Students Plant Native Food Forest at Brandeis

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Brandeis Students Build Native Food Forest Garden

Student volunteers spent the summer building a multi-tier edible landscape on the lawn outside Perlman Hall, with native pawpaw trees beneath an old oak, then serviceberry, black raspberries and roughly 30 blueberry bushes, and a ground layer of cranberries, strawberries, mountain mint and ferns. Two pollinator gardens and a prickly pear, New England's only native cactus, round out the beds, and paths wind through so the fruit is easy to reach. Faculty advisor Rachel McKane, an assistant professor of sociology, says everything will be free for the picking once established, and she hopes to hold community harvest days when crops such as blueberries ripen.

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Bentley Volleyball Sweeps Bridgeport, Extends Streak to Seven

Bentley University's women's volleyball team swept Bridgeport 3-0 on Tuesday, September 22, serving 17 aces to extend its winning streak to seven matches.

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Bentley Men's Soccer Hosts Assumption Today

Bentley University's men's soccer team hosts Assumption University at 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 23, in its first home match in 24 days.

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Brandeis Launches Year-Long Seminar Series on Campus Safety

Brandeis University began its year-long Sawyer Seminar Series this week, bringing scholars and community members together to discuss campus safety, civil discourse and academic freedom.

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Library Bookmobile Stops at Waltham Fields Farm Today

The Waltham Public Library bookmobile visits Waltham Fields Community Farm, 240 Beaver St., from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, offering card sign-ups, checkouts and returns.

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Forest Street Safety Plan Splits Residents at Public Meeting

City officials presented plans for new sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic-calming measures and repaving on Forest Street at a Sept. 17 meeting, where residents disagreed over the bike-lane design and pedestrian improvements.

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Finance Committee Accepts $173,714 State Energy Grant

Waltham's Finance Committee voted Sept. 21 to accept a $173,714 Green Communities grant for energy-efficiency upgrades, including possible window improvements, weatherization and pipe insulation at City Hall, the Valor School and a Lexington Street building.

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IT Director Calls for Citywide AI Oversight

At a Sept. 21 committee meeting, IT Director Donald Aucoin said Waltham needs citywide policies and a steering committee for AI tools, noting departments already use AI for report writing, data analysis and flood-risk planning.

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Council Advances Licenses for Pedals & Power, New England Transit Sales

Waltham's City Council preliminarily approved a secondhand-dealer license for bike shop Pedals & Power and a used-vehicle-sales license for New England Transit Sales on Sept. 21.

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August Inspections Find Critical Violations at Eight Businesses

City inspections conducted Aug. 1-31 found code violations at 36 of 73 restaurants, stores, hotels and other locations, including eight sets of critical violations, all corrected by the deadline.

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Marketplace Day Brings Nearly 80 Vendors to the Common Saturday

Waltham's first Marketplace Day runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Waltham Common, with nearly 80 vendors and live music from Classic Groove and the Gerry Beaudoin Trio.

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New Grown-Ups Bring Roots Music to Gore Place Tonight

The New Grown-Ups perform blues, country, old-time and bluegrass music at Gore Place's 1793 Carriage House from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday; admission is $25.

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Teen Super Smash Bros. Tournament Today

Waltham Public Library hosts a free Super Smash Bros. tournament for grades 6-12 from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, with prizes for the top three finishers.

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Kids' Makers Club Builds With LEGO Today

Waltham Public Library hosts Kids' Makers Club: LEGO Creations for ages 5 and up from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

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