Saftey

Report of December 13th, 2006
The Safety Committee was asked to pass on a request for street light maintainance as a number of street lights in the area of Southampton Street are not working. There have been some automobile break-ins recently, but overall things have been relatively quite. The panhandling at the Mass. Ave./ Melnea Cass Intersection continues to be an issue.

Report of October 11th, 2006
The Safety Committee met during the past week to discuss some concerns particularly in the Shirley Street area of Newmarket. The Shirley Eustis House and neighboring properties and businesses have been experiencing a large increase in unsavory activity over the recent months. After the meeting one of the officers from District B-2 went over to the Shirley Eustis House to further discuss the issues.

The police captains present from B2, C6 & D4 also indicated that car break-ins continue to be a problem. They strongly recommend that you leave nothing visible in your car when you leave it. There was a lot of discussion about the possibility of surveillance cameras and it was agreed to continue this discussion as well as conduct a survey of members as to which ones have surveillance cameras on their properties.

The police also indicated that all incidents should be reported to the police even if insurance covers it because they need to be able to track a pattern in a particular area.

Illegal dumping is also an issue. There are illegal dumping grants from the State Department of Environmental Protection potentially available. The NBA will be looking into these. R & R Sales currently participates in that program.

Report of June 14th, 2006
Sargeant Meade from District C6 reported on a few episodes of stolen cars in the area. In addition, on June 9^th, there was an armed robbery at UHAUL. It was captured on closed circuit tv and the police are following up. The area around McDonalds and On The Run continues to be a hotbed of drug activity.

Report of February 8th, 2006
The MacDonald’s restaurant has received a temporary permit to operate a 24 hour drive through. The meetings of the safety committee enabled the owner of MacDonalds and the Police to work out a mutually acceptable plan and address concerns about illegal activites in the summer months.

March 9th report 2005
Sue Sullivan, our Executive Director, discussed the plans for a future safety committee meeting on March 15^th to go over various safety issues, including increased traffic and drug activity in the area surrounding Newmarket.

Jan 12th report 2005
Gerard Horgan of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s office has volunteered to chair the Safety Committee. If there is any problem to report of incidents in the neighborhood, please notify Gerard Horgan or Susan Sullivan.

Oct 13th report 2004
No updates to report. Members were advised to inform Sue Sullivan of any safety related issues.

June 23rd report 2004
Sgt. Bill Meade of district C-6 gave the membership information about area crime statistics. Drug arrests are up almost 50%; there have been 91 to date this year. Larceny from motor vehicles (39 since March) and auto thefts (49 since March) are continuing problems in the area. There is a weekly commanders meeting at Police headquarters where the captains of each of the districts covered by Newmarket coordinate their crime-fighting efforts.

May 12th report 2004
The position of chairman of the Safety Committee is available. Please call Joe Cefalo or Susan Sullivan if you are interested. The chairman discusses any safety concerns with the Police and Fire Chiefs in our area. This position does not take a major time commitment, but it is a great service to our membership. Until a new chairman has been announced, please report any safety concerns to Sue Sullivan. Representatives from the Police Department, Fire Department and MBTA Police attend our membership meetings and work together with the Association to solve problems in our area.

April 14th report 2004
The position of chairman of the Safety Committee is available. Please call Joe Cefalo or Susan Sullivan if you are interested. The chairman discusses any safety concerns with the Police and Fire Chiefs in our area. This position does not take a major time commitment, but it is a great service to our membership. Until a new chairman has been announced, please report any safety concerns to Sue Sullivan. Representatives from the Police Department, Fire Department and MBTA Police attend our membership meetings and work together with the Association to solve problems in our area.

February 15th report 2004
The position of chairman of the Safety Committee is available. Please call Joe Cefalo or Susan Sullivan if you are interested. The chairman discusses any safety concerns with the Police and Fire Chiefs in our area. This position does not take a major time commitment, but it is a great service to our membership. Until a new chairman has been announced, please report any safety concerns to Sue Sullivan. Representatives from the Police Department attend our membership meetings and work together with the association to solve problems in the area.

