Massachusetts Presidential Primary unofficial results

On March 5, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

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Poor and low-wage people joined Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign Tri-Chairs Savina Martin and Vaughn Allen Goodwin; partners 1199SEIU, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Greater Boston Chapter, Massachusetts Peace Action, Housing = Health, and others; the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and faith leaders from other denominations; and advocates and allies from across the state for a mass assembly at the 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common (across from the Boston statehouse) to launch a 40-week effort to mobilize poor and low-wage voters in Massachusetts, and demand legislators take immediate action to end the crisis of death by poverty in the United States. The Boston assembly was one of more than 30 coordinated efforts across the country.

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Vote on Primary Election Day, March 5

On March 3, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

If you’re voting in person, polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Look up your polling place before you head out. (Note: Voters in Ward 7, Precincts 2 and 4 should enter West Somerville Neighborhood School via the Raymond Ave. entrance.) You can still vote in person if you’ve applied to vote by mail.

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City of Boston President Ruthzee Louijeune will join City Councilor Ed Flynn, City of Boston Veteran Services Commissioner Robert Santiago and the Parade Grand Marshal Brigadier General Joseph Milano, President of the Union Oyster House, and Honorary Consul General for Thailand.

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MBTA track improvement program virtual public meeting

On March 3, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

The MBTA will host a virtual public meeting on Thursday, March 7, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. regarding the 2024 Track Improvement Program, an initiative to eliminate all existing speed restrictions and bring tracks closer to a state of good repair by the end of the year. This meeting is part of a series of open houses and community events to give riders the opportunity to learn about the program, ask questions, and share feedback.

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Somerville Digital Equity Plan public meeting

On March 2, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

The Digital Equity Plan will help Somerville expand community access to the internet, devices, and digital literacy classes.

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Glen and Otis Street Block Party

On March 2, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

The City of Somerville is partnering with CultureHouse and Neighborways Design to increase safety on Glen and Otis Streets by creating quick-build neighborways (think: planters, vertical plastic posts, paint markings, speed humps). These will be located on Glen Street between Tufts Street and Broadway, and on Otis Street between McGrath Highway and the East Somerville Community School.

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Somerville Police Crime Log February 20-26

On March 1, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times
Recovered Firearm
On 2/23/24 at approximately 2:18 p.m., Somerville Police responded to an apartment on Memorial Rd. to assist DYS officers with a juvenile male who cut his GPS bracelet off. Officers were given consent to search the apartment and located a loaded firearm inside.
 

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— Photos courtesy of Somerville Public Schools

Students and instructors David Ginivisian and Paul Piantedosi’s Culinary Arts program are having another outstanding year at Somerville High School. This is what the educators say about the 2023-2024 school year so far:

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Join the Somerville Museum on March 6, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. for a conversation about mental health and the Latino community with clinical social workers. For the Latino community, mental health can be a difficult topic since it can be perceived as taboo. Many experiences can lead to or exacerbate mental health conditions including immigration, trauma, assimilation into a different culture, marginalization and generational conflicts.

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