Councilor Paul Leary

 

Maura Murray

Missing since February 2004 (click the pic for more info)

Check out the 20/20 Webcast

 

Homestead Landing Civic Association, Inc.

PO Box 449 / Weymouth Landing, Massachusetts 02188

“working together we will make a difference”

 

 

Sound Off

Chemist Gilbert Newton Lewis

 

Weymouth Substance Abuse Prevention Team

 

The Latest Newsletter

 

Visit The HLCA Store

 

Support our Business Members

 

About The HLCA

 

Officers and Board Members

 

Committees

 

Join The HLCA

 

 By Laws (Rev. June 2004)

 

Meeting Schedule and Calendar of Events

 

The Hlca Classifieds

 

Notes From The President

 

Civic Member of The Month

 

Important Links

 

WETC program schedule

 

Have you ever been blogged

 

Curbside Trash / Recycling Collection Schedule

 

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Calendar 2005 Story in the  Patriot Ledger

 

Marine Sargent Andrew K. Farrar, Jr.

 

Meeting Minutes

 

Photo Gallery

 

World War Two Memorial

 

Greenbush Commuter Rail Schedule

 

Single Stream Recycling began 30 June 2008

 

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FLU  FAQ’S

The Pumpkin Murder

 

* Sign up for 2 town email lists. Get the town council meeting agendas and minutes and news of  town sponsored events

 

Web page revised 12 Nov. 2008

Web Design by: The Gear Works Group

Gizmo MacDougal, Web Master

July 2008 Civic Member Of The Month – Bob Collins!

 

Town Council Meetings 2008     (7:30 pm Council Chambers, Town Hall, broadcast live WETC channel 11)

  • November 17
  • December 1, 15

The Chemist Memorial Has Moved

The Memorial for noted Weymouth Chemist, Gilbert Newton Lewis, has moved to Commercial Street at the rock wall between Tremont Street and Ledgehill Road. Thanks to all who attended the re-dedication ceremony.

 

The Great Pumpkin Give A Wey

Was a huge success!!

Thanks to Mayor Kay and Community Events Committee for a fabulous and fun day. The music was excellent, the food was excellent and the attendance was excellent.

The Hlca thanks all who supported our table – bought our calendars, tee shirts and guessed the number in the candy jar (785 pieces of candy).  Congratulations to Jeanette Grabo who guessed 782!

HLCA 2009 Calendar – Weymouth’s Historic Places is now available. Cost is $10.00.

To order, blast an email to hlca@comcast.net

Proceeds of the calendar sale will benefit the James P. Cummings Memorial Scholarship and our community projects.

(Calendars make great Christmas gifts!)

 

First Annual HLCA Pool Party at the Weymouth Club will be held 24 January 2009.

Stay tuned for details.

 

Our Kids Win!!

Better Schools Through Smarter Shopping

Support the Weymouth Public Schools by shopping at participating businesses. Participating business rebate up to 30% of your purchases back to your child’s school.

Thanks to HLCA business members Blue Pointe Bistro and South Shore Music for their participation. Visit Our Kids Win

Scholarship Fund Donation Honor Roll

The following members have made a donation to the HLCA Scholarship Fund in 2008:

* Ruel and Alice Mohnkern

* Mary and Peter Keohan

* Gayle Lyons

* Gayle Cummings

*Claire Cunningham,

*Walter and Catherine Butterworth

 

Thank you for your generosity!

 

Applications for the 2009 James P. Cummings Memorial Scholarship will be available 01 January 2009.

It’s Fall Clean Up Time!

 

The Beautification Committee will be holding the Annual Fall Landing Clean Up on Saturday xx October 2008. Crews will assemble between 8 and 9 AM. Work to be done will include sprucing up the planting areas, sweeping sidewalks and picking up litter. Volunteers wanted.

 

Business Members Special Events

Blue Pointe Bistro

61 Washington Street / Weymouth, MA. 02188

  www.bluepointebistro.com

 * New Fall Menu

* 15 November 2008 2pm – 5pm  12th Annual Wine Tasting at Curtis Liquors / 486 Columbian St. / S. Weymouth, AM. 02190 Featuring food by Blue Pointe Bistro

* 8 Minute Dating 19 November hosted by Peggi Connolly

* Wine Tasting with TJ Griffin 20 November 6:30 pm

 (For more info for any event call 781 335 7505)

2008 James P. Cummings Memorial Scholarship

  Scholarships were awarded to: David Lockhead, Jennifer Barker, Colleen Hayes, Molly Ahern and J. Barrett Jacobs! Congratulations to all and good luck in college!!

 

 

Community Events Calendar

Veterans Services seeks names for Military Roll update

Friends of Tufts Library Book Sale

(Tufts Library / 46 Broad Street / Weymouth Landing)

Friday 28 November 2008 9am to 5 pm

Saturday 29 November 2008 9am to 5pm

Monday 01 December 2008 9am to 8pm

Are you ready for the Digital Televison Transition?

Did you know Weymouth has applied for 7 windmill sites? It’s true.

Weymouth Community Blood Drive

20 November 2008

Recipes For National Family Day

Blue Star Mothers Wall Of Honor Project

Did you know there are Museum Passes available thru the Tufts Library. The passes were donated by The Friends Of Tufts Library

Commander Randall T. Boyd, Jr. Planetarium presents Cosmic Collisions

Wednesday 10 December 2008 7:00pm

Thursday 11 December 2008  7:00pm

Registration Required

Want to see some really cool Weymouth video’s? Wander on over to www.youtube.com

Type Ponderosa65 into the search box and you will find some really cool stuff.  Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

Town Of Weymouth

Commonwealth Community – Weymouth, MA.

 

Check out Weymouth Recreation.

Blast an email to the Mayor

DPW Service Request Form

 

 

Neighborhood groups in Weymouth

East Weymouth Neighborhood Association

Pond Plain Improvement Association

Whitmans Pond Association

Forest Street Neighborhood Association

 

 

 

 

 

Community Development

 

Walgreen’s

 

Weymouth PlazaProposal to build behind Hilltop Butcher Shop and Staples.  The hearing has been closed. On 01 Oct. 2008 the ZBA voted to approve the project with conditions.

 

Tirrell Woods  - The Order of Conditions was granted by the Conservation Commission at the hearing on 24 September 2008.

 

Greenbush - Latest Landing Municipal Parking Lot Information

GreenbushCheck out the status of the Landing Greenbush  parking and other mitigation components. Thanks to Jeff Thayer for putting the information and pictures together.

 

SouthField

 

Legion Field

 

Park Improvements

 

Kentucky Fried Chicken / Taco Bell  On 23 July 2008 the ZBA voted to deny the special permit for a drive thru.

 

Landing Historical Designation

 

New Water Treatment PlantConstruction began at the end of June on a new state of the art treatment plant.

 

Meredith Way -

On 23 July 2008 the ZBA voted to approve 21 units in a Planned Unit Development

 

Columbian Square

 

Whitmans Pond

 

Back River Trail

 

Tufts Library

 

Fogg Library

 

Central Square

 

The old Mass Electric property on Main Street – The site is just  under going house keeping to improve its appearance and not under construction for another use. (Sept. 2008)

 

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