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Andrew Firestone It was a day of revelry and celebration at Somerville High on Monday morning, when in front of an audience including elected officials and students alike, Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Governor Deval Patrick declared "Somerville All America City Day" in Somerville, a culmination of Somerville's winning of the title of 2009 "All-America City" last June. Along with Superintendent of Schools Anthony Pierantozzi and President of the Board of Aldermen Jack Connolly, the officials praised Somerville for it's progressive and prospering community. The sun was shining and it was warm on Monday morning as Governor Patrick arrived at the High School, where he was greeted by Headmaster Anthony Ciccariello and an African Drum Band outside the school. Despite the pomp and circumstance of the governor's arrival, emotional resonance was clearly evident, as one police Sergeant said "this for us, the people of Somerville" and as Superintendent Pierantozzi put it in his opening remarks, "All of our residents have earned this award." |
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By Tom Nash After clashing with Mayor Joe Curtatone on whether the city should attempt to get out of its trash hauling contract with F.W. Russell Disposal, Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz learned at a Legislative Matters Committee meeting last Monday that the mayor holds the cards. The Attorney General's office announced in January that Russell had been found to not be paying overtime or recording accurate hours for its employees. Russell will pay $70,000 to 352 current and former employees and $20,000 to the Commonwealth in addition to being subject to two years of monitoring. |
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By Ashley Taylor All seats were taken, and still people came in the door. Then someone started forcing people out of their seats and stacking the chairs to free space as more than 130 people crammed into the conference room at the Community Action Agency of Somerville in Union Square to tell their stories of economic recovery to Governor Patrick Thursday morning. The Massachusetts Recovery and Reinvestment Office organized the roundtable discussion as part of a series of events commemorating the first anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), otherwise known as the stimulus bill, which President Obama signed into law on February 17, 2009. According to www.recovery.gov, the website tracking how the stimulus funds are used, Massachusetts has received $4.6 Billion in stimulus awards, money which has been credited with creating 9.3 thousand jobs. Governor Patrick asked people to share stories of how the stimulus money has helped them, and people had many successes to recount. |
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Lauren C. Ostberg Davis Square has been through many changes in the past three decades. The Red Line added a T-stop in 1984; deregulation of rent control in the mid 70's affected the housing marketing; a national alternative press magazine declared it one of the fifteen "hippest places to live" in 1997. The Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD), accompanied by Ward 6 Aldermen Rebekah Gewirtz, invited the community to discuss their ideas about the region's future at a Davis Square Visioning meeting on March 3, 2010. |
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By Ben Johnson The third community meeting concerning the Union Square Transportation Plan took place on Monday, March 1st 2010. The meeting convened at 6:30pm at the Argenziano School, near Union Square, in order for the City of Somerville and consultants to present and discuss updated proposals for future roadway construction in the Union Square area. About fifty residents showed up for the meeting, most of them residents from streets that could potentially be affected by the city's plans. |
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By William Tauro Somerville Police detectives were called at approximately 9:45am on Monday morning to the basement of a three-decker located at 298 McGrath Highway after a report that a tenant discovered and subsequently reported to his landlord that he had seen a gun and other suspicious items. According to one eyewitness at the scene, a shotgun, shotgun shells, other various bullets, flat screen TVs, bicycles, computers, a bag full of money and a blown-open safe were in the basement of that property. Police are conducting an investigation to determine if this is related to a series of break-ins and robberies in the area. |
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By William Tauro Alderman at Large Dennis Sullivan tries on New England Patriots linebacker/special teams ace Eric Alexander's Super Bowl ring at the March 6th "TomorrowNite Gala to Benefit St. Jude's Hospital" annual fundraiser held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston this past Saturday night. Alderman Sullivan's wife Melissa is on the Gala committee. |
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By William Tauro Somerville Police were called to the Burger King on Somerville Avenue for an unwanted guest who was disturbing the peace and disrupting business late Saturday night. The woman allegedly wanted onion rings instead of fries and blocked the drive-thru, beeping her horn and hurling obscenities at an employee through the microphone. The incident was reported at 11:45pm Saturday. |
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By William Tauro Somerville Police Detectives and Uniformed Officers closed in on and arrested three alleged drug dealers Friday afternoon. The suspects were observed walking down Beacon Street carrying a laptop and other items by undercover officers, which arose suspicions. The undercover officers followed the suspects, thinking they might be linked to recent break-ins in the area. The suspects turned onto Hawkins Street and were observed by the undercover officers conducting a hand-to-hand drug transaction, which led to the suspects arrest. |
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