Waves: The News Magazine of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce:
A Crossroad for SouthField
By Luke O’Neill
January 2008
Along Route 18 in Weymouth, past the orange construction barrels and the grated roadway...
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Patrick-Murray Administration Announces $42.5 Million for East-West Parkway on the South Shore
January 15, 2008
The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced a commitment of $42.5 million in state assistance to construct
a new east-west parkway through SouthField, an award-winning, smart-growth community on the 1,400 acre site of
the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station.
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The Patriot Ledger: Patrick Backs Air Base Roadway
By Adva Saldinger
November 20, 2007
Governor Deval Patrick and LNR Property Corporation Senior Vice President Kevin Chase (left).
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Weymouth News: Duquette Pitches Game Plan for Base
By Ed Baker
April 12, 2007
Former Boston Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette and Olympic soccer star
Kristine Lilly are teaming up with LNR Property Corp. to build a family-friendly
indoor/outdoor sports complex at the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station.
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The Boston Globe:
$22M Complex Would Offer Facilities for Several Sports
By Robert Preer
April 12, 2007
Developer LNR Property Corp. and sports figures Dan Duquette and Kristine Lilly are
scheduledto unveil plans today for a $22 million recreational sports complex at the
former South Weymouth Naval Air Station.
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The Patriot Ledger:
48-Acre Sports Complex Planned for Base - Developer says center will be "unparalleled"
By Jack Encarnacao
April 12, 2007
Developers envision a day when everyone from Little League baseball players to adults in
after-workleagues have one destination for world-class recreation: the former South Weymouth
Naval Air Station.
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Abington Mariner: State Salutes Base Development Plan
December 18, 2006
An ambitious attempt to convert the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station into a mix of residences,
businesses, and retail shops is getting accolades from the state Office for Commonwealth Development.
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Weymouth News: Tri-Town and LNR Receive Environmental Award
July 12, 2006
The South Shore Tri-Town Development Corp. (SSTTDC), the agency overseeing
redevelopment of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station, and its master
developer LNR Property Corp., have been named joint recipients of a prestigious
environmental award.
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The Patriot Ledger: Landmark Day
at Future Home of SouthField
By Jack Encarnacao
June 28, 2006
Weymouth — Signs of change — lots of them — were evident yesterday at the
former South Weymouth Naval Air Station.
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SouthField, A NEW MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY ON THE SOUTH
SHORE, IS BORN Revenues from Base redevelopment begin flowing to surrounding
communities with initial payment of $4.3 million
June 27, 2006
Weymouth, Mass. — LNR Property Corporation, the nation's
premier developer of mixed-use communities, and South Shore Tri-Town
Development Corporation, the authority overseeing redevelopment of the former
South Weymouth Naval Air Station, today announced the official beginning of
SouthField...
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Hartford Courant: Building A Model Village
By Neal Peirce and Curtis Johnson
June 4, 2006
A near-miracle in New England town government occurred a dozen miles outside
Boston last summer. By votes topping two-thirds — legally required but tough to
muster — the town meetings in Abington and Rockland, and the Weymouth town
council, agreed on a path-breaking redevelopment plan for the now largely
vacant South Weymouth Naval Air Station.
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