January 15th report 2004
The position of chairman of the Safety Committee is available. Please call Joe Cefalo or Susan Sullivan if you are interested. The chairman discusses any safety concerns with the Police and Fire Chiefs in our area. This position does not take a major time commitment, but it is a great service to our membership. Until a new chairman has been announced, please report any safety concerns to Sue Sullivan. Police Captain Cunningham recently gave a presentation on reported crimes in the area. He has pledged to work with our organization to improve conditions that we bring to his attention.

November 12th report 2003
Captain Cunningham gave a detailed presentation at this meeting about the crime reported in our neighborhood. The Newmarket Business Association is grateful for the positive relationship with all three Police districts and encourages members to report any incidents immediately and work with the Police to reduce crime in our area.

October 8th report 2003
There was an excellent meeting with the Captains of precincts B-2, B-4, and B-6. This meeting led to a separate meeting at the Mason School to solve the recent vandalism and theft problems. Captain Cunningham will be sending a representative to attend our monthly meetings and report incidents. Please post NO TRESPASSING signs so that the police will have the right of arrest.

September 10th report 2003
There is a meeting schedule with Captain Cunningham and a representative from B-2. The police will be providing Newmarket Business Association with a report of area incidents. Please report any new safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

August 13th report 2003
Starting in September, police District C will be providing Newmarket Business Association with a report of area incidents. Vehicle break ins continue to be a problem as evidenced by all the broken glass along Shirley Street. Please report any new safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

July 16th report 2003
There was no new report from the safety committee, but Joe Cefalo took the opportunity to thank several members of the Boston Police Department attending this meeting for their assistance in the past and on our ongoing safety concerns. Please report any new safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

June 11th report 2003
There were break ins reported at R&R sales two weekends ago. The police were notified. The drag races have resumed adjacent to Western Roundhouse Suites. The Police were informed and are working on the problem. Prostitution activity has increased in the daytime. There have also been several carjackings recently. Please report any new safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

May 14th report 2003
Again this month the main issue is the problem with buses in front of 1010 Mass Ave. Cars parked in the bus stop are causing traffic to back up. The MBTA Police have been informed and are working on

April 9th report 2003
The MBTA Police were informed about the problem with buses in front of 1010 Mass Ave. Cars parked in the bus stop are causing traffic to back up. Please report any new safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

February 12th report 2003
John Kinnealy reported a problem with buses in front of 1010 Mass Ave. Cars parked in the bus stop are causing traffic to back up. Please report any new safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

January 15th report 2003
The position of chairman of the Safety Committee is available. Please call Joe Cefalo or Susan Sullivan if you are interested. The chairman discusses any safety concerns with the Police and Fire Chiefs in our area. This position does not take a major time commitment, but it is a great service to our membership. Until a new chairman has been announced, please report any safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

December 18th report 2002
The position of chairman of the Safety Committee is available. Please call Joe Cefalo or Susan Sullivan if you are interested. The chairman discusses any safety concerns with the Police and Fire Chiefs in our area. This position does not take a major time commitment, but it is a great service to our membership. Until a new chairman has been announced, please report any safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

November 13th report 2002
The position of chairman of the Safety Committee is available. Please call Joe Cefalo or Susan Sullivan if you are interested. The chairman discusses any safety concerns with the Police and Fire Chiefs in our area. This position does not take a major time commitment, but it is a great service to our membership. Until a new chairman has been announced, please report any safety concerns to Sue Sullivan.

There was an incident at Citizens Bank involving the courier for the 1010 Mass Ave Café. The police have apprehended the suspect. Mary Alibrandi, Manager of the Branch would like to reassure Newmarket Business Association members that this was an unusual incident and the branch is a secure place to do business. Please report all incidents to Sue Sullivan so that she can follow up with the area Police captains.

The problem of drag racing incidents has been brought under control. Panhandlers and solicitors are an ongoing problem that is currently being addressed. The Safety Committee will follow up with the chiefs to focus on these problems. Please report all incidents to Sue Sullivan or Wally Stevens of Slade Gorton Company so that they can follow up with the area Police captains.

