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FW: for posting: Looking for 2 BR apartment
by Ruth Ryals 30 Apr '18

30 Apr '18

For posting: A good friend of mine who presently loves living in our neighborhood is having to move unexpectedly because the landlord is selling the condo which she rents. She has lived in this neighborhood for the past 3 years and is hoping to stay local. So she is looking for a 2 or 2+ BR (not a first floor) apartment in a quiet building. Her daughter goes to Harvard. She is available to move as early as this May. Please contact her if you know of anything available. Her contact info is Lynn, cell: 1-907-306-4513 Thanks very much! Best, Liz Vandermark

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Fwd: Hydrant Testing Apr. 30-June 23 May Cause Temporary Water Discoloration
by Ruth Ryals 30 Apr '18

30 Apr '18

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Ini Tomeu <itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov> > Date: April 30, 2018 at 11:50:54 AM EDT > To: rryals(a)comcast.net > Subject: Hydrant Testing Apr. 30-June 23 May Cause Temporary Water Discoloration > > City of Cambridge Public Information Office > For Immediate Release > > Contact: Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer > 617-349-4339, itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov > > > Hydrant Testing Apr. 30-June 23 May Cause Temporary Water Discoloration > > Cambridge, MA, April 30, 2018 -- The Cambridge Water and Fire Departments will be conducting annual fire hydrant maintenance and flow testing Monday through Saturday between 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and between 6 p.m. and dusk (when needed), from April 30 through June 23, excluding holidays. > > Hydrant testing is performed to ensure operability and to identify and repair those hydrants requiring maintenance. In addition to hydrant testing, crews will be performing water main flushing. Approximately 25 hydrants will be tested in each area, each day. > > Hydrant testing may disturb the sediment that naturally occurs in the water piping system. Water from your faucet and toilet may appear rust colored from the disturbance. Rust discoloration may last for several hours after the tests have been completed. Discolored water does not usually present a health hazard, however, the Water Department recommends that anyone who has doubts about the rust colored water should not drink it. You may wish to store tap water or two-gallon containers in your refrigerator for the day of the test. > > We also suggest that the residents check their water before doing laundry because the discolored water may stain your clothes. If your laundry is stained, the Water Department will provide you with a wash additive to remove the stains. > > The hydrant testing schedule is listed below. Please note that dates may vary due to weather and Fire Department activites. Follow us on Twitter (@CambWaterDept), like us on Facebook at (CambridgeMA.Fire), or call the Cambridge Fire Department at 617-349-4921 between 8 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. for daily test locations. For information on water quality, call Ed Dowling, Laboratory Manager, Cambridge Water Department at 617-349-4780. > Central Square Area, April 30-May 12 > West Cambridge Area, April 30-May 12 > Riverside Area, May 14-26 > Observatory Hill Area, May 14-26 > East Cambridge Area, May 29-June 9 > North Cambridge Area, May 29-June 9 > Harvard Square Area, June 11-23 > Inman Square Area, June 11-23 > > -###- > > > > This email was sent to rryals(a)comcast.net > City of Cambridge, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Executive Office, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States > Unsubscribe >

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Fwd: Next Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza Working Group Meeting TOMORROW (WEDS) EVE. ATTENTION!
by Ruth Ryals 24 Apr '18

