Recent News
Hemlock Gorge on Channel 4
Channel 4 Anchor Jack Williams did an op-ed column in the Herald and was contacted by Brian Yates. He filmed a story in Hemlock Gorge on Sunday with Brian and Charlie Burnham. It ran Sunday September 19 on the 6:30 and 11:00 o’clock news on Channel 4. Video tapes of the broadcast will be shown…
Veto of Funds to Combat the Adelgid
Governor Cellucci vetoed the supplemental budget items (described in the next item) that would have provided money to combat the Adelgid and repair Echo Bridge. We regret to have to bring you this sad news, and are encouraging efforts to override the veto. When the vote to override will be taken is not yet known.…
News on the Adelgid and Bridge Fronts
We have just heard from Rob Schwartz, Senator Creem’s legislative assistant, that both the money for the ladybugs to combat the Adelgids (see next news notice for details) and the money for the completion of the Echo Bridge Restoration are in the Supplementary Capital Budget that’s on the Governor’s desk. Barring line item vetoes by…
Senator Creem’s 1998 Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 1998Contact: Mark S. Fine (617) 722-1639 ECHO BRIDGE, HEMLOCK GORGETO RECEIVE FUNDS IN SENATE BUDGET Senator Creem encouraged by Senate supportfor important Newton projects Funding to rebuild the Echo Bridge in Newton Upper Falls and to protect hemlocks tree in the MDC’s Hemlock Gorge Preserve was included in two Senate…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
As most know by now, the wooly adelgid now threatens to kill all the Eastern Hemlocks in the reservation (and, indeed, all hemlock trees in the eastern U.S.). A tree typically lives only a few years after infestation. Working with the Friends, Representative Kay Kahn and Senator Cynthia Creem have petitioned MDC commissioner Balfour to…
Meeting Minutes: May 4, 1999
Next Meeting: Tuesday June 1, 1999 at 7:15 Present on May 4 were: Brian Yates, Ken Newcomb, Bobbi Demers, Hank Lysaght, John Mordes, Nina Koch, Carol McPherson, Hannah Sherman. Brian began by circulating the Tab‘s article about Clean-Up. We congratulated ourselves on the success of the day’s work. John Mordes and Brian did attend the…
Meeting Minutes: April 6, 1999
Next Meeting: Tuesday May 4, 1999 at 7:15 Present were: Brian Yates, Ken Newcomb, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bobbi Demers, John Mordes, Vaunita Schnell, Bruce Conrad, Carol McPherson, and Hannah Sherman. Brian showed letters from Sen. Creem to MDC chief David Balfour, urging the spending of money to combat the Woolly Adelgid. His reply indicated willingness to…
Legislation Proposed in 1999
H 3333 AN ACT RELATIVE TO ECHO BRIDGE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any funds received for the lease of the former Massachusetts Highway Department depot at…
Annual Letter to Members, 1998
At this time of Thanksgiving and Holiday Cheer, we again write to you to mark the end of an eventful year for the Friends and to appeal to you to renew your membership and your commitment to our activities in 1999. 1998 was an excellent year for the preservation and enhancement of the Hemlock Gorge…
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…
Meeting Minutes: November 10, 1998
Next Meeting: Tuesday December 1, 1998 at 7:15 at the Mills Falls Restaurant Brian Yates, Ken Newomb, Hank Lysaght, John Mordes, and Hannah Sherman attended the November meeting. After congratulating ourselves on the success of the Clean-Up Day, we discussed the plans for the November 19 party for Ken Newcomb and his Internet book, The…
Echo Bridge, Hemlock Gorge to receive funds in senate budget
$60,000 was also allocated by Senator Creem to protect the reservation’s hemlock trees from the threat posed by the Wooly Adelgid beetle. The Wooly Adelgid, which is native to Asia, first appeared in the United States in 1924. Since that time, the beetle has infested more than 25 percent of the hemlock trees in the…
