The 2022 MALCP Annual Meeting was held on a foggy day at the Wayside Inn, Sudbury MA on December 7. A good crowd was present to hear Steve Boksanski and Warren Lent deliver “The Beacon Hill Report” chronicling election results and the value of participation through getting to know your State Representatives and State Senators […]
Steve Boksanski from BCB Government Relations will present “The Beacon Hill Report.” From recent election results to all that is taking place on Cape Cod, on the Islands and around the state; Steve will join us to inform and answer your questions. Please bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots! Each year we fill […]
Green Careers Event at Essex School, Fall 2022 Essex (full name) students were again taught the basics of Lawn Care, the benefits of Healthy Turf and what a career in Lawn Care has meant to all of the instructors. Those participating included Joe Szczechowicz, Gerry White, Luke Ford, Bill Dixon, Phyllis Hodge, and […]
The 2022 MALCP/NESTMA Golf Classic was held at Butter Brook Golf Club on October 6. It was a perfect day! Rain the night before that brought everything to life, including the Fall colors, followed by warmth and sunshine! MALCP hosted 144 players, our largest field ever! Thanks to all of our […]
Green Careers Event at Essex School, Fall 2021 Last year, in their, spare time, MALCP members Joe Szczechowicz, Steve Bukoff, Luke Ford, Jacob Arsenault, Bill Dixon, Austin Marsteller, and Gerry White developed a Green Careers curriculum for Lawn Care which included hands on training sessions for high school students. The first school participating […]
Rhode Island bill looks to make all lawn care equipment zero emissions by 2027 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A new bill at the Rhode Island State House is looking to make all lawn care equipment zero emissions by 2027, but it’s receiving pushback from those that use the equipment the most. “This is part […]
MALCP’s Annual Meeting was again held in person at the Wayside Inn. It was great to be together for a delicious meal and informative conversations. Thanks to generous toy contributions, we matched our yearly goal of filling 2 large boxes for Toys for Tots. Steve Boksanski spoke with us about how the pandemic has affected […]
Penn State Extension Releases, “Spotted Lanternfly” Management Guide The first North American detection of the spotted lanternfly (SLF) was in Pennsylvania in 2014. Although the pest has continued to spread to other states in the Northeast and beyond since then, Pennsylvania remains ground zero for many of the efforts to combat the invader, with Penn […]
WOW!! Ideal weather, a large field of happy golfers, both seasoned and ever improving, and great food made for a memorable 2021 MALCP/NESTMA Golf Classic at Butter Brook Golf Club on October 7. A dedicated golf committee, generous sponsors and resilient problem solvers overcame worker shortages, health issues and supply concerns […]
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the 2021 MALCP Winter Lawn Care Conference went “Virtual” with 5-Pod casts available to registered attendees for a 10-day period, 24/7! Meaning, participants were able to view the talks on their own schedule during this time period. The event started January 21 and ran through January 31, and was hosted […]