24 Apr '18

Begin forwarded message: > From: Margot Welch <margot.welch(a)verizon.net> > Date: April 24, 2018 at 8:08:18 PM EDT > To: Alan Harwood <alan.harwood(a)umb.edu> > Subject: Fwd: Next Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza Working Group Meeting TOMORROW (WEDS) EVE. ATTENTION! > > thanks, Peg! I hope people read this. > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: "P.E. Kutcher" <pkut(a)hotmail.com> >> Subject: Fw: Next Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza Working Group Meeting >> Date: April 24, 2018 at 3:45:45 PM EDT >> To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net>, Margot Welch <margot.welch(a)verizon.net> >> >> Hello there--wouldn't hurt to send this out one last time to the neighborhood folks who pass through Harvard Square regularly and use Kiosk/Plaza in "mundane" but important ways. They may not have been focused on the working group process yet would appreciate opportunity for update and to weigh in. >> >> From: Cambridge Community Development Department <dwolf(a)cambridgema.gov> >> Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 7:41 PM >> Subject: Next Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza Working Group Meeting >> >> March 15th at City Hall Annex >> >> >> >> Friends of Harvard Square, >> >> In 2017, the City established a Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza Working Group, composed of residents, business and property owners, representatives from local institutions, and urban design experts, to create a vision for the future use, operation, and governance of the Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza. >> >> The Working Group process has involved broad public input, from surveys to Call for Ideas submissions, which has provided a broad range of ideas to inform this process. Based on this community feedback and regular meetings, the Working Group has generated a series of preliminary recommendations for the future of this space in the heart of Harvard Square: >> >> Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza Public Meeting >> Vision and Preliminary Recommendations: Programming, Use & Operations >> Wednesday, April 25th >> CRLS Media Cafeteria, 459 Broadway >> 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. >> >> Join us to share your input, reactions, and ideas related to the recommendations. Public feedback will be incorporated into the Working Group's final recommendations as it seeks to respect the kiosk's integrity as an historical icon while enhancing the community-focused aspects of the surrounding plaza. >> >> Please share this notice with your Cambridge network. For questions prior to the meeting, contact Daniel Wolf, Neighborhood Planner, atdwolf(a)cambridgema.gov or 617/349-4618. >> >> >> >> For more information on this project, visit: >> www.cambridgema.gov/HarvardSquareKiosk >> >> >> >> Cambridge Community Development Department, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 >> SafeUnsubscribe™ pkut(a)hotmail.com >> Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider >> Sent by dwolf(a)cambridgema.gov in collaboration with >> >> Try it free today >> >

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Reminder: PSNA meeting on Homelessness this Thursday!
by Ruth Ryals 17 Apr '18

17 Apr '18

Homelessness in the Porter Square Area Porter Square Neighbors Association Thursday, April 19th 7-9 pm Lesley University Hall, 1815 Mass Avenue, Room 2-048. We will hear from folks with daily hands-on experience to learn: who are the homeless, the programs and resources in Cambridge and Somerville to address their issues, and perhaps to achieve an education for the rest of us. Our roundtable participants are: *Mardi Moran formerly co-owner of Tags and a member of St. James Church *Mayor Marc McGovern and Ellen Semonoff, Asst. Mngr., Human Services, Cambridge *Mark McGovern, Exec. Dir., CHA Healthcare for the Homeless, and Mark Alston-Follansbee, Exec. Dir., Somerville Homeless Coalition *Police Commissioner Branville G. Bard, Jr., as well as officers from the Homeless Outreach Program and neighborhood officers *Jedediah Mannis of Harvard Divinity School and members of St. James Episcopal Church who was there at the start of The Outdoor Church *We have asked some of the merchants from the Square and Mass Ave to attend so we might understand their experiences. *We have also asked the Spare Change folks to come. Please join us!

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Help Wanted
by Ruth Ryals 16 Apr '18

16 Apr '18

Michael Clement, Huron Village Hiring Landscape/gardening help We are a small, Cambridge-based landscape company offering immediate employment opportunities. Experience in fine gardening, general landscaping, masonry, or fine arts/design is preferrable but we are willing to train the right candidate who is motivated and interested in learning the trade. Much of the work will be manual and uncomplicated for the next few months so general laborers welcome to apply (Think digging holes and wheeling mulch). Temporary help is also fine. A good work ethic and common sense are the two most important qualifications. Compensation is competitive based on experience. Please direct any inquiries to Michael(a)landscape-dynamics.com Thanks! New27m ago · 25 neighborhoods in General 1 Thank · 1 Reply you will have a list a mile long for customers, maybe not so many laborers!

