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This Saturday Help Rebuild a Community Garden at Mystic Housing

Environment and Open Space - No Comments » - Posted on April, 30 at 2:00 am

Warren Goldstein-Gelb, director of the Welcome Project, has asked for help in getting the word out about the need for volunteers this Saturday (May 3) in rebuilding the community garden at Mystic Housing, which was a casualty of the Somerville Housing Authority’s need for space for a maintenance shed.

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Extended Learning Time/School Day

Schools and Youth - 3 Comments » - Posted on April, 28 at 6:01 pm

It is one of our School Committee’s Long Range goals to consider extending the school day. There is a big push for this gathering on the state level as well, and schools are beginning to take advantage of grant money offered to give $1,300 per student for 300 hours of additional instruction/enrichment hours. I found…

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Toward an ecological politics in Somerville?

Politics - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 24 at 7:00 pm

Bill Shelton’s post made me wonder… is an ecological politics possible in Somerville?

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How to remove a double pole

Uncategorized - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 23 at 10:42 pm

We have been waiting for years to have a double pole — two utilitiy poles lashed together — turned back into a single pole in front of our house. The extra pole blocks visibility, obstructs strollers and impedes snow removal. Recently we stumbled upon someone who actually seems to know how the process works! …

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Indie Film Festival Brings SUVs to Davis Sq

Environment and Open Space, Neighborhoods and Squares - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 23 at 10:41 pm

New England Ford is sponsoring the festival and drove an SUV into the middle of the plaza in Davis. Thanks…

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CAAS to Elect Board: Candidates Wanted

Consumer Money Saving, Housing, Politics, Schools and Youth - No Comments » - Posted on April, 22 at 11:07 pm

Do you want to help set the direction for Somerville’s anti-poverty agency? The Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) is seeking candidates—and voters—for its Board elections, coming up the week of May 19th at two locations in Somerville.

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directory of summer activities for kids

Arts and Culture, Schools and Youth - No Comments » - Posted on April, 21 at 10:56 am

It’s great that people have been responding to Linda Conte’s post proposing a parent-made directory of summer camps and other summer educational activities.…

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Comment Period on Waterfront Access at Assembly Sq. ends Monday, April 14

Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Transportation - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 12 at 7:35 pm

April 14, is the last day the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will accept public comments on how to improve the proposed Assembly Square IKEA, and lessen its impact on the public’s right to freely travel to and enjoy our Mystic River waterfront.

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Find out about local poetry happenings

Arts and Culture - No Comments » - Posted on April, 10 at 6:01 pm

Massachusetts Readings on Cervenabarvapress.com

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April 27 Walk to Prevent Homelessness

Housing - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 9 at 9:47 pm

Come one, Come all. On April 27 afternoon (1:30pm registration), the 5th Annual Walk to Prevent Homelessness in Somerville will again take off from the Somerville High School.…

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Auction to Benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition

Housing - No Comments » - Posted on April, 6 at 5:59 pm

Thalia Tringo is looking for items for a silent auction at the Somerville Homeless Coalition fundraiser on April 26, 2008. Each auction item will have a value of $250 or higher, but some of them will be combined packages (e.g, a night-out-on-the-town item consisting of a gift certificate for $100 to a Boston restaurant and…

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Winter Soldier : Veterans Testify Against Occupation

Uncategorized - No Comments » - Posted on April, 6 at 1:14 am

Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan will feature testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground.…

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Somerville Tree Photo Contest!

Contests - 5 Comments » - Posted on April, 4 at 9:32 am

Consider the overburdened utility pole… Some call it the Somerville tree, others (insert utility company name here) would just rather ignore it. Some lean a little and some lean a lot. Most seem to need major help!

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Gentrification: another look

Housing - 4 Comments » - Posted on April, 4 at 1:18 pm

I’m frequently seeing the word “gentrification” employed to describe the demographic change taking place in Somerville since the late 1990s. We’re certainly seeing changes, but I question how much of it is gentrification.

When the term came into general use it described a revival of old and run-down neighborhoods by well-to-do…

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“The Graduation Speech You’ll Never Hear”

Schools and Youth - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 3 at 9:00 pm

This speech about Somerville young people killed by drugs, made the front page of the Globe’s City section. But publicity’s not enough. What should Somerville do about it?…

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A Guide To Tax Breaks

Consumer Money Saving, Housing - No Comments » - Posted on April, 2 at 10:30 pm

Many residents are eligible for a property tax break. Are you? Find out.…

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Summer Camps for Somerville Kids

Schools and Youth - 13 Comments » - Posted on April, 1 at 10:49 pm

Having toddlers kind of put the kibosh on my favorite summertime activity—reading at the beach. Still, when they would eventually exhaust themselves with swimming, shell collecting, and digging to China, we could stay on the beach a little longer if I pulled out some read-aloud material.…

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Somerville’s Changing Politics, Part 1

Politics - 6 Comments » - Posted on April, 1 at 9:47 am

When a region’s climate changes over long periods, its ecosystems change as well. Woodlands can become grasslands, tundra or desert. This process involves prolonged conflict between differing plant and animal groups, and between how they change their environment by living and propagating. Even if they were conscious, they would not see themselves as at war, but rather merely doing what they can to survive.…

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