Posted by David Dahlbacka a 11:17 am on June 30, 2010
This workshop sponsored by the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) is intended to train volunteers to join MyRWA’s water quality monitoring program. This important program keeps tabs on the Mystic year round regardless of weather.
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 3:17 pm on June 29, 2010
At this meeting we will discuss the progress of the infrastructure improvements, Ch 91 licenses, and a proposed amendment to the Assembly Square Master Plan. This meeting is important because it provides a last chance to weigh into the development process at Assembly Square.
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 12:16 am on June 28, 2010
This meeting is important because this use could tie up the site for a long time and affect local property values.
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Posted in All Ages, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Ward 1 | 6 Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 1:31 pm on June 26, 2010
Construction starting right now on roads and infrastructure at and around Assembly Square. IKEA not to start construction until after Spring 2011. Planned improvements to Kensington Ave. pedestrian crossing from Stop & Shop to Assembly Square.
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Posted in Assembly Square, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Orange Line, Traffic & Parking, Transportation Projects, Ward 1 | 1 Comment »
Posted by Linda Conte a 10:15 pm on June 25, 2010
At the end of the school year, it seems, people find themselves inclined to reflect on what they like about their kid’s school. You might suspect that the following five cheerleaders were paid for their…
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Posted by Alain Jehlen a 5:32 pm on
Come share your ideas for the blog. We’re meeting Sunday, 6 to 8, at the Somerville Visiting Nurses assisted living building, 259 Lowell Street…
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Posted by Linda Conte a 10:29 am on June 23, 2010
There was some good news tonight for school custodians, at the city budget hearing at City Hall. It was announced that the mayor and the custodians’ union is in negotiations, and so it’s possible that the layoff of 49 custodians and outsourcing of their jobs may be avoided.
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 7:47 pm on June 22, 2010
At this discussion we will review the DRAFT bullying plan, data that points to strategies for improving the implementation of the District’s award-winning Wellness Policy, and the plan for improving the implementation of the District’s Safe and Drug Free Schools Plan.
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Posted by John Teves a 7:44 pm on
Due to numerous recent inquiries about the sport, The Somerville Recreation Department is attempting to determine the level of interest for the sport of Lacrosse in the City of Somerville
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Posted by Suzanne Bremer a 11:37 am on
“In budget-cutting season, politics can be brutal,” wrote the author of a recent View from Prospect Hill column in the Somerville News. With an $8.1 million budget gap, it is imperative that the city cut…
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Posted by Linda Conte a 7:22 pm on June 21, 2010
The Somerville Public Schools’ Food Services provides free breakfasts and lunches at Somerville playgrounds, fields, parks and pools. Let them eat picnic! Here are the particulars:
FREE Breakfast will be distributed to any Somerville…
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Posted by truthsayer a 12:19 pm on
I would like to let people in Somerville and anywhere else know about a rally against the mayor and his wrong budget choices.
WHEN: June 22, 2010 6 pm
WHERE: City Hall, 93
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 10:56 am on
FREE MEALS ALL SUMMER FOR ALL YOUTH STARTING JUNE 28TH.
FREE Breakfast for ALL Somerville youth on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning on June 29th in Albion Park and Grimmons…
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Posted by Linda Conte a 10:23 pm on June 20, 2010
Jackie Lawrence of the Somerville Teachers Association extends an invitation to rally to support our fellow Somerville employees whose jobs are in peril.
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Support our Good, Hardworking People
Despite the…
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 8:54 pm on
All citizens of Somerville and Medford should evaluate this document and give feedback, because this is one of the final steps before the project begins implementation. Written comments will be accepted until July 23.
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Posted in All Ages, Ball Square, Beat Reporter, Bicycles, Buses, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Green Line, Magoun Square, MBTA, Pedestrians, Somerville By The Numbers, Teele Square, Trains, Transportation, Transportation Projects, Union Square | 1 Comment »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 8:48 pm on
All citizens of Somerville and Medford should evaluate this document and give feedback, because this is one of the final steps before the project begins implementation. Written comments will be accepted until July 23 at holly.s.johnson@state.ma.us.
