10/23/2007

Mother of all cleanups
Daily News Transcript - Needham,MA,USA
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation owns Mother Brook and this summer lowered the water so it could repair the gate connecting it to the ...
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Photo shop
Boston Globe - United States
Russell Contreras FALL FESTIVAL - The city's Youth Commission and Recreation Department, along with Mayor William Manzi, will host a family fall festival ...
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Officials vow to revitalize public beaches
Boston Globe - United States
Sullivan, a former Westfield mayor whom the governor named this summer to head the Department of Conservation and Recreation, said that over the next ...
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Hearing on watershed study
Boston Globe - United States
Robert Knox SNOW DUMPING APPROVED - The Parks and Recreation Commission voted, 4 to 1, last week to allow the town to dump snow on the Striar property on ...
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Bridge restores Quabbin access
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
Thanks to a $10000 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Recreation's Recreational Trails program, a 40-foot bridge over the Swift River ...
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Merrimack River trail idea rekindled
Boston Globe - United States
... and area lawmakers have written to the state in support of the grant application, which was filed with the Department of Conservation and Recreation. ...
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10/15/2007

Cash key to gates
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
If they choose the front gate, they pay an extra $1000 for additional state police and Department of Conservation rangers, and they must have at least one ...
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Peak foliage is taking its time arriving
Boston Globe - United States
The Office of Travel and Tourism and the Department of Conservation and Recreation run a foliage hot line - 800-227-6277. Charlie Burnham, who checks on ...
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Transfer of tainted site awaits study
Boston Globe - United States
A July 25 deadline to begin transfer of the property from the Army Corps of Engineers to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation was pushed back ...
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Financial help for students
Boston Globe - United States
Parks recently sold about 230 acres of the ranch bordering the brook to the Department of Fish and Game for $410000. Parks sold a permanent conservation ...
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10/10/2007

Building Bike Trials Across the Bay State
WSHM-TV - Springfield,MA,USA
The Department of Conservation and Recreation has a plan to build a network of paths across Massachusetts, adding on to trails already in the area.
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A look at several rail trail projects underway across the state
Boston Globe - United States Department of Conservation and Recreation considering northern extension to Adams with spur to Mount Greylock State Park. Southwick: Massachusetts Highway
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State eyes network of bicycle paths
Boston Herald - United States The Boston Globe reports the Department of Conservation and Recreation has an $82 million plan to build a network of bike paths across Massachusetts,
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State eyes extensive bike trail expansion
Boston Globe - United States The state's parks agency, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, has mapped out a dream plan of $82 million in trails that it says would one day
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Patrick ousts two at parks agency
Boston Globe - United States
Leaving the Department of Conservation and Recreation are Karst Hoogeboom, deputy commissioner for planning and engineering, and Patrick Flynn, ...
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A town effort
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
Making all this possible were volunteers from the Meredith Conservation Commission and the commission's 186-Acre Task Force, who created displays and ...
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10/1/2007

Be streetwise on Storrow
Boston Herald - United States
Now, Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Richard Sullivan wants to cut down trees and further disfigure Frederick Law Olmstead's ...
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Willowdale comes to life
The Salem News - Beverly,MA,USA
The Forsythes hold the 75-year lease with the state, and the mansion's restoration was thanks to the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Historic ...
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Shaping the future of Watertown street
Boston Globe - United States
Dan Driscoll, a senior planner for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation who lives in Watertown, said he has spent years negotiating land ...
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Special town meeting
Boston Globe - United States
The state law allows cities and towns to adopt a property tax surcharge to support open space, historic preservation, affordable housing, and recreation ...
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Contra dance
Boston Globe - United States
Matt Gunderson OPEN SPACE SURVEY - The town is asking residents to fill out a survey about conservation and recreation land use. ...
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9/27/07

THIS IS FALL? July-like weather makes things just beachy
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy , MA ,USA
State Department of Conservation and Recreation spokeswoman Wendy Fox urged swimmers to be careful because there are no lifeguards at the department 's ... See all stories on this topic

Some ATV users ride too far off the road; Conservationists worry ...
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
But once an ATV is used for recreation on public land, state law requires drivers to register them, Acerno said. Hampstead police Patrolman Scott Wood said ... See all stories on this topic

Builders petition selectmen for action on sewers
The Landmark - Holden , MA ,USA ... connection permits in response to written orders to do so from the owners of the sewer's main trunk line, the Department of Conservation and Recreation . ... See all stories on this topic

