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Executive Director - Merrimack River Watershed Council

This full-page ad is in today's Boston Globe

Saturday September 24, 2011, 8:00 - 1:00

Join us at Manchester St. Park to kick-off and end the day's activities. Registration starts at 8:00 and by 9:00 AM you'll be at one of many sites along the river! Come back at noon for a free volunteer appreciation BBQ. For more information or to learn how your business or group can participate in or sponsor this year's Spicket River Cleanup please email Rosa or call (978) 974-0770

June 24, 2011 -- Every month, more than 44 million people use SNAP benefits to access nutritious food. Most of us probably imagine individuals purchasing items like tomatoes, squash, and apples with their benefits. SNAP, however, can also help people buy seeds and plants that produce edible items. All SNAP retailers, including Farmers’ Markets, are authorized to sell seeds and plants to SNAP participants.

Legislation was developed with Groundwork Lawrence

Please join Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and Heather McMann of Groundwork Lawrence on Tuesday, May 17 at 11:00 AM at Manchester Street Park, behind the La Fruteria on 75 Manchester Street, Lawrence, for an announcement on the introduction of the Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011.

Hello Fellow Urban Park Advocates

Thank you for your patience as we secured a new date for the Urban Park Advocates Summit - it will be Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. Thanks to the dedicated work of the Summit Planning Team* we’ve got a great format and program to offer but realized that the date in early May wouldn’t allow us enough time to market the Summit as widely as it deserves. But now we can!

Join GWL, the Green Team, Comcast, Radio Disney, the City of Lawrence, Mayor's Health Task Force, Hands United for Lawrence, Jackson Lumber and Millwork, Lawrence CommunityWorks, YouthBuild and many more partners and help us keep the momentum going in cleaning up and greening the city.

Then join 2 clean-up efforts this weekend!

Press Release from Congresswoman Niki Tsongas

Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District, Contact John Noble: phone: 202.225.3411; email: john.noble @ mail.house.gov

Tsongas Pushes Priorities for Concord and Lawrence in Hearing with National Parks Director Jarvis