December 2013 - Neighbors - lists.buenavistasocialclub.org

FW: [PSNA] Landscaper/Snow plowing
by Ruth Ryals 06 Sep '14

06 Sep '14

From: Amy Oliver <amy.oliver20(a)gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 9:19 PM To: "psna(a)lists.portersquare.net" <psna(a)lists.portersquare.net> Subject: [PSNA] Landscaper/Snow plowing Someone was looking for a landscaper/snow shoveling. Mathew Moynihan does both. He is a hard to find Native Cantabridgian lived here all his life. His original Email I sent was incorrect. Moynihan.matthew(a)yahoo.com.you Best, Amy Oliver Prudential Prime Properties amy.oliver20(a)gmail.com 781-405-5269 _______________________________________________ PSNA mailing list PSNA(a)lists.portersquare.net http://lists.portersquare.net/listinfo.cgi/psna-portersquare.net

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car blocking our driveway
by Stephen Perry 18 Dec '13

18 Dec '13

A car covered with snow has been blocking our driveway, which is between 24 and 20 Cambridge Terrace. The Massachusetts license plate is 784 XP9. Does anyone know who this car belongs to? If this is your car, or you know whose car it is, please contact me directly. Steve Perry 24 Cambridge Terrace #1

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Planning Board hearing- 17 December
by Stephen Perry 17 Dec '13

17 Dec '13

Neighbors - Planning Board hearing Tuesday 17 December 8PM at City Hall Annex regarding the Lutz zoning amendment petition. The Lutz petition would change the zoning of the existing C-1A district (on the north side of Richdale Avenue, from Walden Street to Upland Road) to C-1 to match the existing district to the south. Come to this hearing if you want to have a say in how our neighborhood evolves. The meeting starts at 7PM with Planning Board business. There is a case scheduled for 7:20PM (J.C. Adams site). The Lutz petition will be heard at 8PM. The 8:15PM hearing for the Gourmet Express site has been withdrawn from the agenda Steve Perry 24 Cambridge Terrace #1

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FW: Break-inS on Mount Vernon
by Ruth Ryals 11 Dec '13

11 Dec '13

I urge all of you to get an alarm, and use it! Ruth From: Margot Welch Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 10:36 AM To: Sue Reed , Jeff Meller , Robert Cogan Cc: Margery Wunsch , Rob Emslie , Jack & Ann Cobb Subject: Break-ins on Mount Vernon I'm forwarding 2 recent emails about break-ins on Mt. Vernon St. A third message reports one 2 years ago but same time of year. Note also the statistic at the bottom of the lowest message. All troublesome and important. We should all be careful and use alarms! m Margot Welch > Dear neighbors, > > I'm so sorry to hear about these recent break-ins. I'm glad you are all safe > and unharmed. Brazen acts. > > Probably no coincidence, but we were broken into on Dec. 11, 2011 with all > computers, cameras, and back-ups taken. They slipped an air-conditioner out > of the window and climbed inin broad daylight while I was on jury duty. Our > golden retriever must not have bothered them. We've since put an alarm system > in, but thanks for the reminder to always use it. > > Chris Farrow-Noble (34 Mt. Vernon) > On Dec 11, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Cynthia Sershen wrote: > >> Hello all. >> >> We were also broken into while we were sleeping last Wednesday night. We are >> all okay, but be careful! >> >> Cindy and Mike Sershen (18MV) >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Cheryl Suchors wrote: >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: John Mackey >>>> Date: December 10, 2013 9:55:44 PM EST >>>> To: Cheryl Suchors >>>> Subject: Break-in on Mount Vernon >>>> >>>> Hi Cheryl - >>>> We know that you have the email addresses of just about everybody on our >>>> street, so we thought it might be good if you could share this with our >>>> neighbors. >>>> >>>> Sometime in the middle of the night last night (Monday night/Tuesday >>>> morning), somebody broke into our house at 64 Mount Vernon. Last week, a >>>> handyman noticed that one of our front screens was on the porch. We didn't >>>> think much of it, but couldn't figure out how the screen just fell out of >>>> the window. Then, last night, while we were asleep, Abby woke up to the >>>> sound of our alarm system. Unfortunately, the system is not armed, because >>>> as renters, we never knew the code or had a subscription with ADT. Still, >>>> the arm beeps twice when a door or window is opened. Abby heard the beep, >>>> it woke her up, but when she saw that I was still asleep, she thought she'd >>>> dreamed the sound and went back to sleep. It was when I got up this >>>> morning that I realized that we'd been burglarized. >>>> >>>> Our windows are the kind that you can pull into the house so you can clean >>>> the outside of the window from inside the house. This person had picked >>>> the lock on the window and pushed the window into our house. They then >>>> reached around the window and grabbed a Macbook Pro and an iPad3 from the >>>> desk below the window -- about $4400 in equipment. I'm just relieved >>>> that's all that was taken, and that our cat didn't realize the window was >>>> wide open all night. The person didn't ever step into the house; this was >>>> all done by opening the window and reaching inside. Upon further >>>> inspection of that screen that had "fallen" out of the window, I noticed >>>> that it had been cut next to the screws that hold it in place. It seems >>>> that the person tried to break in last Wednesday night (the screen was >>>> found on the porch the next morning), but something scared them off. >>>> >>>> The detective said that over a span of about two months, there were about >>>> 25 home burglaries in Cambridge between Porter & Cambridge Common, between >>>> Mass Ave and Garden. They seemed to have slowed after some arrests, but we >>>> should all be alert. He also said there was another break-in on Mount >>>> Vernon very recently, but he couldn't recall the address. >>>> >>>> Sorry to be the bearer of scary news! >>>> -John Mackey (and Abby Jaques) >>>> \ >>> >> >

