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  Fresh Pond Place, Cambridge, MA Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Fresh Pond Place is a townhouse condominium development of 56 units at the western edge of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Among the attractions of the Fresh Pond Reservation are the Golf course, Tennis and Basketball courts, Soccer and Baseball fields, and children's playground.
Cambridge is one of the great educational centers of the world and has a number of excellent public and private grade schools, including the new Hagerty public school, located just 800 feet around the corner from Fresh Pond Place.
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  Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fresh Pond is a reservoir and park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 42°23′N 71°9′W.
Fresh Pond Reservation consists of a 155 acre (627,000 m²) kettle hole lake, and 162 acres (656,000 m²) of surrounding land, with a 2.25 mile (3.6 km) perimeter road popular with walkers and cyclists, and a 9 hole golf course [1].
Its water is fed to the pond via an aqueduct from the Cambridge reservoirs in Weston, Massachusetts, is purified at the Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility adjacent to the Pond, then pumped upwards to Payson Park Reservoir in Belmont.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fresh_Pond,_Cambridge,_Massachusetts   (313 words)

  
 City Of Cambridge -
Native Americans found an abundance of fish in the ponds and streams of this area, and plentiful wildlife in the woods and marshes.
By 1889 the Massachusetts Legislature granted the right of eminent domain to acquire all the land that is currently part of the Reservation from private owners and the Town of Belmont in the interest of protecting the purity of the water.
The small ponds we call Black's Nook and Little Fresh Pond were created from shallow coves in the larger Pond by gravel dikes, which were built to help prevent pollution and to serve as a bed for the road that encircled the Pond.
www.cambridgema.gov /CWD/wat_fp_geninfo.cfm   (242 words)

  
 Cambridge , Massachusetts, Fresh Pond Parkway paths
Fresh Pond is a natural pond, which has been adapted into a reservoir for the City of Cambridge Water supply.
There has been a path around the pond for many years, but the path to be discussed here is a new and different one.
Fresh Pond Parkway is just as bicycle-unfriendly south of this intersection as north of it.
www.bikexprt.com /massfacil/cambridge/freshpond/parkpath.htm   (1520 words)

  
 Erosion Control -- Building Consensus for Natural-Resource and Water-Quality Preservation at the Fresh Pond Reservation
Cambridge residents, long characterized by their strong tendency toward activism, have taken the initiative to preserve the reservation's natural resources for more than four decades.
Says lifelong Cambridge resident Patricia Pratt, who has been a leader in efforts to improve the reservation's environment for the past five decades, the ecologically significant Black's Nook area was "rescued" by members of the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club in the early 1960s.
The Fresh Pond Master Plan Advisory Committee (FPMPAC) was formed in 1997 to plan for the long-term use and management of the reservation.
www.forester.net /ec_9909_pond.html   (2284 words)

  
 Fresh Pond Ballet
ABOUT FPB: Nina founded Fresh Pond Ballet in 1987 to bring a more personal approach to the teaching of classical ballet than is possible in large schools like Boston Ballet and Jose Mateo's Ballet Theater where she taught for many years.
Fresh Pond Ballet also has a marley surface, a special non-skid, non-slip dance vinyl designed for ease and flow of movement.
Fresh Pond Ballet is concerned with safety and providing optimum conditions for learning ballet.
www.freshpondballet.com   (368 words)

  
 Cambridge - dKosopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Cambridge is home to two of the top universities in the world, Harvard and MIT.
Landmarks include Central Square (location of city hall) and Harvard Square (adjacent to Harvard University.) Fresh Pond, located on the western end of the city, provides drinking water and is part of a favorite recreation area for joggers, bikers, and especially dog owners, as it is the only legally recognized off-leash public area.
Cambridge had a noted role in the history of same-gender marriage, thanks to the decision to open city hall at midnight on May 17, 2004, the date established by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court as the deadline for the recognition of same-sex marriages.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Cambridge   (432 words)

