by Jeff Stone
This evening, Thursday at 9pm, Milton Access TV will begin airing a new one-hour program on Comcast Channel 11 (and also on RCN) titled “All About Neighborhood Associations: a Milton & Boston Roundtable.” A description of the program’s purposes and a list of the 11 participants from Milton and Boston is below. We hope many Milton residents will tune in. We are hoping the program will also air soon on BNN, Boston’s cable station, and other local community cable stations. We want to thank Bernie Lynch for his persistent encouragement to do this program and Mike Lynch and his crew at Milton Access TV for all their work and support!
“All About Neighborhood Associations” is scheduled to be shown for the next few weeks on Milton Cable on Thursdays at 9pm and Mondays at 2pm.
Description of “All About Neighborhood Associations: a Milton & Boston Roundtable”
- Program Purposes:
Provide information to viewers in Milton, Boston and other communities about neighborhood associations: how they work, why they exist, where they are located, and their role in improving quality of life and public safety - Encourage people to join a neighborhood association if one already exists where they live or, if not, to consider starting one
- Provide an opportunity for Boston and Milton residents to compare notes and build friendly new relationships across the Neponset River
Participants:
4 Milton neighborhood association members
- Karen Friedman-Hanna, President, Cliff-Norway Neighborhood Association
- Peter Jackson, Past President, Columbine-Cliff Neighborhood Association
- Ricka Marsh, Co-Chair, Pope’s Pond Neighborhood Association
- Forbes Sargent, Co-Chair, Milton Hill Neighborhood Association
3 Boston neighborhood association members from contiguous Boston neighborhoods
- Dorchester – Ellie Spring, Member, Cedar Grove Civic Association
- Hyde Park – Bob Vance, Past President, Fairmount Hill Neighborhood Association
- Mattapan – Corey Allen, President, Cummins Valley Neighborhood Association
2 police department representatives
- Milton Police Department – Lt. Mark Alba
- Boston Police Department – Carolyn MacNeil, Director, Neighborhood Watch Unit
2 co-moderators:
- Jeff Stone – Co-Chair, Pope’s Pond Neighborhood Association
- Ronit Voigt – Board Member, Columbine Cliffs Neighborhood Association
Format:
- Moderated panel discussion with photos from the various groups