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FW: City pilot curbside composting plan starts in April, must join by 20 December
by Ruth Ryals 11 Dec '13

11 Dec '13

Reminder, to those who have not already signed up! From: "Kelley, Craig" <ckelley(a)cambridgema.gov> Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:40 AM Subject: City pilot curbside composting plan starts in April, must join by 20 December Folks: If you live in much of North Cambridge and Avon Hill, you may be eligible for the City¹s pilot curbside compost collecting program. You need to sign up by 20 December. I signed up yesterday and it took about 5 minutes to do that. Participation is limited to 800 households in buildings with up to 12 units and must already have city trash pickup and so forth. I¹ve pasted a snip of where the program is going to take place in case you are interested. Learn more about the program here. http://www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/ourservices/recyclingandtrash/faqrecycli ngandrubbish/compostingquestions/compostpilot.aspx

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FW: Arts Center Construction - Final Phase Church Move / In progress
by Ruth Ryals 10 Dec '13

10 Dec '13

Go chuchrch go! From: construction <construction(a)lesley.edu> Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:25 AM Subject: Arts Center Construction - Final Phase Church Move / In progress We appologise about not more notice, but we were just notified by the construction site a few minutes ago that the church move is starting. The church needs to move about 20 ft forward to the final location on the new foundation. It is a slow process and will start and stop frequently to adjust. Regards, George George G. Smith Director Operations and Campus Planning If you wish to unsubscribe from these updates, please reply to this e-mail with the words unsubscribe in the subject line.

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Vote Today!
by Ruth Ryals 10 Dec '13

10 Dec '13

Remember to go gote if you are in the 5th Congressional District! Ruth

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Ethanol - email link and verbiage
by hla＠comcast.net 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

http://www.mass.gov/governor/constituentservices/contact/ link that works In case anyone would like to send an email as well, which I did as well as calling Dear Governor Patrick As a concerned citizen of Cambridge please reconsider your decision to veto the Ethanol Amendment to Section 14, Chapter 91. My understanding from Marjorie Decker is you been provided alternative language that responds to your concerns and would continue to protect us. Thank you for your consideration ! Hayley Arnett Cambridge

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FW: Urgent: Ethanol saga not over yet
by Ruth Ryals 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

