
City to implement new safer street design for high-crash streets
At any time of the day and any day of the week you’ll, see people walking, rolling, biking, driving, or catching the bus to travel along Elm Street in Somerville. All of these should be safe activities, but unfortunately, Elm Street, along with nearby Somerville Avenue and Beacon Street, are considered high-crash streets for people walking and riding bikes. The City’s Elm-Beacon Connector project is designed to change that.
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Q: Why would a deceased person’s estate have to file and pay income taxes?
A: An estate may have to file its own income-tax return when assets left behind continue earning income after the person’s death. This is different from an estate tax, which is based on the value of the estate rather than the income it earns.
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Expanded network adds 12 new charging ports at locations citywide
Community members are invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, August 6, at Prospect Hill Park (68 Munroe St.) at 11 a.m. to celebrate the recent installation of six new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Somerville, adding 12 new publicly accessible charging ports across the city at no cost to Somerville thanks to state funding.
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By Dennis Fischman
Who is killing the streetwalkers of Whitechapel and taking various parts of their bodies? And who is the person that the widow of the late Dr. Jekyll had been paying to have boarded in a home for reformed prostitutes, simply noted in her accounts as “Hyde”? These are the two mysteries that Mary Jekyll, the daughter, must solve (with the aid of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson!
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By Dennis Fischman
I find that even with the best of intentions, many non-Jewish employers, elected officials, etc., have trouble figuring out which days are Jewish holy days in any given year.
Dear colleagues,
Here’s a guide to scheduling around the Jewish holy days that I thought you might find useful. I didn’t write it, only edited it slightly and updated it each year, but I vouch for its accuracy.
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Festival premieres ROOTS & WINGS: The Next Generation, a newly commissioned work celebrating artistic inheritance across generations and cultures
Arts at the Armory’s fourth annual Feet Keep the Beat Festival returns July 30–August 1, bringing together acclaimed percussive dancers and musicians for three days of performance, participatory events, and workshops celebrating rhythm, movement, and cultural traditions from around the world.
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