Somerville High Girls Track News:Division 2 State Relays

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By Charles O’Rourke

The Somerville High Girls Track Team competed in the Division 2 State Relays on Sunday January 11, 2015. The Highlander Shot Put relay Team of Gabrielle Etienne, Iesha Guerrier and Brenda Nguyen finished in 5th place. Gabby threw 33’0″, Iesha threw 27’3″ , and Brenda 26’9″. All of these throws were either a personal best or was very close to a personal best.

This Thursday, January 15th, the Highlanders will face defending GBL Champion Malden HS at 6:30 in the Fieldhouse. On Saturday January 17th, the Highlanders travel to Rhode Island to compete in the East Coast Invitational.

The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week

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Happy Birthday to many Villens celebrating in the Ville this week! Happy Birthday to Melinda D. LaCourse, John Parker, Hilary Rogers, Julie Tarpey DiPasquale, Michelle Wu, Salvatore Basile, James Ribeiro, Joe Ravesi, Mary Ann Sinclair, Jill McDonough, Craig Murphy, Thomas Cassagnol, Robert Mason and Happy 21th Birthday to Patrick Tauro.

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Community Note: Somerville State of the City Address Scheduled for Jan. 19 at 6 p.m.

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The Mayor’s annual State of the City address, and mid-term addresses by the President of the Board of Aldermen (BOA) and the Chairperson of the School Committee will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall, 93 Highland Ave. Members of the public are invited to come for this look back at the past year’s efforts as well as a look forward to City and School initiatives in the coming year. Light refreshments will be served.

Help create a greener Somerville

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The City is looking at possible programs and policies that would offer options for solar energy and other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to both property owners and tenants. If you’re interested in solar energy, please take a few minutes to fill out the survey linked below. We’ll use the information we gather to design future programs and policies.