Neponset River Greenway Council Meeting
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Foley Senior Residences, 249 River St., Mattapan, MA
Join us for our monthly meeting as we discuss progress of construction of the Neponset Trail and other issues along the Neponset River Greenway with staff from the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation, which manages it, and concerned citizens. Our meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at rotating locations in communities of the Lower Neponset. The agenda is at
http://www.masspaths.net/neponset/council/agenda20150805.pdf
Future Greenway Council meetings
September 2, 2015 Milton Yacht Club , Milton
October 7, 2015 District E-18 Police Station, Hyde Park
November 4, 2015 St. Brendan's Church, Dorchester
December 2, 2015 Foley Senior Residences, Mattapan
Along the Trail:
Pope John Paul II Park:
Movies every Thursday night at dark:
Aug 6 Indiana Jones & the Crystal Skull
Aug 13 Disney’s Cinderella
Aug 20 Alexander & the Very Bad Day
Aug 27 Guardians of the Galaxy
All programs are free. An adult must accompany children. Bring water and wear sunscreen. Insect repellent recommended at dusk. Reasonable accommodations are available. For questions regarding access, please email Maggi.Brown@state.ma.us If weather conditions are questionable, call the park on the day of the program at 617-333-7404, extension 104.
Port Norfolk:
Maria Lyons reports that "clean dirt" is being placed down at Port Norfolk Park and there is some damage to the sidewalk along Tenean Beach (on Conway St.?) . Curbstone is broken, and is dangerous, There should be more ramps, but not sure if this is state or city problem.
Tenean Beach Fun (after Work) Day, Saturday, August 8, 8am - 7pm
Sponsored by Port Norfolk Civic Association, DCR, Save the Harbor, Save the Bay.
Clean up at 8:AM, Festivities 2-7PM
Port Norfolk Civic Association Annual Barbecue and Scholarship Night, Tuesday, Aug 18, 7-9PM
Port Norfolk Yacht Club, ,Nep Greenway Council Invited!
Squantum Point (Quincy):
No more 2024 Olympics
Pope John Paul II Park:
Movies every Thursday night at dark:
Aug 6 Indiana Jones & the Crystal Skull
Aug 13 Disney’s Cinderella
Aug 20 Alexander & the Very Bad Day
Aug 27 Guardians of the Galaxy
All programs are free. An adult must accompany children. Bring water and wear sunscreen. Insect repellent recommended at dusk. Reasonable accommodations are available. For questions regarding access, please email Maggi.Brown@state.ma.us If weather conditions are questionable, call the park on the day of the program at 617-333-7404, extension 104.
Mattapan:
We had a good crowd for Mattapan on Wheels on July 25, and all three rides used the now-smoother Neponset Trail with no more tree-root damage between Butler St. and Lower Mills.
Girlz Roll, August 9, 2015, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
The Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition invites you on this summer's last Mattapan Community Ride led by Jessica Mink. This community ride is tailored to girls but everyone is welcome!!
Meet at Mattapan Station and bring your bike, a helmet, a water bottle, and a friend. For more info contact Shavel'le @617 433 7050
Join us on Facebook
Martini Shell:
Movies every Tuesday night at dark:
Aug 4 Indiana Jones & the Crystal Skull
Aug 11 Disney’s Cinderella
Aug 18 Alexander & the Very Bad Day
Aug 25 Guardians of the Galaxy
Free Shakespeare with Brown Box Theatre, Friday, August 28 7:30 - 9:30 pm
The Taming of the Shrew
Deception and desire abound in Shakespeare’s classic comedy when Christopher Sly, a tinker tricked into believing himself a nobleman, is treated to a play wherein an ornery and willful woman is “tamed” and men will stop at nothing to claim their love. Bring a blanket and enjoy Shakespeare under the stars.
All programs are free. An adult must accompany children. Bring water and wear sunscreen. Insect repellent recommended at dusk. Reasonable accommodations are available. For questions regarding access, please email Maggi.Brown@state.ma.us If weather conditions are questionable, call the park on the day of the program at 617-333-7404, extension 104.
Youth Conservation Corps Ends Another Summer of Work
On Wednesday, August 12, from 10:30-11:30am, the YCC Neponset River Team will have its Closing Ceremony at the Martini Shell in Hyde Park. All are welcome to attend.
On the next day, Friday, August 13, from 11:00am-1:00pm, all of the YCC Teams and their work will be celebrated at the Boston Public Market off the Rose Kennedy Greenway at Haymarket Station. A light lunch will be served: RSVP to lmallach@ttor.org
Hyde Park River Clean-up, Saturday, October 3, 2015 (rain date October 4)
This year we are expanding into Milton around Paul’s Bridge and Hemenway Pond if we get enough volunteers. Eventually, we will add other segments of the river as we finish sites in Hyde Park and PCB’s are removed. I am sure that NepRWA will continue to work on the Quincy Riverwalk during Park Serve Day. Perhaps, our Council needs to sponsor an appropriate day in the Spring and Fall to attend to plantings, etc at all major sites along the path, especially Pope John Paul II and Martini under the supervision of Jeremy Dick and TTOR. We need to wait for construction and clean-up to end at Ryan and Port Norfolk to add them to the list.
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