Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The concert will benefit Hurricane Sandy victims, via the Robin Hood Foundation.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Some of the biggest names in music take the stage at Madison Square Garden for the live 12-12-12 concert for Sandy relief. While thousands of people fill the arena, billions are watching live on a variety of screens worldwide. The concert is streaming live on television networks (including HBO and AMC), movie theater screens and on the Internet, including right here on Lynnfield Patch. The pre-event coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. EST and the concert is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. The all-star lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who, and Paul McCartney, with other artists to be announced. Every …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Some of the biggest names in music will play at a benefit concert on Wednesday. All proceeds will go to Hurricane Sandy victims, via the Robin Hood Foundation.
Huge names in music are lending their talents to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at the “12-12-12” concert on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Every penny from ticket sales will go directly to Sandy victims through the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which provides material, money and aid to local organizations that are serving families and individuals in the regions hardest hit by the storm, including over 200 Patch towns in New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island. The all-star lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney, with other artists to be announced. According to the 12-12-12 concert’s website, “…
Monday, November 19, 2012
Troop 48 and other area members of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts helped send a truckload of hurricane relief to those still suffering in the New York City area.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
The following was provided by Boy Scout Troop 48 Scoutmaster Gordon Forrest of Lynnfield: Over the past week, Boy Scout Troop 48 Lynnfield, along with our friends from the Lynnfield Girl Scouts and Boy Scout Troop 750 North Reading and Boy Scout Troop 119 Peabody, staffed a donation trailer at the Lynnfield Middle School for over 160 man hours during the week, gathering donated items for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy in Staten Island, NY. This past Saturday, November 17, nine of our older Scouts, myself and two other dads, gathered early and traveled to the Calvary Presbyterian Church on Staten Island where we met with representatives from Boy Scout Troop 19. Our tractor trailer was two hours late in arriving to the church, but fueled…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
For every tweet that includes the #PatchRebuilds hashtag, Patch will donate $1 to AmeriCares Superstorm Sandy Relief Efforts, up to $125,000.
Patch is providing readers with an easy way to help the towns affected by Superstorm Sandy as they build and recover. For every tweet that includes the #PatchRebuilds hashtag, Patch will donate $1 to AmeriCares Superstorm Sandy Relief Efforts, up to $125,000. Click here to tweet your support for Sandy communities. Your gift will help AmeriCares respond to Superstorm Sandy with medical and humanitarian aid, grants, and programs to help support survivors across the country. Be sure to follow @LynnfieldPatch on Twitter, and get tweeting!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Employees help out, and you can, too
It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best neighbors and the strongest of families. This past weekend, AOL and Patch employees took an opportunity to pitch in, packing two tractor trailers worth of food, water and supplies in Dulles, VA, and Baltimore. The donations are headed to Hurricane Sandy ravaged areas in New Jersey and Long Island. Want to join the relief efforts? Click here to donate: https://donate.networkforgood.org/aol "When a catastrophe of this size hits, we all feel it, both the hundreds of us who live in the impacted towns, and our colleagues who are watching and wishing they could …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Power restored to almost all customers in Lynnfield.
As of Wednesday morning, Reading Municipal Light Department reports that there were still about 12 scattered outages at various Lynnfield addresses. A handful of customers in Reading, North Reading and Wilmington were also still being affected. In its announcement, RMLD said that it hopes to have power back on for all customers by Wednesday night, although some individual homes may still take until Thursday. Below is a list of the remaining power outages or service issues in Lynnfield as of 8 a.m. Wednesday: Outages Russett Lane #11 Service Issues Apple Hill Lane #20 and #27 Edwards Street Essex Street #18 and #503 Forest Hill #159 Grey Lane #18 Huntingdon #2 Main Street #479 Merrow #52 Richards #55 Saunders #10
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To the editor, I would like to express my appreciation for the communication job done by Reading Municipal Light Department during the recent storm. I found their website informative and, most importantly, courteous informed staff responded to my inquiries even at 4:00 in the morning when I needed to confirm that all the schools had power in order to make a decision on holding school. In ten years as a superintendent in several different communities I’ve never previously had that level of response or communication from a utility provider. Sincerely, Thomas W. Jefferson, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools, Lynnfield
Hurricane Sandy took down trees, wires and branches all over town on Monday, keeping public safety personnel busy.
This photo sent in by the Lynnfield Fire Department shows one of the several trees that struck a house in town during Monday's storm. Fire Chief Joseph Lingel reported that the department responded to at least six calls involving trees striking homes. He also confirmed that most service calls Monday involved down wires and trees in the wires. A reported building fire turned out to be a transformer fire, he added, and the department also handled two medical aid calls during the storm. No serious injuries were reported in Lynnfield in connection with Hurricane Sandy. Elsewhere, a falling tree reportedly struck a mail truck near Pillings Pond Road on Monday, leaving its driver uninjured. Power was restored to many residents by Tuesday, with …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The largest electric utility in Massachusetts, National Grid - said Tuesday that it would offer exact power restoration estimates later in the afternoon after Hurricane Sandy moved through on Monday.
National Grid says it will have exact power restoration estimates by the end of Tuesday, according to company President Marcy Reed. The estimates, which have always traditionally been offered when the company knows when each customer will have their power back, will be distributed “far and wide,” said Jackie Berry, a company spokeswoman. There are a total of 2,400 National Grid employees at work on Tuesday afternoon statewide in Massachusetts, ranging from line crews, tree crews, transmission crews and other workers following Hurricane Sandy. There are 530 total crews at work, with more than 300 of those from outside National Grid's service area. In addition, the newly created “community liaisons” are at work in the emergency operations …
in light of Hurricane Sandy cleanup, extended hours for those with current town recycling stickers starting Wednesday, Oct. 31.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The following is an announcement from the Town of Lynnfield: Due to Tropical Storm Sandy, the Town Hall Yard Waste Collection Center will be open to Lynnfield residents only, who have current recycling stickers, beginning Wednesday, October 31 from 7:30 a.m-3:00 p.m. to accept tree limbs and debris. The extended hours of the Center will remain each day for one week and will resume normal operating hours on November 7. Please note that during the month of November the hours of operation are: Wednesdays, Saturdays and SUNDAYS from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Center cannot accept any limbs larger than 6 inches in diameter and is not open to landscapers or contractors. If you need to purchase a recycling sticker you may do so by stopping by the…
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12:55 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
All of Prospect Ave was out of power from Monday night to Tuesday afternoon. A tree fell and a telephone poll fell. more ›