MA Drivers License

By Alix Roy, Town Correspondent

A local ordinance requiring all purchasers of alcohol to be carded – regardless of age – took many residents by surprise, but advocates for preventing underage drinking say the rule has been received positively by many retailers and restauranteurs.

For full text article go to:

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/medford/2010/06/liquor_stores_restaurants_rece.html?s_campaign=8315

Drug Free Communities Coordinator – Medford Health Matters and Northeast Center for Healthy Communities

Medford Health Matters, in partnership with the Northeast Center for Healthy Communities (NCHC), seeks a Coordinator of the Drug Free Communities Grant. The DFC Coordinator will work primarily with the DFC Director at the NCHC and with the Substance Abuse Task Force of Medford Health Matters.

The NCHC is a small team of public health specialists passionate about making positive change. Our mission is to build the capacity of prevention programming throughout Northeast Massachusetts with a primary focus on building healthy, substance-free communities. The Drug Free Communities Grant Coordinator (DFC Coordinator) will implement programs and strategies to prevent substance abuse among youth in Medford. By serving as an ambassador for the NCHC and MHM, the DFC Coordinator will build effective community partnerships and community collaborations to implement action plans to support youth in living healthy lives. The DFC Coordinator will build the membership of MHM and its task forces and will participate in assessment, strategic planning, and evaluation activities to ensure effective program implementation. The DFC Coordinator will be called upon to present to small and medium-sized audiences and to draft newsletters and funding reports. Time will be spent in Lawrence and Medford offices. The DFC Coordinator reports directly to the NCHC Director of Programs.

Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will have an advanced degree, along with three years field experience. Demonstrated skills in prevention and community engagement are essential. Qualified candidates must be committed to high quality work and have experience working in a team environment, implementing effective project or action plans, and facilitating effective meetings to reach group agreement. Strong written and oral communication skills, along with, interpersonal and analytical skills are a must. Successful candidates should be comfortable using and learning new computer software and internet applications.

Interested candidates please send a cover letter and resume (no phone calls please) to:

Tami Gouveia-Vigeant, MSW, MPH
Director of Programs
Northeast Center for Healthy Communities
One Canal Street
Lawrence, MA  01840

tgouveia-vigeant@glfhc.org

Drug Free Communities Coordinator – Medford Health Matters and Northeast Center for Healthy Communities

Medford Health Matters, in partnership with the Northeast Center for Healthy Communities (NCHC), seeks a Coordinator of the Drug Free Communities Grant. The DFC Coordinator will work primarily with the DFC Director at the NCHC and with the Substance Abuse Task Force of Medford Health Matters.

The NCHC is a small team of public health specialists passionate about making positive change. Our mission is to build the capacity of prevention programming throughout Northeast Massachusetts with a primary focus on building healthy, substance-free communities. The Drug Free Communities Grant Coordinator (DFC Coordinator) will implement programs and strategies to prevent substance abuse among youth in Medford. By serving as an ambassador for the NCHC and MHM, the DFC Coordinator will build effective community partnerships and community collaborations to implement action plans to support youth in living healthy lives. The DFC Coordinator will build the membership of MHM and its task forces and will participate in assessment, strategic planning, and evaluation activities to ensure effective program implementation. The DFC Coordinator will be called upon to present to small and medium-sized audiences and to draft newsletters and funding reports. Time will be spent in Lawrence and Medford offices. The DFC Coordinator reports directly to the NCHC Director of Programs.

Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will have an advanced degree, along with three years field experience. Demonstrated skills in prevention and community engagement are essential. Qualified candidates must be committed to high quality work and have experience working in a team environment, implementing effective project or action plans, and facilitating effective meetings to reach group agreement. Strong written and oral communication skills, along with, interpersonal and analytical skills are a must. Successful candidates should be comfortable using and learning new computer software and internet applications.

Interested candidates please send a cover letter and resume (no phone calls please) by December 18^th to:

Tami Gouveia-Vigeant, MSW, MPH
Director of Programs
Northeast Center for Healthy Communities
One Canal Street
Lawrence, MA  01840

tgouveia-vigeant@glfhc.org

MassDOT has posted to the Green Line extension project website three new documents about the project that were presented at public meetings this week.

A Fall 2009 Product Fact Sheet was distributed at Wednesday’s Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report, where an overview PowerPoint presentation also was made.

On Tuesday at the Medford City Council meeting, a brochure outlining the potential property tax impacts of the project was distributed.

Note that also at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, MassDOT officials said they were working on an alternative design for the Route 16 station that would eliminate the need to acquire the office buildings at 200 and 222 Boston Avenue in Medford, which currently are on the affected properties list.

All three documents are available in this folder:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medfordmass/files/Green%20Line/

or on the project website:

http://www.greenlineextension.org/

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) would like to inform you that, over the next several months, our consultants will be initiating field work in and around the area of the Green Line Extension corridor. The purpose of this work is to collect data to support the ongoing development of the design for the Green Line Extension project.

Beginning immediately, you may see project team members working in and around the MBTA’s Lowell and Fitchburg Lines and on local roadways. These team members will be performing field surveys and geotechnical work. There is no construction work associated with this effort. Access to a limited number of commercial and residential properties will be required for survey work. Our consultants will provide a written notice to private property owners before entering onto any private property.

As part of our public outreach, we will continue to strive to keep you informed of progress related to the Green Line Extension project.

We encourage you to share this information with your friends and neighbors who may not be on our email distribution list, or encourage them to sign up for future mailings at www.mass.gov/greenlineextension.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this work, please contact Kate Fichter, Project Manager for the Green Line Extension, at 617-973-7342 or by email to katherine.fichter@state.ma.us

Just a reminder, this months members meeting has been canceled and will resume on January 7, 2010 at 9am in room 201 at Medford City Hall.

If you have any questions, comments or items to add to the agenda, please email MHM President, Diane Trask McCue.

See you in 2010!