Ashland localtownpages Vol. 3 No. 1
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By Cynthia Whitty The second annual Dragonfly Festival will be held at 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 15 at Mill Pond Park, Main Street, and at the Ashland Historical Society’s Ocean House, 2 Myrtle St. The Festival is a free, family-friendly, outdoor,
multicultural community celebration of the arts. The event is sponsored and organized by the newly formed nonprofit organization, Arts! Ashland Alliance. The organizers have planned a new line up of performers with two performance stages. Local performers include Busker, Kaoruko Pilkington, Midnight Lantern and Rick Goldin. The event will showcase local artists and craft vendors, as well as performances by the Movement Project of Annemarie’s Dance Centre and traditional Indian dancers. Mexico City Taqueria will be the featured food vendor. There will also be floating fire on the pond and activities for children, such as face painting and Dragonfly crafts with artist Susie Meeker. “Last year it was wonderful to see everyone who came appreciate the arts on a beautiful summer evening,” Andrea Green, one of the organizers, said. “People hadn’t thought of that area [Mill Pond] as being such a beautiful site.”
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Progress Continues on Pond Street Project A project that will impact the town and the region for years to come. By Cynthia Whitty The town of Ashland began a technical design and engineering project about three years ago to improve Ashland’s south side, defined by the Pond Street (Route 126) corridor running from Framingham into Holliston. After years of discussion and attempts to get sidewalk and corridor safety measures, work has begun. “The project is in full planning mode,” Paula Parker, chair of the Pond Street. Working Group, said. “There have been local, legislative and stakeholder endorsements, work done by urban design and engineering teams, numerous governmental agency meetings and support from residents. Ashland is making progress.” Since Green International presented its engineering design to the public last December, Ashland officials, project working group members and local and state legislators have been advocating for
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