| City/Town Name | Description |
Approval Date |
Categories |
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| Wareham | Station Street, Standard Horseshoe Works |
To purchase a lot on Station Street for conservation and recreation purposes. Will also protect the historic Standard Horsehoe Works. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wareham | Oak Grove School Building |
For the renovation of and Historic Preservation Restriction on the Oak Grove School building, which will then be leased to Head Start. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wareham | Agawam/Centre Burial Grounds |
To map out and record early burial ground at the Agawam/Centre Burial Grounds. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wareham | Westfield Athletic Fields |
For the creation of athletic fields, including installation of a well, irrigation system and loam. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wareham | Swifts Beach |
To purchase a parcel on Swifts Beach that would join two parcels already owned by the town and allow for 2,400 feet of conuous frontage at the beach. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wellesley | Charles River Association for Retarded Citizens |
To the Charles River Association for Retarded Citizens to complete the funding for the creation of four affordable housing units for persons with mental retardation within the existing house at 4 Marshall Road, Wellesley, funds to be released upon the advance of mortgage financing. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wellesley | Clock Tower |
To the Rotary Club for lighting of Clock Tower in Wellesley Hills, subject to a match of $15,000 by the Rotary Club. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wellesley | Registration of 2 Properties: Bates House, Clock Tower |
To the Wellesley Historical Commission to pay for consultant services to register two properties on the National Historic Registry: Katharine Lee Bates house and the Clock Tower. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wellesley | Wellesley Farms Train Station |
For the preservation of the historic Wellesley Farms train station. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wellesley | Warren School Park |
To install an irrigation system to preserve the lower and upper fields at Warren School Park. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Wellesley | Morses Pond |
To implement a management study of Morses Pond under the joint direction of the Natural Resources Commission, the Recreation Commission and Board of Public Works. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Westfield | Phelon Farm |
For an APR on property at Phelon Farm. Seller: James F. and Leonard E. Phelon. Map 41R Lots 20, 33 |
01/01/2004 |
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| Westfield | Janisieski/Sackett Rd |
For an APR on property at Janisieski/Sackett Rd. Seller: Wesley and Evelyn Janisieski. Map 3R Lot 2 |
01/01/2004 |
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| Westfield | Davies/Western Ave |
For an APR on property at Davies/Western Ave. Totals 297 acres (58 in Westfield). Seller: John and Sharon Davies. Map 24R Lot 4 in Westfield, plus land in Russell |
01/01/2004 |
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| Westfield | W.Parish Orchard/Granville Rd. |
For an APR on property at W.Parish Orchard/Granville Rd. Totals 57.23 acres, with 17 in Westfield, the rest in Granville. Seller: Tarnauskas. Map 9R Lot 5 in Westfield, plus land in Granville |
01/01/2004 |
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| Westfield | Mechanic Street Cemetery Gate |
Cemetery gate restoration. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Westfield | Flood of '55 Video |
Audio and visual accounts of the flood of 1955 with those who witnessed it. |
01/01/2004 |
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| Westport | Historic signs |
For historic signs in Westport. Signs installed are 26"x40" roadside markers and they can be seen at the Head of Westport, Town line on Old County Road, Hix Bridge, Westport Point, Quaker Meeting House, Westport Harbor, |
01/01/2004 |
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| Williamstown | Luce Road |
For the purchase of 1.19 acres east of Luce Road. Seller: Folino. Parcel id(s): 113-115 |
01/01/2004 |
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| Peabody | HMS Athletic Fields |
Creation of new athletic fields at the Higgins Middle School |
02/10/2004 |
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| Peabody | Adventures for Angels Fence |
Purchase of fencing to surround the new handicap accessible playground |
02/10/2004 |
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| Lincoln | Historic Inventory |
To complete the town's historic properties inventory. |
03/01/2004 |
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| Hopkinton | Town Cemetery |
To replace the Fence around the Town Cemetery at the start of the Marathon and Town Common with a Historical replica. |
03/03/2004 |
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| Hopkinton | Town Hall |
Partial funding for preservation and restoration of the historic Town Hall and it's historic landscape. |
03/03/2004 |
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| Hopkinton | Spring St |
For the purchase of 8 acres on Spring St. connecting Upton and Westborough open space land to Spring St. and Whitehall Lake. The property also contains several old cellar holes and watering stations. |
03/03/2004 |
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| Aquinnah | Aquinnah Cliffs walkway |
For the purpose of resurfacing a 12 foot by 100 foot area of walkway on Town owned property at the Aquinnah Cliffs utilizing brick pavers in a manner historically appropriate to the area. |
03/10/2004 |
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| Aquinnah | Town Center site survey |
For site survey and planning expenses for recreational and open space uses for the Aquinnah Town Center properties. |
03/10/2004 |
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| Scituate | Local Historic Structures Survey |
Funding to continue town's survey of historic structures in town. This phase IV focuses on the Harbor area, Common St., Common Lane and Stockbridge Rd |
