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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, June 7, the 158th day of 2014 with 207 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:07 and sunset is @ 8:18. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Neptune, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury & Saturn.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1494 – Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, agreeing to divide the New World between them.
1498 – Christopher Columbus left on his third voyage of exploration.
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
According to Alderman Mark Niedergang he learned a tremendous amount on our trip to check out candidates for Union Sq. Master Developer. I really liked the work of Gerding Eadlin in Portland, Ore. (pictured below), and Magellan & Mesirow (US2) in Chicago. I could see Continue reading On the Alderman Mark Niedergang Facebook Website
At 1 p.m. This Sunday June 8th join Somerville Historic Preservation Commission and Historic Somerville for a tour of the Milk Row Cemetery. Head over to City Hall at 2 p.m. for a guided bike tour of Somerville’s innovative people, places and products. The historical ride is organized by the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission and the Somerville Bicycle Committee. Somerville Police Department officers will accompany riders on the tour.
Somerville’s Fall 2013 Cycling and Pedestrian Count showed a 16% increase in people commuting by bike. Not only is that the highest level ever, it’s also 80% higher than our first count in 2010!
Find out more about how and why we count cycling commuters and see what the data showed on the Resistat blog.
As you get your new cart, we’d appreciate if you could help us out with some data. Stop by the ResiStat blog (or follow this direct link: http://bit.ly/1j6yyrx) to let us know how full (or not full) your cart is each week. This data will help us decide on any adjustments that may be needed to the program.
Photos by William Tauro
Continue reading The Somerville Recreation Commission 93rd Annual City Wide Track Meet