Tag: Echo Bridge
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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…
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Meeting Minutes: February 5, 2008
Next Meeting: Tuesday March 4, 2008 at 7:30. Present were Erica Uramkin, Vaunita Schnell, John Mordes, and Brian Yates. Erica reported that there were no critical issues at the Reservation. More importantly she reported that she engaged NStar electric to work with DCR and the electricity is back on in the Stone Building. She is…
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MWRA TO INSTALL INTERIM FENCING AT ECHO BRIDGE
Work Will Require Brief Closure FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2007 CONTACTS: Ria Convery, 617-788-1105 or [email protected] The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will install new interim chain link fencing to replace the snow fencing along the existing railings at Echo Bridge. Weather permitting, MWRA’s contractor, Steelco Fence of Needham Heights, will be installing a 4-foot…
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Echo Bridge Reopens
On December 14, 2007, at the urging of Friends’ President Brian Yates, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) announced that they will install new interim chain link fencing to replace the deteriorated snow fencing along the existing railings at Echo Bridge. It necessitated brief closure of the bridge. Click here to read the press release.…
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Media Event! This Old House Features Echo Bridge in Latest Season
An 1897 shingle-style home in Newton, Massachusetts is the subject of This Old House TV’s current season. Footage of Echo Bridge was included in episode 8 of the series. That episode is being re-broadcast on December 20 at 8 p.m. on channel 44. Web link for for more information on the Newton house project is:http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/house-project/overview/0,,1626217,00.html.
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Echo Bridge Railings Progress: 2007
April 12, 2007 Two public meetings have now taken place on February 27 and March 8, 2007 to discuss the future of the Echo Bridge Railings restoration project. The meetings were attended by representatives of the MWRA, the Newton Historical Commission, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge, the Upper Falls Community Action Committee, and the general…
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Echo Bridge Legislative News: 2006
April 29, 2006 Friends’ President Brian Yates has announced that $250,000 for restoration of the railings along the Promenade have been included in the House budget. Support for the appropriation appears strong in the Senate. We will keep you advised. June 15, 2006 $250,000 for the “Echo Bridge Safety Project” was included in the House…
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Echo Bridge Promenade is open
The Friends are pleased to report that the Echo Bridge Promenade has re-opened. The safety “snow barriers” are made of wood slats and actually not unsightly. Congratulations to the MWRA, Friends, journalists, officials, and all concerned citizens who help achieve this. We now look forward to working on the permanent solution to the railing problem.
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Echo Bridge Promenade to Re-Open During the Railing Repair Process
In response to the efforts of the Friends and local officials, the protests of many local residents, and the publicity generated by front page stories in the last two issues of The Newton Tab, the MWRA informed us on Friday, March 17, 2006 that, instead of closing Echo Bridge to pedestrians indefinitely, temporary “snow barriers”…
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Echo Bridge Promenade Closed Pending Temporary Barrier Installation
We have been assured that The Echo Bridge Promenade will remain open during the railing repair process. However, the Promenade was closed on March 17 pending installation of temporary safety barriers. The picture to the right shows how the closure was effected on the Newton side by locked gate. There is a similar barrier on…
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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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Steve Clark: Four Seasons of Hemlock Gorge
Panoramic photos of Hemlock Gorge taken by Steve Clark from the top of Echo Bridge show well the splendor of the Reservation and comprise the Friends’ Four Seasons of Hemlock Gorge collection. Panoramas were pretty special back in 2000.
