UMRA News Archive
Mon
River Boating, Fishing & Recreation
Benefits Reaped from Town Centre and its
Roads - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 4 January 2009
Note: "University Town Center" is easily reached by bus
from Morgantown
Riverfront Park BIG Dock.
Port of
Pittsburgh Eyes $580M in Stimulus Money - Pittsburgh
Tribune-
Review - 18 December 2008
The
Mon
Valley's
Promise:
Bright
spots
aside, its redevelopment has a long
way to go - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 8 October 2008
Industrial Museum Plan Picks Up
Support - Valley
Independent - 23
September 2008
Historical
Group
Gets
Grant
for
Miner's
Park - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 11 October 2008
Tour Shows
Potential of Mon River - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 15
September 2008
Boat-gaters
see
Steelers
Sundays
as
Floating
Party -
Pittsburgh PostGazette - 8 September 2008
Boaters Spared from Pollution Requirements - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 3 August
2008
Interior
Announces
15
BIG
Grants - Dept of Interior
Press Release - 16 April 2008
Owner’s Perseverance Reaps Rewards at Bar,
Grill - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 13 February 2008
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Special Focus in Morgantown Dominion
Post
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Promise
on
the
River (frontpage) - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 27
July 2008.
Florence
Merow
saw the Mon River's promise - Morgantown Dominion
Post -
27 July 2008
Granville
Plans
for its 'Side of the River' - Morgantown Dominion
Post
- 27 July 2008
Star
City
Works to Revitalize its Riverfront - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 27 July 2008
Boating
on
the Monongahela River: DNR to Start Working on Double
Boat Ramp Project
this Summer - Morgantown Dominion Post -
27 July 2008
Upper
Mon
Water Trail Points of Interest in Monongalia County
- Morgantown Dominion
Post - 27 July 2008
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New
Docks
Planned
for
South
Side - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 9 March 2008
A Sea of Change Flows from
River -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 31 July
2008
River Rescue Not Fully Seaworthy -
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 June 2008
A Slice of
River
Life on the Mon Valley - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 5 June
2008
Residents
Back Boat
Launch at Glass Site - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 2
August 2007 - Read the
UMRA statement presented at the hearing.
Public
Hearing
Set for Cleanup at Glass Site: EPA Grant will fund Van
Voorhis project
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 1 August 2007
Burdette
Team
Holds Onto 1st: Wins 2007 BASS Championship -
Morgantown Dominion
Post - 30 July 2007
Anglers
hit
the Mon for first-ever Championship: Weigh in will be
where the
action is at for tourney - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 28
July 2007
Small
Vessel
Security
Summit
Report - The Lookout - July/August
2007
Drive or
Boat to Two
Rivers Marina for Beef, Seafood, Pasta and More -
Morgantown Dominion
Post - 11 July 2007
Restaurant,
Boathouse
Opens
in
Wharf
District - WVU Daily Athenaeum -
11 July 2007
DNR:
Monongahela
Safe for Swimmers - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 30 June
2007
Monongahela
River
Clean Enough to Swim? A test shows high E. coli: Results
questioned
- Morgantown Dominion Post - 29 June 2007
'River
Bus' Idea
Floated for the Mon: Could link Granville, Star City,
Morgantown -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 June 2007:
Fish
Study Raises Red
Flag on Water Supply - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 21 June
2007
Alert
Flags
Ready
to
Tell
Boaters
Water's Bad - Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette - 14 May 2007
Volcano Island Resort - Fairmont Times
West Virginian - 29
October 2006
Students Offer Plan to Star
City: 3
architecture seniors suggest hotel complex - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 25 April 2007
Kayak
Expedition
Provides
Folklore
Twist - WVU Daily Atheneum -
13 June 2007
New
Upper
Mon
Brochure
Maps
Waterways,
Docks - The State Journal
- June 2007
Chef
Robert
Wong to Open a Bistro in Morgantown - Charleston
Gazette
- 18 April 2007
Riverfront's
Future
Topic
at
Summit:
Two
speakers stress community involvement -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 17 April 2007
Organization
to
Host
Fishing
Tournament - Morgantown Dominion
Post
- 17 April 2007
New
Boat Dock
Installed on the Mon River - Morgantown Dominion
Post -
22 March 2007
Family
Creates
Museum About Life on the River - Morgantown Dominion
Post
- 26 March 2007
McQuain
Park Docks to
be Completed this Spring: Fountain to be installed -
Morgantown Dominion
Post - 11 February 2007
Mon River Center to Open in
Spring: Restaurant,
dock slated to come first -
Morgantown Dominion Post
- 9 February 2007
Star City
Plans for
Centennial: Lights, boat dock among renovations -
