This couple was spotted wearing hats on Halloween that precisely match the colors, shapes, signage, and vibe of Elly the Elephant, George the Giraffe, and Big Poppy on the Somerville Community Path.
By The Times Staff
The time has come to end senseless violence, said city officials at the annual vigil that honors victims of domestic violence.
The city held the vigil on October 30 to bring light to the victims of domestic violence, renewing their commitment to uphold justice. City officials recognized the strength of survivors and honored the lives of those individuals who passed, in front of the East Somerville Library at 6 p.m.
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This past Sunday, guests drank local beer and listened to “Vitamin B for Victory: How Beer Helped Win WWII.” The sold out second “Tavern Talk,” facilitated by the Somerville Museum at Aeronaut, was presented by Professor Dan Breen (Brandeis University), who discussed how the U.S. government switched from its prohibition-guided discouragement of alcohol during WWI to the purchasing for example, of 3.2 beer for soldiers and sailors on all the fronts of WWII. Aeronaut and Museum representatives suggest this may become a regular event in 2025. Visit https://www.somervillemuseum.org/calendar-events for events.
— Jeffrey Shwom
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By The Times Staff
Updated November 6: Donald Trump projected winner of the 2024 Presidential Election
In an election cycle that has been anything but ordinary, the 2024 Presidential Election has come to its conclusion. While the final call on who won the office of President of the United States is not clearly settled yet, at the time of our reporting, the results of other state and local races and issues have more officially been determined.
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Community members are invited to celebrate the renovation of Henry Hansen Park honoring Sgt. Henry O. “Hank” Hansen, a Magoun Square resident killed in action just one week after participating in the first flag-raising on Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi. The new park features include a memorial wall and plaques honoring Sgt. Hansen and main branches of the armed services, a seating wall, water bottle filler, native landscape plantings, and more. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 7, from 9 to 10 a.m. at Henry Hansen Park, located at 70 Partridge Ave. at the corner of Medford St. and Partridge Ave. Learn more about the park and the ribbon cutting.
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By Beatriz Gómez Mouakad
On October 8, 2023, the Somerville School Construction Advisory Group (CAG) held its first meeting. Formed by the Mayor’s Administration, this group includes community members from the Benjamin Brown School and Winter Hill Innovation and Community School (WHICS) along with representatives from advocacy organizations like Padres Latinos de Somerville Public Schools and the Green New Deal for Somerville Schools. The goal of this group is to develop recommendations for a new school’s location and scope, which include considering the Brown School to be part of a joint new facility.
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Here we were again, setting our clocks and watches back an hour last Sunday. The days are growing shorter, and this will only shorten them further.
So, who thought this thing up anyway? Spring forward, fall back. Or is that fall forward, spring back? The only way we can ever be sure is if we’re early or late for church Sunday morning, or whatever it is you do on Sunday morning.
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