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Four one-hour workshops(May 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th) at our Cross Street Center located at 165 Broadway. Learn about working with clay – slabs, coils & Continue reading Mud Flat Studios →

The Somerville Council on Aging is hosting a luncheon at The Highlander Cafe which is located at the atrium on Somerville High School. On Wednesday, June 4th the Culinary Arts Department will be serving Prime Rib with all the fixings. For $9.00 you can join us. Seating is limited and we would love to see you. Doors open at 10:45 A.M. – to RSVP or for additional information please call Connie at 617-625-6600 Ext. 2300

This coming Monday, April 21, is Patriots’ Day. City andSomerville Public Schools will be closed for the day. Street sweeping will be cancelled and street sweeping parking regulations and parking meters will not be in effect. Trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be on a one-day delay all week; put all waste out one day after your normal pick-up day.
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Sean was a member of the MIT Police Department when he was killed one year ago in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. Prior to joining the MIT force, Sean had worked in a civilian position at the Somerville Police Department and would have joined the department as an officer last July. He was posthumously sworn in as a Somerville police officer in August.

The Public Safety Building will be open to the public for reflection, remembrances, or memorials in honor of Sean Collier and other individuals and families affected by the events in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon.
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Join us for the 239th Annual Patriot’s Day celebration, to be held at Foss Park on Monday, April 21 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Enjoy Colonial games and songs, light refresements and a visit from Paul Revere on horseback on his historic ride from Boston to Lexington through Somerville.

My name is Leonina Heringer, a native of Brazil, and I gave three workshops on Literatura de Cordel (String Literature), a kind of poetry that printed in booklets and recited or chanted by the authors (called cordelistas) in order to get attention from potential customers.
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Donna Amenta Lives in Somerville, works at the Somerville Traffic & Parking Department and is always there to lend a helping hand and to share her wonderful smile!

Donna always knows the right things to say to make one feel better!

We thank you for being such a good friend to many of us here in the Ville and we appreciate your friendship!

We here at the Somerville News Weekly salute you for all that you do to make Somerville a better place!

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, April 19, the 109th day of 2014 with 255 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:57 and sunset is @ 7:29. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Venus. The evening stars are Mars & Jupiter.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1775 – The American Revolutionary War began with the

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Happy Birthday to Bill Grenier and to his lovely daughter Paula!

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