May 6, 2013 

Spring Clean Up in Saugus, Saturday, May 11

On Saturday May 11, from 9 a.m. to noon, Bike to the Sea is sponsoring a spring clean-up along the Saugus portion of the trail.

The work will start at the trail on Central Street (in front of All-City Glass) and will extend up the path in both directions. Community clean-up projects are ideal for students as well as those looking for service credits. Bike to the sea will provide bags and tools, all you need to do is show up!

For more information about this event, contact Bike to the Sea at 781-397-6893.

April 24, 2013 

Register Now For Bike to the Sea Day Rides, Sunday June 2

Map of the two routes for Bike to the Sea Day.

There will be two rides on Sunday, June 2, a slower one for families to the Saugus River and a 20-mile roundtrip ride to Nahant Beach.

It’s time to register for the 21st annual Bike to the Sea Day rides.  This year’s rides are the first to follow portions of the trail that are now complete in Everett, Malden, and Saugus.

Two rides – a 14-mile family ride to the Saugus River and a 20-mile ride to Nahant Beach – will both start at the Madeline English School, 105 Woodville St.,  in Everett at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2013. Both rides will end back at the Dockside Restaurant on Centre Street in Malden for lunch.

Participants can register online here or by filling out a registration form (see below) and sending it along with a check made out to Bike to the Sea, Inc. to 57 Hammersmith Drive, Saugus, MA 01906. Same-day registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Madeline English School, but will cost more.  This year registration fees are being waived for volunteers who help marshal the ride (see below).

Prices are as follows:

  • Individuals: $15 ($20 day of ride), includes lunch and a T-shirt.
  • Families: $25 ($30 day of ride), includes lunch for four and two T-shirts.
  • Additional family members: $10, includes T-shirts.

Optional donations to the MassBike Coalition (suggested donation $5) and Bike to the Sea are encouraged. A $50 optional donation to Bike to the Sea comes with a commemorative bicycle bell.

The ride is open to all riders 8-years-old and up. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Helmets are required.

Participants won’t have to worry as much about cars this year because some of the ride will follow newly built portions of the trail. The ride out will be mostly on-road, while the ride back will use portions of the trail that are complete in Saugus and Malden.

Police will escort riders through intersections, clearing traffic. There is also a van that follows the group in case someone gets a flat, or needs help.

The annual Bike to the Sea Day Ride is a great way to help promote the construction of the Northern Community Strand Trail. The 20-mile round-trip lasts about three hours.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to help “marshal” and “sweep” the 13 and 20 mile rides. Marshalls lead their group of riders along the route. Sweeps help ensure the back of the pack riders make the ride and call sag wagons in case of a breakdown, flat or a tired rider.

To encourage new marshals this year, Bike to the Sea is waiving the registration fee for volunteers who attend the “marshals” practice ride on Sunday, May 26th. That ride leaves at 9 am from Madeline English School in Everett.

If you’re interested, please reply to swinslow4152@gmail.com or call Steve at 781-397-6893.

Bike to the Sea Day Registration Form

To use this registration form, click on the image to make it bigger and then print it out.

 

You can also register online here.

April 4, 2013 

Trail Inspires Musical Composition, Concert April 20

Firebrand musicians believe in using music to address social issues and urban challenges.

The Northern Strand Trail is already doing more than inspiring good health in the community. It now is inspiring chamber music.

Oliver Caplan, composer in residence for the Firebrand Concert Series, has written a composition inspired by the Bike to the Sea’s Northern Strand Trail project and dedicated to the people of Malden. The group of classically trained musicians will perform it at a concert on April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 26 Washington Street, in Malden.

Tickets cost $20 at the door but can be bought online for $15.

The Firebrand Concert Series describes itself as a group of classical musicians who perform chamber music for social justice.

April 4, 2013 

Portion of Trail in Malden and Everett Closed Until May 1

A portion of the Malden and Everett section of the Northern Strand Trail will be closed until May 1 while National Grid crews upgrade the electrical system there for residents and businesses.

The trail will be closed between Medford Street in Malden and West Street in Everett. It’s estimated that the project, which began on April 1, will be complete by May 1 and that the trail will reopen then.

 

March 20, 2013 

Community Garden Meeting, April 1, at Hugh O’Neill’s Pub

A meeting to plan the construction of community gardens along the bike path in Malden will be held on Monday, April 1, at Hugh O’Neill’s Pub, 45 Pleasant St., in Malden Square.

When completed the gardens will provide individual plots of land for Malden residents to grow food and flowers, as well as public areas to grow plants and beautify the Northern Strand Trail. The gardens will be located on the trail between Bryant and Faulkner streets in Malden’s Ward 5.

The April 1st meeting will be held between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. This year’s Earth Day clean up plans will also be discussed. Anyone interested in helping out with that or with planning, building, and maintaining the community gardens is encouraged to attend. The construction of the gardens is made possible through a partnership with the City of Malden, Bike to the Sea, and Groundwork Somerville.

For more information about upcoming events and meetings check out the Bike to the Sea Facebook page.

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