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Down the Tracks

On January 13, 2010, in Uncategorized, by The News Staff

Jimmy Del Ponte
On The Silly Side

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Note: The following article contains stories about trains and railroad tracks. Railroad tracks are extremely dangerous and should be treated with the utmost safety and caution.

The Red Line rumbles beneath Davis Square and soon the Green Line will travel through our fair city. But for many years, trains used to chug through Davis Square crossing Willow Ave, and then onto Cambridge. Remember watchman's tower in the Square? The following are some personal recollections of folks growing up when the train ran through the 'Ville. If you're old enough to remember it, you no doubt have train-related stories.

“Shape Up Somerville,” 2010 Edition – and a Vote for Martha Coakley

On January 13, 2010, in Uncategorized, by The News Staff

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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In this first column of the New Year, I want to focus on our plans in 2010 to expand the very successful Shape Up Somerville initiative. But first, I want to comment on something completely different:

Cabral to serve as interim police chief

On January 12, 2010, in Uncategorized, by The News Staff

By William Tauro

Somerville
police Deputy Chief Michael Cabral has been named interim police chief
by Mayor Joe Curtatone following Monday's announcement that Chief
Anthony Holloway will be leaving to serve as chief of police in
Clearwater, Fla.

More to follow.

Car robbery

On January 11, 2010, in Uncategorized, by The News Staff

~Photo by Joseph DiOrio

By Joseph DiOrio

Monday afternoon, two cars on Somerville Ave had their doors propped a quarter of the way open in a suspected car robbery case. The first car with its door propped opened was four cars away from the other opened car. This case is still part of an ongoing investigation.

Somerville Police Chief Anthony Holloway has been chosen to be Clearwater’s new police chief (updated)

On January 11, 2010, in Latest News, by The News Staff

By William Tauro

Somerville Police Chief Anthony Holloway has been chosen to be the new chief of police for the city of Clearwater Florida.

Mayor Joseph Curtatone will select a new interim police chief tomorrow morning, the choice will be between Deputy Chief Paul Upton and Deputy Chief Michael Cabral.

Parents as Partners: free workshop offered by the Somerville Public Schools, PTA and others

On January 11, 2010, in Latest News, by The News Staff

Presentation is free and open to the public

Parents asPartners:

Parent/Guardian Workshops offered by the Somerville Public Schools

‚Ä¢Youth Alcohol and Drug Use/Social Host Liability

Wednesday,
January 13th – 6:30-8:00 pm in the Healey School Cafetorium, 5 Meacham
Street Featuring experts from Middlesex Partnerships for Youth and the
Middlesex County DA's Office.

Workshops organized collaboratively by the Somerville Public Schools, Somerville Parent/Teacher Association, Somerville

Special Education Parent Advisory Council, Somerville Community Partnership for Children, and Middlesex Partnerships for Youth.

For additional details please visit http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/events

Ripped at the “seems”

On January 9, 2010, in Uncategorized, by The News Staff

Jimmy Del Ponte
On The Silly Side

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opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville News
belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect
the views or opinions of The Somerville News, its staff or publishers.)

Seems, I was the victim of a shady merchant last week. Mind you, I said…seems. Humor me for a moment if you would.

Cambridge Portuguese Credit Union robbed

On January 8, 2010, in Latest News, by The News Staff

~Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

The Cambridge Portuguese Credit Union (CPCU) located on Somerville Avenue was robbed early Friday afternoon.

State and Somerville police on the scene said the suspect may be responsible for a string of local robberies in the area.

A Somerville institution’s first century

On January 8, 2010, in Latest News, by The News Staff

William C. Shelton

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opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville News
belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect
the views or opinions of The Somerville News, its staff or publishers.)

2010
Marks the hundredth anniversary of a Somerville institution. Curiously,
millions of people across America may be more familiar with it than
thousands in Somerville.

Unwanted Christmas trees to get new life in Union Square

On January 7, 2010, in Uncategorized, by The News Staff

Deean,(L)and Stoel,(R)

By Julia Fairclough

Ah,
the waste that the Christmas season generates. Among skeins of wrapping
paper and empty bottles of wine, those discarded trees on the curbside
are among the most visible reminders of the holiday's excesses.

Two
artists have a plan to breathe new life into this year's crop of
forgotten Christmas trees. Staring Jan. 23, they will begin installing
the unwanted evergreens in Union Square, shaping them into topiary-like
forms, and covering them with hot pink fabric.