By William Tauro
The official start to the Somerville Holiday Arts and Eats event at Assembly Square is under way!
Vendors frantically hurry to get their booths set up in time for tonight’s first night debut of this event
Holiday Arts and Eats will run from December 6-8 down at Assembly Square in Somerville.
Welcome to Abbondanza Ristorante 195 Main Street Everett
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Federal Realty Investment Trust to build up to 1.1M sq. ft. mixed-use site on former IKEA parcel to serve 4,500 Partners employees
SOMERVILLE – The state’s largest private employer, Partners HealthCare, will be the first major industry tenant to Continue reading PARTNERS HEALTHCARE TO BE FIRST MAJOR INDUSTRY OCCUPANT AT ASSEMBLY ROW – WILL BUILD ON FORMER IKEA SITE
Jason Chase moved to Somerville from his hometown of Colorado Springs in 2000 to study with the artist John Walker at Boston University where he went on to receive a Masters in Fine Continue reading Somerville Arts Council Jason Chase, December Artist of the Month
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Somerville Cares About Prevention, a community based coalition supported by the City’s Health Department, works to reduce substance abuse, as well as the harms associated with such use among Somerville residents with a particular focus on youth. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SomCares.
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Great event this past Wednesday unveiling the 2013 Middle School Data Results. Great group discussions about substance use, mental health, violence and safety, physical health, and resiliency.
Photo: Somerville Prevention Program Director Lovelee Heller
Many joined Somerville Cares About Prevention this past Wednesday evening and took part in a game show based on the 2013 Student Health Survey Data and participated in the Café Style discussion to improve community health. The Community Game show was at the Cross Street Center, 165 Broadway. Contestants brought their own ideas and thinking caps. For more info email: lheller@somervillema.gov
Earn rewards (like Illuminations Tour tickets) by taking care of yourself. We’re excited to announced a new partnership with the innovative health and wellness platform, “Wellcoin,” which allows residents to earn benefits Continue reading Somerville’s Partnership with the Innovative Health and Wellness Platform
By William Tauro
Former Somerville Mayor/Rotarian Gene Brune and
Rotarian Narda Mokhtar ringing the bell in front of Mike’s
Restaurant in Davis Square on Friday morning for The Salvation Army
Holiday drive.
Photo by Frank Santagelo
SOMERVILLE – The National League of Cities (NLC) has recognized Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the City’s Shape Up Somerville strategy for recent completion of key health and wellness goals for Let’s Move! Cities, Continue reading CITY AWARDED THREE MEDALS FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ADDRESSING CHILDHOOD OBESITY THROUGH LET’S MOVE! CITIES, TOWNS AND COUNTIES
(Somerville, MA) CPCU Credit Union held their 5th Annual Harvest Food Drive during the month of November to benefit the Somerville Homeless Continue reading CPCU Credit Union holds 5th Annual Harvest Food Drive to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition
David, Katelyn, Don and Sarah will run the Boston Marathon & raise funds in honor of RESPOND’s work to end domestic violence.
Affordable housing opportunity at St. Polycarp Village. Please share with anyone who might be interested. 31 new units will be ready for tenants this February and the application process is now open. For more information about these units or the application process, please contact WinnResidential at 617-591-0577.
On Thursday the Mayor answered questions, comments, or ideas about the future development of Union Square as he hosted a 1-hour live chat starting at 12:30 p.m. to answer questions and share ideas with the community. For those who couldn’t participate in the live chat, but wanted to weigh in, they were welcome to leave a question, comment, or idea and they added it to the live chat queue. The chat was hosted and archived here: http://www.somervillema.gov/unionsquarechat. We hope to hear from you.
SOMERVILLE – On December 5, 2013 at approximately 1:10 p.m. a medium built, white male in his late 30’s, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and dark colored pants, entered the Santander Bank 403 Highland Avenue Somerville, Ma. 02144 and robbed the teller of an undetermined amount of cash. No weapon was shown.
The suspect approached a teller and handed a note demanding money. The only attempt to shield his face was while he was apparently talking on his cell phone. The suspect fled in an unknown direction in the Davis Square area.
The FBI Task Force and Somerville Police are asking for your assistance in identifying the suspect depicted in the photos provided by the banks surveillance cameras. The Massachusetts Bankers Association is providing a reward for information leading to the identity, arrest and conviction of the suspect, and any accomplices who may have assisted him in the commission of this crime.
If you have information or can identify this suspect, please call the FBI Task Force at 617 742-5533 and/or the Somerville Police Criminal Investigation Division at 617 625-1600 extension 7220.
– Deputy Chief Michael S. Cabral
All Members and Guests are asked to bring an unwrapped toy to the meeting of:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013
Our joint meeting at 12:15 along with
Somerville Rotary & Somerville Lions
Please plan to attend this Annual Gala Christmas Luncheon /Mt. Vernon Restaurant
‘WELLCOIN’ TO PROMOTE WELLBEING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
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By William Tauro
Dozens of Somerville Chamber of Commerce members, some with guest, filled the function hall at the Center for Arts at the Armory on Highland Avenue this past Thursday evening. Continue reading Somerville Chamber of Commerce Partners up with Toys for Local Children
By William Tauro
Hundreds gathered at the Somerville City Hall Concourse on Thursday evening to enjoy and celebrate the lighting of the annual holiday tree.
There was plenty of music, people dancing, kids playing, Christmas caroling, a very festive evening for all.
And then that magic moment when the bulbs lit up concourse with thousands of red, green, gold and blue Christmas lights that filled the concourse with even more holiday cheer.
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