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Host the Sunsetters

Posted by Linda Haviland Conte at 5:17 pm on June 26, 2008

The Sunsetters are a group of preteens and teenagers who sing and dance to Broadway tunes. Check them out at the fireworks celebration, June 26 at 6PM. Available dates are as follows…

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Somerville’s Sudip Peterson Invites You to Her Premiere

Posted by Linda Haviland Conte at 10:17 pm on June 1, 2008

I would like to invite you to the East Coast Theatrical Premiere of SOUR, which is screening with the upcoming Boston International Film Festival series mid-day on June 14th. Filmed in 2006 during the Second Lebanese War, SOUR presents a new look at the grassroots peace process begun by 9 young skaters from Israel and…

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Extended Learning Time/School Day

Posted by Linda Haviland Conte at 6:01 pm on April 28, 2008

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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Find out about local poetry happenings

Posted by Linda Haviland Conte at 6:01 pm on April 10, 2008

Massachusetts Readings on Cervenabarvapress.com

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April 27 Walk to Prevent Homelessness

Posted by Linda Haviland Conte at 9:47 pm on April 9, 2008

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

Posted by Linda Haviland Conte at 5:59 pm on April 6, 2008

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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Summer Camps for Somerville Kids

Posted by Linda Haviland Conte at 10:49 pm on April 1, 2008

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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