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10/07/2025

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Join your ward’s City Hall Community Meeting for an overview of the latest City and neighborhood news. City Hall Community Meetings are an opportunity to learn more about City programs and initiatives, meet your neighbors, find ways to get involved, talk with elected officials and City staff, and ...

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143081
10/07/2025

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Kick Off Meeting on 10/15 Help shape the future design of one of Somerville’s most used streets. The City of is planning to rebuild the segment of Broadway that passes through Magoun Square, spanning from Wi******er St. to Central St. In addition to rebuilding the sidewalks and repaving this roadw...

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143072
10/07/2025

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Q: Have you ever heard of the mindsets of “farming vs. fishing” — and how this mindset model can shape your finances? A: Some money moves pay off over time (farming), while others aim for quick results (fishing). The best financial plans use both.

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143061
10/02/2025

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Ordinance updates effective October 1 Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is sharing that starting today, October 1, 2025, updates to the City of Somerville’s Condominium Conversion Ordinance take effect. These updates are part of the City’s continued efforts to prevent residential displacement and enact s...

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143058
10/02/2025

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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte I was 16 in 1969 when I got a job at Woolworths in Davis Square. I was hired as a stock boy but graduated to the luncheonette counter. WT Grant and FW Woolworth were 5 and 10 cent stores, or “five and dimes” in the square. Those are the two, along with Savel....

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143030
10/02/2025

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By Jordan Pagkalinawan Somerville’s finance committee met on September 23 to approve several grants and prior year invoices, as well as extend and amend a contract with Eastern Bank. The councilors also expressed concern about proposed requirements for Urban Area Security Initiative grants, which ...

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143039
10/01/2025

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Groundwork Somerville’s Harvest Festival takes place on Saturday, October 4, 12 – 4 p.m. at South Street Farm, 138 South Street. This Harvest Festival, they are celebrating Groundwork Somerville’s 25th Anniversary of its founding. Activities for the day include: Hands-on stations for all ages,...

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143041
10/01/2025

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(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries and letters to the Editor of The Somerville Times belong solely to the authors and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville Times, its staff or publishers) By Ivan Abarca-Torres “Soccer is life,” a phrase made famous by Danny Ro...

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143043
10/01/2025

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Visual Artists often use language when speaking about their work that mimics the vocabulary of musicians: Composition, Improvisation, Collaboration, and Repetition. Creative endeavors of all kinds pull inspiration from the rhythms and movements around us. Artists tune into the pulse of life, whether...

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/143046
10/01/2025

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Who among us actually likes getting a shot of any kind? There are certainly a given number of masochistic types out there who don’t mind taking a little jab in the arm or … elsewhere. But many of us put off or completely avoid the prickly deed for as long as we can push it, until the cold and fl...

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