VMXX) (OTCQB: VMXXF) ("Valhalla" or the "Company") provides an update on the Ambler Mining District Access Road The proposed Ambler Access Road is planned to cross Valhalla State mining claims at the Sun project and would unlock a host of critical and strategic metals located in the Ambler Mining District - all metals necessary for the green energy and transportation transition and to ensure a secure domestic supply chains for these metals President Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential" President Trump reverses a series of Biden administration policies and actions related to Alaska's lands and resources that had a significant negative impact on natural resources development in the state The Executive Order under paragraph Section 3 (b) (viii) orders specific to the Ambler Road as follows: "(viii) place a temporary moratorium on all activities and privileges granted to any party pursuant to the record of decision signed on June 27 entitled "Ambler Road Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision," which is referred to in "Notice of Availability of the Ambler Road Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement in order to review such record of decision in light of alleged legal deficiencies and for consideration of relevant public interests and comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies and environmental impacts; and reinstate the record of decision signed on July 23 by the Bureau of Land Management and United States Army Corps of Engineers entitled "Ambler Road Environmental Impact Statement Joint Record of Decision," which is referred to in "Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road Environmental Impact Statement," 85 Fed as promised to Alaska in his personal address on November 6th President Trump has hit the ground running and signed an Executive Order ordering his government to rescind the erroneous No Action Alternative Record of Decision (ROD) made by the previous administration and reinstate the ROD signed on July 23 2020 by the BLM and US Army Corps of Engineers No doubt this action will take time to correct but it is a very clear signal that President Trump means business and means to carry through on his promises ANILCA guaranteed access be provided to the State of Alaska and Alaska Native corporations in order to develop the Ambler Mining District After 45 years it is about time that we have a President who is willing to deliver on that promise!" The Company welcomes the statements from the U.S Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) reacting to President Trump executive order: President Trump has sent America and the world the unmistakable message that unleashing Alaska's energy and resources will be a top priority of his administration "The contrast with the Biden administration couldn't be more stark our state suffered under an unrelenting assault-70 executive orders and actions restricting Alaskans' economic opportunities and lawful access to our lands No state has endured this kind of sustained negative attention from a federal administration in recent memory President Trump's sweeping executive order and the work we will do with his administration over the next four years will put Alaskans back in the driver's seat of our state's destiny advancing critical resource development projects and unleashing economic opportunities for the benefit of our hard-working families and the security of the entire nation I want to thank President Trump for recognizing Alaska as the great strategic asset for our country that it is and for standing up for working Alaskans." "President Trump is picking up right where he left off reversing years of damaging decisions and prioritizing Alaska's unrivaled opportunities for responsible energy and mineral development," Sen "The policies laid out in this Executive Order will improve our economy and our quality of life while simultaneously making energy more affordable and enhancing national security Alaska is the blue chip in the United States' energy portfolio and I thank President Trump for helping us capitalize on our resources." the failed policies of the Biden Administration are now but a page in the history books - one that will soon be forgotten The golden age of America has begun," said Rep President Trump showed the American people they have a leader in the White House who will usher in a new era of economic renewal and energy dominance with an executive order aimed at unleashing American energy Under the leadership of President Donald J Alaska will be empowered to fully harness its vast energy and mineral resources and solidify our position as an energy powerhouse I am proud to stand with the Trump Administration in this critical effort to build a stronger more prosperous Alaska for generations to come The pathway to American prosperity begins in Alaska For more details, the full executive order can be found here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/unleashing-alaskas-extraordinary-resource-potential/ This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available Sorin Posescu, Chief Executive Officer Email: invest@valhallametals.com This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws "intends" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements The forward-looking statements and information are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements and information are based undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements and information because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct Since forward-looking statements and information address future events and conditions by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks the following risks: the need for additional financing; operational risks associated with mineral exploration; fluctuations in commodity prices; title matters; and the additional risks identified in the annual information form of the Company or other reports and filings with the TSX-V and applicable Canadian securities regulators Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive The forward-looking statements included in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information unless so required by applicable securities laws Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/237962 The signs are up and the interior looks ready for customers at the new Manhattan Bagel location at 881 West Butler Pike in Ambler (Whitpain Township) That is within the Blue Bell Square shopping center We are hearing it will be open within 30 days Once open, there will be two bagel spots offering two different styles of bagels near the intersection of Butler and Skippack pikes. Spread Bagelry opened across Skippack Pike in 2023. Spread Bagelry features Montreal-style bagels, while Manhattan Bagel offers New York-style bagels.What is the difference between the two styles? Mad Hatters NYC has a complete breakdown of what makes each style special An official website of the United States government You are viewing ARCHIVED content published online before January 20, 2025. Please note that this content is NOT UPDATED, and links may not work. Additionally, any previously issued diversity, equity, inclusion or gender-related guidance on this webpage should be considered rescinded. For current information, visit https://www.doi.gov/news/newsroom Finalizes decision to reject Ambler Road proposal irrevocable impacts to Tribal subsistence uses Recommends continued protection of 28 million acres of public lands crucial for Alaska Native and rural subsistence Date: Friday, June 27, 2024Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today advanced two actions that maintain protections on Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-managed public lands in Alaska that are home to key fish and wildlife habitat and other resources that are critical to the state’s subsistence economy and the way of life for Alaska Native communities.  President Biden is on track to conserve more lands and waters than any President in history.  “The Department of the Interior takes seriously our obligations to manage America’s public lands for the benefit of all people that includes ensuring that we consider the impacts of proposed actions on Alaska Native and rural subsistence users,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland Native Corporations and the best-available science the steps we are taking today ensure these important areas remain intact for generations to come.”  The Department today released the Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Ambler Road project selecting the No Action Alternative from the April 2024 Ambler Road Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) The decision means that the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) will not have a right-of-way across BLM-managed lands The ROD completes the Supplemental EIS process and requirements for consideration of AIDEA’s application.  There are no active mines in the area and no mine plan proposals pending before the federal government.  The proposed Ambler Road would have traversed 211 miles of significant wildlife habitat and pristine waters that are vital for the subsistence activities of Tribal communities along the iconic Brooks Range in north central Alaska The BLM’s analysis found that the road would have required over 3,000 stream crossings and would have impacted at risk wildlife populations including sheefish and the already-declining Western Arctic caribou herd which are critical food sources for Native communities The analysis also found that the road would have reduced the abundance and availability of subsistence resources while also restricting access to them the analysis showed that irreparable impacts to permafrost would make it unlikely the road could be reclaimed and that it is reasonably foreseeable that the industrial road would be used by the public increasing impacts to the surrounding environment and communities.  The BLM prepared the supplemental EIS to address deficiencies identified in the 2020 analysis that resulted in a remand from the federal district court The new analysis evaluated the same range of alternatives and routes as the 2020 EIS but more thoroughly analyzed potential impacts to resources including subsistence impacts under Section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) The ANILCA 810 analysis found that more than 60 Alaska Native communities would experience restrictions on their subsistence and more than 30 would experience significant restriction of subsistence uses should the road be constructed The BLM is unable to make the determinations required by ANILCA Section 810(a)(3) that the significant restriction of subsistence use in at least 30 communities is necessary consistent with sound management principles for the utilization of the public lands for AIDEA’s proposed route or any of the other action alternatives ANILCA precludes the BLM from granting or maintaining the right-of-way across BLM-managed lands under any of the action alternatives.  The BLM began the supplemental process in May 2022 holding 21 Tribal and 16 Alaska Native Corporation consultations A draft EIS was released in October 2023 on which the BLM requested comments and held 12 public meetings and ANILCA 810 subsistence hearings in communities within the vicinity of the project nearly 90,000 people offered written comments.   The selection of the “No Action” alternative was informed by public comments and input received as well as analysis from the Final Supplemental EIS which found that that each of the other alternatives would significantly and irrevocably impact resources in ways that cannot be appropriately mitigated.  Today, the BLM also released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzing the proposed revocation of existing withdrawals on 28 million acres of BLM-managed public lands across Alaska The Final EIS identifies “no action” as the preferred alternative which would retain current protections for these lands and avoid potential impacts to natural and cultural resources from future potential development.  