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FW: [Porter square] Fwd: Urban Gardening Series - City of Cambridge, MA
by Ruth Ryals 16 Apr '18

16 Apr '18

Watch the You Tube and have a great hour on a lousy day. From: <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Date: Monday, April 16, 2018 at 3:47 PM To: Janie Katz-Christy <jkatzchristy(a)gmail.com> Cc: <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [Porter square] Fwd: Urban Gardening Series - City of Cambridge, MA Janie, I forwarded the link from Agassiz’s Living Well Network: https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2017/03/urbangardeningseries Since that doesn’t work, I found you can watch the first class on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=Zr2z5x7iVhs For the rest of the series I looked at DPW website, but cannot find how to register. I will contact them and the Cambridge Public Library, both of which refer to the series, but lead you no where… I also looked at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/urban-gardening-series-growing-food… where you can register for the next class. At http://www.newenglandwild.org/learn/our-programsAll of these urban gardening programs are listed, among many others. Sorry for the run around. I will ask all of the parties to do a better job of promoting the program. Ruth From: <buckriverdesigns(a)gmail.com> on behalf of Janie Katz-Christy <jkatzchristy(a)gmail.com> Date: Monday, April 16, 2018 at 3:03 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Cc: <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [Porter square] Fwd: Urban Gardening Series - City of Cambridge, MA Do you have an updated link? On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:16 AM, Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> wrote: For those of us who try to garden in the city, check out this series of classes at the Cambridge Library on “Urban Gardening” Ruth https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2017/03/urbangardeningseries -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id -- To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/portersquare. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/A0B290DF-B1BF-40A5-AFEF-4907…. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id -- To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/portersquare. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CAGWWEaw4R8SK3frdkC8ePn%2BnS…. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id -- To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/portersquare. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/7F9829FB-F01D-4A5E-8C9E-F9F6…. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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FW: Cambridge Council on Aging Lectures Series on Memory, Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
by Ruth Ryals 13 Apr '18

13 Apr '18

From: Ini Tomeu <itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov> on behalf of Ini Tomeu <itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov> Date: Friday, April 13, 2018 at 10:14 AM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Subject: Cambridge Council on Aging Lectures Series on Memory, Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease City of Cambridge Public Information Office For Immediate Release Contact: Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer 617-349-4339, itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov Cambridge Council on Aging Lectures Series on Memory, Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Cambridge, MA, April 13, 2018 – The Cambridge Council on Aging is hosting a 3-part lecture series on Memory, Aging, and Alzheimer’s disease in collaboration with the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC) and Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment Center (CART). The first lecture of the series, A World without Alzheimer’s disease will be held Thursday, April 26, from 1-3 p.m., at the Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Avenue. The other two lectures of the series will be held on May 24 and June 8 at the same time and location. The April lecture will be led by Lenore Jackson-Pope, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.M., C.C.R.P., Co-Director of Primary Care Outreach Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and will address the fundamental questions around memory, aging and Alzheimer’s disease: • When is memory normal? When is it not? • What is Alzheimer’s disease? Why is it a problem? • Can I do anything to prevent Alzheimer’s disease? • What is happening in research? What can you do to help? This series is free and open to the public. For more information please contact Susan Pacheco at 617-349-6220 or at spacheco(a)cambridgema.gov. -###- This email was sent to rryals(a)comcast.net City of Cambridge, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Executive Office, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States Unsubscribe

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Fwd: Spring Class Reminder
by Ruth Ryals 13 Apr '18

