Local Residents Connect the Dots of Climate Change
Individuals from Wayland and surrounding towns came together for a commemorative event this weekend that remembered Wayland's spring 2010 flood while connecting Wayland to communities around the globe.
Two years ago the parking lot of the Wayland Public Library stood under several feet of water -- the combined result of snow melt and rain that caused the Sudbury River to spill over its banks and into the surrounding flood-prone area. Saturday, the parking lot of the Wayland Public Library stood under the feet of several dozen people -- the combined result of passionate individuals getting the word out and then braving a gloomy Saturday morning to make a statement. About 50 people from Wayland, Sudbury, Lincoln, Framingham and Weston gathered at the library Saturday at 9:30 a.m. They came together as part of a global "Connect the Dots" effort organized by the grassroots organization 350.org, which is dedicated to "solv[ing] the climate …
Andrea
7:48 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Thanks for covering this important event. And a big thanks to the dedicated organizers and enthusiastic participants. more ›