BOSTON RED SOX POSTGAME ALERT May 10, 2012

BOSTON RED SOX POSTGAME ALERT May 10, 2012 Cleveland 8, Boston 3 at Fenway Park Cleveland Record: (18-13) Boston Record: (12-19) Winning pitcher - Derek Lowe (5-1) Losing pitcher - Josh Beckett (2-4) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CLE 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 12 0 BOS 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 0 GAME LINKS: Recap | Full Box Score | Photo Gallery | Highlights  Visit redsox.com for more information » Standings » Game Notes » 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Who will shine at the All-Star Game? Get your favorite players to the Midsummer Classic. Vote now.  More

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to Fenway Park." - Carl Beane

The Front Office Insider: Remembering our friend, Carl Beane. "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to Fenway Park." It gave me chills every time. Tell me something (anything) that can be so expected and yet elicit such a powerfully surprising response every single time. Every. Single. Time. Carl Beane was perfectly suited forFenway Park, and not just for his voice. He was one of the "Fenway Characters" - a loving term for those folks you know just belong here and make this place what it is. The man was about as funny as they come - one of those guys that you'd just see roaming the halls of the ballpark and you'd chuckle and find yourself... Read More from The Insider •  Silence tonight at Fenway to honor Beane  •  Red Sox look to turn things around at home Rest in Peace, you were the voice of Fenway!

Man Charged in Beagle Cruelty Case

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Salem NH Hopes To Start Work Soon On Rail Trail

Bicycle, Pedestrian Path Will Be Part Of 80-Mile Trail

SALEM, N.H. -- Work is expected to start soon to clear the way for a bicycle and pedestrian trail along a former railroad track in southern New Hampshire.

The work in Salem will be part of an 80-mile rail trail from Lawrence, Mass., to Lebanon, N.H.
The Eagle-Tribune reported that the town and New Hampshire Department of Transportation still need to negotiate agreements for use of the former Boston & Maine Railroad tracks.

Salem selectmen voted Monday to finalize the details with the state.

The rail trail, proposed more than a decade ago, extends 5.1 miles through Salem. The trail passes through Windham, Derry and Londonderry.

Source: http://www.wmur.com/news/31036066/detail.html#ixzz1uTXIOG5y 


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Salem rail trail work could finally start soon

By Doug Ireland

SALEM — There's hope at the end of the trail for a local project that's been years in the making.

Work is expected to begin soon to clear the way for Salem's portion of a bicycle and pedestrian trail that would someday extend about 80 miles from Lawrence to Lebanon.

But first, the town and state Department of Transportation need to negotiate agreements for use of the former Boston & Maine Railroad tracks.

Salem selectmen voted unanimously Monday to authorize Town Manager Keith Hickey to finalize the details with the state.

The rail trail, proposed more than a decade ago, extends 5.1 miles through Salem. The trail passes through Windham, Derry and Londonderry as well.

The Nevada-based Iron Horse Preservation Society has offered to remove part of the old track and would start when given the word, Salem community development director William Scott said.

The nonprofit organization of train enthusiasts volunteers its services, funding the work through the sale of old tracks and equipment for the preservation of historic railroads.

The group has been working on the rail trail in Methuen.

But negotiating the necessary agreements could take a while, according to David Topham of the Salem Bike-Ped Corridor Committee.

Approval is needed from the DOT, the attorney general's office and the Executive Council, he said.

Topham is optimistic, but the big question that remains is when work would begin.

"We don't feel there is any major obstacle at all," he said. "It just takes a while to push the paperwork through."

Windham and Derry are mostly done with their portions of the trail, he said. Scott said he will meet with Windham officials in the next week.

Londonderry is early in the process. The project will be funded through a $1.27 million federal transportation grant requiring a 20 percent local match. Salem must raise roughly $220,000 through private sources, Topham said.

"The town is basically looking for the funds to come up with the match money," he said. "The money is not coming from the taxpayers."

Linda Harvey, also a member of the Salem Bike-Ped Corridor Committee, has been pushing for the project since 1999. She said she will be glad when work finally begins.

"I will be relieved to see something happening," Harvey said.

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Source: http://www.eagletribune.com/newhampshire/x241727125/Salem-rail-trail-work-could-finally-start-soon


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May is National Bike Month

		Dear Reader, Celebrate National Bike Month with the Sierra Club. Tell Congress and your governor: Americans want safer bike options to break our addiction to oil! May is National Bike Month. And as a friend told me yesterday, "Biking feels like flying!" It's true: On a bike, you can smell the flowers, feel the wind in your face, beat the traffic, and help the climate. Everyone deserves access to clean, affordable transportation choices like biking -- but many communities don't have the infrastructure they need to safely replace car trips with biking. With your help, we can do better. Celebrate Bike Month with the Sierra Club by telling Congress and your governor: Our communities need safe biking options. What happens when a community gets safe biking options? Well, thanks to a Department of Transportation pilot program, several communities in Missouri, California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have seen more bikers and pedestrians, safer streets, and an estimated savings of 7,701 tons of climate pollution every year since 2010. 1 Biking isn't just fun -- it also beats paying $4 at the pump. If American drivers traded just one weekly four-mile car trip for a bike ride, we'd save $4.6 billion and 2 billion gallons of gas every year. Tens of thousands of Americans will spend a little extra time on their bikes for National Bike Month, and I hope you'll join them. Start by letting decision makers know: We need safer biking infrastructure. Tell Congress and your governor about these successes, and let them know: We need them to work with transportation officials for safer, climate-friendly transportation options. We're proud to be partnering with the League of American Bicyclists, the National Council of La Raza, and other allies to make Bike Month a big success. Join us by contacting our elected leaders today -- and then hop on a bike for a new look at your community. Thanks for all you do for our environment, Ann Mesnikoff Sierra Club Green Transportation Director [1] LaHood, Ray. "National Bike Month, a good time to put on your helmet and saddle up." U.S. Department of Transportation. Web. 01 May 2012.