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Rep. Lynch Calls Out Musk’s Conflicts of Interest, Citing Whopping $9.5 Billion in Defense Contracts

Congressmen Stephen Lynch (MA-8) called out Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest as “his DOGE lackeys gut and terminate vital programs and services” while Musk and his companies receive $38 billion in contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits from federal and state governments.

Community Meeting April 10: Reopening Hennigan Pool, Future of Community Center

It’s been several years since the Hennigan Pool was full of water with happy swimmers, and residents have wanted it to be opened since it closed, and created a petition to get the pool reopened. With that in mind, there will be a community meeting on April 10 to discuss reopening the pool, and the future of the Hennigan Community Center.

POSTPONED: Community Meeting April 7: Discussing Redeveloping Monastery & Adding New Building at 920 Centre

This meeting has been postponed, and no future date has been set.

There will be a public meeting on April 7 to discuss the latest proposal for the old Poor Clare Nuns Monastery along the Arborway into 38 senior rental units, and build a new building behind the existing monastery for 85 condos.

Farewell to a Beloved Sentinel: The Silver Maple of Meadow Road

The plant collections stewarded at the Arnold Arboretum reflect a continuous cycle of growth, change, and renewal, where each plant contributes its own unique threads to the evolving story of the landscape. Just as the Arboretum adds scores of new plants to the collections each year, a commensurate number of plants are also removed annually, representing plants lost to old age, pests and disease, extreme weather events, or other concerns including public safety.