13 Apr '18

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Lisa Houck Art <lisahouckart(a)mac.com> > Date: April 13, 2018 at 10:06:09 AM EDT > To: rryals(a)comcast.net > Subject: Spring Class Reminder > Reply-To: lisahouckart(a)mac.com > > > > > > > Wooded Acre > Painted Ceramic Tiles, 36" x 36" > > LAST CHANCE SPRING CLASS SIGN UP! > > > There are still open spots in the Ceramic Tile Design workshop I'll be leading at Mass College of Art this month. > Click below to see more details and to sign up: > > Ceramic Tile Design > Mass Art, Boston > April 21 - 22 > 10am - 4pm > > > I'll also be hosting a Weekend Mosaic Workshop in my Boston studio. We'll each make an 8"x 8" panel using Mexican Smalti. > > Weekend Mosaic Workshop > Lisa's Studio, Boston > May 26 - 27 > 10am - 3pm > > > MY WORK AROUND TOWN > > See my artwork at the Dedham Country Day School Fair on May 5! > There will be rides, games, activities, and > booths with work for sale from local artists. > > More details here: > DCD FAIR > > > Some of my artwork is being exhibited at the MassArt Made Sale, which runs from May 6 - 12. The sale features the work of current students and alumni like myself. > > Check it out: > MassArt Made Sale > > > > Be sure to check out new items available in my shop: > > Lisa Houck Online > > Lisa Houck / lisahouckart(a)mac.com / 617-338-4748 / www.lisahouck.com > > > Lisa Houck Art, 535 Albany Street, 4th floor, Boston, MA 02118 > Forward this email | About our service provider > Sent by lisahouckart(a)mac.com

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Gun Sense legislation now pending in Massachusetts
by Ruth Ryals 11 Apr '18

11 Apr '18

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Dan Lynn Watt" <dwatt40(a)comcast.net> > Date: April 11, 2018 at 2:33:39 PM EDT > To: "CCH-Talk" > Cc: "marjorie Decker" <marjorie.decker(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Gun Sense legislation now pending in Massachusetts > > Dear neighbors, I am writing to remind you -- or make you aware of -- pending "gun sense" legislation proposed by our Cambridge state rep, our neighbor, Marjorie Decker. Decker has proposed House Bill 3610 which would allow something called an "Extreme Risk Protection Order" (ERPO). I am confident that supporters of the second amendment can and should get behind this bill. > > This Bill provides for a family or community member to notify authorities about a family or community member who has a gun or guns and who they think may be a danger to themselves or others. Then a judge will investigate and if he/she deems the danger to exist can issue an ERPO and police can remove all guns and other weapons from the person's possession. Remember that in Parkland, both family members and friends worried that the shooter was dangerous. If ERPO had been in effect maybe Parkland might not have happened. Who knows, maybe the marathon bombing might not have happened. > > Massachusetts already has some of the best gun sense laws in the country. And this would add one additional tool to make our communities safer. 30 other states have or are considering ERPO laws. BUT Marjorie's bill which is the only gun sense measure being considered this year in Massachusetts, is stalled in committee and must be reported out of committee by April 15 if is going to be taken up this year. YOU KNOW THE GUN LOBBY IS STILL STRONG IN MASSACHUSETTS and they have worked to keep this bill bottled up. If it gets to the floor it may very likely pass. More than 40 police chiefs in the state support it, Decker says. Gun owners and non-gun owners can and do support this. > > So here is what Rep. Marjorie Decker asked of us at a town hall meeting in Cambridge last week. Call or write your state rep, and Governor Baker. Baker has declared himself "neutral" on this bill. If he let it be known that he would sign it it is much more likely to be referred out of committee for a vote. > > So this is one very small step to strengthen our gun safety net. Please take one step yourselves immediately. > > Dan > > >

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FW: Beatrice a grad student at Harvard this September is looking for a room in August
by Ruth Ryals 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

On Mar 13, 2018, at 9:23 PM, Steinert, Beatrice <beatrice_steinert(a)brown.edu> wrote: Neighbors, Here is a bit about me: I am looking for a room to rent in the Cambridge area in August. I will be starting the PhD program in Harvard's History of Science department this fall after finishing up my current research position in a lab at Brown. I am very clean and responsible and will be spending part of my time in Providence, so I won't be there all the time. I have a car, so I am looking for a place that has either on or off street parking. Other than that, I am flexible and open to any kind of rental. Thank you for your help! I really appreciate it. And I look forward to hopefully visiting you in Cambridge! All best, Beatrice -- Beatrice Steinert Research Assistant, Wharton Lab BA Biology, Science & Society beatricesteinert.com

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