Morgantown Dominion
Post - 13 December 2006
New City
Marina to hold dock for WVU Crew Team - Daily
Athenaeum - 30 November 2006
Down by the River: A Waterside,
Countywide Park
Could Make Waves - Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette - 20
November 2006
Freshwater
Finds
in
Mon
'Neat' - Morgantown Dominion
Post -
24 August 2006
Shrimp -- that's right,
shrimp! --
found in Monongahela River -
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette - 23 August 2006
Boat
'Hit a Steel Wall' in Deadly Collision: Alcohol
suspected in pleasure craft ramming lock gate
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 26 September 2006
Boater in Fatal Accident Drunk - Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
- 28 September 2006
Morgantown P.D. Gets Up to Speed with Boat:
10 officers train
for river presence during city events -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 9 August 2006
Questions
Swirl
Over
River
Deaths:
Potent
mix of alcohol, family tensions may
have played a role in a boat's deadly plunge over dam - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 6 August
2006
Local Dams Darn Good for Fishing -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 30 July 2006
It's
the
Boating
Life
for
Me:
And maybe you and your neighbors, too, as the
popularity of recreational activity along the waters
keeps growing - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 16 July 2006
Mon River Tests Clean Before Triathlon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 23 June 2006
Riverfront
Development
Project
Proposed
for
Westover - The
State Journal - 16 June 2006
Local
Man
to Kayak Mon River to Pittsburgh - Morgantown Dominion
Post
- 14 May 2006
Search
for
Missing
Fishermen
Finds
No
Sign
of Them -
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 24 April 2006
Developer
Looks
to Cut Costs on Marina Project: Current bid came in
$600,000 too
high - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11
March 2006
Upper
Monongahela River Report - American
Sternwheel
Association Newsletter - January 2006
Cook's
the
Boss - Washington, PA Observer
Reporter - 20 November 2005
Construction of Marina Tower Slated for
December - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 14 November 2005
Deal Nears for Fort Martin Boat Launch on Mon
River - Morgantown Dominion
Post -11 November 2005
Plans Afloat to Improve the Monongahela River - Morgantown Dominion Post - 11
November 2005
Seeing the River From the River (Advertorial) - Morgantown Dominion Post
- 8
November 2005
Please Stay Out of the Water: Samplings of
streams give cause
for alarm about levels of bacteria in them -
Editorial - Morgantown Dominion Post - 8
November 2005
River Fountain Project Attached to Marina
Plans - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 2 November 2005
Water Samples Underscore Import of Continued
Upgrades to
Infrastructure - Morgantown
Dominion Post
- 1 November 2005
Mon River Tests Clean: New samples show
relatively low
bacteria levels -Morgantown
Dominion Post
- 30 October 2005
Newspaper Goes Beyond Official Reports on Mon - Morgantown Dominion Post - 4
November 2005
Marina Set for Fall '06 Finish: Sternwheelers
are not part of
the plan - Morgantown Dominion
Post
- 19 October 2005
City
gets
green
light
on
boat
dock: Federal money OK'd for project
-Morgantown Dominion Post - 7 October 2005
Outdoors
Offer
Activities
for
All - WVU Daily
Athenaeum - 28 September 2005
Mon River contaminated: DEP report lake,
river, creek impaired -
Morgantown Dominion Post - 25 September 2005
Bassmaster
Classic's
Success
Could
Pave
Way
for '07 River Events -
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 5 August 2005
West Virginia Wins Sea Scout Award - Heartland Boating - August
2005
Non-fisherman's
Guide
to
the
2005
Citgo
Bassmaster Classic - Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette - 1 July 2005
Mon
Development
Authority
Discusses
Boat
Ramp - Morgantown Dominion
Post
- 12
November 2004
New
Boathouse
on
the
Mon
May
Be
Boon to Local Economy: Morgantown May Get
Marina - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 8 October 2004
Meeting on Point Marion Park
Set: Future plans
for the Facility to be Addressed in Public Forum - Morgantown Dominion
Post - 26 May 2004
Grants
Could
Improve River Recreation - Morgantown
Dominion
Post - 18 May 2004
County
Wants
A Boat Dock At Old Factory, Would use EPA money - Morgantown Dominion Post - August
23, 2003
Federal
Grant
May Pay For New Docks On The Mon -
Morgantown Dominion Post - September 5, 2003
Vision
2020
Mon River Recreation Committee is Making Big Waves - Morgantown Dominion Post - June
10, 2003
City
Blazes an Old Trail on Mon River - Morgantown Dominion Post - June
7, 2003
Be Realistic and Smart About Safety on the
Monongahela River -
Morgantown Dominion Post - June 30, 2002
Monongahela River's History Keeps Flowing
with the Times - Morgantown
Dominion Post - May 21, 2001
Magic on the Mon: History Comes Along for a
Ride on the River - Morgantown
Dominion Post - June 4, 2000
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