Announcements
General messages from the HAND board – reminders, notices, and updates for the neighborhood.
How this works
The board posts short announcements here as they come up – upcoming meetings, meeting changes, neighborhood updates, meeting minutes, and other general notices. For forwarded newsletters for HAND, see HAND Sharing Square instead.
Latest Announcements
Happy New Year from HAND!
HAND meets the third Tuesday of every month, excluding August and December. Please join us Tuesday, Jan. 18 for our first general board meeting of 2011. Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND) Board Meeting Tuesday, January 18 2010, 7:00 PM Land...
Hawthorne Holiday Stroll, Thursday, Dec. 9
Holiday Stroll Thursday, December 9, 6-9 pm All of Hawthorne! Main tent - 36th & Hawthorne Festive holiday shopping, sales, businesses open late! - Carolers and live music! Free hot cider and cocoa! Free holiday movies! Family activities and more! Live tree Raffle...
Portland Police Investigate Hate Crime in HAND
SEE: Portland Mercury Article: "Hate Crime Reported in SE KOIN report: Authorities Looking for Suspects in Beating of Gay Man Portland Police alert sent out Dec. 2.:The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is asking for your help in solving an...
Save Our Elms President and HAND Board Member Featured in Newspaper
Longtime Hosford-Abernethy resident Dave Kaplan was featured in The Oregonian last week for his work with Save Our Elms. Read the full article here: Tree Award Honors Efforts to Save Elms Each year, Save Our Elms, raises thousands of dollars to prune and innoculate...
Join the 2010 Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Tree Planting!
It may be too late to sign up for your own tree this year, but there's still time to help plant more than 150 trees during the neighborhood tree planting, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. See details on how to help below! IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF TREES Street trees are a...
SE Water Ave Relocation and SE Clinton to the River Multi Use Path
Project Open House Oregon Museum of Science and Industry 1945 SE Water Ave Planetarium Atrium Monday November 15 4pm to 6pm (stop by anytime) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation invites you to an Open House to learn about plans for the SE Water Avenue...
Next HAND Meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 16
HAND meets the third Tuesday of every month, excluding August and December. Please join us Tuesday, Nov. 16 for our general board meeting. Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND) Board Meeting Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7:00 PM Land Use Meeting...
Friendly Reminder: Street Leaf Removal, Nov. 7 & 27
Chances are, you've already had to rake up at least one batch of leaves. Here's another reminder to have the car off the street so the sweepers can pick up the leaves! The crews hit our streets in the greater "Ladds Addition"/(HAND/Richmond) neighborhood - (SE...
Big Trees Help Cut Crime?
Interesting study (abstract attached) -- big trees in a neighborhood might reduce crime. Thanks to a neighbor for passing on! http://eab.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/09/16/0013916510383238 Abstract The authors estimate the relationship between trees and three crime...
Cell Towers in Residential Neighborhoods
A workshop for Portland residents Are you concerned about cell towers going up in your neighborhood near homes, schools and parks? Find out what you can do about cell towers in Portland's residential neighborhoods. Learn about Federal, state, and local regulations...