Federal Flood Aid & Info.

Available Federal Flood Aid & Info. on What to Do After a Flood Financial Assistance Available for Individuals & Businesses in 7 Counties

What to Do Following a Major Storm or Flood. Further below see more on Aid http://www.cambridgema.gov/TheWorks/news/WhattodoFollowingastorm.htm

Governor Deval Patrick announced last week that federal aid will become available to Massachusetts individuals and . . . → Read More

Reminder to lock your vehicles

A resident of Griswold Street passed note that someone had rifled through his car’s glove box last Thursday or Friday when it was left unlocked in their driveway. It may be related to a recent incident that happened in Belmont:


Thieves continue to target unlocked vehicles
Tue Nov 24, 2009, 02:09 PM EST

Belmont, Mass. – Thieves broke into more than a dozen unlocked vehicles in one night last week, making off with thousands of dollars worth of stolen property ranging from power tools to electronics to spare change, according to police.

The culprits apparently struck the neighborhood of side streets between Concord Avenue and School Street across from Clay Pit Pond in the early morning hours of Nov. 20, according to police records. Police have so far received reports of 13 vehicles being broken into, with a price tag of more than $4,000 in missing property.

All the vehicles were reportedly parked in their owners’ driveways and left unlocked. The break-ins are believed to have been a coordinated effort, according to the police.
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Forums on State Budget Issues

Will Brownsberger will be holding two open discussion forums on the state budget next week.

Belmont: Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30PM in the Chenery Middle School Community Room Cambridge: Monday, April 20, at 8:00PM in the community room of the Fresh Pond Apartments at 364 Rindge Avenue

The House Ways and Means Committee released . . . → Read More

Progress on Alewife Traffic Issues

Greetings Friends,

A quick update on Alewife traffic issues.  Some progress has been made that merits report.

The Central Transportation Planning Staff has, for the last 18 months or so, been conducting a study of traffic through the Route 2 to Route 16 intersection.  They published an interim report last year which . . . → Read More

Governor Vetoes Silver Maple Forest Acquisition

Dear Friends,

I’m very disappointed to report that Governor Patrick chose to veto the language that we worked to place in the Environmental Bond Bill regarding the Silver Maple Forest acquisition.

He apparently embraced the perspective of his housing administrators. The housing administrators opposed the acquisition because they saw it as an effort to block affordable . . . → Read More

Legislative Progress on the Silver Maple Forest Acquisition

Dear Friends,

I’m pleased to report some progress on the Silver Maple Forest issue.

Last Wednesday night, the House passed the Environmental Bond Bill as House 5005.

The bill includes an express authorization of the expenditure of up to $6 million towards the acquisition of the Silver Maple Forest.  This authorization does not compel . . . → Read More

Attempted kidnapping unsettles Belmont

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By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff | February 9, 2008

The attempted abduction of a 10-year-old boy on his way home from school had residents on edge yesterday afternoon in Belmont.

The boy tearfully told his parents that a stranger in a dark coat grabbed his hand as he left the Mary Lee Burbank Elementary School Thursday, dragging him several blocks before letting him go. Police released the 911 recording of a call placed by the boy and his father to the police dispatcher shortly afterward. Continue reading Attempted kidnapping unsettles Belmont