  
 Cambridge sewer separation meeting - notes - December 7 2000
To reduce flooding in Cambridge's Fresh Pond area and to protect its municipal water supply, the City of Cambridge and the Mass.
Cambridge and the MWRA deserve credit for trying to come up with a good solution, for holding these meetings, and for agreeing to hold another meeting when, after 3 hours, residents still had more questions and concerns.
If the City of Cambridge does not own the needed land, it can use eminent domain proceedings to take it for this clearly public purpose, instead of infringing on MDC land, which should be managed for the benefit of all of Massachusetts.
www.alewife.org /government/2000_12_7_mwra_and_cambridge_sewermeeting_notes.html   (1103 words)

  
 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is bordered by the city of Boston, located on the other side of the Charles River just 3 miles to the southeast.
Cambridge today is very much a college-influenced community combining a strong mix of cultural and social diversity, intellectual vitality and technological innovation.
The Cambridge Carnival in Massachusetts, held in August, is a Caribbean-style carnival featuring costumes, music, street-parades, dancing, and food, which represent the diverse cultures of the Caribbean islands.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/massachusetts/Cambridge   (980 words)

  
 Living in Cambridge: Neighborhoods
At the western edge of the city, the 370 acre Alewife area is known as "The Gateway to Cambridge." Bounded by Route 2, Belmont, and Concord Avenue along the Fresh Pond Reservoir, Alewife is a vitally important part of the city.
North Cambridge was also the political base of one of the most colorful, powerful, and humane of national figures in Washington in the last half of the 20th century.
The neighborhood of Cambridgeport is attractively situated on the Charles River and is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue to the north, River Street to the west and MIT to the east.
www.cambridgechamber.org /livework/living_neighborhoods.html   (1472 words)

  
 Cambridge Massachusetts Real Estate and Relocation
Cambridgeport is a dense and diverse neighborhood consisting of approximately ten thousand residents, abutting MIT on to the east, bounded by Massachusetts Avenue to the north, River Street to the west, and the Charles River to the south.
Massachusetts Avenue, which connects the two squares, is one of the neighborhood’s main commercial areas.
Fresh Pond Reservation, a 155-acre kettle hole lake surrounded by 162 acres of land and a nine-hole golf course, is located at the western end of West Cambridge.
www.relocate-america.com /states/MA/cities/cambridge.htm   (1791 words)

  
 Wetlands - ideas to improve laws - Cambridge Massachusetts
Cambridge is currently in the process of considering a conservation bylaw.
In one Massachusetts town a fence was erected that blocked animals from getting into a wildlife area but the town was unable to do anything about it as the DEP appeals court ruled that the Act only protected the habitat and not the animals that lived in it!
Cambridge may want to consider a similar policy given the extent of construction that has already occurred on their few remaining flood plain areas and the threat to property and water supply that exists.
www.alewife.org /wetlands_flooding/wetlands_ideastoimprovecambridgelaws.html   (1485 words)

  
 Where do you want to go birding in Massachusetts today?
It is a small coastal community that blends typical New England charm with the opportunity to bird-watch and hike on a protected national refuge.
If you are interested in shorebirds and terns, North Monomoy Island and South Beach in Chatham, Massachusetts (the 'elbow' of Cape Cod), are two of the most exciting places you could visit in the Northeast during the late summer and fall.
Massachusetts, with Mary Scott, including Fannie Stebbins Sanctuary, Joppa Flats, Plum Island, and Salisbury Beach.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/usmassachusetts.htm   (635 words)