June 12th report 2002

There was a general discussion of drag racing incidents. This is a well-organized, but extremely dangerous, regular event near the Best Western Roundhouse Suites hotel. The police have been notified and have responded, but the activity resumes after the police depart. The drag racers have police scanners. The Safety Committee will follow up with the chiefs to focus on this problem. Please report all incidents to Sue Sullivan or Wally Stevens of Slade Gorton Company so that he can follow up with the area Police captains.

May 8th report 2002
There was a general discussion of incidents happening on the boundary lines that divide Police districts. The Safety Committee will follow up with the chiefs to focus on these areas. Please report all incidents to Sue Sullivan or Wally Stevens of Slade Gorton Company so that he can follow up with the area Police captains.

April 10th report 2002
Several incidents have taken place. There is a problem with drag racing, cars have been vandalized and stolen in all areas of our neighborhood, including faculty cars parked at the Mason School. Please report all incidents to Sue Sullivan or Wally Stevens of Slade Gorton Company so that he can follow up with the area Police captains.

February 13th report 2002
A few serious incidents took place. Three homicides are being investigated by the D-2 station. An auto theft was also reported. Please report any incidents to Wally Stevens or Susan Sullivan.

December 12th report No incidents to report. There is graffiti on the back of several buildings including Kennealey, Connelly, and Boston Brisket. Lt. Nancy O’Laughlin at the MBTA Police is the person to call. They have a library of sample of work by suspects. Public facilities recently cleaned under the bridge. The same meeting to address this issue can also focus on cleaning up the dead trees, litter, etc.

November 14th report
No incidents to report.

October 10th report
There was a drag-racing incident in the neighborhood. The perpetrators were captured together with the videotape they made of themselves. Newmarket Business Association has been researching ways to offer health insurance to our members.

There is a new Captain at station C6. If anyone is interested in being chair of the safety committee, please call Wally Stevens or Susan Sullivan. Please report any incidents to Wally Stevens or Susan Sullivan.

There was a homeless woman living in a tent in the parking lot of Citizens Bank. She had a fire going. The police were notified.

There have been more graffiti hits in the area. The MBTA Police have a procedure in place to identify the culprit. If the graffiti is being cleaned, first take a picture and bring it to the attention of Lt. Nancy O’Laughlin who has gotten legislation passed to prosecute the offenders. Often the “artists” have to do community service in conjunction with the crew who run the graffiti washing machine.

There are abandoned shopping carts on Kemble Street. The “NO DUMPING” signs have not yet been posted in that location where they are sorely needed.

There have been a series of daytime car break-ins in the area along the park and Shirley Street. Rear windows are smashed and belongings are stolen by perpetrators who run away through the park. Broken glass along the sidewalk shows this to be a common occurrence. Do Not Leave Belongings in View in Your Car. Police reports have been filed.

Please report any areas of concern to Wally Stevens. The MBTA Police have been very helpful on behalf of concerns shared by members of the NBA.

Police arrested drug dealers after a recent incident was reported to the Safety committee. The crosswalks have been put in place on Southhampton street. Some of the “NO DUMPING” signs have been installed. A meeting will be scheduled to try to eliminate the conflicting school bus and trucking schedules.

August 9th report

Please report any safety issues or concerns to Wally Stevens.

May 10th report

A meeting has been scheduled with the Methadone clinic to discuss traffic and trafficking. The Sheriff’s department will be meeting with the committee to discuss the proposed new building. A building at 965 Massachusetts Avenue is being renovated for “Victory Programs” which are alcohol, drug addiction and psychological problem recovery programs. Supposedly Aerosmith is chairing the event for the June opening of this facility. Newmarket Business Association was never informed of this use in this location.

A questionnaire was distributed to the membership to collect information about health insurance. There may be a way for the Newmarket Business Association to facilitate package deals on health insurance.

Members will be surveyed to review safety concerns. Concerns were raised about the continued illegal dumping on Kemble Street. The City has promised to install signs soon and to increase patrols.

Traffic problems have been reported near the driveway of the Super 88 Market.

There will also be an effort to collect information about the feasibility of providing group health insurance through Newmarket Business Association.