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In the interest of spreading the word--despite the fact that right now I have limited info on this--there's a rally next Saturday, Feb. 4, for our city status. 30 years. That's kind of a nice round number. Let's celebrate ( Read more... )

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Announced at the Ward 4 Resistat last night.

From their website: http://www.somervillebydesign.com/neighborhood-planning/winter-hill/

After two years of community process, we’re happy to announce that the Winter Hill Plan is to the next step! Click ( Read more... )

[From the city web site: http://www.somervillema.gov/alerts/early-voting-hours-location-now-available .This is not absentee voting--it's regular voting, just flexible days. It doesn't require any kind of excuse ( Read more... )

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Saturday, September 10th, 10:00am - Noon

OUTSIDE at the East Somerville Library (115 Broadway)

• Refreshments & Snacks
• Kids Activities - bubbles! crafts!
• Information about our Gas Leaks campaign and other initiatives

Come learn about what Mothers Out Front is doing in Somerville and Medford to tackle climate change and promote a transition away fossil ( Read more... )

Vote--on THURSDAY this week, folks. Just wanted to highlight the unusual day. A nice young canvasser just came by my house to remind me, and I realized I hadn't seen notice of it much on the social media channels.

Sample ballots: http

So it turns out we have a lot of neighbors interested in this issue. We filled a room with Cambervillens who wanted to know how this worked for the more complicated situations that we face around here. You can see the turnout in a photo here: https://www.facebook.com/ ( Read more... )

[Note: time has been shifted to 30min earlier. Doors now will open 6pm, program starts 6:30.]As you might expect. the cities of Cambridge and Somerville are both facing similar challenges on this issue. So the cities teamed up for a special event dedicated to just this matter. There will be other general educational events still, and we are going ( Read more... )