October 15, 2008

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By Carol McCracken

This Sunday, October 19 Derek Lovitch of the Wild Bird Center in Yarmouth, will conduct a fall bird walk along the Eastern Promenade. The purpose is to search for and identify birds in this oasis on Munjoy Hill.

Those interested should meet at the Fort Allen Park on the E. Prom this Sunday, between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (rain or shine). Please bring good walking shoes and if you have them, binoculars.

The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Eastern Promenade and the Wild Bird Center of Yarmouth.

By Carol McCracken

Early this morning, a city employee who was backing up a front-end-loader inside the city salt shed at 83 Hanover Street, ran over a victim who was sleeping under the loader, when the fatal accident occurred.

The accident is under investigation by city authorities.