Somerville Voices

Two community de-paving events in June

emilyh — Mon, 28 May 2012 01:16:52 +0000

[ June 2, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. June 16, 2012; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Join Somerville Climate Action to DEPAVE the WAY! We will be removing asphalt from yards -- allowing the soil to return to health and productivity. Somerville is over 75% paved over, contributing to storm-water runoff and flooding. We can help reverse this - creating a safer and healthier city! * Saturday June 2 from 1:00 to 4:00 home [...]

6/2 : Grand Opening of Teele Square’s 1st Private Fitness Studio

aortiz1642 — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:17 +0000

[ June 2, 2012; 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] soul.train. is located at 1180 Broadway, Somerville, MA and is a locally owned upscale co-ed fitness studio featuring personal training, small group training and group exercise classes. soul.train. offers highly customized fitness programs without the restraints of contracts and memberships required by traditional gyms.

Editorial: A slap at the Bill of Rights

Somerville Journal — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:31:29 +0000

The framers of the U.S. Constitution were admirably clear, or so they and we thought, when they wrote in the Fifth Amendment that no person shall “be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law ...”

Letter: Join Somerville’s Human Rights Commission and Community Access Project

eila — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:30:01 +0000

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) presents an integrated volunteer opportunity for residents to represent very important ongoing civil rights issues in Somerville while serving city government.

DPW is Turning on the Water at Somerville Parks: Use this Interactive Map to find a Water Play Area Near You

Denise Taylor — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000

View Somerville Parks: Water Play Features, Sprinklers & Pools in a larger mapGood news: The Department of Public Works is out today, Thursday, May, 24, turning on the water features at Somerville Parks. They expect all working water features to b...

Residential Energy Efficiency Program

Mimi Graney — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:18:03 +0000

Save money and the environment! The Residential Energy Efficiency Program is designed to benefit both owner-occupied and rental residential properties with strategies and incentives to reduce energy consumption and costs. The program offers assista...

Ward 6 ResiStat Meeting Tues., May 29, for Greater Davis and Ball Square Areas

Denise Taylor — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:18:00 +0000

The next ResiStat meeting is the Ward 6 meeting for residents of greater Davis Square and the Ball Square area. On Tuesday, May 29, 6:30-8 p.m., please join Mayor Curtatone, Alderman Gewirtz, Chief of Police Thomas Pasquarello...

Check Out Somerville’s New Bike and Pedestrian Safety Campaign Posters

Denise Taylor — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:49:00 +0000

Assembly Square T stop construction underway

reisnere — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Somerville Patch: "Bus Diversions on Orange Line to Begin in June" Construction on the new Assembly Square Orange Line stop, which has already begun, will lead to periodic bus diversions on the subway line beginning in June and lasting until the statio...

Stop MassDOT from repairing Somerville’s McCarthy overpass

reisnere — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 +0000

A Somerville Journal guest column... It seems like the same old story for our city. The state continues delaying the long-promised Green Line but pushes unwanted repair of the McCarthy overpass ahead of completing the planning study to remove the over...