Seven years of lobbying for four days of dredging Gloucester Daily Times, USA
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation received the green light from other state agencies earlier this week, more than four years after the ... See all stories on this topic

Momentum builds to return Shawsheen River to glory of yesteryear Andover Townsman - Andover , MA ,USA
The Planning Department and Conservation Commission applied for a grant from the National Parks Services, which could pay for planning and design of the ... See all stories on this topic

No signs tell of arsenic in Upper Mystic Lake Boston Globe - United States ?Fox said the Department of Conservation and Recreation has no plans to do a detailed health-risk assessment or to test the larger fish for arsenic. ... See all stories on this topic

Unity needed for Rt. 140 funds Worcester Telegram - Worcester , MA ,USA Westminster Selectman Thomas P. O'Toole asked how the state Highway Department would work with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and the ... See all stories on this topic

Options vetted for bigger COA Littleton Independent - Concord,MA,USA
On the bottom floor, the merged Park and Recreation and Community Education (PRCE) department occupies a suite of offices off the parking lot next to the ... See all stories on this topic

Alternative plans discussed for Farquhar Demopolis Times - Demopolis,AL,USA ?If the owner of the property is willing to sell, the properties are evaluated under four categories -- nature preserve, recreation , wildlife management area ... See all stories on this topic

Pumpkins flourish on town property Hanover Mariner - Marshfield , MA ,USA
The rear portion of the land was given to the town's conservation department . Called the Clark Bog Trail, the site is said to be the location of Hanover 's ... See all stories on this topic

Storrow tunnel fix may cost Esplanade trees MSNBC - USA
Richard Sullivan, commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation , says four plans are being considered for how to route traffic during two ... See all stories on this topic

9/12/2007

Accused trail blazers ordered to stay away from Big Jay
Boston Globe - United States
"It's really an environmental crime that's going to take a long time to heal," said Jonathan Wood, commissioner of the state Department of Forests, ...
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State seeks road, bridge solutions
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
... a patchwork effort," said former Westfield Mayor Richard K. Sullivan Jr., who is commissioner of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation . ...
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Selectmen allow tie-in despite state warning
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
Previous approvals for a sewer hookup and a sewer extension raised concerns by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation , which claims the town is ...
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Maynard WWII vet was early conservationist
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA
... and create recreational resources that became a cornerstone for today's Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation state park system. ...
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River Street Bridge permanent illumination set for September
Allston-Brighton TAB - Needham,MA,USA
... the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation andthe LEF Foundation, as he has in the past, to illuminate the Anderson Bridge, ...
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With weather bone-dry, woodland fires erupting
Boston Globe - United States
... said David Celino, chief forest fire warden in the Bureau of Fire Control of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation . ...
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Remains are of Worcester woman, 35
Boston Globe - United States
The thickly wooded area is not part of Rutland State Park but is controlled by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation . State Police detectives ...
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Mountain tract purchase planned
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
Another $700000 is being sought from the state Department of Recreation and Conservation , which maintains a fund for the purpose of buying and conserving ...
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Ticket: Gift that keeps on giving
Boston Globe - United States
Tickets issued by the Department of Conservation and Recreation at beaches and parklands and by Massport at Logan Airport and Massport-owned metered spots ...
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It's time for turf in Newton
Newton TAB - Needham,MA,USA
Just ask communities like Brookline or the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation or Harvard University, all of which have built and ...
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Fair weather no friend to parched region
Boston Globe - United States
David Celino, chief forest fire warden in the Bureau of Fire Control of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation , said the shortage of rainfall ...
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Tucked in the hills, a blue jewel
Boston Globe - United States
... participants in the annual Fish Festival hosted by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation , which oversees the pond. ...
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8/27/2007

