Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Letter: Getting noisier in Country Club area

http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/opinions/letters/x1599382788/Letter-Getting-noisier-in-Country-Club-area#axzz1NHosL3IX

Thank you!

Thank you all who took the time to join in the Brookside Scenic Road celebration on Saturday 5/21/2011. The 13th Annual Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend is packed with activities and choosing among them is difficult. If you could not make it to the Celebration, please, do visit us on line to check out the event photos that some of the participants took.

Visit our Web Site!
http://www.friendsofbrookside.org/

Check out our Blog
http://www.friendsofbrookside.blogspot.com/

Find us on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_137816282901773

Monday, May 23, 2011

The Brookside Scenic Road Celebration was a success!

We had a good showing despite competing events around town including Ellen Gibbs (Board of Selectmen) who spoke eloquently at the ribbon cutting ceremony; Sue Webb (Animal Officer) who gave a very informative turtle talk; Neal Glick (Planning Board); David Wright and Dwight Lueth (Historical Commission) as well as over 30 community members. Check out new turtle crossing signs and the scenic road signs at either end of Brookside (across Wellesley Ave. section to be added soon.) Photos of the event will be posted soon.

WELLESLEY WETLANDS PROTECTION COMMITTEE - June 2, 2011

The next WELLESLEY WETLANDS PROTECTION COMMITTEE meeting is on June 2, 2011 at the Natural Resource Commission Office, Town Hall, 525 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA

6:25pm - 6:35pm Discussion – Friends of Brookside

Please, make every effort to attend. We need people to participate in the discussion, ask questions, and make imformed decisions.

Wetlands Meetings

Check out the NRC site which has all the meetings for the Wetlands Protection committeee as well as the meeting notes:

http://www.ci.wellesley.ma.us/Pages/WellesleyMA_NRC/wetlands/index

Friday, May 13, 2011

Celebrate SCENIC Brookside Road - Saturday May 21st at 8:20AM at Longfellow Pond Parking Lot

Join the fun as we celebrate all of Wellesley's scenic roads, including the newest scenic road, Brookside Road.

Meet on Saturday May 21st at 8:20AM at Longfellow Pond Parking Lot. Invite your friends and neighbors!

Schedule of Events:

8:30 AM - Turtle Talk Learn about these amazing creatures with our own Animal Officer, Sue Webb!

9:00 AM - Ribbon Cutting followed by Town Forest Hikes: Join town leaders on the corner of Oakland and Brookside as we welcome Brookside Road as a Scenic Road. Then hit the trails and explore this wonderful area!

Featuring two hikes:

Town Forest Hike - Led by Wellesley Trails Committee


Brookside Road Walk - Led by Community Members

The road will be closed to traffic from 9-10AM

10:00 AM - Cake and Refreshments Socialize and enjoy refreshments at Longfellow Pond

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Wetlands Protection Meeting

Please attend the Wetlands Meeting:

When: Thursday May 12 from 7:30-7:50PM
Where: NRC Office (basement) Town Hall

The Committee scheduled a site visit and we expect them to report on the
Club's activities in the area by the Community Gardens and the alleged town
sewer and septic activities taking place on Brookside Road. We’d appreciate your attendance because citizen presence at meetings has yielded many positive environmental outcomes.

Thank you for your continued support!