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Sustainability Scavenger Hunt at ArtBeat

Arts and Culture, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Housing, Uncategorized - No Comments » - Posted on July, 4 at 7:43 am

Sustainable Somerville — a nascent network of community organizations working to make/keep Somerville a great place to live, work, and play — is sponsoring a Sustainability Scavenger Hunt at ArtBeat (Saturday, July 19th in Davis Square), to show how the common thread of sustainability connects the work of the

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Mystic River Reservation Master Plan

Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events - No Comments » - Posted on June, 9 at 4:45 pm

This community meeting on the Mystic River Reservation Master Plan will include a presentation of the Draft Master Plan, followed by smaller group discussions on specific topics, including: Open Space and Recreation Programming, Conservation Plans, Pathways, and River and Riverfront Access.

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Support Foss Park Funding Bill H.4446

Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Neighborhoods and Squares, Schools and Youth, Sports - 1 Comment » - Posted on June, 9 at 12:21 pm

For those of you who may not know, Governor Patrick filed the environmental bond bill (H.4446) this past December. Open space for outdoor recreation (as we all know) is extremely limited in Somerville. These funds can be used to develop Foss Park into the Urban Oasis we so desperately need in Somerville. There is tremendous potential to significantly upgrade the park for all who utilize the area. We must maximize this critical moment by taking advantage of these opportunities.

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Living on Earth in Davis Square

Environment and Open Space, Media, Neighborhoods and Squares - 1 Comment » - Posted on May, 21 at 5:26 pm

If you listen to a local NPR radio station like me, you’ve probably heard segments of Living on Earth with Steve Curwood, a program on the environment and environmental policy. After listening to this week’s show, I picked up on the fact that they broadcast from a studio in Davis Square, right down the hall from the office of the Somerville Journal, at 20 Holland Street Suite 408 to be exact.

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A Breakthrough in Home Energy Conservation

Environment and Open Space - 1 Comment » - Posted on May, 15 at 10:52 am

You can’t walk down the street nowadays without someone measuring your carbon footprint. But Somerville residents (who don’t drive much anyway) may be thinking that there isn’t much they’ll be able to do about it, assuming they’ve already screwed in all those compact fluorescents.…

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Yellow lights near schools.

Environment and Open Space, Schools and Youth - 1 Comment » - Posted on May, 14 at 4:11 pm

It seems that a good deal of energy and money could be saved if these lights were turned off during off-hours. Particularly the one on Spring Hill at Summer St. Lots of these lights blink, even in the Summer. Small and simple, but helpful…

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This Saturday Help Rebuild a Community Garden at Mystic Housing

Environment and Open Space - No Comments » - Posted on April, 30 at 2:00 am

Warren Goldstein-Gelb, director of the Welcome Project, has asked for help in getting the word out about the need for volunteers this Saturday (May 3) in rebuilding the community garden at Mystic Housing, which was a casualty of the Somerville Housing Authority’s need for space for a maintenance shed.

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Indie Film Festival Brings SUVs to Davis Sq

Environment and Open Space, Neighborhoods and Squares - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 23 at 10:41 pm

New England Ford is sponsoring the festival and drove an SUV into the middle of the plaza in Davis. Thanks…

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Comment Period on Waterfront Access at Assembly Sq. ends Monday, April 14

Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Transportation - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 12 at 7:35 pm

April 14, is the last day the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will accept public comments on how to improve the proposed Assembly Square IKEA, and lessen its impact on the public’s right to freely travel to and enjoy our Mystic River waterfront.

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