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The Somerville High
marching band was at Home Depot as special guests performing this past
Saturday – the band played tunes during a promotion gala that the home
improvement giant was holding. In exchange for the performance, Home
Depot donated thirty 5-gallon buckets for the band to practice on.

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Former
Mayor and current Register of Deeds Eugene Brune is having his annual
(believe it or not 25th annual) breakfast Sunday May 3rd at Anthony's –
105 Canal Street, Malden. This particular breakfast every year has been
the one to attend, old and new alike here in Somerville show up and
have great time – Gene was one popular mayor and its hard to believe
this has been going on since 1983 – tickets at the door are $20.00 and
children under 8 free.

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Register of
Probate Tara DeCristofaro celebrated her birthday this past weekend,
lots of people were in attendance, lots of professionals – and she has
a huge family – but no KB of the Farm Team, and we expected him
there…oh well, in spite of that she had a successful event and a
pretty happy birthday.

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Mayor Joseph A.
Curtatone invites all interested individuals to 'SomerVision,' an open
house on current planning initiatives and kick-off event for a
city-wide visioning process. The open house will include
representatives from the City of Somerville as well as community
partners and state agencies. The open house will be held on Saturday,
April 25th from 11am-3pm at the Argenziano School, 290 Washington
Street. For more information contact Keith Craig, Office of Strategic
Planning and Community Development, 617-625-6600 ext. 2523

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Popular
Ward 2 Alderwoman Maryann Heuston is having a fundraiser this coming
Monday night at the Mt. Vernon Restaurant from 6 to 8, she usually
attracts a big crowd and why not she's probably the most popular Ward 2
Alderman in the past 40 odd years or so, Maryann listens and acts,
we've seen her in action. She is spending the next few weeks walking
the ward in various locations with neighbors and finding out concerns –
look for her dates and places.

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Bill
Manny of Prospect Hill has been ill recently and is on the mend, Bill
is a life long resident of Somerville, a Boston Fireman and a popular
figure in the Eastern Star circle here in Somerville. We wish him
speedy recovery.

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A special memorial for
the late Linda MacLeod, who passed away late last year, will be at the
Masonic Building located at 125 Highland (rear) this Saturday April
11th at 10:30am, with a brunch to follow. Linda left a large family and
lots of friends behind here in Somerville – she was very active in
Rainbow for Girls as well as Eastern Star. For information write to
Valerie Donovan at mabel312@aol.com.

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A
big get well soon goes out to Somerville Police Officer Bob Hickey, the
man has eyes that can see a mile down the road who can spot a bad
inspection sticker. Officer Hickey as been out on leave due to minor
surgery, we wish him well and back soon.

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This
surfaced on Google Somerville alert last week, where we the only ones
that saw it? Appears that U-2 will be announcing another secret show
here in Somerville again – this time at the Burren Pub in Davis Square
for a more intimate performance then ever before. We heard only members
of the International Monetary Fund would be admitted after showing
proof of having forgiven the debt of at least one Third World Country.
Maybe it's a late April fools joke, but one of our newstalkers swears
by it.

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All America City Fund Party,
featuring live entertainment by Elated Dance Band, on April 16th from 6
to 9p.m. at the Night Games Lounge, Holiday Inn on Washington Street,
suggested donation at the door $25.00 per person – checks payable to
the "All America City Fund."

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One of us
was at the public hearing for the surveillance cameras around the city
and heard some pretty wild accusations, especially from some well known
PDSers here in Somerville – what's the problem with the cameras if they
are there for the purpose intended? If you have nothing to hide and
don't subscribe to the "conspiracy theory," then what's the problem?
Most of us at Newstalk don't have a problem with it – it's those
conspiracy theory left wingers that just can't say something positive
about anything. We applaud the administration for putting them for the
reasons they were intended for.

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Finally,
we want to wish everyone a solemn Good Friday, Joyous Easter and
Pleasant Passover – even those PDSers who insist on being secularists.

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Somerville
Commission for Persons with Disabilities is having a public meeting on
Monday, April 13, 2009 at The Hagan Manor – 268 Washington Street –
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