Farm's historic holdings going to seed
Boston Globe - United States
... 65, a founder and former executive director of the Friends of the Blue Hills, is trying to pressure the state Department of Conservation and Recreation , ...
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For younger faithful, a little Fenway on deck
Boston Globe - United States
... of securing a long-term lease from the state for the 12-acre site and a management and use agreement with the Department of Conservation and Recreation . ...
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Crews removing loose strips on Longfellow Bridge
Boston Globe - United States
Age was the primary reason the siding loosened, said Wendy Fox, spokeswoman for the Department of Conservation and Recreation . "These are loose pieces of ...
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Fair winds ahead for twin turbines
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
He added that he has an agreement with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation not to do any work during the first two weeks of October, ...
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Housing for seniors eyed near forest
Holbrook Sun - Weymouth,MA,USA
... and surrounded by, some 500 acres of designated open conservation space as defined by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation as ...
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State's bike trail redo creates issues for others
Cape Codder - Orleans,MA,USA
On Thursday, Wendy Fox, press secretary for the Department of Conservation and Recreation , said the original access ramp was not an official handicapped ...
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Franklin presses state for answer on land swap
Bellingham CountryGazette - Milford,MA,USA
"They won't call us back," said Public Works Director Brutus Cantoreggi, referring to the Department of Conservation and Recreation , the state agency that ...
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Remove sea wall, panel suggests
Boston Globe - United States
With the sea wall gone and a portion of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation parking lot turned into a sand dune, a more natural flow of ...
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With no ballot rival, mayor looks ahead
Boston Globe - United States
... administration about serving as commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation , when the new governor was looking to fill the job. ...
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8/21/2007

Lost on the parkways
Boston Globe - United States
... industry insiders -- say that it would be more efficient to transfer parkway responsibilities from the Department of Conservation and Recreation . ...
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Safe bridges hinge on experience
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
The state Highway Department inspects all the bridges it owns, plus those owned by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and those owned by ...
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SPEAK OUT: CRUMBLING BRIDGES - Let's heed this wake-up call
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy,MA,USA
Because of inadequate staffing, the Massachusetts Highway Department and Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has required its resident engineers ...
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Ware to create recreation panel
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
The plan also will be forwarded to the state Department of Conservation Services. The committee has been at work on the revised plan, with an eye on Ware's ...
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RI forests are losing ground
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA
... buyers are building big vacation or retirement homes, says James DiMaio, chief forester for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation . ...
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Patrick puts focus on diversity in state government
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
Patrick hired Westfield Mayor Richard Sullivan as commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation . And Rep. Daniel Bosley of North Adams was ...
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Keep the park in parkway
Boston Globe - United States
THE DEPARTMENT of Conservation and Recreation administers a few parkways, but is chiefly concerned with protecting and improving state parks. ...
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State lowers pond, calling dam unsafe
Boston Globe - United States
But action like that taken at Forge Pond is unusual, said a spokeswoman for the Department of Conservation and Recreation . "It's pretty rare that the DCR ...
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Patrick administration revives plan to build bypass road through ...
WHDH-TV - Boston,MA,USA
"We knew it was going to be controversial," Richard Sullivan, Commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation , said. ...
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Out of bounds: Officials want to deter off-road riding on ...
Hanover Mariner - Marshfield,MA,USA
Both parks have a motorcycle only restriction, according to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation . Gallivan said education is the key. ...
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Willowdale Estate forced to cancel wedding
The Salem (Mass.) News - Beverly,MA,USA
While one state agency clamped down on Willowdale, another state agency, the Department of Conservation and Recreation , oversaw renovations there through ...
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8/14/2007

Cross yellow line at your peril
Boston Globe - United States
He listed just two exceptions: commercial vehicles can travel on parkways when permitted by the Department of Conservation and Recreation , or when making ...
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Neighborhood is wired (at first you wanted to duck)
Boston Globe - United States
The Department of Conservation and Recreation checked the street lights along Turtle Pond Parkway in Hyde Park (Aug. 5 GlobeWatch), and all appeared to be ...
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Bridges get a closer look
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
The Massachusetts Highway Department oversees about 2800 bridges, and other state agencies, including the Department of Conservation and Recreation , ...
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Connell rink repairs spark hunt for ice time
Boston Globe - United States
Other groups using the facility, which is run by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation , include Weymouth, Braintree, Hanover, Hull, ...
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Dry Brook well hearing slated in S. Hadley
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
Selkirk said the landowners will still be able to use their land for such passive forms of recreation as walking. District officials are hopeful of getting ...
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On nature's trail
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
The committee recently received verbal approval from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and its SuAsCo agency, which manages land ...
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The future looks sandy
Boston Globe - United States
... of beach activists from shoreline cities and towns pushed their issue to the top of the agenda of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation . ...
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Foss Park becoming bureaucratic nightmare for neighbors
Somerville Journal - Somerville,MA,USA
... such as overflowing trash barrels, in Foss Park, it used to take weeks to get it fixed by the Department of Conservation of Recreation . ...
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State to protect trail near beaver dams
Amherst Bulletin - Amherst,MA,USA
By Mary Carey Department of Conservation and Recreation workers will lower the water level of the beaver pond off the Norwottuck Rail Trail, so the popular ...
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