2015 Press

January 21 – Beaton Focuses on More Solar, Lower Energy Costs (Worcester Business Journal)

February 9 – Boston probably won’t dump all that snow in the harbor (Boston.com)

February 9 – City may dump snow into Boston Harbor, Walsh says (Boston Globe)

February 9 – Record snowfall frustrates public and officials (Boston Globe)

February 9 – Towns getting waivers to put snow in local waterways (CBS Boston)

February 10 – VIDEO: Desperation pushes snow removal to waterways in Massachusetts (Rachel Maddow interviews Bruce Berman on MSNBC)

February 10 – Snow dumped in Boston Harbor as last resort (BostInno)

February 11 – Boston has no alternatives but to dump excess snow (Al Jazeera America)

February 12 – Snow dumped in Boston Harbor as last resort (East Boston Times)

February 20 – Environmentally speaking, does it matter if we dump snow into the ocean? (Weather Channel)

March 1 – What to do with all that snow? Boston cleanup a brutal chore and it’s not over (The Guardian)

March 21 – Hundreds take cold dip for good cause (Boston Herald)

March 21 – Snow? Never heard of it (Universal Hub)

March 21 – VIDEO: Polar Plunge held to benefit summer beach programs (WHDH)

March 21 – VIDEO: New Englander Waiting For Spring (NECN)

March 21 – VIDEO: Winter weather in spring still hurting businesses (FOX Boston)

May 23 – Water quality survey gives Boston-area beaches high mark (Boston Herald)

May 23 – Report gives Boston beaches high mark (Boston Globe)

May 26 – Southie beaches cleaner than Miami Beach (Metro)

May 26 – Boston Harbor beaches are cleaning up their act (BostInno)

May 26 – South Boston beaches cleaner than iconic urban beaches, study says (MassLive.com)

May 27 – High water marks: Beaches in Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Swampscott show improvement (ItemLive.com)

May 28 – South Boston beaches are cleaner than Miami Beach, and local realtors are excited (Boston.com)

May 28 – Constitution Beach in the top ten cleanest beaches (East Boston Times)

June – Better Beaches Program awards $200,000 to 35 groups in nine waterfront communities (NoBo Magazine)

June 5 – Harbor group doles out $$$ to create better beaches (State House News Service)

June 7 – After a wicked winter, a spectacular summer on Boston-area beaches (Swampscott Patch)

June 8 – After wicked winter, a spectacular summer on Boston’s metropolitan beaches (Boston Business Journal)

June 9 – Save the Harbor awards $32G to support free beach programs (ItemLive.com)

June 10 – Hull groups get $11K for summer events from Save the Harbor (Wicked Local Hull)

June 10 – Hull groups get $11K for summer events from Save the Harbor (Patriot Ledger)

June 11 – Save the Harbor awards over $200,000 to support free beach programs (South Boston Today)

June 11 – Local organizations receive grants from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (East Boston Times-Free Press)

June 11 – Hull, Quincy groups receive funding for free beach activities (Boston Globe)

June 11 – Save the Harbor/Save the Bay helps out East Boston (East Boston Times-Free Press)

June 11 – Save the Harbor/Save the Bay helps out Revere (Revere Journal)

June 11 – Two local groups get $12,000 in support: Better Beaches Program supports programs on Lynn, Nahant beaches (Lynn Journal)

July 7 – South Boston ‘snow farm’ clings to life as pile of ice and trash (CBS Boston)

July 8 – Boston snow still melting in man-made glacier of ice and trash (Examiner.com)

July 13 – Master sand sculptors at Wollaston Beach (Quincy Sun)

July 14 – Master sand sculptors to build 20-ton castle at Wollaston Beach (WickedLocal.com)

July 14 – Master sand sculptors to build 20-ton castle at Wollaston Beach (Patriot Ledger)

July 14 – If you build it, they will come (Caught In Southie Magazine)

July 14 – Getting ready for sand sculpting festival (Revere Journal)

July 15 – Building sand castles in Southie (Fort Point Boston Blog)

July 17 – A day at the beach (Boston Globe)

July 17 – Sand castles on the beach in South Boston (South Boston Today)

July 28 – Free swimming, kayak lessons available at Carson Beach (Patch Charlestown)

July 30 – Tenean, Savin Hil plan for beach festivals in August (Dorchester Reporter)

August 4 – Save the Harbor offers free beach programs on DCR’s Carson Beach (South End Patch)

August 4 – Save the Harbor offers free beach programs at DCR’s Carson Beach (Fenway-Kenmore Patch)

August 4 – Save the Harbor offers free beach programs at DCR’s Carson Beach (Charlestown Patch)

August 4 – According to the numbers, most Boston beaches are clean as can be (BostInno)

August 5 – Orient Heights’ Constitution Beach to offer 10 days of free kayaking (East Boston Times-Free Press)

August 5 – Heavy rains take toll on water quality at Constitution Beach (East Boston Times-Free Press)

August 6 – With just rakes, this artist will transform a Boston beach into a dazzling pattern (WBUR)

August 6 – Water quality rating is high at Revere Beach (Revere Journal)

August 6 – Water quality is a key recreational public safety factor (SouthBostonToday)

August 6 – Tenean hit hard by water quality woes (Dorchester Reporter)

August 7 – Warnings don’t dampen day at beach (Daily Item)

August 7 – Sand art that’s here until the next high tide (Boston Globe)

