Students in Framingham, Tyngsborough, Somerville, and Westford receive honors

Left to right: Tristan Khim, Alexi Delcid, District Attorney Ryan, Chormrern Chan, and Nick Rioux.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc., are pleased to announce that Tristan Khim, a student at Nashoba Valley Technical High School in Westford is the winner of the third annual 2015 Poster Project. Honorable Mention Certificates were awarded to: Nick Rioux, a student at Keefe Technical High School in Framingham; Chormrern Chan from Greater Lowell Technical High School in Tyngsborough; and Alexi Delcid from Somerville High School.

Leaders of Somerville’s faith communities are invited by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Health and Human Services Department to the first meeting of the newly reorganized Inter-Faith Council.

Last updated Sat., Mar. 7, 10:00 p.m.

• PARKING BAN: The citywide snow emergency parking ban is still in effect, meaning all cars must park on the odd-side of the street (unless otherwise posted), or unless the ban has been lifted on your street. 
• ROLLING LIFT OF BAN: See below for a list of streets no longer under the ban. 
• ADDITIONAL PARKING: Parking is also available in City lots in business districts or at Dilboy Stadium. Please note that Mon.-Fri. school lots are available for overnight parking only from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., and at all hours on weekends.
• CLEAR SNOW OFF CARS: All cars parked on roads where the ban has ban lifted must be cleared of snow within 48 hours of the ban lifting on that street. Cars not cleared of snow by the time noted after the street will be subject to ticketing and towing because the uncleared cars are safety hazards.

Somerville Youth Soccer League (SYSL) is seeking community members and soccer enthusiasts to assist us with our successful in-town (intramural) program—U5/U6 and U7/U8 coaches and assistant coaches.

Eight new members are joining the Union Square Civic Advisory Committee (CAC), which is expanding and broadening the committee’s experience, diversity, and representation of the neighborhood, as the community planning process for the square continues this spring.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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I figured I’d do a story that could at least get our minds in a summer sort of mood. I’m going to talk about those great old days when our bikes were so important to us.

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There’s no Business like Snow Business

​By Laura Onyeneho

Somerville small businesses impacted by snow this winter can apply for $5,000 to $10,000 micro-loans through a new fund, Gov. Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) announced.

Sam Bayer

By Rebecca Danvers

Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe presents a concert with Boston singer-songwriter Sam Bayer, New York singer-songwriter Krista Baroni and Wellesley singer-songwriter Beth DeSombre on Saturday, March 7.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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The FCC took a historic and important stand last week when it voted in favor of innovation and equal access by embracing the value of net neutrality. By reclassifying Internet service providers as public utilities, the FCC has ensured that all internet traffic is treated equally and providers won’t be able to create a virtual fast lane for those with the means to pay more. The FCC’s action is a demonstration of how good government regulation can protect both private sector innovation and consumers at the same time.