  
 Hotels in Cambridge Massachusetts - Best Western Hotel Tria
265 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253-4444 Fax: (617)253-8994 * Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology -- Harvard University: Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest museums in the world devoted to anthropology and houses one of the most comprehensive records of human cultural history in the Western Hemisphere.
In addition, Fresh Pond is Host to the USGA public link Qualifying for Woman as well as numerous charitable events.
Fresh Pond Staff Golf Professional- Bob Carey (617) 349-6282 GREENS FEES: Monday through Friday: 9 Holes 17.00 18 Holes 27.00 Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 9 Holes 21.00 18 Holes 35.00 Cambridge Daily Rate: 9 Holes 14.00 18 Holes 24.00 Monday to Friday only.
www.onetravelsource.com /hotels_info/Cambridge/MA/US/10000191   (6349 words)

  
 Cambridge Massachusetts, 1890
East Cambridge is connected with Charlestown by Prison Point Bridge, and with Boston by Canal or Craigie's Bridge and the viaduct of the Boston and Lowell Railroad.
The place was incorporated under the name of New-Town, Sept. 8, 1633; and, on receiving for the school the sum of about £800 from the Rev. John Harvard- of Charlestown in 1638, it was agreed to raise the school to a college, and, in honor of Mr.
From the commencement of the Revolution to its close, Cambridge evinced an earnest and unwavering patriotism; and it has the honor of having raised the first company in the country which volunteered for the suppression of the Rebellion.
capecodhistory.us /Mass1890/Cambridge1890.htm   (2056 words)

  
 Welcome to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Coldwell Banker Cambridge is on the left at 171 Huron Avenue, at the corner of Huron and Concord Avenues.
The Coldwell Banker Cambridge office is on the left at 171 Huron Avenue, at the corner of Huron and Concord Avenues.
The Coldwell Banker Cambridge office is located at 171 Huron Avenue, at the corner of Concord and Huron Avenues.
www.coldwellbanker-cambridge.com /pages/directions.html   (679 words)

  
 City puts out-of-town dogs on short leash at Fresh Pond - Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
To apply for the free medallion that allows off-leash privileges for pooches, Cambridge residents must go to the Fresh Pond ranger station in April or May with a city-issued dog license.
Cambridge dogs visibly must wear their medallion on a collar or harness to be off-leash.
Cambridge resident Jen Routley takes a break from her run around Fresh Pond Reservation with son Alex while her dog, Zinny explores on a Saturday afternoon.
www.townonline.com /cambridge/homepage/x222324255   (893 words)

  
 Fresh Pond Reservoir - Cambridge, MA, 02138- - Citysearch
Fresh Pond Reservoir - Cambridge, MA, 02138- - Citysearch
The reservoir is 165 acres of water, surrounded by 150 acres of land and circled by a 2.5-mile path for running and walking.
If you have a Cambridge resident sticker use the lots on Fresh Pond Parkway.
www.citysearch.com /profile/11352527   (225 words)

  
 Homepage - Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge TAB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Cambridge’s own Stephanie Bain has played with her food since she was a teenager, but now she’s playing to win.
The monthly event, which encourages those who live and work in Cambridge to don green clothing and leave their cars at home for the day, was celebrating its first anniversary with free ice cream at Toscanini’s in Central Square for all participants.
A Cambridge woman who attempted to pump propane into the house of her ex-boyfriend while he was sleeping was arraigned Thursday for attempted murder.
www.townonline.com /cambridge   (1365 words)

  
 Cambridge travel guide - Wikitravel
Cambridge is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA, and part of the Greater Boston metropolis.
First settled in 1630 by English Puritans, Cambridge developed as an agricultural town and was not really convenient to Boston until bridges were built over the Charles River in 1793 and 1809.
Cambridge is generally very safe, though it is a city and the standard precautions should be observed.
wikitravel.org /en/Cambridge_(Massachusetts)   (3449 words)

  
 Cambridge DOG | Promoting Off-Leash Recreation Space in Cambridge, MA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Fresh Pond, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway: legal off-leash for Cambridge residents' dogs under voice control.
In 1997, a fund was established by the Cambridge Animal Commission to provide emergency veterinary care for stray animals in Cambridge.
Fresh Pond Medallion Program ON HOLD as a result of testimony at City Council meeting!
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 BMR - BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. - Fresh Pond Research Park
Fresh Pond Research Park is a six-building, multi-tenant research center, built in 1948 and most recently renovated in 2002.
The property is located in Cambridge, near Harvard University, MIT and numerous other foundations and research institutes, with easy access to major freeways.
For information on spaces for lease at Fresh Pond Research Park, please contact us.
www.biomedrealty.com /property_freshpond.asp   (129 words)

