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Posted by MaryM at 5:11 pm on May 15, 2013
Hey folks–time to shake off the winter residues and head for the waterfront! This weekend the Herring Run and Paddle event will take place. I’d love to see more people…
Posted in All Ages, Environment and Open Space, Mystic River, Ten Hills | No Comments »
Posted by MaryM at 5:05 pm on October 24, 2012
Recently the health department has offered this year’s information about getting a flu shot. They will be regularly available on Thursday evenings from 5-7pm at the…
Posted in Health Care, Public Health & Safety, Seniors | No Comments »
Posted by MaryM at 5:29 pm on September 21, 2012
[Posted from an email via the historic preservation mailing list]
“Historic Somerville Its Civic Hilltop to the Wyatt Brickyards
Posted in All Ages, Events, Historical, Union Square | No Comments »
Posted by MaryM at 6:26 pm on September 10, 2012
Saturday was the terrific Meet Me at the Mystic 40th anniversary event organized by MyRWA. It was a great day to be out—breezy and rain-free at least in the morning. From the dam…
Posted in Arts and Culture, Environment and Open Space, Mystic River, Wildlife sightings | 1 Comment »
Posted by MaryM at 8:10 pm on September 2, 2012
As a side-effect of my renewed interest in the Mystic River (see my previous post), I became really interested in learning more of the history of the region. I’ve lived here for a…
Posted in Historical, Ten Hills | 2 Comments »
Posted by MaryM at 8:46 pm on August 28, 2012
Paddling, Art and Music!
Join your friends and neighbors in an early morning cheer to the river and watershed – a resource that has brought so much enjoyment to our community. Meet us…
Posted in All Ages, Environment and Open Space, Events, Mystic River, Special | No Comments »
Posted by MaryM at 9:49 pm on August 27, 2012
Recently I had a bit of a mental meltdown. I’ve been wanting to own a kayak for years, but have kept putting it off. I was renting them periodically, but I really wanted to paddle…
Posted in All Ages, Arts and Culture, Environment and Open Space, Mystic River | 5 Comments »
Posted by MaryM at 5:24 pm on May 12, 2012
Now, this may not be the type of “wildlife sightings” report on the city that Somerville Voices expected to cover. But it’s what’s happening today at my house, and I wanted to share it. (with video)…
Posted in Environment and Open Space, Video, Wildlife sightings | 2 Comments »
Posted by MaryM at 1:40 pm on May 6, 2012
Sorry for the late notice, but I just found out about this yesterday. On the terrific walk around the Magoun Square area to celebrate Jane Jacobs’ legacy, I was handed a flyer on…
Posted in All Ages, East Somerville, Historical | 5 Comments »
Posted by MaryM at 4:45 pm on April 21, 2012
A few years back in a race for Somerville School Committee, I was called from the phone bank of a candidate. I listened to the pitch, and then I said I had a question. The…
Posted in All Ages, Events, Schools and Youth | 1 Comment »
Posted by MaryM at 10:06 pm on December 16, 2009
At the Medical Reserve Corps meeting this evening we learned that tomorrow there will be a vaccination clinic for both seasonal and/or H1N1 at the City Hall Annex. It isn’t on the city web site yet because approval to open up vaccination beyond risk groups just happened too late today.…
Posted in Announcements, Events, Health Care | 2 Comments »
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