Area Developments

The second public meeting for the North Massachusetts Avenue Improvement Study will be on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at 6:30pm in the Peabody School Cafeteria, 70 Rindge Avenue.

The second meeting will include a recap of the issues and concerns regarding North Massachusetts Avenue that came out of the first meeting. We also look forward to having a discussion with you about possible approaches to addressing those issues and improving the overall character of the Avenue.

Location: North Cambridge Senior Center, 2050 Massachusetts Avenue

Agenda

• Commonplace Initiative
• Lesley / AIB Design Update
• Ears to the Ground

Commonplace Initiative

A group of Harvard students is developing a neighborhood-oriented social web site called "Commonplace Initiative". It is similar to Facebook but emphasizes a particular neighborhood. They would like to use the Porter Square neighborhood as a test case. Group member Max Novendstern will attend and present their plans.

From the Net to Your Neighborhood: Using the Web to Connect Your Community and Encourage Civic Engagement

Registration to attend this live event is now closed, however, you can still tune in to CCTV on April 13, 6:30pm, Channel 10 in Cambridge, to watch this engaging discussion!

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.

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.

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.

Host your own TV show; take classes in camera, editing, lighting, sound, web media, and other topics; crew on productions; join the NeighborMedia civic journalism team; network with other media-makers...and much more! Sound interesting? You can do it all by becoming a CCTV member.

Linnaean Street Roadway Work
3rd Meeting to be held Wednesday February 24, 2010

Come to the 3rd Meeting to See Conceptual Plans!!

Linnaean Street between Raymond Street and Massachusetts Avenue is scheduled for roadway work in the summer of 2010.