  
 Cambridge DOG | Learn what's going on at Little Fresh Pond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Little Fresh Pond is that wonderful beach-like area next to the golf course, where so many of our dogs like to tumble and swim.
According to the Fresh Pond Master Plan (we have a copy) permanent fencing will be erected all along the roadway and part of the way around the Little Pond.
Such a small space is likely to be inadequate for the number of dogs romping along Fresh Pond looking for a safe place to cool off or to fetch a stick or two.
cambridgedog.org /node/57   (402 words)

  
 Fresh Pond Ballet
Tuition is due in full before the start of classes.
Fresh Pond Ballet, 127 LakeView Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138.
Children's tuition is due in advance to process registration.
www.freshpondballet.com /current_schedule.html   (154 words)

  
 Great Listings - Cambridge, Massachusetts Real Estate
With the railroad so near, the citizens of Waltham clamored to have it extended to their village which was granted and the line ran through what was to become the Town of Belmont.
The towns of Watertown, Waltham and West Cambridge fought the proposed creation of a new town, but in the end the battle was won and on March 18, 1859 the Town of Belmont was born.
Because of a controversy over a slaughter house erected in Belmont on the banks of the pond which was the drinking water supply for Cambridge, 0.89 square mile of Belmont was annexed in 1880 to that city.
www.greatlistings.com /pages/belmont.htm   (573 words)

  
 Cambridge , Massachusetts, Fresh Pond area bicycle facilities
A new bicycle path in Fresh Pond Park has been constructed in the spring of 2002 (yellow line, locations A-H in aerial photo).
Also see additional comments, including submissions to the Cambridge Bicycle Committee in response to the initial Request for Proposal 1995 and 1996, and links to a discussion of the project on the Massbike e-mail list..
Path in Fresh Pond Park shown in yellow, locations A-H. Shorter routes to Huron Ave.
www.bikexprt.com /massfacil/cambridge/freshpond/index.htm   (317 words)

  
 Cambridge Massachusetts
Part of the Boston Metropolitan area, Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city by its own right with its own distinct characteristics.
Home to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), two of the most prestigious universities in the United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts has both the qualities of a contemporary, up-to-date city and those of a historic one.
The Hyatt Regency Cambridge is located in a historic location adjacent to MIT, central to Harvard and Boston University, close to major...
www.bostonacademy.org /cambridge/index.htm   (282 words)

  
 STEFFIAN BRADLEY ARCHITECTS Boston - London
SBA's urban design plan for Fresh Pond Center is a significant aspect of the city's recently completed Concord / Alewife Planning Study.
When complete, the 1.8 million sf Fresh Pond Center mixed-use development will provide 700 units of housing with green roof gardens, a 250-room hotel with fitness club, conference rooms and amenities, 175,000 sf of commercial office space and over 640,000 sf of retail and entertainment space.
Small public squares and tree lined avenues will allow people to move about freely, as well as create a much-needed nexus of activity for the neighborhood.
www.steffian.com /work/urbanDesign/freshPond/freshPond.htm   (129 words)

  
 Cinema Treasures | Fresh Pond Cinema
Fresh Pond, a state-of-the-art operation under enthusiastic management, is making moviegoing the pleasure it ought to be.
Fresh Pond was a tough theatre to manage, as was the strip mall.
One of the odd things about Fresh Pond is that the concession stand is handled by Boston Concessions Group (which owns many theaters in New England and manages concessions at more still, including most of the Entertainment Cinemas).
www.cinematreasures.com /theater.php/10498   (2814 words)

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