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"Please support the QFD/QPD 4th Annual Charity Cup TONIGHT at Quincy Youth Arena." |
Greetings!
The Quincy Police and Quincy Fire Department will face off tonight in their 4th Annual Charity Cup. I am honored to be emceeing this event and hope you join us. This weekend is full of activities with the Quincy Environmental Network's Earth Day Festival, Boy Scout Bottle Drive, Census Rally and Father English's Anniversary Celebration.
I usually mention the business news first and have reversed the order, so please make sure to scroll down to learn about emergency repairs to the MWRA infrastructure to take place next week in Merrymount. Together with the MWRA, I will host a public meeting on Monday at 6pm to discuss the project. Next week the City Council will hold three subcommittee meetings on Public Works, The Souther Tide Mill and Finance. Construction on the Neponset River Bridge begins on Monday.
Quincy Animal Shelter is a non-profit organization with a great group of volunteers who could use your support. QAS will host Quincy's annual rabies clinic on April 17th. Think Spring, Margaret |
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| Quincy Police vs. Quincy Fire 4th Annual Charity Cup, TONIGHT, Friday 7pm at Quincy Youth Arena |
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Come cheer on your public safety teams and support their 4th Annual Charity Cup. Tickets are $10 and include a chance to win a NEW Ford Fusion donated by Mr. Dan Quirk. Raffle tickets are also available for $1 each or 6 for $5. Proceeds benefit Trung Lee, a Ward One resident and a Quincy High School freshman who's been diagnosed with bone cancer.
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 | Houghs Neck Boy Scout Troop 6 Bottle Drive, Sat am |
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| Please bring your returnable bottles and cans to the troop bottle drive at Labreque Field in Houghs Neck on Saturday, 4/10 from 9am to noon. Proceeds will be used for the troop's trip to a Jamboree in Viriginia this summer. |
| Ward One U.S. Census Rally at Adams Shore Library
Sat, 1-3pm |
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Join the US Census team for a rally on Saturday, April 10th at the Adams Shore Library from 1-3pm.
Have you sent your 2010 Census in?
Monitor Quincy's completion rate at:
Currently, Germantown and Adams Shore back beach area is at 60%, Merrymount including the Quincy High School and Thomas Crane Library neighborhoods is at 62% and Houghs Neck, Post Island and Adams Shore front beach area has a return rate of 65%. The current national return rate is 64%. OUR GOAL is to beat the 2000 census return rate of 72%.
CENSUS DEADLINE is Monday, April 19th. After which time, census employees will be knocking on doors of addresses who didn't return the completed form.
Census Information helps determine locations for schools, roads, hospitals, child-care and senior citizen centers.
Businesses use census data to locate supermarkets, shopping centers, new housing and other facilities.
The census determines how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives and the boundaries of legislative districts.
The participation of all residents of Massachusetts is vital to the success of ensuring a national complete count. It is particularly important to achieve a complete count in Massachusetts, not only to ensure that we receive our fair share of more than $440 billion in annual funding for vital services, but also because we stand to lose a congressional district.
PLEASE complete the 2010 Census:
Participation isn't just important-it's mandatory. |
| QEN Earth Day Festival, Sat, 12:30-2:30pm - FREE |
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| Join the Quincy Environmental Network on Saturday, April 10th from 12:30-2:30pm at St. Ann's School as they host environmental groups from around the city to share their ideas with you.
Learn about organic landscaping with Joe Cotter, get gardening tips from local Garden Clubs, and see when to buy local at the Quincy Farmers' Market.
Visit the Wollaston Garden Club's table and learn how to compost, and how to get your own compost bin from Quincy's Recycling Committee.
The Friends of the Blue Hills and Wollaston Beach, and the Neponset River Watershed have been busy keeping our parks, ocean and rivers beautiful.
Visit the Quincy Beaches and Coastal Commission table to vote for the cover of the 2010 beach guide.
QEN's Climate Action Subcommittee can show you Home Energy Efficiency tips, and sign you up for an upcoming Weatherization Party.
KIDS ACTIVITIES include a real, live reptile exhibit by Eastern Nazarene College's Professor Jonathan Twining, planting some seeds then take them home and watch them grow or making a doll from recycled clothing dolls with In Stitches.
Think Globally, Act Locally, Start with Quincy |
| 50th Anniversary Celebration for Father English, Sun |
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| Holy Trinity Parish cordially invites you to attend the celebration of Father William English's 50th Anniversary of his ordination at a 1pm Mass at Most Blessed Sacrament Church and a reception to follow at St. Thomas Aquinas Hall.
Father English has been very supportive of the Ward One Community and all are welcome to attend this event in his honor. |
| MWRA Merrymount Project Meeting, Monday, 6pm |
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A 30" force main sewer pipe operated by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) has developed a leak under the street near 75 Chickatabot Road. This leak resulted in two large sinkholes in the street. The MWRA has stabilized the situation and is going out for bids to repair the pipe on an emergency basis. It is expected that the successful bidder will begin work on Monday, April 12th and work from 7am to 5pm, six days a week (Monday through Saturday) until completion on Tuesday, April 20th.
Please plan to attend a special, public meeting on Monday, April 12 at 6pm at the lower level of Our Lady of Good Council Church, 227 Sea Street.
City of Quincy and MWRA officials will be on hand to brief you on the problem and the emergency steps that will be taken to fix the break.
If you have any questions or comments, e-mail Len Cawley of the MWRA at lcawley@mwra.state.ma.us or call him at 617-660-7972. |
| City Council Public Works, Historic Places and Finance Subcommittee Meetings, April 12 and 14 |
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Public Works Committee Meeting Monday, April 12, 7pm to discuss all matters pending in committee.
Historic Places and Library Committee Meeting Monday, April 12, 8pm to discuss the Souther Tide Mill and Quincy/Thayer Academy Rowing Center.
Finance Committee Meeting Wednesday, April 14, 7pm to review budgets of the Information Technology, Library and Police departments.
All City Council Committee Meetings are held in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Some are televised on QATV. |
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Neponset River Bridge Construction to begin Monday |
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| A $35 Million and two year construction project on the Neponset River Bridge will begin on Monday, April 12th. Traffic will be reduced from two lanes to one at the bridge access from Quincy Shore Drive to Hancock Street. One lane of traffic will be closed throughout the construction which will continue through 2012. Council President Coughlin and Councilor McNamee represent the Neponset Bridge area. |
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Rabies Clinic at Quincy Animal Shelter, Sat, April 17 |
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| City of Quincy 2010 Rabies Clinic sponsored by Quincy Health Department
Saturday, April 17th, 2010 - 10am - 1pm, rain or shine, at the Quincy Animal Shelter, 56 Broad St. (behind George Bryan Post and Father Bill's Place)
$10.00 fee Per Cat or Dog
Please bring proof of Rabies Vaccination within the last year.
Contact the Quincy Health Department at 617-376-1275 for more information.
The Quincy Animal Shelter is currently 5th in a contest to win a grant and asks you to vote daily at The Animal Rescue Site. QAS is also on Facebook and Twitter and invites you to become a fan. |
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Contact Information |
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Margaret Laforest
Candidate, Quincy City Council Ward One
236 Rock Island Road
Quincy, MA 02169
617-471-1806
www.MargaretLaforest.com
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