For the past 2-3 weeks, Somerville teachers have had scheduled times to enter their school buildings to retrieve any material they may need to start the remote year. All school buildings have scheduled times for students to drop by to pick up or exchange chromebooks.

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In these times of pandemic and gentrification, it was imperative for me to speak to someone about the preservation of what we have. So I contacted Brandon Wilson, Executive Director of the Somerville Historical Preservation Commission.

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Nina Rubinstein Alonso’s work has appeared in Ploughshares, The New Yorker, Ibbetson Street, etc., and her book This Body was published by David Godine Press. Her stories have appeared in Southern Women’s Review, Broadkill Review and Writing in a Woman’s Voice, and her chapbook Riot Wake is upcoming from Cervena Barva press.

Early Voting at City Hall Through Fri., August 28

Vote by mail ballot applications for the September 1 primary election must be received by the City of Somerville Elections Department by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26.

— Photos courtesy of the Boston Fire Department

On Tuesday morning, a woman fell between the platform and an Orange Line train at the MBTA Sullivan Square station.

A Boston Fire Department Tech Rescue Response team extricated the person, who was then taken the hospital.

Earlier this year, students from the Somerville High School Local History Club, with guidance from their teacher Adda Maria Santos and the Somerville Museum, curated an exhibition, The Basement Project: Not Your Usual Basement Junk. Through objects from the museum’s collection, each student thoughtfully reflected on Somerville’s past and their experience as a Somerville resident today. Unfortunately, the show was cut short by the pandemic.

Arrests:
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 Jason Ventolieri, of Boston, August 18, 8:24 p.m., arrested at Broadway on a warrant charge of larceny over $1200.

Marco Ellison, of Cambridge, August 19, 7:33 p.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.

At approximately  5:15 p.m. Sunday night a two alarm broke out on Munroe St. Firefighters  worked extensively to put it out during the storm with high humidity and temperatures. According to reports,  lighting  struck the house. Cambridge and Boston fire assisted. As of this time there are no reports of injuries. The occupants of the home were displaced.

Whether heading back to the classroom or back to a digital device this fall, it is important to be prepared. Get your children set up for academic success with the following resources and gear: