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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Crime</title>
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		<title>Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/31/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-planning-meeting-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 16, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting

Tues., Feb. 16, 6:30 PM

Upper Hall
Greek Orthodox Church
29 Central St.
Somerville MA (map)

This is the rescheduling of the Feb. 9 Phase 3 planning meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. At this meeting, the group will begin specifying goals, policies and actions to implement the vision statement. A guest speaker is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/24/events/public-health-and-public-safety-committee-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/24/events/public-health-and-public-safety-committee-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 25, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Public Health and Public Safety Committee Meeting

Mon. Jan. 25 6:00 PM

2nd Floor Comm. Room
Somerville City Hall
93 Highland Ave.
Somerville MA (map)

Agenda (PDF) 

This is the regular meeting of the Somerville Public Health and Public Safety Committee. The agenda includes MaxPak site issues, including shots fired and animal releases. There are also possible Community Path contamination issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have Safety Issues Been Addressed at Market Basket?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/10/crime/have-safety-issues-been-addressed-at-market-basket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/10/crime/have-safety-issues-been-addressed-at-market-basket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following an armed robbery in the Market Basket parking lot last October, store representatives promised the Aldermen to address safety issues by installing surveillance cameras and better lighting in the parking lot. They also promised to undertake a parking study to address concerns about overcrowding and parked cars in fire lanes.  I wonder how much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Towards a Safer and More Transparent Community : Crime Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/09/25/crime/towards-a-safer-and-more-transparent-community-crime-maps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/09/25/crime/towards-a-safer-and-more-transparent-community-crime-maps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new online tool exists to plot crimes on a searchable map. This would empower residents to know how safe their neighborhood is and where and what to watch to deter crime. It would probably catalyze neighborhood crime watches and make our streets safer.]]></description>
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		<title>Bullying in Somerville-Is it a problem?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/25/events/bullying-in-somerville-is-it-a-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/25/events/bullying-in-somerville-is-it-a-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChristinaMarie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ August 27, 2009; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Bullying, is it a problem in Somerville-Why or why not? Prevention and how to deal with bullying in school. ]]></description>
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		<title>National Night Out Against Crime &amp; Drugs</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/01/events/national-night-out-against-crime-drugs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/01/events/national-night-out-against-crime-drugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Conte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ August 4, 2009; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] For the sixth consecutive year, Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) will partner with the City of Somerville and the Somerville Police Department to host the local celebration of the National Night Out Against Crime and Drugs. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4th starting at 5 pm at Foss Park - activities will begin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unanswered questions about the Romelus police beating</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/07/21/crime/unanswered-questions-about-the-romelus-police-beating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/07/21/crime/unanswered-questions-about-the-romelus-police-beating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=2240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many questions remain unanswered from George Hassett&#8217;s July 16th Somerville Journal article &#8220;Somerville vet awarded $225K after police beating&#8220;.
Here are my questions. Feel free to add your own!

Are SPD officers James Slattery, Sean Sylvester and Kevin Shackelford still on the job? If so, why?
What information is in these officers&#8217; records? Have they been involved in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville&#8217;s JAG monies</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/03/07/uncategorized/somervilles-jag-monies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/03/07/uncategorized/somervilles-jag-monies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 6, 2009:  Today, President  Obama and Attorney General Holder announced funding allocations for state and local law enforcement assistance.  MA is allocated State joint funding, plus 148 MA cities will also receive local government individual shares.  Somerville&#8217;s allotment is only exceeded by 20 other cities in MA.
This program is called the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Voices: My Accident</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/27/schools-and-youth/youth-voices-my-accident/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/27/schools-and-youth/youth-voices-my-accident/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pnm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday of May 21, 2007 around 12:30 P.M, I decided to skip school and go home. It had been the worst day for me. I just wanted to skip and go home to rest for a little while because at 3 P.M, I had to go to a youth program called, &#8220;PNM.&#8221; I walked [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Improving School Climate and Preventing Bullying in the Somerville Public Schools &#8211; February 24th Free Workshop for Families, Educators and Youth Workers</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/11/events/improving-school-climate-and-preventing-bullying-in-the-somerville-public-schools-february-24th-free-workshop-for-families-educators-and-youth-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/11/events/improving-school-climate-and-preventing-bullying-in-the-somerville-public-schools-february-24th-free-workshop-for-families-educators-and-youth-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gretchen Kinder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 24, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Do any of these issues concern you? 



Bullying?  Child predators on the internet?  Use of violence to solve problems? 



 
The Somerville Public Schools believes that students learn better when they feel safe.



 
Please join the Somerville Public Schools and its partners from the Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations and Middlesex Partnerships for Youth for [...]]]></description>
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