September 2012 - Neighbors - lists.buenavistasocialclub.org

Re: [Neighbors] handyman
by Jan Brown 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

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handyman
by Nan Waldstein 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Dear Neighbors, Does anyone know a reliable, readily responsive, competent handy man. I have someone who is too busy to respond in a timely manner. I will appreciate any help. Thanks, Nan

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Exterior Painter Recomendation Requested
by hla＠comcast.net 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hi All Due to a delay in getting our porch repaired, the painter we had chosen is not available, so I would be most appreciative of any recommendations. Thanks, Hayley

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FW: Whole Foods for CRLS
by Ruth Ryals 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

FYI. Ruth From: Marc McGovern [mailto:marcmcgovern@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 8:31 PM To: Marc McGovern Subject: Whole Foods for CRLS Hello folks, On Wednesday, September 12th, the three Whole Foods stores in Cambridge (River St., Prospect St. and Fresh Pond Mall) will donate 5% of their net proceeds for the day to the Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (FOCRLS). FOCRLS supports the students and faculty at CRLS through faulty grants, student travel fellowships (allowing students from low-income families to participate in school sponsored trips), scholarships, and other means-- read more at www.focrls.org) SO - on Sept. 12, show your support for Cambridge Rindge and Latin and shop at Whole Foods. Marc McGovern Cambridge School Committee (CRLS '87)

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Fw: Election Alert !!
by rryals＠comcast.net 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Alice Wolf <alicewolf(a)alicewolf.org> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:08:00 To: <rryals(a)comcast.net> Reply-To: alicewolf(a)alicewolf.org Subject: Election Alert !! Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=5mudaxbab&v=001rFp1utu-8… Dear Friend, Tomorrow is primary day. (Yes, it's on Thursday.) Polls are open from 7AM to 8PM. For those I have had the honor of representing in the MA House of Representatives, I want you to know you have a great choice for the future. I will be voting for Marjorie Decker to be our next Representative. Marjorie combines progressive values and passion with the experience to get things done in areas we all care about: education, health care, working conditions, human and civil rights and a strong safety net. She'll work hard and bring her advocacy skills to bear on the myriad of issues that confront your State Representative. And she'll be there with a helping hand and intelligence if you should need assistance with a specific problem or in tough times for you. I hope you will chose to vote for Marjorie Decker. Sincerely, Alice Wolf State Representative ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward this email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=5mudaxbab&m=1101357240734&ea=… This email was sent to rryals(a)comcast.net by alicewolf(a)alicewolf.org. Update Profile/Email Address http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&mse=001bKOpVPk0q4dm3zNP4dJosGPvU… Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001bKOpVPk0q4dm3zNP4dJosGPvU… Privacy Policy: http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp Online Marketing by Constant Contact(R) www.constantcontact.com Representative Alice Wolf | 48 Huron Avenue | Cambridge | MA | 02138

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FW: [PSNA] Primary Election this Thursday, September 6
by Ruth Ryals 03 Sep '12

