Category: Special Event
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Meeting Minutes: January 7, 2025
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The Friends’ Brian Yates Memorial Dedication
Brian Yates, former Newton City Councilor and the Founder, Past President, and guiding spirit of the Friends of Hemlock Gorge, passed away on March 15, 2019. A granite memorial to Brian has now been placed in Hemlock Gorge close to the Stone Building and the Circular Dam. The dedication took place on the evening of…
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Celebrating the Makers of the Mold
On November 19, 1998 The Friends of Hemlock Gorge gathered at the Newton Public Library to celebrate the online publication of Ken Newcomb’s Makers of the Mold, a history of Newton Upper Falls and the Industrial Age of Hemlock Gorge. This event helped rescue a fragile manuscript that could not find a publisher. Click here…
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The Friends Receive an Award from Historic Newton
On Tuesday, November 16, 2010 the Friends of Hemlock Gorge were awarded a Stewardship and Preservation Award from Historic Newton. The event was held at the Boston College Alumni House and was well attended. To the right is a photo of Friends’ President Brian Yates and Bob Burke, who nominated us.
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The Friends Honored by the Green Decade Coalition!
On Thursday, June 16, 2005, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge were recognized with an Environmental Leadership Award by the Green Decade Coalition. Friends’ Webmaster John Mordes had an opportunity to deliver a PowerPoint Presentation about the work of the Friends. Green Decade is an organization of people living or working in Newton and neighboring communities,…
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Ken Newcomb Bench Dedication
The memorial to Ken Newcomb was made possible by financial contributions from many of his friends and family and by the unstinting volunteers who conceived and designed and transported the stone bench. To all of these thoughtful people, too numerous to list, the Friends extend their deepest gratitude. The Friends sited Ken’s memorial bench at…
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Publication of Makers of the Mold
Celebration in Honor of Author Ken Newcomb The Celebration was held on November 19, 1998 in the Newton Room of the Mann Library and was a great success. There was a large attendance, including many members of the Friends, friends, four generations of Ken’s family, and City and State officials. Mayor Cohen of Newton read…
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Friends Honored with a Beautification Award
The Friends were honored with a beautification award from the City of Newton in 1997. As recorded in the minutes of our September 9, 1997 meeting, then-President Brian Yates “announced that the Friends are the recipients of an award from the City of Newton for beautification of the Ellis Street Parking Lot. This was presented…
