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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…
Annual Letter to Members, 1997
At this time of Thanksgiving and Holiday Cheer, we 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 1998. 1997 was an excellent year for the preservation and enhancement of the Hemlock Gorge Reservation…
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…
The Restoration of Echo Bridge: 1997 Documentation
The Rehabilitation of Echo Bridge in the Hemlock Gorge Reservation has been a long term concern of the Friends. A major restoration of the stone work was completed in 1992, but much work, including restoration of the Railings and the Echo Platform remain to be done. The following information regarding this unfinished project was provided…
Annual Letter to Members, 1996
At this time of Thanksgiving and Holiday Cheer, we write to you again to mark the end of another eventful year for the Friends and to appeal to you to renew your membership and your commitment to our activities in 1997.
Meeting Minutes: April 2, 1996
Next Meeting: May 7,at 7:15 Emerson Center Present were Brian Yates, Ken Newcomb, Kevin Hollenbeck, Don Cusack, Vaunita Schnell, Nina Koch, John Mordes, and Hannah Sherman. Ken showed us the original map and several old photos (some predating Echo Bridge) of the property. The map shows the original bounds. To retake the “encroached” land, we…