03 Sep '12

Please read the forwarded info from a Porter Square Neighborhood Association member about the race for Register of Deeds. I haven't made my mind up about the many contenders, but I wanted to pass on the info in these links. I will talk to a number of people I respect, who know the registry problems/requirements, and ask them about the relative strength of the candidates. Feel free to ask me what I find out. On another important race: Many of you may know that a neighbor of ours, Marjorie Decker, who lives at the corner of Walden and Richdale, is running to take the State House of Representatives seat being vacated by our other highly respected neighbor, Alice Wolf (on Huron at Upland juncture), who is retiring. Alice has given Marjorie her endorsement, and I support Marjorie as well, because she really does understand our neighborhood issues and has been both approachable and effective in finding solutions while she has been serving as one of our best city councilors. Marjorie does have competition in this race, one of which I know as well. In any case, please do go vote! Please also note that Common Cause will have flyers at the polls. They are asking that MA vote for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United; declaring that corporations are NOT people; and that the state can put reasonable limits on political contributions. Ruth -----Original Message----- From: psna-bounces(a)lists.portersquare.net [mailto:psna-bounces@lists.portersquare.net] On Behalf Of Heather Hoffman Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 7:10 PM To: N'HOOD ASS'N PORTER SQ Subject: [PSNA] primary day this Thursday, September 6 My day job is being a title examiner, so I am extremely interested in one race that has not gotten much ink (although billboards, lawn signs and mass mailings are an entirely different matter). After 24 years, the current Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Middlesex County is retiring. Six Democrats are running, and the winner of Thursday's primary will have no opposition on the ballot in November. Few people outside my line of work have any idea what the registry of deeds is and what the register does, but the records in that building are nonetheless very important; they form the basis for the title to every piece of real estate in 44 cities and towns, including Cambridge. I have a few links to candidates nights and to interviews I conducted with two of the candidates (the others have not returned my multiple phone calls and/or emails) that may help you make up your mind: http://www.newtv.org/video/decision2012/registerofdeeds/ (a candidates night sponsored by the Newton League of Women Voters at which Frank Ciano, Tom Concannon, Maria Curtatone, Tiz Doto and Maryann Heuston appeared; Robert Antonelli did not) http://belmontmedia.org/watch/belmont-candidates-night-82712 (a candidates night sponsored by the Belmont League of Women Voters at which Frank Ciano, Tom Concannon and Maryann Heuston appeared; Robert Antonelli, Maria Curtatone and Tiz Doto did not; the register of deeds segment is first) http://archive.org/details/InterviewWithFrankJ.Ciano http://archive.org/details/InterviewWithTomConcannon I have not made up my mind. In my opinion, the office needs a good administrator who can deal with problems of keeping up the integrity of the records*, making the records as accessible as possible to the public, dealing with a huge backlog in registered land records** and long lines for recording, and improving employees' work habits and morale. I also expect a register of deeds to have at least some understanding of what the records in his/her custody are and who uses them and how. None of these problems are insoluble, but they have been around for decades to a greater or lesser degree, and making a good choice now is our best hope for making them a thing of the past. Please share these links with other voters in this area, and make sure you vote this Thursday. Heather Hoffman *Many of the books are falling apart. Pages are missing from some books. No books exist for a substantial percentage of the records, just electrons. When the computers go down, we have no access at all to those records. Also, some documents were never scanned or were scanned only partially, leaving nothing but the index entry for us to rely on. Paper indices and electronic indices work differently, and that affects someone's ability to find relevant records in a search. **This is one of the two recording systems in use in Massachusetts. Each piece of land governed by this system gets what's called a certificate of title, which sets forth the owners of the land and a description of it that has been determined by a proceeding in the Land Court and lists most types of encumbrances that affect it, such as mortgages and easements. _______________________________________________ PSNA mailing list PSNA(a)lists.portersquare.net http://lists.portersquare.net/listinfo.cgi/psna-portersquare.net

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FW: Dentist
by Ruth Ryals 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

Does anyone know who might help this intern here with no local dentist yet?? -----Original Message----- From: Margaret Levin [mailto:mlevin@Galenea.com] Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 4:26 PM To: Ruth Ryals Subject: Dentist Do you know of a dentist who can work this weekend on Annie Nagle- she is having problems. Sent from my iPhone-please excuse mistakes and seemingly brief responses.=

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FW: Kate Meils
by Ruth Ryals 31 Aug '12

31 Aug '12

Does anyone have a spare room they can offer from now through the election in November? It would be a big help to the Elizabeth Warren campaign, and those of us working so hard to get her elected. You can respond to me. Thanks, Ruth Ruth A. Ryals 115 Upland Rd. Cambridge, MA 02140 617-547-6453 617-834-4007 cell rryals(a)comcast.net "Never doubt that a small group of dedicated people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Barry Bloom's version of a Margaret Mead quote -----Original Message----- From: James Hutchison [mailto:james@elizabethwarren.com] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 8:26 PM To: rryals(a)comcast.net Subject: Kate Meils Ruth, Kate is the field organizer for Greater Boston For Elizabeth Warren's campaign. She is just in from Wisconsin and could use a place to stay ASAP. She is allergic to cats, but is a non smoker and is a lovely young woman. Any help you could provide connecting her with a room somewhere would be much appreciated. Thx, Hutch Sent from my iPhone=

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