August 8 – Constitution Beach transformed with sand art (Boston Globe)

August 10 – Chinatown kids join Save the Harbor (Sampan)

August 11 – Lincoln’s Farrington Nature Linc group visits Boston Harbor Islands (Wicked Local Lincoln)

August 11 – Plenty for Y kids to see on land and sea (Daily Item)

August 12 – Lawrence youths set sail to Boston Harbor Islands (Eagle-Tribune)

August 12 – Woburn kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Woburn Patch)

August 12 – Waltham kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Waltham Patch)

August 12 – South End kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (South End Patch)

August 12 – Somerville kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Somerville Patch)

August 12 – Roslindale kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Roslindale Patch)

August 12 – Reading kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Reading Patch)

August 12 – Newton kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Newton Patch)

August 12 – Jamaica Plain kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Jamaica Plain Patch)

August 12 – Charlestown kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Charlestown Patch)

August 12 – Braintree kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (Braintree Patch)

August 13 – Youth from Burbank Y visit Harbor Islands (Reading Advocate)

August 13 – South Boston kids join Save the Harbor on trips to the Boston Harbor Islands (South Boston Today)

August 14 – Winthrop youths visit the Boston Harbor Islands (Winthrop Transcript)

August 14 – Tracked down: Shawn Thornton, Malia Obama, Tyra Celeste-Jennings (Boston Herald)

August 14 – Afterschool summer program sets sail for the Boston Harbor Islands (Revere Journal)

August 15 – Somerville kids enjoy harbor program (Somerville Times)

August 16 – Boston Quidditch Beach Tournament (The Boston Calendar)

August 20 – More Water Access (East Boston Times)

August 21 – Community Good Works (Banker & Tradesman)

August 21 – Boston Harbor still needs our attention (Boston Globe)

August 26 – Hundreds of kids make a very big splash at Carson Beach with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (Jamaica Plain Patch)

August 27 – Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment hosts ‘End of Summer Beach Party’ (Sampan)

August 27 – Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment hosts ‘End of Summer Beach Party’ (City of Boston)

August 27 – Annual Beach Bash and Splash (South Boston Today)

August 29 – Roslindale kids visit Boston Harbor Islands (Wicked Local West Roxbury)

August 29 – Braintree kids make a big splash at Carson Beach (Wicked Local Braintree)

August 30 – Annual Beach Bash And Splash (South Boston Today)

August 31 – End of Summer Beach Party (Color Magazine)

September 5 – Wong looks to shore up beaches (ItemLive.com)

September 7 – Protecting our area’s beaches (ItemLive.com)

September 8 – End of Summer Beach Party (Caught in Southie)

September 10 – Mayor hosts ‘End of Summer Beach Party’ (South Boston Today)

September 11 – Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (Jamaica Plain Gazette)

September 14 – Medford kids join Save the Harbor on trip to the Boston Harbor Islands (Medford Patch)

September 14 – Burlington kids join Save the Harbor (Burlington Patch)

September 15 – Save the Harbor treasure hunt under way (Wicked Local Quincy)

September 15 – Save the Harbor treasure hunt under way (The Enterprise)

September 16 – 50 projects, 3,200 volunteers, one day (PR Newswire)

September 17 – Treasure hunt for JetBlue flights is on (South Boston Online)

September 18 – Save the Harbor’s simply marble-ous treasure hunt (West Roxbury Patch)

September 18 – Save the Harbor’s simply marble-ous treasure hunt (Somerville Patch)

September 18 – Save the Harbor’s simply marble-ous treasure hunt (Charlestown Patch)

September 18 – Save the Harbor’s simply marble-ous treasure hunt (Braintree Patch)

September 18 – Save the Harbor’s simply marble-ous treasure hunt (Back Bay Patch)

September 18 – Save the Harbor’s simply marble-ous treasure hunt (Jamaica Plain Patch)

September 22 – Paul S. Grogan: How a community foundation becomes a civic leader (Faith and Leadership)

September 25 – Free fall cruise to Spectacle Island (The Boston Calendar)

October 9 – Resident helps ‘Save the Bay’ (WickedLocal Watertown)

October 12 – Vertex employees spend the day cleaning up Dorchester’s beaches (Wakefield Patch)

October 12 – Vertex employees spend the day cleaning up Dorchester’s beaches (South End Patch)

October 12 – Vertex employees spend the day cleaning up Dorchester’s beaches (Milton Patch)

October 12 – Vertex employees spend the day cleaning up Dorchester’s beaches (Fenway-Kenmore Patch)

October 12 – Vertex employees spend the day cleaning up Dorchester’s beaches (Concord Patch)

October 12 – Vertex employees spend the day cleaning up Dorchester’s beaches (Beacon Hill Patch)

October 15 – Good works: Corporate contributors to the community (Patriot Ledger)

October 28 – What makes millennials give to charity? (Boston Globe)

October 30 – 250 join Save the Harbor/Save the Bay for October cruise to Spectacle Island (Jamaica Plain Patch)

October 30 – 250 join Save the Harbor/Save the Bay for October cruise to Spectacle Island (Arlington Patch)

November 6 – Metropolitan Beaches Commission announces Lynn public hearing (Swampscott Patch)

November 6 – Beaches commission announces hearing (Daily Item)

November 9 – Metropolitan Beaches Commission focused on Lynn and Nahant beaches (Daily Item)