News in Brief

The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh Annual Meeting

The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh are holding our Annual Meeting this year on  Sunday, April 10, 1-3pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church Hall, 222 Bowdoin St. in Winthrop.  This event is free and open to the public.  Our topic is “The Past is Present:  Every Marsh was a Farm”, and the featured speakers are the following:

• Susan Adamowicz, PhD: Salt Marsh Restoration Biologist, Co-lead SMARTeams, Rachel Carson NWR 

• David Burdick, PhD: Director of the UNH Jackson Estuarine Laboratory

• Geoff Wilson, Northeast Wetlands Restoration, Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, Saugus.

OHNC Meeting Agenda

Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) Design Review Committee Meeting Agenda for Thursday, April 7.

Location: Zoom

Meeting starts at 6:00pm and will be recorded.

Zoom meeting information: https://bit.ly/3tcJlhH  (Passcode: OHNC)

Agenda

61 Montmorenci Avenue – Add 318 sf to existing home by converting garage to a room.

Refusal Letter

Proposed Plan

Abutters Proposal

92, 96 and 104 Waldemar Avenue – Raze existing structures and erect 3 new residential structures each with 5 units and 5 parking spaces.

Second DRC Presentation (previously presented at March 3 2022 meeting)

Presentation: https://bit.ly/104Waldemar

Variances Requested: Use, IPOD, Parking, FAR, Height, Front, Side and Rear Yard

Owner: Crespo Group, [email protected]

Attorney: Drago + Toscano, LLP, [email protected]

Architect: Context

Abutter Letter of Opposition

Abutter’s radius:

124-126 Leyden Street – Subdivide existing 6,000 sf lot with 3 family dwelling creating 2 new lots, existing 3 family structure is to remain. Construct new 4 family dwelling with 4 parking spaces and roof decks. Units will be 750-960 square feet each. All units are 2 bedrooms. Intended for home ownership upon completion.

Presentation: Slides

Variances Requested: Use, Side yard, Rear yard, FAR, Height, Open space, Parking

Owner: MG2 Group

Attorney: Richard C. Lynds

Architect:  Context

Abutter’s radius:

Mystic Valley Elder Services Offers Free Transportation

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is recommending that certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial Moderna or Pfizer booster dose at least four months ago are eligible for another shot of either vaccine.

The public health agency also said adults 50 years or older who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at least four months ago may receive a second booster dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) is offering free transportation services via one of MVES’ transportation providers to adults 60 years and older to local COVID-19 booster vaccine sites to residents of Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winthrop.

To register for your rides, call MVES at (781) 324-7705 and ask to speak to an Information and Referral Representative about the COVID-19 Booster Free Transportation Program. Make sure to call us in plenty of time so you can plan the most convenient travel time for yourself.

There are many ways to make a COVID-19 booster vaccination appointment. Find out how at www.getboostedboston.org or dial 211.

MVES Offers Cultural Specific Meals

Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) Meals on Wheels program delivers meals to people over 60 who are homebound and unable to prepare their own meals. MVES offers authentically prepared cultural specific meals including Chinese, Caribbean, Asian/Vietnamese as well as Vegetarian and Kosher meals. “As our communities continue to grow and diversify, we know we need to follow suit to ensure that every culture has a seat at the table,” says Carla Castillo, Nutrition Program Manager. Two new cultural meal types–Russian and Haitian–have recently been added as part of the Meals on Wheels Program.   Russian meals include signature dishes such as Beef pelmeni with caramelized onions and butter sauce, Kurnik (Chicken pie), Chicken Shashlik, Lamb Pilaf, and Beef Stroganoff. Haitian meals favorites include Eggplant Stew with yucca and Curried Chicken, Chicken Jambalaya, and Caribbean Roast Lamb. 

Other various types of different meals include breakfast, lunch, supper and weekend meals. MVES’ hot and cold menu is varied and the meals are nutritionally balanced, cooked without added salt, and consists of an entrée, two sides, dessert, milk, bread and margarine. Medically tailored meals available include soft, ground, pureed, low-lactose, renal, and cardiac menus as well as carb controlled meals for people with diabetes. If you or someone you love wishes to learn more about the MVES Meals on Wheels Program, please contact us at 781-324-7705 or visit mves.org/nutrition. Our team can assist you in determining eligibility for Meals on Wheels and other Nutrition Program offerings.

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