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 8:39 pm on
All hearings on the City Budget are important, because the Budget decides where the money goes.
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 8:37 pm on
This meeting is important because it deals with ADA accessibility throughout the MBTA system.
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 8:33 pm on
All citizens of Somerville and Medford should evaluate this document and give feedback, because this is one of the final steps before the project begins implementation. There will be a public meeting on June 30. Written comments will be accepted until July 23 at holly.s.johnson@state.ma.us.
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Posted in All Ages, Ball Square, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Green Line, Magoun Square, Neighborhoods and Squares, Teele Square, Trains, Transportation, Uncategorized, Union Square | No Comments »
Posted by Soul a 3:41 pm on June 18, 2010
Books of Hope’s
Mystic Ink Tour is keepin it live and rollin as it moves through New England bringing poetry performances by today’s youth and books that they’ve written to communities near you!…
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Posted by Pat Jehlen a 10:56 am on June 17, 2010
The OPENAIR Circus opens its doors for the 25th time this summer. Each year, over a hundred children ages 3-15 learn self confidence and an appreciation for community and the arts through a great variety…
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Posted by Vanessa Rule a 10:28 pm on June 15, 2010
· Screening of A Sea Change: Imagine a World Without Fish, Sat. 6/26 7 – 9 pm at First Church Somerville, 89 College Avenue. This newly released film is about ocean acidification, climate change, and…
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Posted by Vanessa Rule a 9:32 pm on
The annual Somerville LIVING GREEN FESTIVAL will take place Thur. 6/24 6 – 9 pm Argenziano School, 290 Washington Street, Union Square
Learn to live green(er)! Topics will include saving energy & money, gardening…
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Posted by Vanessa Rule a 9:29 pm on
Tuesday, June 22nd through Sunday, June 27th, 2010 is SOMERVILLE CLIMATE WEEK!
· Somerville Welcomes Climate Riders! Tues. 6/22 to Sun. 6/27
Somerville hosts six New England Climate Summer Student Riders who…
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Posted by puckish a 10:06 am on June 14, 2010
The Parts and Crafts Collective is running a girls invention week as part of our new summer program in Somerville. Our program is about “making things and making things happen” — building light sabers, making…
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 11:10 pm on June 13, 2010
This meeting is important because composted Somerville garbage could be used on Somerville gardens, and because 77% of Somerville surfaces are paved.
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Posted by truthsayer a 9:17 pm on
The Mayor of Somerville has yet again stolen another idea from Cambridge: road races. He should be spending time and energy to help get us out of this financial crush.
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Posted by truthsayer a 9:01 pm on
I am a school custodian for the City of Somerville. I see a Boston Herald article that Boston is cutting 83 school custodians.
Reading the comments ( there are 249 comments so far!) I see that many of what these other people are saying is true…
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Posted by Marty Martinez a 8:35 pm on
After a year of many successes and some direction setting work, we are excited to end one year and begin another!
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 8:11 pm on
This event is important because it will improve our city and ourselves.
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Posted by Adam Sweeting a 2:12 pm on
Dear Friends of Somerville Schools,
I want to update you on the school budget process and to alert you to slight change of dates.…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 2:07 pm on
FY11 Budget Update, School calendar, Bullying prevention, Summer reading, Summer activities, SPS on Twitter…
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Posted by John Teves a 2:03 pm on
SOMERVILLE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE
TRAVEL TEAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION – FALL 2010
FIELD EVALUATIONS – SUNDAY JUNE 13
All players who attend evaluations will be placed on a team.
