The kids will be returning to school soon and it's time for parents to get organized. Here's a Woburn Public Schools Calendar listing early release days, school holidays, vacation weeks and report card distribution dates all in one handy place.
Click here to view calendar.
The Mood Elevators capped-off the 2010 Woburn Summer Concert Series at Horn Pond, playing their wonderful Swing music for all who were there to listen and dance. Due to the impending darkness, a sign that fall is coming, the band had to wrap-up a bit earlier than expected, as it became hard for t
From date:
Sun, 09/12/2010 - 11:30am - 4:00pm
On September 12th there will be a Trolley Tour of Woburn! Tours will begin and end at the Woburn Public Library and will feature Woburn's two historic districts in North Woburn. The trolley will be stopping to enter three historic properties along the way.
Picture courtesy of: Gerry Kehoe, Innitou Photo
Tour times will be:
11:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Each tour is approximately two hours.
Seat reservations are required by calling (781) 287-0260.
Seating is limited.
Seats must be paid in advance. Member price: $10 Non-member: $15.
Please make checks payable to
Woburn Historical Society and mail to:
Woburn Historical Society
P.O. Box 91
Woburn, MA 01801
The Friends of Mary Cummings Park invite you to participate in the 3rd annual Photograph Contest. Submissions may depict anything in the park, such as wildlife and nature, people having fun in the park, or scenic pictures. The Mary Cummings Park is located behind Northeastern University’s Burlington campus, bordered by South Bedford Road and Blanchard Road near the Burlington Mall. For more detailed directions, go to the website at: http://www.cummingspark.org/directions
The size of the photograph must be no larger than 9” x 12” and matted, with a maximum of three (3) entries per photographer. All contest entries will be accepted at our lead sponsor’s store, Ritz Camera of 103 Commerce Way in Woburn through October 10, 2010. Awards and prizes of $100, $50, and $25 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, respectively, will be given in each of the following categories:
Photography:
Adults
High school students
Elementary and Middle School Students
Ritz Camera of Woburn will be offering a complimentary photography workshop
on “Color and Composition.” The workshop will be held on Saturday, September
11th (rain date is September 25th) from 4:00 p.m.— 7:30 p.m. Please call Ritz
Camera at 781-938-0236 to reserve your spot, as space is limited to 15 participants.
The workshop will begin at the Sylvanus Wood Lane entrance of the Mary
Cummings Park.
The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 4th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Murray-Kelly room at the Senior Center located in Burlington.
Mary Cummings Park is the 12th largest public parkland inside of Route 128, boasting 210 acres of woodlands, wetlands, and meadows that provide wonderful opportunities for recreation and artistic creation.
For further information, please visit
http://www.cummingspark.org or contact
Chris Warren at 781-367-1580
The 2010 Woburn Summer Concert Series concludes this Friday, August 20th, with a free concert featuring The Mood Elevators. This final concert, sponsored by Stoneham Bank, will take place from 7-9 p.m. at Horn Pond, along the flat grassy area of Sturgis St., otherwise known as Ice House Park.
Get "in the Mood" with The Mood Elevators! Three strong solo artists blend in tight vocal harmony to perform a combination of standard and original arrangements that breathe new life into some of the best-loved standards of the Swing Era, putting a fresh face on nostalgia with a fun, upbeat performance style. Our repertoire includes dance-floor favorites from the 1930s and 1940s as well as obscure gems from the early decades of the 20th Century, and we've performed with some of the best musicians in the Boston area. Sweet and sentimental or rousing and raucous, "The Stuff Is Here!" Go to www.moodelevators.com for more information.
Bring your family, friends and lawn chairs to Ice House Park to enjoy this free concert. With generous support from local businesses, the Concert Series is free to the public. If rain is expected, the alternate (indoor) venue will be the gym at the North Suburban YMCA, located at 137 Lexington St. in Woburn.
The Woburn Summer Concert Series is coordinated by Social Capital Inc. (SCI), North Suburban Y, Woburn Residents’ Environmental Network (WREN), and the Woburn Redevelopment Authority. A special thank you goes out to Tucker Quinn and the Woburn DPW for their logistical assistance.
For more information about the 2010 Woburn Summer Concert Series or the bands we have chosen, please go to www.sciwoburn.org. For information on sponsoring a 2011 concert or becoming a member of the 2011 Woburn Summer Concert Committee, contact Karen Rice at (781) 935-2244 or krice@socialcapitalinc.org.
Danversbank (https://www.danversbank.com) is pleased to announce that its annual backpack and school supply drive will benefit three regional organizations this year, each of which offer support services to children in need. This year’s beneficiaries are Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC), Horizons for Homeless Children and Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. Danversbank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danvers Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNBK).
New supplies may be dropped off at all Danversbank locations from July 19th through August 20th. The organizations are in particular need of backpacks this year; other school supplies they will gladly accept include, but are not limited to, the following:
Glue sticks
Scissors
Ballpoint pens
Colored pencils
No. 2 pencils
Erasers
Crayons
Highlighters
Notebooks
Pocket folders
Construction paper
Hand sanitizer
Scotch tape
Rulers
Tissues
Sharpies
Post-it notes
Calculators
The supplies will be delivered to the organizations in mid-August, allowing ample time to distribute them to students before the school year starts. Danversbank drop-off locations are as follows:
Are you a married, working mother with at least one child under the age of 16 living at home? Would you be willing to complete a survey about work, family, parenting, and well being? If yes, click on the link below to take a survey (conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland). There will be a raffle to win an American Express Gift Card.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3RRYoYHDKnODfBJ4u3nvBQ_3d_3d
Please forward this link to other working moms you know.
StonehamBank is a full-service community bank offering state of the art products and services to residents and businesses throughout eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. In addition to providing progressive products and convenience services, StonehamBank believes in making a difference in the community through our Community Involvement Program and Charitable Foundation. For more information, please visit www.stonehambank.com 