03/13/2004 |
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| Scituate | Athletic fields |
For the Ryan Flannery Memorial athletic fields at the Hatherly School. |
03/13/2004 |
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| Scituate | Hatherly School soccer, lacrosse field |
To build a soccer and lacrosse field at the Hatherly School. |
03/13/2004 |
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| Scituate | Cedar St Land Purchase |
For open space in close proximity to the South Swamp that contains protected wetlands. Will involve watershed protection. Seller: Christine J. Wolfe. MBL = 17-1-6-B |
03/13/2004 |
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| Scituate | Stockbridge/Stedman Mill |
The Stockbridge/Stedman Mill is possibly the oldest water-powered grist mill in New England. The Scituate Historical Society has presented a plan for restoration of the mill to operating condition |
03/14/2004 |
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| Newton | Brigham House plan |
Hire a preservation architect to plan restoration of exterior and interior elements of this Queen Anne-style former home of the Brigham family (founders of Brigham's Ice Cream), built in 1886, later used as branch library, and now used as a community center. For project details & documents, see link from program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa, under "Proposals & Projects." |
03/15/2004 |
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| Newton | Historic Districts Signage |
To fund the design, fabrication, and installation of 8 signs for each of the two districts: Newton Upper Falls and Newtonville. The signs will be placed in key locations throughout each district to demonstrate the size and approximate boundaries of each district. For project details & documents, see link from program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa, under "Proposals & Projects." |
03/15/2004 |
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| Newton | Houghton Garden Fencing |
To complete the installation of a new black ornamental steel fence and two new gate sets with granite posts, to define the edge of this historic "wildland garden" and secure the site against vandalism, dumping, and entry of motor vehicles. For project details & documents, see link from program website, www.newtonma.gov/cpa, under "Proposals & Projects." |
03/15/2004 |
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| Easthampton | Town Hall |
For restoration of the historic Town Hall windows, doors and access. Will be matched with funds from a state grant. |
03/18/2004 |
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| Bedford | Job Lane House |
For restoration of the tie beam in the historic Job Lane house. |
03/20/2004 |
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| Bedford | ECHO Program pilot |
Project cancelled TM-4/4/06. For a pilot of the ECHO Program through which a low-income homeowner would receive a $50,000 payment in exchange for signing an affordability deed restriction on their house, which would remain in place in perpetuity. Funds would cover two houses, including legal costs. |
03/23/2004 |
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| Bedford | Eliot Street Playground |
To add a swing set with a rubberized safety surface to a small town-owned playground on Eliot Street. |
03/23/2004 |
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| Bedford | Minuteman Bike Path Improvement Program |
For improvements to the Minuteman Bike Path in town. |
03/23/2004 |
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| Bedford | Wilson Mill Park, mill pond, waterfall, old mill |
For beginning stages of the restoration of a mill pond, a waterfall, and the ruins of an old mill. A combination open space and historic preservation project. |
03/23/2004 |
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| Bedford | Fawn Lake |
Additional funding for preservation of Fawn Lake, a natural habitat which is being maintained through weed maintenance and related activities. Clearing weeds, etc, to keep habitat healthy. |
03/23/2004 |
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| Bedford | Housing Trust grant writer/consultant |
To hire a grant writer/consultant to work with Bedford Housing Trust. |
03/23/2004 |
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| Bedford | Land Acquisition Fund |
First appropriation to the Land Acquisition Fund. Town Meeting votes and adds to a list of properties that can be bought if they become available. The Board of Selectmen/Town Manager then negotiate sale. Funds are then transferred from Land Acquisition Fund to purchase land (and other costs). Funds were used for various land purchases-set up as separate projects. |
03/23/2004 |
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| Carlisle | Benfield purchase |
Town will purchase 45 acres, of which approximately 4 will be reserved for affordable housing for 26 units. Now all 26 units will be affordable. For additional restriction information, see also Bk and Pg 18635/145, held by Carlisle Conservation Foundation (CCF). |
03/23/2004 |
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| Bedford | Stone dust path |
To enable the DPW to improve the accessibility of 5,000 feet of town trails by installing a 5 foot wide stone dust path. |
03/24/2004 |
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| Bedford | Springs Brook Park |
For Springs Brook Park schematic design. |
03/24/2004 |
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| Bedford | Land Acquisition-32A Chelmsford Rd |
Acquisition of 32A Chelmsford Road for open space purposes. Seller: Elaine & Peter Coffin. Map 8 Parcel 2. |
03/24/2004 |
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| Harvard | Shaker Herb House |
To the Historical Commission for basic and vital preservation work on the Shaker Herb House |
03/27/2004 |
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| Harvard | Tennis and basketball court restoration |
To the School Building Committee for restoration of the tennis and basketball courts |
03/27/2004 |
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