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Posted by WendyBlom a 1:56 pm on
Somerville Community Access Television’s Next Generation Producer’s youth media program is offering an eight-session workshop in July for Somerville students ages 11 to 14. The workshop will be fun, educational, and creative.…
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 10:38 pm on June 12, 2010
From www.Mass.gov/GreenLineExtension :
A public meeting on the FEIR will be held on Wednesday, June 30th at 6PM at the Somerville High School Auditorium. The FEIR will be available on June 16 on the…
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Posted by Bill@SCAT a 9:46 am on June 11, 2010
Fellow Somervillans… I am proud to, once again, be the bearer of great news. Your community access television station has been selected as number one for nationwide excellence by the Alliance for Community Media… SCATV has been awarded this singular honor for the fifth time in the past six years.
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Posted by Dennis Fischman a 12:50 pm on June 9, 2010
Bring Dad to any of a list of Somerville restaurants on Father’s Day and the restaurant will make a donation in his honor to the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS).
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Posted by Linda Conte a 10:33 pm on June 8, 2010
Watch out for the Asian long horned beetle!
Posted by: “Susann Wilkinson” swilkins@MIT.EDU
Mon Jun 7, 2010 6:00 am (PDT)
Join us for a discussion of the pests of New England
On Wednesday…
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 7:52 pm on June 7, 2010
This film is important because parts of Somerville are environmental justice areas close to pollution sources and suffer higher than average levels of heart and lung disease.
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Posted in All Ages, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Neighborhoods and Squares, Public Health & Safety, Somerville By The Numbers, Transportation | No Comments »
Posted by John Teves a 4:09 pm on
Registration is now OPEN for the TOPSOCCER SUMMER PROGRAM!
Saturday June 19th – July 31st
10:00am – 11:00am
Capuano Field – 150 Glen Street, Somerville
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 10:58 pm on June 6, 2010
This meeting is important because Somerville Historic Districts are important to maintaining the city’s character and to controlling development.
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Posted in All Ages, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Historical | No Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 10:53 pm on
This meeting is important because it deals with ongoing developments at Assembly Square and East Somerville.
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Posted in All Ages, Assembly Square, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Green Line, Somerville By The Numbers, Traffic & Parking, Transportation, Transportation Projects, Ward 1 | 2 Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 10:49 pm on
This meeting is important because MPO’s plans determine where to spend billions of dollars of Federal money in Eastern Massachusetts.
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Posted by Adam Sweeting a 12:23 pm on June 4, 2010
Dear Friends of Somerville Schools,
I want to let folks know that documents relevant to the budget planning process for our schools for the next fiscal year are now available on the School Department website. I have pasted the link here
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Posted by Alain Jehlen a 9:48 pm on June 3, 2010
A new dance performance choreographed by a wonderful Somerville choreographer (who just happens to be my daughter) will premiere Friday, June 18, at 8 pm, and Saturday, June 19, at 3 and 8 pm, at…
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Posted by Alain Jehlen a 9:22 pm on
This SCAT program grew out of a sister city link between Somerville and Tiznit, Morocco. Three people from Somerville tell about their trip to Morocco, and a Moroccan school teacher…
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Posted by Greg Nadeau a 9:09 am on June 2, 2010
All Spring debate has raged both within and outside of the A.D. Healey School about how to resolve the severe income gap between the two K-6 programs in the school, Choice (38% low income) and Neighborhood (90% low income). Last night the school committee heard the Superintendent’s long-awaiting recommendation on the future structure of the school and people were invited to speak. Over 60 parents, teachers, and community members spoke. My comments are below.
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Posted by Linda Conte a 10:40 pm on June 1, 2010
The Paul Duhamel Education Initiative, in its 14th year, will be holding its 5th annual “Walk to Keep Kids in School,” walking for 2.5 miles along the Somerville Bike Path starting at Davis Square on…
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 6:05 pm on May 31, 2010
This meeting is important because it relates to the ongoing Green Line Extension.
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Posted in All Ages, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Green Line, Magoun Square | 1 Comment »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 5:59 pm on
This meeting is important because it provides an early opportunity to influence future plans for Davis Square.
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Posted in All Ages, Bicycles, City Finances, Davis Square, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Housing, Somerville By The Numbers, Trains, Transportation | No Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 5:55 pm on
This meeting is important because it reports how livable, transit-oriented development is being supported by the current administration.
