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Guess how much scholarship money was pledged to SHS graduates in the Class of 2010?

Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 10:05 pm on July 13, 2010

Enter your guess online at www.somerville.k12.ma.us/contest. The person who comes closest to guessing the total amount by Thursday, 7/15 at 5:00 will win a Borders Gift Card.
You can also tweet your guess to www.twitter.com/svilleschools or enter your guess on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SomervillePublicSchools.
It has been a good year for our graduates. Can you guess how good?
Winners [...]

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Citywide Spring Cleanup Sat. May 8

Posted by Columbine a 10:59 am on April 16, 2010

[ May 8, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Join the nearest team and clean up your neighborhood for Spring! T-shirt, breakfast, water bottle, and afterparty included…

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2nd Annual SOS Soccer Tournament

Posted by Adam Rich a 8:32 am on April 15, 2010

[ April 19, 2010; ] Save Our Somerville is running a soccer tournament on Patriots’ Day Monday, April 19th (pending permit approval, rain or shine). Even if you don’t play soccer, please come out and learn more about SOS events and spread the word.

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Spread the word! Photography contest launched by the Somerville Public Schools

Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 1:42 pm on March 1, 2010

[ April 5, 2010; ] The Somerville Public Schools invites you to tell your stories about learning and teaching in Somerville in our Spring 2010 Digital Photography contest. Complete submissions received by April 5th will have the chance to win a $50 gift card from Tufts University and the opportunity to have their photos printed in the Somerville News [...]

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Casino Night at the VFW

Posted by dshugrue a 9:24 am on January 23, 2010

[ March 6, 2010; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Las Vegas comes to Somerville – Get out your shark skin suit and your sequins –  come and gamble for a good cause at Davis Square’s swinging VFW!!
Somerville Childrens Network
3rd Casino Night
Have fun, build community, and support a great cause!
Somerville Childrens Network (SCN) is a 501c3 non-profit created to support diverse, family-friendly, community-building initiatives.
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Save Our Somerville Soccer Tournament

Posted by Adam Rich a 10:58 pm on March 31, 2009

[ April 20, 2009; 8:30 am to 6:00 pm. ] Save Our Somerville is running a soccer tournament on Patriots’ Day Monday, April 20th (pending permit approval, rain date of Tuesday, April 21st). The tournament will be held at Glen Park (Glen St. next to the Capuano School). Sign-ins for Middle School Teams will be at 8:30 AM. Sign-ins for High School and Adult Teams will be at 11:00 [...]

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Attention, Women Bloggers!

Posted by eila a 6:12 pm on March 2, 2009

Perhaps a SomervilleVoices.org blogger can be the next Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow?
The International Women’s Media Foundation announces the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship for  full-time, part time or freelance journalists working (for at least 3 years) on human rights or social justice issues.  This fellowship will allow recipients to spend 9 months in a research program at MIT. [...]

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Historic Somerville Nomination Deadline Extended to Dec 8

Posted by Linda Conte a 12:40 pm on November 26, 2008

[ December 8, 2008; ] Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Historic Preservation Commission Director Brandon Wilson announced that the Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Preservation Awards. During the Commission’s annual award program, Somerville residents will be recognized for significant restoration or maintenance efforts on designated historic buildings, or on non-designated buildings erected before 1955. Nominations for the [...]

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Somerville Tree Photo Contest!

Posted by Alex Pirie a 9:32 am on April 4, 2008

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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