Pleasemake your voices heard on this subject. The miles long trains could pass right by here. An accident or a terroist attack could have all of our houses aflame. Ruth From: Marc McGovern <marcmcgovern(a)gmail.com> Date: Friday, July 12, 2013 7:29 AM To: Subject: Fwd: Urgent: Ethanol saga not over yet. Dear Friends, Below is an email sent by State Representative, Marjorie Decker, regarding the ethanol amendment in the budget. As you will read, the Gov is planning on NOT signing the amendment, which will leave the door open for Global Partners to re-submit their petition should they choose. Please take a few moments to read this email and take action TODAY. Thank you all for your support on this issue and the progress we have made, however, we are not in the clear yet. Marc McGovern <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=YMBYNyBihOs&c=1&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=YMBYNyBihOs&c=3&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=YMBYNyBihOs&c=4&r=1> <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=YMBYNyBihOs&c=5&r=1> <http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Urgent--Ethanol-saga-not-over-yet.html?s oid=1103829990017&aid=YMBYNyBihOs#fblike> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001bSdMc2r62vjLGSjDQGKO0ENBvR2vWlJAUvUxCOg5bvS 6YRNDrgcT-xWo7_La7Rrr6Z6LDH0p3BWmoHubQk9I_82yShUqnhOh5SoY1ztr6Deukf2V4YNOpEw 8MBBKOeQE> July 12, 2013 Dear friends and neighbors, I need your help! Just when we thought we could rest easy over the issue of ethanol trains passing through our community, it has been confirmed that Governor Patrick is planning to veto the amendment to Section 14, Chapter 91 that would have stopped the transportation of large volumes of ethanol. Global Partners withdrew their application after the House and Senate budget passed this amendment. By vetoing this amendment, the Governor keeps the door wide open for Global to come back in the near future. While the Governor expressed technical concerns about the impacts this would have on industry, in fact, he has been provided alternative language that responds to his concerns and would continue to protect us. I encourage you to call the Governor TODAY and voice your disagreement with his contemplated actions. Additionally, talk with your friends, family members, and neighbors to ask them to do likewise. It is my hope the Governor will stand with us in Cambridge and the House and Senate leadership who worked hard to support the efforts of the many legislators who stood up for their communities and people across the Commonwealth. We need the Governor to do the same. Contact: Governor Deval Patrick Phone number: 617-725-4005 Email: Please follow the hyperlink to email the Governor's office: http://www.mass.gov/governor/contact-us.html#email Below I have also included a letter I am sending to the Governor requesting him to preserve the amendment to Section 14, Chapter 91 and help to keep our communities safe. Marjorie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Massachusetts State House Office of the Governor Room 280 Boston, MA 02133 July 11, 2013 Dear Governor Patrick, On behalf of the citizens of Cambridge and across the Commonwealth, I am writing to urge you to preserve language in the final budget that you received from the Legislature to protect residents from the transportation of large volumes of ethanol through their communities via rail. While I am told that you are concerned with the potential unintended consequences on industry related to Chapter 91 Licenses if this were to become law, alternative language has been offered that responds to your concerns and preserves the intent (and public safety) of the Senate and House budget language. Anything less that focuses on mitigation is to ignore the reality of recent events and our role in protecting the public from hazardous and often fatal avoidable accidents. Section 14 of Chapter 91 of the Legislature's final budget prohibits the operation of an ethanol storage or blending facility that plans to store or blend more than 5,000 gallons of ethanol per day within one mile of a Census block with a population density greater than 4,000 people per square mile. Ethanol is a highly flammable and volatile chemical, and poses a significant danger to our family and friends. Unable to be extinguished with traditional firefighting equipment, it would require our cities to invest in costly alcohol-resistant foam. The importance of maintaining this crucial amendment has been unfortunately demonstrated nationwide. In Tiskilwa, Illinois, the derailment of a 126-car train carrying ethanol required the complete evacuation of the nearly-800 person town. A Massachusetts Department of Transportation safety study estimated that an accident similar to the one experienced in Tiskilwa would require the evacuation of approximately 100,000 residents in Somerville, Cambridge, and surrounding communities. More recently, we were shocked by the tragic and horrific oil-train disaster that occurred last weekend in Lac-Megantic, Québec. The 73-car unit full of Bakken crude derailed in Québec, causing multiple tanker car explosions and more than 50 fatalities. I appreciate and thank Global Partners for responding to our communities' concerns and withdrawing its application to transport high volumes of ethanol through our towns. Residents have expressed their relief and their gratitude for both the inclusion of the amendment to Section 14, Chapter 91 and Global Partners' decision. However, regardless of Global Partners' decision to no longer pursue its plan, I request that you maintain the amendment as part of the final budget. Although, narrowly tailored, this amendment represents an important first step in addressing antiquated federal rail laws and identifying new policies for keeping our residents safe. Please continue to stand with and protect the citizens of the Commonwealth and preserve the intent of the Legislature's budget language. Sincerely, Representative Marjorie C. 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FW: He won!
by Ruth Ryals 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

Neighbors, One of our local heroes, Barrett Anderson, just won 'Blues Artist of the Year' in the Boston Music Awards voting, and I strongly urge you to check out his new album, "The Long Fall". He has the added attraction of being the husband of Emily Joy Anderson of Abodeon, that great shop on Mass Ave! Lucky guy. Great album! Ruth >

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