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From the Mystic Community Earth Day press release:

Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. and the Everett Beautification Committee, Everett Kiwanis, and Recyclebank will sponsor a citywide Cleanup Day, Saturday April 30th, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Volunteers are to meet at Glendale Park for a light breakfast snack and get a cleanup assignment.  This year’s cleanup will again focus on cleaning of area parks and tot lots as well as entryways into the city.  Contact: Matt Laidlaw, Everett Director of Communications, 617-394-2270, [email protected].

You may RSVP to the Facebook event.

From the Mystic Community Earth Day press release:

Bike to the Sea is partnering with Groundwork Somerville, Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc. (Tri-CAP), and Cambridge Health Alliance to organize a trail clearing and clean-up around the proposed Northern Strand Community Trail between Medford Street in Malden and Prescott Street in Everett, as well as Cambridge Health Alliance’s adjacent Malden River Walk from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. [April 30]. Supplies will be provided, but additional tools and gloves are welcome. Refreshments will be available for volunteers at a riverfront picnic around 1:00 p.m.  Contact: Nick Cohen, Tri-CAP EJ Coordinator, [email protected], (781) 322-4125 x 237.

Download the Malden River cleanup flyer (PDF).

From the Mystic Community Earth Day press release:

Friends of the Mystic River will hold its 16th annual Mystic River Spring Cleanup from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the vicinity of Mystic Riverbend Park, MacDonald Park, and the Wellington Greenway in the Mystic River Reservation. Meet in the parking lot at Hormel Stadium to sign in and pick up bags, gloves, pokers and instructions. Contact: www.fomr.org, call 781-391-2604 or [email protected].

Xtreme Ninja Martial Arts Center is partnering with Green Medford and Medford City Hall to clean up litter and plant flowers in Medford Square from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. Meet at the bus shelter on Riverside Avenue, next to the Salem Street Burial Ground. Contact: Anna Nguyen, Xtreme Ninja Martial Arts Center, 781.395.7131, [email protected].

The City of Medford will hold an Arbor Day event on Friday, April 29, consisting of  vista pruning and the removal of invasive species along the Mystic River in Riverbend Park. Bill Bernardinelli of Lawns Plus, and Joe Turner of Turner Tree, will lead the project as part of the Massachusetts Arbor Day of Service. Volunteers are needed to assist on the ground. Contact: Carey Duques, Medford’s Environmental Agent, [email protected] or 781-393-2137 or Aggie Tuden, Medford Tree Warden, [email protected], 781-395-8695.

There will be a Drop Off Event for used/broken electronics and appliances from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00  p.m. at the Brooks School parking lot.  Items will be unloaded from vehicles and sent to a facility for proper recycling. Fees are tiny and per category: $5 for small electronics such as iPods and computer mice (any number); $10 for medium electronics (e.g., laptops, phones); $15 large electronics (e.g., microwaves, dishwashers); $20 All TVs.

Also, Tufts University will be holding its Earth Day Festival on Friday, April 22 from 12:00-4:00  p.m, on the Academic Quad.  There will be music, food, recycled crafting, clothing and light bulb swap, bike-powered smoothies, and more.  Contact: Signe Porteshawver at (563) 940-1047 or [email protected].

Today is Earth Day and with the warmer weather coming, now is a good time to get involved in cleaning up your community for the full summer months ahead. Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc. (Tri-CAP) has organized a cleanup effort of the Lower Mystic Valley Watershed area including Malden, Chelsea, East Boston, Medford, and Somerville.

The cleanup effort will take place on Saturday during various times throughout the day depending on the community. All events are free and open to the public. Take action in your community and volunteer to help complete this important work.

Head past the jump to see times for various community cleanup efforts. Stay tuned for more specific information about cleanup efforts in your community. In the meantime, you may download the Mystic Community Earth Day press release for more details. For more information, contact Nick Cohen of Tri-CAP through phone (781) 322-4125 (ext 237) or e-mail [email protected].

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Malden Access Television has graciously allowed us to host a gallery containing art works from the past three years of our Urban Art Competition. The gallery was installed in late Novemember and will be displayed through the end of December. Stop into MATV and have a look at the gallery.

A trailer has been posted for the “The Malden River: Past, Present, and Potential” is now available online. Catch the full premier of the film on Monday, November 22nd at 7:30pm at the Tufts University Boathouse at River’s Edge in Medford.

Alex Deng and Ngobitak Ndiwane, two students from Malden High School, have created a film titled The Malden River: Past, Present, and Potential. Nick Cohen of the Tri-City Community Action Program worked in collaboration with the students with the students over the summer utilizing resources at Malden Access Television to produce the film.

The premier of the film will take place on Monday, November 22nd at 7:30pm at the Tufts University Boathouse at River’s Edge in Medford. The Tufts University Boathouse is located along the river near River’s Edge Drive. From Route 16 (either direction), take the exit to the Wellington T station. Head away from Wellington Station towards Malden and turn right into the parking lot for River’s Edge. If you reach Medford Street, you have gone too far. Parking is provided and make your wait to boathouse on foot.

Fore more information, contact Nick Cohen of Tri-CAP at [email protected] or 781-322-4125 x237.

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Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation is organizing a meeting to campaign for the proctection of the Fells Reservation. Unapproved trail use, trail creation, vandalism, and fires have affected the natural resources there and are endangered to these unmanaged threats.

There will be a meeting on September 1 at 7 PM at the Melrose Library in the downstairs meeting room. Please join if you are able to attend and discuss the next steps in the managing the natural resources of the Fells Reservation.

Questions about what to recycle, how to do it, or where to go? Earth911.com is a website for that purpose. You can read about news, featured weekly stories, and also find over 100,000 recycling centers across the United States.

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Youth ACT will hosting its 3rd annual Urban Art Competition this Saturday on June 19, 2010. The competition will run from 12-3 pm in conjunction with the Malden River Festival that is taking place at the same time and location. The location of the festival is at River’s Edge Park located on River’s Edge Drive/Commercial Street in Medford. It is close to the Wellington T station and before Medford Street in Malden.

This year competitors will be using 2′x4′ boards and must bring their own paints or whatever materials they need. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.

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