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 12:49 pm on May 29, 2010
As a member of the Democratic City Committee, I received the following meeting announcement today:
Where : VNA, 259 Lowell St.
Agenda includes:
- Election of a new Female Vice Chair
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Posted by mholzer a 7:33 pm on May 27, 2010
The Paul Duhamel Education Initiative, in its 14th year, will be holding its 5th annual “Walk to Keep Kids in School,” walking for 2.5 miles along the Somerville Bike Path starting at Davis Square on…
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Posted by SueM55 a 4:35 pm on May 25, 2010
Taste of Somerville Works to Go Green on June 8
With 400+ diners and 32 restaurants expected, more help needed with conservation and recycling.
Somerville, MA – May 24, 2010 – Door2Door…
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Posted in All Ages, Ball Square, Davis Square, Events, Magoun Square, Porter Square, Press Release, Teele Square, Transportation Projects, Union Square, Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 5, Ward 6, Ward 7 | 2 Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 9:44 pm on May 23, 2010
This meeting is important because it gives citizens a chance to provide feedback to the City on how things are going in their neighborhoods.
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Posted in All Ages, City Finances, Crime, Development and Zoning, Events, Housing, Neighborhoods and Squares, Somerville By The Numbers, Transportation, Ward 6 | No Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 9:29 pm on
This meeting is important because Somerville’s citywide development for the next twenty years will be shaped by the comprehensive plan. This meeting is open to the public.
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Posted by Adam Sweeting a 10:33 pm on May 17, 2010
Dear Friends, As you probably know, in May and June the School Committee enters the height of the budget season as we make plans for the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1. This is always a complicated process and one best conducted with the public fully informed of the process.
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 10:29 pm on
The time/location of this meeting is still to be determined. Please visit the “events” page of the Somerville Public Schools’ website, http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/events, or the “School Committee” page of the site, http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/school_committee, for additional…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 10:28 pm on
The time/location of this meeting is still to be determined. Please visit the “events” page of the Somerville Public Schools’ website, http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/events, or the “School Committee” page of the site, http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/school_committee, for additional…
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 11:06 pm on May 16, 2010
This meeting is important because it relates to land use around the new Green Line stations in Somerville and to the forthcoming Comprehensive Plan for Somerville.
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 7:51 am on May 11, 2010
At this meeting, citizens will evaluate professional designs and documentation for the Green stations in your neighborhood.
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Posted in All Ages, Ball Square, Bicycles, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Green Line, Housing, Magoun Square, Neighborhoods and Squares, Pedestrians, Transportation, Transportation Projects, Union Square | No Comments »
Posted by Linda Conte a 9:45 pm on May 9, 2010
Adam Sweeting, School Committee Chair of the Finance and Facilities Committee, sent out this letter to a Somerville Schools Yahoo group today. If you go to any of these meetings, please blog your impressions as…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 11:17 am on April 16, 2010
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010, 7:30 >
Location : Somerville High School Auditorium (81 Highland Avenue…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 11:16 am on
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010, 5:00 >…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 11:15 am on
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Location : Healey School (5 Meacham Street)…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 11:14 am on
Monday, June 7th, 2010, 6:00 >
Location : Dilboy Stadium…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 11:08 am on
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Location : Healey School (5 Meacham Street)…
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Posted by SueM55 a 8:31 am on April 15, 2010
Plan to Attend Taste of Somerville on June 8
Enjoy samples from 30 of the area’s favorite restaurants on June 8, from 5:30-8:30 pm at the Somerville Holiday Inn. This festive welcome to summer is presented by title sponsor, Triumvirate Environmental, and Door2Door Transportation by SCM, whose work providing community-based transportation is supported by the event. Tickets at www.tasteofsomerville.org. Follow restaurant additions on twitter @TasteofSomervil
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 10:01 pm on February 20, 2010
Approximately fifteen people crowded around two small tables this afternoon at the Danish Pastry House in Medford to share their concerns and questions in a wide-ranging conversation with State Representative Carl Sciortino at his first district coffee hour of the year. …
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