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You Said It features local people answering local questions. There's a new question every week, with a different person answering every day.
With the warm weather here and Spring planting season underway, we thought it would be appropriate to bring you some Spring gardening tips—and who's better to offer gardening tips than employees at Eric's Flower and Plant Emporium in Reading?
On Saturday, April 16 at the Middlesex Fells, volunteers and various organizations—who sometimes disagree over the Fells—came together for Park Serve Day, a statewide day of volunteer service organized through the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The DCR provided tools, including pick-up sticks, trash bags and work gloves, and sent volunteers into various areas of the Fells for a spring cleaning. So for this week's You Said it series, we stopped by to ask about the event and ask: Why do you visit the Fells? We'll add a new video every day at 2 p.m., so keep checking back…
As Medford begins to create a seven-year plan outlining parks and recreation priorities, we ask several residents what their top priorities are. Carol Whooley talks about the need for more field time for the youth lacrosse program. Stephen Pompeo says as a parks commissioner, he hear about the lack of good baseball fields for than anything else. On Monday, Community Development Director Lauren DiLorenzo explained the planning process and how residents can get involved.
Welcome to You Said It, a column where Medford residents go in front of the camera each week to answer a different question. This week, we ask: What's your main concern regarding the potential second phase of the Green Line Extension Project? Read more about the second phase here. Gwen Blackburn says she thinks there are already enough ways to get to Boston without the connection. Alan Peterson says he doesn't think supporters of the project are heard enough. Rita Donnelly said health hazards are her main concern.
Welcome to "You Said It," a daily video that features local people discussing local issues. This week's question: What is the one thing Medford Square needs more than anything else? It's starting to sound like a broken record,but Marguerite Lynch, D'Errico McGlynn Flower Shop, says parking. Paul Lewan, manager of Brookline Bank, continued the theme of parking yesterday. Marilyn Dunning, owner of Donuts with a difference says, "We needed parking 26 years ago, we need it now." Tuesday's response came from Donald Ward, third generation owner of Ward's Gifts. He said the square needs parking …
