Recent News
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Annual Letter to Members, 2014
2014 has been a very productive year for the Friends.
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Annual Letter to Members, 2013
2013 has been a year of excellent progress for the Friends, and with your help, 2014 will be even better.
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2013 Summer Picnic
The 2013 summer picnic took place Tuesday August 6 from 6 p.m. to dusk at Hamilton Place, off Central Avenue/Elliot Street, Needham, MA. There was music by Broken Rose, courtesy of Karen Osborn-Shanley, a grill, and absolutely perfect weather. Bonnie Pearson got everything organized, Brian gave a speech, and everyone left full of inspiration and…
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A Birth!
Congratulations to Site Supervisor Erica Aubin and her husband on the birth of their daughter Mallory Joyce Aubin on March 24!
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Annual Letter to Members, 2012
2012 has been a year of excellent progress for the Friends, and with your help, 2013 will be even better.
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Spillway Dam Repair News: 2012
June, 2012 Pre-construction meeting was held April 3 with Site Superviser Erica Aubin. The tentative schedule is to put up the safety fencing early during the second week of April (Mon/Tues) and begin construction shortly after. The Ellis Street/Route 9 corner will be fenced off through early July when the project is expected to be…
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2012 Fall Cleanup
The Friends of Hemlock Gorge’s 2012 Annual Fall Cleanup was on Saturday October 27, from 9 to Noon, and it was a huge success. We had more then two dozen volunteers, including many from the Upper Falls Buddhist Temple. Materials and tools were supplied for all volunteers. Refreshments were again generously provided after the clean…
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Stone Building Windows News
The Stone Building windows and screens are installed. See pictures to the right and below. We are planning a dedication event for the spring, probably in April. NOTE: No idea when this was originally posted, but the images date back to October 14. -Charles
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2012 Summer Picnic Reflection
The 2012 summer picnic took place Tuesday August 7 from 6 p.m. to dusk at Hamilton Place, off Central Avenue/Elliot Street, Needham, MA. There was a huge crowd, music by Broken Rose, courtesy of Karen Osborn-Shanley, a grill that got a lot of use, and absolutely perfect weather. Bonnie Pearson got everything organized; Brian gave…
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The ‘QBTrail’: A New Resource
Melissa Moody, a Girl Scout working with Site Supervisor Erica Aubin, has put in place a remarkable signage project running along the Quinobequin Road trail, downstream of Hemlock Gorge. Instead of static signposts, she has installed interactive signage with QR barcodes. Go have a look and bring your smartphone and QR barcode reader. It’s the…
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Annual Letter to Members, 2011
We plan in 2012 to expand our efforts even further, but to do so we need your continued help in three ways
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Burke: The ‘Memory House’ at Hemlock Gorge (Newton TAB)
By Bob Burke/Guest ColumnistWicked Local NewtonPosted Jul 06, 2011 @ 07:00 AM Original: https://web.archive.org/web/20110711150410/http://www.wickedlocal.com:80/newton/news/opinions/x230666382/Burke-The-Memory-House-at-Hemlock-Gorge Newton — In mid-April, I joined 25 other volunteers at the Friends of Hemlock Gorge’s Annual Spring Cleanup. This was another fun-filled success for a community association that has helped transform Echo Bridge and the 23-acre Hemlock Gorge Reservation from a neglected…
