The two Maplewood gardens on Dewey Ave. will be on a City of Rochester NorthWest Quadrant Garden Tour. The Tour is on Saturday, August 16th from 1-4 pm- the Flower City Garden (Flower City/Dewey Ave.) and the Maplewood Gateway Garden (Dewey Ave./Driving Pk. front of Family Dollar).
As such, we need your help for special cleanups for both gardens – the Flower City Garden cleanups are going to be Tuesday August 12th 6-7:30 pm. for weeding and 9 am. Saturday Aug. 16th for trash pickup. The Maplewood Gateway Garden cleanup will be Saturday August 9th, at 9 am.
This is our chance to show people from all around the county the best community gardens in the City! Please help the Maplewood Gardening Team spruce up the gardens! Bring your gardening tools for weeding.
The Driving Park Bridge is scheduled for repair early next year, and the City wants your input regarding their plan. Public meeting is at Aquinas, July 30, 7:00 PM. Check our event for more information.
NYS disaster preparedness training for citizens is being held at Aquinas later this month. Take the 2 hour course and help keep your family safer, and get a free disaster preparedness starter kit!
Sign up online quickly – the seminar is free, but enrollment is limited. Visit http://www.prepare.ny.gov/about for more information!
ROC Transit Day is Thursday, June 19!
If you’ve ever thought about trying public transit, ROC Transit Day is for you. Take the leap with thousands of other Rochesterians as we go car-free in support of a healthier community. Prizes will be given away to random bus riders, and you can use your fare card to redeem exclusive deals at participating shops and restaurants.
New this year, $500 is up for grabs in a city-wide treasure hunt Read More →
The City of Rochester is planning on reconfiguring the Dewey/Driving Park intersection, but they want our community’s input! Find out about the project and give the City your comments at a special Town Hall meeting on Monday, May 19th, 7:00 PM in the Aquinas Cafeteria.
On Thursday May 1 at 5:30 PM NCS will be hosting a FREE Financial Planning Seminar with Citizen’s Bank, at the NCS offices at 275 Driving Park. Homeowners and prospective homebuyers are invited to learn more about the best ways to build your credit and capital savings. This will help households prepare for future repairs and expenses associated with owning a home. It’s never too late to start planning for the future! This seminar is free, open to the public-refreshments and pizza will be provided.
This year’s Clean Sweep is on May 3rd 8:00 AM at Frontier Field and, unlike previous years, will not be quadrant based. Maplewood has 5 projects that we need help with… Read More →
You’ve probably admired the beautiful neighborhood gardens at Dewey and Flower City Park and Dewey and Driving Park that have been developed by the Maplewood Gardening Team. Now the Gardening Team needs your help this summer to keep them looking beautiful! Read More →
The Rochester Genesee Regional Transit Service will present a series of public information sessions on proposed service and location changes that will occur with the opening of the new Transit Center (scheduled for Friday, Nov. 28, 2014). One of the information sessions will take place at the Maplewood Library on Thursday, May 1, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
The Finger Lakes Health System Agency is hosting a hypertension focus group for residents of certain ZIP codes (including 14613) later this month- check out the flyer to see if you qualify. A $50 gift card will be given to participants! Read More →