Events

Fields Corner Main Street Accepting Board of Directors Nominations Fields Corner Main Street is seeking new people committed to working to enhance and promote the Fields Corner business district to fill open positions on our Board of Directors. Nominations are now being accepted for terms beginning in July 2008. Board meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. In addition to serving a two-year term, each board member is asked to commit four to six hours a month to Main Street efforts and projects by participating on a committee. Each member also is needed to play a role in our annual fundraising efforts. For information or to apply, contact FCMS at 617.474.1432 or fcms@fieldscorner.org. Applications are due Friday, February 29, 2008.

The Federal Communications Commission is coming to Boston to hold a public hearing featuring a rare local appearance of all 5 FCC Commissioners about the future of the Internet.

In recent months cable and Internet companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon have repeatedly been caught blocking, filtering, and spying on
consumers' Internet activities. The FCC is responding to the hundreds of thousands of people who have expressed their outrage over the anti-competitive practices by holding a hearing in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

If you are worried about your own or someone else’s drinking and/or drug use, a Community Substance Abuse Drop. In Service will be available to have your questions answered about substance abuse on the Second and Fourth Mondays of the Month from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Neponset Health Center, 398 Neponset Ave., Dorchester, MA. This service is confidential. For more information, call (617) 282-200.

FREE Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn group for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers at the Lee Elementary/Adademy building. Come play and learn with us! Any Boston resident with a 1-3 year old child can attend. Registration is required, but is ongoing, and each playgroup is limited to 8-15 families. The playgroup leader speaks English and Haitian. For more information, please contact Marie Wade at 617-756-9650 or mwade@boston.k12.ma.us.

Help plan the 2008 DOT Day Parade.

This is a community meeting and all are invited. Come out and connect with community leaders and get the information on what is effecting your community.