The annual "Men of Boston Cook for Women’s Health" event is fast approaching!
You won’t want to miss this year’s line-up of Celebrity Chefs and signature dishes from Boston-area restaurants. It is a great night to mingle with local celebrities and support Codman Square Health Center's initiatives, including our many women's health programs and our nationally celebrated "Fruit & Veggie Prescription Program" featured on CNN's American Morning and in the NY Times and Boston Globe. >>Read More
The Dorchester Historical Society is holding a “Save Our Barn” Gala on Friday, September 24, at DHS Headquarters, 195 Boston Street, to raise funds to restore the mid-19th century Clapp Family Barn.
Everyone is invited to this evening of merriment, which begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and dinner provided by Gourmet Caterers, one of Boston’s premier event caterers. Musicians from the Dorchester Symphony Orchestra will play during the social hour. The Barn and the Society’s houses and exhibits will be open for viewing. And Ryan Landry, Dorchester-based actor, playwright, and founder of the Gold Dust Orphans, will be master of ceremonies for a vibrant live auction during dinner, followed by dancing.
The Clapp Family Barn is one of the few barns remaining in the City of Boston; with the Historical Society’s extensive collection of antique agriculture implements, the building with its long history is an unmatched resource for the study of Dorchester’s agricultural past. Funds will be used for structural repairs and other necessary work.
Gala tickets, $150 each ($75 taxdeductible), are available at the the DHS website or by calling 617-293-3052.
The DHS property at 195 Boston Street was well-known in Dorchester history, and was where many varieties of fruit were developed, including the well-known Clapp’s Favorite pear which was developed in 1820 and marketed by 1860. It remains in wide commercial use today. See this recent Boston Globe article about Dorchester's famous pear.
Where: UMass Boston Campus Center Ballroom
When: 9/16/10 - 3-5pm and 6-7:30pm
What:
UMass Boston has filed an Expanded Environmental Notification Form (EENF) with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs in accordance with the regulations set forth by the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office.
The EENF filing document presents UMass Boston's initial assessment of the potential environmental impacts for its 25-year Master Plan. In addition, the EENF presents several initial Phase One projects that will be completed over the next few years, including the Integrated Sciences Complex, road relocation projects, construction of a segment of a proposed new utility corridor, rebuilding the Fox Point dock, and construction of approximately 800 linear feet of Harborwalk and shoreline stabilization along the northern edge of campus.
The MEPA Office invites the general public to a consultation session on the UMass Boston EENF filing on September 16, 2010, from 3-5 p.m. in the UMass Boston Campus Center Ballroom. This session will provide agencies, organizations, and all interested constituents with the opportunity to hear more about the filing, to offer comments and feedback, and to ask questions. UMass Boston will also hold a community meeting about the EENF filing on the evening of September 16, 2010 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the UMass Boston Campus Center Ballroom. Representatives from the MEPA office will also be in attendance.
In addition, comments on the EENF are welcome and should reference the project and should be sent in writing by mail, email, fax, or hand delivery by September 24, 2010 to the MEPA office of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs at the following address:
Secretary Ian A. Bowles
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Attn: Holly Johnson, MEPA Office
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114-2524
Phone: 617-626-1020
Fax: 617-626-1181
holly.s.johnson@state.ma.us
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Dorchester now has quite a few thriving farmers' markets - sometimes more than one per day - through the summer and into October!