From: seidel.sam@gmail.com [mailto:seidel.sam@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Sam Seidel Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 11:44 PM To: Seidel, Sam Subject: Street Sweeping starts 4/1 -- and other items of interest ... FYI ... Sam Seidel ===================== 1. Street Sweeping Starts Friday, April 1 Be sure to check signs for parking restrictions between April and December to avoid being ticketed and/or towed. Maps, schedules and more information are available from the Traffic Department and Public Works and DPW Website <http://www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/ourservices/streetcleaning.aspx> . Even if a sweeper has gone through an area once, please do not park there before the posted end time. 2. Vote for the next Cambridge Poet Populist!The Poet Populist is elected by Cambridge residents to this unofficial office of the City of Cambridge with a "mandate" to create his or her unique style of poetry-focused events and programs that celebrate poetry and benefit the broader population. This year, the four finalists are Toni "Bee" Brooks, Irene Koronas, Scott Ruescher and Jeff Walker. Meet the candidates at the <http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/Poetry_Festival_2011.cfm?minor> 2nd Annual Poetry Festival Sunday, Apr. 3, Noon - 2 p.m. Jill Brown Rhone Park (formerly Lafayette Plaza). There will also be a reading on Thursday, Apr. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Spiegel Auditorium, 56 Brattle St. All Readings are free & open to the public. <http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CityOfCambridge_Content/documents/PP%20Election %20Ballot2.pdf> Please Cast Your Vote online by Friday, April 29 at Noon: <http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/PoetPopulist.cfm> http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/PoetPopulist.cfm <http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/PoetPopulist.cfm> 3. Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities Vacancies. Application Deadline Extended to Apr. 22. Cambridge City Manager Robert W. Healy is seeking persons interested in serving on the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) advisory board. Made up of 11 Members who serve three-year terms in a volunteer capacity, the CCPD board meets on the second Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m. CCPD seeks to build a membership that reflects the cultural and racial diversity of the city, is cross-disability in nature and representative of the different geographical areas of the community. Members must be current residents of Cambridge. To learn more, visit the Boards and Commission link on right side navigation panel of the City's Website, www.cambridgema.gov <http://www.cambridgema.gov/> and click on Current Vacancies. 4. Women's History Month Photo Exhibit on Display at City Hall through March 31 The Women's History Month Photo Exhibit explores the impact women have had on the lives of City employees. This exhibit is a joint project with the Cambridge City Employees' Committee on Diversity. For more information, please contact the Mayor's Office at 617-349-4321. This is a great exhibit so please stop by to see it some time!