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By Doug Holder
A regular hipster in Union Square reading The Somerville Times. The gentleman, 42 years old, said he is a little old for the designated hipster label. He also told me that he loves Somerville, but like many he had to leave because of affordability issues. He still revisits Somerville on a regular basis. This is just one of the many stories in the “Paris of New England.”
By Joseph A. Curtatone
(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)
Somerville displays its best qualities under the worst circumstances.
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I noticed it the night of May 5, when a fire raced through a row of homes in East Somerville and drove more than 50 people from 15 households into the street. As the buildings burned, our community moved equally fast to provide a safe landing place for the suddenly homeless victims.
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~Photo by Claudia Ferro
Somerville Youth Arts Coordinator, Jimmy Del Ponte, presented the 2016 Somerville Rocks! youth talent show on Friday, May 2o at the Somerville High School Auditorium. Somerville Rocks! provides an opportunity for Somerville youth, ages 12 and older, to polish performance art and talents with twice-weekly rehearsals with performer and musician Jimmy Del Ponte. The concert featured Somerville youth bands, soloists, comedians, and other talented young residents.
ECOlogic and Together We Rise worked together to get some nice new bicycles to several local foster kids.
By Louise Carpenter
One local company recently found a way to make their employee teambuilding day mean more than just time out of the office.
ECOlogic, a local cleaning company, decided that they would partner with Together We Rise, a national non-profit focused on supporting kids and young adults in foster care, and as a team put together 37 bikes in one day.
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Don’t forget good guy and friend to many here in the city, Alderman at Large and President of the Board Bill White is having a fundraiser on Thursday, June 2 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Cantina La Mexicana in Union Square. We’re very lucky to have Bill on the Board of Alderman. He’s one of the smartest and most forward thinking aldermen. He is currently in his fourth year as President of the Board of Alderman. You know you’re good when your colleagues on the Board keep voting for you every year for the office of President. Not in our lifetime has that accomplishment ever been made.
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~Photos by Claudia Ferro and Kevin Dickinson
Villens United by Chris Haskell
For the last six years the city has thrown its annual PorchFest, which highlights the many different musicians we have residing here in the ‘Ville. Musicians with permits entertain passers by on the porch or in their yard while Villens and visitors alike enjoy the sights and sounds of the Somerville streets. The festival itself has become an unofficial city holiday and something the locals look forward to every year. Whether hiking the hills, or riding your bike around town, there’s something interesting to check out on nearly every block.
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