The comprehensive analysis comes in response to the previous Administration’s decision in its final days to lift the longstanding withdrawals without sufficient public notice and comment or analysis of potential socioeconomic and environmental impacts This sweeping action would have opened the 28 million acres to extractive development activities and removed the federal subsistence priority from millions of acres The previous Administration’s decision was put on hold to allow full consideration of the potential consequences and ensure adequate engagement with the public and Alaska Native communities.  The BLM’s analysis found that revoking the protections would likely harm subsistence hunting and fishing in communities that would lose federal subsistence priority over some lands The analysis also found that lifting some or all of the withdrawals could have lasting negative impacts on wildlife During the public comment period and in 19 community meetings held last winter the BLM heard overwhelming support for retaining the withdrawals in their current form Corporations and Tribal entities have noted are vital to protecting important subsistence hunting opportunities The withdrawals, established pursuant to Section 17(d)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), stretch across the BLM’s Bay, Bering Sea-Western Interior, East Alaska, Kobuk-Seward Peninsula and Ring of Fire planning areas including the “no action” alternative that would retain the withdrawals and several action alternatives ranging from partial to full revocation.  The BLM undertook a robust public process to gather input from Alaska Native Tribes and Corporations the BLM received approximately 15,000 public comments on the draft A Record of Decision will be signed no sooner than 30 days after the publication of the Final EIS in the Federal Register This analysis will inform a decision by the Secretary of the Interior.   Trump’s directive to accelerate domestic critical mineral production the Department of the Interior is taking steps to streamline permitting processes and improve federal accountability by working with Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council to add critical minerals infrastructure projects to the FAST-41 program Border Patrol and Bureau of Land Management personnel at the Santa Teresa Station where the Department of the Interior is transferring federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the Department of the Army to advance President Donald J Trump's directive to secure the southern border The Department of the Interior will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,244 oil and gas leases in seven Western states This page was not helpful because the content: Citi Bikes and taking over for Quint Kessenich with Utah Archers two-time champion Ryan Ambler Zombie apocalypse — which three Archers would you want with you Graeme Hossack because he’s your muscle and could overthrow the zombie regime  I’m also watching “The Menendez Brothers.” I’m doing a Chipotle quesadilla and then a chicken bowl with a side of chips I usually have like three cups during the season at breakfast with the guys while we play lacrosse hangman I grew up wanting to take over for Quint Kessenich What would be the title of your autobiography OVERTIME (from Athletes Unlimited’s Abby Bosco) If there’s one athlete you could sit down for a meal with USA Lacrosse is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization (EIN 52-1765246) Mostly cloudy with a few scattered showers lingering overnight Montgomery County Detectives responded to the scene and are conducting an investigation into the shooting - Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R Steele is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday night in Ambler The District Attorney says the incident began with a 911 call at 7:34 p.m. Ambler Police arrived at Forrest Avenue and School Street and encountered 43-year-old Robert Aguilar Cholula of Ambler Officials say officers issued commands to drop the knife Cholula was taken 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Bring the Adventure Home | 1871 Club Print Membership Now Only $35 - Delivered Right to Your Door, Subscribe Today 2024The Ambler Road would bring industrial mining activity into a roadless portion of Alaska's Brooks Range famous for world-class hunting and fishing (Photo/Aaron Hutchins)Mining Road Through Alaska’s Brooks Range Denied Again Thanks to Outcry from Hunters and AnglersLate last week hashed out an annual spending bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) The must-pass legislation allocated more than $895 billion dollars in defense spending for 2025 was a controversial amendment that would have forced the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to permit a 211-mile mining road through an untrammeled roadless area in Alaska’s Brooks Range The proposed Ambler Road was tabled in June 2024 when the BLM blocked a key permit for the project The decision came after months of heavy opposition from Alaska residents and concerned hunters and anglers across the country—all of whom cited threats to caribou some 135,000 public comments against the Ambler Road were submitted to the BLM in the run-up to its June permit denial “The proposed Ambler Road would have traversed significant wildlife habitat and pristine waters that are vital for the subsistence activities of Tribal communities along the iconic Brooks Range in north central Alaska.” While Ambler Road opponents celebrated the BLM’s decision last summer supporters of the mining project were quietly working to circumvent the agency's permit denial Dan Sullivan of Alaska was able to get that amendment into the NDAA,” Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Government Relations Manager Kaden McArthur tells Field & Stream “This is a must-pass bill that comes around every year so it’s a smart place to land something that you want to see get done But traditionally there’s a lot of hesitation to use NDAA’s for attacks on conservation like this an amendment like the Ambler Road Provision isn’t easy to remove particularly when