Title: Gov. Patrick town hall in Arlington
Location: 51 Eastern Ave Arlington Town Hall, 730 Mass. Ave., Arlington
Description: As part of his continued effort to encourage civic engagement, Governor Patrick will host a Town Hall meeting in Arlington at the Robbin Farm Park to talk directly with residents about the issues that matter most to them. This event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends, your family and your neighbors; come with questions, suggestions and solutions. This event will be held outside. Please check back in case of a rain location.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-06-22
End Time: 20:00

Susan Altman of the Medford Climate Action Network and Tufts graduate student Dallase Scott spoke at this past Wednesday’s City Committee meeting. The topic was educating Medford residents about how they can help prevent climate change.

Click to download the PowerPoint slides that accompanied the presentation or a document with home energy saving tips. Another resource is the book The Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Finally, here are two more documents with ways to save energy.

Just a reminder that the event Civic Engagement in Medford: How to Make a Difference in Your Community will be held this Thursday, April 30, at the Medford Public Library. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 and the program will begin at 7:00 p.m. See here for additional details.

The Medford Democratic City Committee will hold its May meeting on Wednesday, May 13, in the Alden Chambers of Medford City Hall. There will be a social period with light refreshments at 6:30, followed by the business meeting at 7:00. The guest speaker will be Susan Altman, who will speak on the topic of energy consumption.

The Medford Ward 8 Democratic Committee invites the public to a free program entitled Civic Engagement in Medford: How to Make a Difference in Your Community. The event will be held Thursday, April 30 at the Medford Public Library. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Speaking at the event will be:

• City Councilor Paul Camuso
• School Committee Members Robert E. Skerry, Jr. and Ann Marie Cugno
• Medford Sq. Revitalization Committee Chair Rick Orlando

Please feel free to print out this poster (PDF) advertising the event, either as a reminder for your own use or to distribute around the city.

Due to a scheduling conflict, the April meeting of the City Committee meeting has been canceled. The next meeting will be Wednesday, May 13.

Reminder: The ward caucuses to elect delegates to this spring’s Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention will be held Saturday, February 7, at 10 a.m. sharp at Medford City Hall.

The ward caucuses to elect delegates to this spring’s Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention will be held Saturday, February 7, at 10 a.m. sharp at Medford City Hall. Anyone registered in Medford as a Democrat as of December 31, 2008 is eligible to vote for delegates and/or be nominated as a candidate for delegate. There are no absentee votes, and individuals who are not present may only be nominated as candidates if a seat has no in-person nominees.

There will be a Democratic City Committee meeting on Wednesday, December 10, at 7 p.m. at the South Medford Fire Station. The location has been changed due to an event at City Hall that evening.

December 10 Meeting Agenda

Just a belated thank you to all who campaigned and voted for Democratic candidates and who worked to oppose question 1 in this election. The results reaffirm Medford’s and the country’s commitment to Democratic values. Congratulations to all!