Porter Square Neighbors Association

Location: Peabody School, Rindge Avenue

The Community Development Department will be conducting a study of the North Massachusetts Avenue corridor between Beech Street and the Arlington line, starting in early 2010, in order to explore ways to improve the character of the Avenue along this stretch. The goal is to develop recommendations for improvements to the Massachusetts Avenue corridor from Beech Street to the Arlington line, addressing urban design objectives, design guidelines, streetscape improvements, and enhancement of the retail environment. Changes to the roadway profile (median, curb lines etc.) are not expected to be a component of the study, as they would require major roadway reconstruction of Massachusetts Avenue, which is not expected in the foreseeable future.

The first public meeting will be 6:30 February 25 at the Peabody School on Rindge Avenue. It will start with staff city presentations; then there will be some small group work followed a bigger discussion at the end.

contact: Taha Jennings (tjennings@cambridgema.gov), 617-349-4603

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Location: Sullivan Square Holiday Inn, 30 Washington Street, Somerville

The U.S. Census will soon be hiring hundreds of people from Cambridge to work as Census Takers. It is work that benefits the community and the pay is $22.00/hour. Work hours are flexible.

Elaine Severino reports that we have lost a friend in our neighborhood. Long-time Porter Square resident Bob Lewis, of 101 Elm Street in Somerville, died suddenly this past Monday.

A memorial service will be held 2PM Wednesday March 10 at Hancock United Church of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington.

Lesley University welcomes Massachusetts State Representative Marie St. Fleur for a conversation on “Building Haiti Differently.”

This takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the Amphitheatre in University Hall, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue. This event is free and the public is cordially invited.

Representative St. Fleur is the first Haitian-born American elected to State office in the nation, and has been a leader on relief efforts since the devastating earthquake.