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Trust fund payment to help clean up former GM property

by Gordon on November 17, 2010 · 0 comments

in Framingham,Natick,South Pond,Watershed

(For those unfamiliar with the Watershed, the old GM plant is at the source of Beaver Dam Brook.)
By Danielle Ameden/Daily News staff
Posted Oct 22, 2010 @ 12:54 AM

FRAMINGHAM —

Decades after it was dirtied by pollution, the former General Motors property on the Southside may soon be fully cleaned up.
U.S. Sen. John Kerry and U.S. Rep. [...]

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PCB cleanup begins in Natick’s Pegan Cove

July 20, 2010

By Charlie Breitrose/Daily News staff
The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Jul 20, 2010 @ 12:37 AM
NATICK —
A large ring of yellow buoys floats on the surface of Pegan Cove, marking the area where contractors have started removing sediment contaminated with PCBs, left by an accident at the Soldier Systems Center 30 years ago.
The PCBs were found in [...]

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Lake Cochituate being cleaned up from 1980s Natick Labs spill

June 28, 2010

(The full Labs release was reported earlier with the map of the affected area here.)
By Charlie Breitrose/Daily News staff
The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Jun 26, 2010 @ 12:24 AM
NATICK —
A hazardous spill into Lake Cochituate near the Natick Labs is being cleaned up more than 20 years after the accident that led to the contamination.
This week, [...]

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DASH boat making progress removing weeds

June 15, 2010

By Charlie Breitrose/Daily News staff
MetroWest Daily News
Posted Jun 15, 2010 @ 12:23AM
NO DATA —A special harvesting boat is making progress clearing an aggressive weed from Lake Cochituate, a town official said yesterday.
The diver-assisted suction harvester, or DASH, boat is targeting milfoil in five acres of the Middle Pond of Lake Cochituate, just off Rte. 30.
Natick [...]

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Postcards

April 13, 2010

In maintaining this site I have a number of “alerts” on various news and search portals.  One thing that showed up was old postcards that were for sale on EBay.  I bought some of them to use in the media window at right.  They can also be found in the Gallery.
If you have old postcards [...]

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Natick looking for weed-sucking boat – Framingham, MA – The MetroWest Daily News

April 3, 2010

By Charlie Breitrose/DAILY NEWS STAFF
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Posted Apr 03, 2010 @ 12:29 AM
NATICK —
Proponents of using a specially fitted boat to suck weeds out of Lake Cochituate with the help of a diver celebrated a victory last week, and they hope to see the boat working sometime in the next few months.
Last year, the Protect Our Water [...]

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DCR funds projects in Natick, Wayland, Upton – Framingham, MA – The MetroWest Daily News

March 26, 2010

GateHouse News Service
Posted Mar 26, 2010 @ 12:10 PM
BOSTON —
Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Richard K. Sullivan Jr. announced the award of $1.34 million in matching funds for 29 improvement projects in state parks and other facilities, including projects in Natick, Wayland, Upton and Wellesley.
The money comes from the DCR’s Partnerships Matching Funds [...]

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Lake Cochituate PCB cleanup to start in April – Wayland, MA – Wicked Local Wayland

March 19, 2010

By Charlie Breitrose

GateHouse News Service
Posted Mar 19, 2010 @ 01:46 PM

NATICK —

The cleanup and preservation of Lake Cochituate took up two spots on the Conservation Commission’s agenda last night, as members heard details of the removal of PCBs by Natick Labs and they met with a new group formed to protect the lake.
In late April, [...]

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DEP decision halts Natick Paperboard project – Framingham, MA – The MetroWest Daily News

January 21, 2010

The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Jan 21, 2010 @ 02:38 PM
NATICK —The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ruled on Jan. 12 that the storm-water runoff plan for the former Natick Paperboard Factory site and the Walnut Hill area did not meet the standards of the Wetlands Protection Act, thus stopping the project at least temporarily.
The proposed [...]

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Natick sets sights on trails, recreation space

December 23, 2009

Posted December 23, 2009 10:02 AM
By Megan McKee, Globe Correspondent
With $7 million in Natick Collection mitigation money in its pocket, the Open Space Advisory Committee is mapping out Natick’s trail and recreation space expansion as it develops a seven-year plan for future initiatives.
When the plan is completed, Natick will have a guide to more abundant [...]

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