added to the “base text” of the Senate version of the bill “It’s a high bar to get something like that taken out,” he said “Big credit goes to the overwhelming and broad response from the conservation community telling everybody in Congress this is not something they wanted to see in the Brooks Range.” BHA is part of a coalition of conservation organizations, Alaska-based outfitters, and national hunting and fishing companies that have publicly opposed the Ambler Road since the fall of 2023. That group, known as Hunters & Anglers for the Brooks Range also lists Trout Unlimited and the National Deer Association as coalition partners on its website—as well as for-profit companies like Mystery Ranch “It is a great relief to have the Ambler Road project removed from the NDAA,” said Lewis Pagel owner of Arctic Fishing Adventures in Kotzebue who guides out-of-state anglers looking to catch tarpon-like sheefish through the ice in the Brooks Range and stewards of the land must continue to be vigilant in our efforts to ensure the land and water of the Brooks Range remains wild and rich with fish and game animals for generations to come.” Read Next: A Wild Mission: Getting Our Military Veterans Outdoors Though the Ambler Road is off the table for now McArthur doesn't see proponents of the proposed project giving up anytime soon “I would expect this to crop up again,” he said The incoming Trump administration pursued the road the last time they were in office She's a supporter of the road as well and as incoming chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Committee she'll have authority over all spending within the Department of the Interior and related agencies.”  © 2024 Field & Stream All rights reserved the list of metals presented by these Trilogy spokesmen which includes copper Russia and other adversaries have established dominance in what are often referred to as “critical minerals,” i.e. of which we have grossly inadequate domestic production despite the particular importance of gold in Alaska’s past and present it is not in scarce supply for those industrial needs I’m all for going after those truly critical minerals in Alaska which happens to be located in “my backyard.” These are the minerals from which we need to wean our primarily Chinese dependence but they will only become a toxic component of the resultant mining waste/tailings There are no plans to actually extract those truly critical metals but not in concentrations even close to the levels needed to make recovery economically feasible who’s going to pay for the road construction and subsequent endless maintenance so that yet another mining company can make big money on Alaska gold and contribute next to nothing to our state treasury Mining taxes are still at pre-statehood levels PA — A North Wales woman and owner of a popular restaurant in Ambler has been sentenced for prison after being convicted in a pandemic relief funds fraud scheme had pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud earlier this year Leone and her husband owned the former Ristorante San Marco McHugh sentenced Leone to 21 months in prison and one year of probation She had faced a maximum of up to 20 years behind bars “Covid relief programs were meant to provide emergency aid to businesses and employees financially flattened by the pandemic,” U.S Attorney Jacqueline Romero said in a statement “My office and our partners won’t stand for opportunists like Mrs Leone thinking they can defraud the federal government Ristorante San Marco shut down on March 18 2020 as the pandemic began and never reopened Leone applied for paycheck protection program (PPP) loans of $138,000 and $120,000 for assistance with payroll and other operating expenses She claimed that the restaurant had 17 employees as the property had already been sold for $1.5 million back in Oct Leone received both loans she requested and kept the money for herself She later abused another COVID relief program this time requesting $699,196 for "restaurant operations," authorities said The sale of the restaurant was finalized in June 2021 without a cent of relief funds ever being spent on employee wages or restaurant upkeep Leone must also pay a $50,000 fine and a $300 special assessment Sweet Annie’s Candy Shoppe has announced that it will close on March 9th Annie Maloney opened the store at 81 East Butler Avenue in Ambler in July 2020 Maloney pointed to the lack of “steady foot traffic and ample parking” to sustain the business It is with mixed emotions that we announce the decision to close our beloved candy shoppe March 9th will be our last day of business.This decision was not made lightly Our candy shoppe has been a part of this community for five fun-filled years and we are incredibly grateful for the support and sweet memories we’ve shared with all of you.Ambler has a tremendous amount of potential and is a wonderful town There are so many great small-business owners and loyal patrons such as steady foot traffic and ample parking never truly materialized.For the benefit of all businesses we look forward to seeing Ambler’s vibrant restaurant and hair salon scene be complimented with more of a variety of specialty and niche retail shops that will help to attract more visitors and repeat shoppers.In the end I thank you all for being a part of our Sweet Annie’s family and we will cherish these memories forever Feel free to stop in for one last chance to indulge in your favorite candies and gifts 2024 at 10:21 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Ambler has been named Pennsylvania's top small town by an online outlet Long considered one of suburban Philadelphia's favorite and most charming small towns, a new ranking from Thrillist has declared it the best in all of Pennsylvania The outlet chose just one "must visit" small town for every state in the country placing value on communities "rich in comfort food and craft brews natural attractions and quirky roadside stops free from big city distractions and crowds." the former Thrillist editor who chose Ambler Check out the full Thrillist story here.