SCNA Board 11/12/19 Present: Gabe Ciociola, Jen Hagar, Dennis Maroney, Milo Martinez, Lynn Murray, Jenn Santo The meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm President’s Report Trish O’Brien City Parks Director has confirmed that she will attend Dec 10th meeting. There has been positive feedback from our meeting with HSI and Salem Preservation Planning.…
SCNA Board 10/8/19 Present: Gabe Ciociola, Jen Hagar, Dennis Maroney, Milo Martinez, Lynn Murray, Jenn Santo Guests: Robert LeBlanc, City of Salem Arborist; Josh Arenstam, City of Salem Tree Commission member Robert LeBlanc, the City of Salem Arborist stated that the majority of the trees on the Common were quite old – probably around 60…
SCNA Board 9/10/19 Present: Jane Carroll, Gabe Ciociola, Dennis Maroney, Milo Martinez, Lynn Murray, Jenn Santo Guest: Paul DePrey: Superintendent Salem & Sagus National Historic Sites National Park Service (NPS) Paul DePrey – NPS Overview. We live in a significantly historic part of the country as all of Essex County is a national heritage area containing a…
SCNA Board Meeting Updates August 2019 Present: Jane Carroll, Gabe Ciociola, Jen Hagar, Milo Martinez, Dennis Maroney, Lynn Murray, Gary Santo, Jenn Santo Guests: Gavin Gardner, National Park Service; Emily Udy, Historic Salem; Patty Kelleher, City of Salem Preservation Planner The meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm. Dennis began by thanking our guests for attending…
SCNA Board Meeting Updates June/July 2019 President’s Report Jenna Ide (Capital Projects/Sustainability) joined 7/9/19 Board meeting Jenna discussed Capital Projects throughout City. Very open to working on Common Master Plan with all participants. Congrats to our 2 new Commissioners: Milo (Historic) & Josh (Tree)! Common Fence Restoration. Sections by Hawthorne & WSE will be removed in…
SCNA Board 5/14/19 Present: Gabe Ciociola, Jane Carroll, Milo Martinez, Dennis Maroney, Jen Hagar, Lynn Murray, Jenn Santo Guest: Ward 2 Councilor Christine Madore President’s Report Councilor Madore to join us tonight – welcome! Thanks to all on successful Common Clean Up & Derby/SW party. Common Fence Restoration. Sections by Hawthorne & WSE will be…
SCNA Board 4/9/19 Attendees: Gabe Ciociola, Matt Cornell, Jane Carroll, Milo Martinez, Dennis Maroney, Jen Hagar, Lynn Murray, Jenn Santo, Jerry Smith President’s Report The 382nd Muster on the Common will be held Saturday the 13th. It begins at 10 – ends at 2pm. Dennis suggested that we have an SCNA table set up to provide both…
SCNA Board 3/12/19 Attendance: Jerry Smith, Gabe Ciociola, Jenn Santo, Matt Cornell, Jane Carroll, Milo Martinez Called to order at 7:42 President’s Report: Expressed condolences to the O’Donnell Family. Talked to two Councilors at large to speak to the membership. Elaine Milo and Domingo Dominguez and Thomas Furey. Get more councilors involved with our membership.…
Present Gabe Ciociola, Dennis Maroney, Milo Martinez, Lynn Murray, Gary Santo, Jenn Santo, Jerry Smith, Barb Swartz. Guest: Jane Carroll (Nominating Committee) President’s Report/General Discussion The annual meeting is being held on Thursday, March 28th at 7 pm at the Hawthorne. The agenda for the meeting will include a summary of SCNA accomplishments, events, and…
Present Gabe Ciociola, Milo Martinez, Dennis Maroney, Lynn Murray, Gary Santo, Jenn Santo, Barb Schwartz, Jerry Smith President’s Report – Arch restoration project expanded to include a review of status of improvements to the Common that had been previously discussed or committed to by the City. These include: Plan for ongoing restoration of the Common Fence…