Veteran school administrator, outstanding communicator set to take on new role in Somerville beginning July 1st
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Daily Archives: May 15, 2015
EIGHT POWDER HOUSE SCHOOL BIDS UNDER REVIEW
Technical Advisory Committee to determine which developers will be interviewed by mid-June
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REPORTED RODENT SIGHTINGS DOWN IN SOMERVILLE
Data suggests “war on rats” including comprehensive dumpster enforcement and uniform rodent-resistant trash bins have reduced the number of rats in Somerville
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The 17th Annual SHS Multicultural Fair Friday, May 22, 2015
This year we are celebrating our 17h Annual Multicultural Fair. The students and staff participating in this event are inviting you to visit our exhibits , taste the authentic dishes and view our entertainment on Friday, May 22 as students once again celebrate the wonderful diversity and community of Somerville High. Students at this Fair will be representing more than 40 of the different countries that help to make up our school community.
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SOMERVILLE SPRING CLEANUP CONTINUES WITH ‘POTHOLE BLITZ’ 2015
DPW crews have filled more than 3,000 potholes so far this year.
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Community Note: Veterans Honor Roll Ceremony Scheduled for May 16
The Veterans’ Commission on Monuments, Memorials and Dedications, in cooperation with Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Department of Veterans Services, announce Somerville’s first-ever Joint Honor Roll Ceremony, inducting 18 Somerville veterans to the City’s Honor Roll. The Ceremony will be held on Sat., May 16 at 11 a.m., in conjunction with national Armed Forces Day.
Please note that the ceremony will be held in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall on Saturday.
Honorees include:
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Community Note: Book a Sunsetters in Your Neighborhood this Summer!
The Somerville Sunsetters are coming to a street near you! The Sunsetters, a traveling youth performance troupe that performs classic show tunes and modern musicals in Somerville neighborhoods throughout July and August, is still booking shows for the summer 2015 season. Continue reading Community Note: Book a Sunsetters in Your Neighborhood this Summer!
Seeking Additional Volunteers to Showcase The Historic Milk Row Cemetery
Launching of Milk Row Cemetery Public Openings
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, May 15, the 135th day of 2015 with 230 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:23 and sunset is @ 7:58. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Mercury, Neptune & Saturn. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1602 – Cape Cod was discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold.
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New Somerville Alderman Candidate Lance Davis Kickoff Party Ward 6
It is with great pleasure that the Committee to Elect Lance Davis announces a campaign kick-off event at Redbones on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Please join the Committee as we introduce this new candidate for Ward 6 Alderman of Somerville. Current Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz will be a guest speaker, as will committee members and friends of Lance.
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Help Prevent Homelessness — Events this Saturday and Sunday
Save Our Homes Walk to Prevent Homelessness
Sunday, May 17
1:30 – Registration
2:00 to 4:00 – 3.1 mile walk
@Somerville High School
81 Highland Ave.
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Community Note: “Somerville Rocks” Youth Talent Show May 22
Somerville Youth Arts Coordinator, Jimmy Del Ponte, announces the 2015 Somerville Rocks! youth talent show, to be held on Fri., May 22 at 7 p.m. in the Somerville High School Auditorium.
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Letter to the Editor:Somerville Firefighter to the Rescue
From Tiffany Leanna Pounds-Williams
Thank you to this kind Somerville firefighter who carried my stroller (while I carried my three month old daughter Sadie) up three flights of stairs when the elevator to my apartment broke and I couldn’t figure out how to get back home. Thank you to the Somerville Fire Department!