Billboard Blocks Blue Hills

The Dedham Transcript reports that residents in Dedham and Westwood oppose the MWRA’s proposal to build a huge billboard in front of the Route 128 train station because it’s ugly… and would block their view of the scenic Blue Hills. We applaud Rep...

Patrick Wants to Lease Ponk

According to WBZ, Ponkapoag Golf Course is one of two publicly-owned golf courses that Governor Patrick is interested in leasing. The WBZ article points out: Ponkapoag Golf Course needs millions of dollars of work. The third hole is literally under water and it has...

Rare Bunnies in the Blue Hills?

Thanks to Debbie Neumann for researching and writing this post!There are rabbits in the Blue Hills, and they may be a somewhat rare species. Massachusetts has two species of cottontail rabbits. The New England cottontail is native to the area and used to be found in...

Attack of the Cell Towers!

Another cell tower is being proposed adjacent to the Reservation (not technically “on” the Reservation), this time at Camp Sayre, a Boy Scout property on Unquity Road. Back in 1995 the property owner, in exchange for $1,700,000.00, conveyed a conservation...