Please join the Davis Station Project Team for an online public meeting to learn about the Davis Station Accessibility Improvements Project. Wednesday, November 16 at 6:00 p.m. for a virtual meeting. This project consists of making necessary improvements in order to make Davis station safer and more accessible. Improvements will include: New and replaced elevators, Improved wayfinding and signage, Lighting upgrades, Full station accessibility from both entrances. For additional event details, visit: http://ow.ly/W5RN50LpzaJ.

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Share your voice and help the School Committee find our next Superintendent. The School Committee is hosting public listening sessions in November and December. The first session is this Thursday, November 17, at 6:00 p.m. (via Zoom). Learn more and find the meeting link: https://somerville.k12.ma.us/listeningsessions. A community survey will also be available online soon if you can’t attend but would like to share your opinions. Apply to the Superintendent Search Screening Committee by filling out the form by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16. https://somerville.k12.ma.us/superintendent-search.

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Join Ward 7 City Councilor Judy Pineda Neufeld on Thursday, November 17, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. over zoom for office hours. Sign up here for link: https://tinyurl.com/w7oh-11-17.

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Happy birthday this week to several locals: Happy birthday to Bobby Potaris, who celebrates this week. A great guy and a great father. Happy birthday to Joan Puglia, a lifelong resident and activist who is celebrating this week as well. She’s the wife of former alderman Andy. Happy birthday to a great friend of ours, Malitta Knaut. A great person. We wish her the very best. Happy birthday to Diane Johansen, another lifelong and well-known resident from Winter Hill. A gracious and great person, we wish her the very best on this her birthday. Happy birthday to Joshua Lewin, of Juliet in Union Square. We wish him the very best. Happy birthday to one of Somerville’s well-known activists, Joe Beckman. We wish him the very best of birthdays. A big happy birthday to Joseph McKeon, we wish him the very best. We hope he has a great day. Happy birthday to Meghann Viens, we wish her a very special birthday. We wish all of our Facebook friends, such Jim Powers, Sandrine Jeffreson, Dennis Biondo, Dennis Biondo, Philip D’Arcangelo,Nancy Jones, Peggy Henderson, Bill Mccoy, Mary Silvestro, Todd Easton, JoEllen Guidi and Suzanne Ferola a very happy birthday. We hope everyone has a great day. To all the others we may have missed, we sincerely wish them the very best of birthdays.

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The second annual Boynton Yards Winter Fest is happening on December 10 with music from The Velvet Dirtmunchers and Al Watkins, activities from EventThem, craft vendors, and free food from Cuisine en Locale. RSVP: http://ow.ly/NyYb50LCRN6.

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Order a balsam wreath from the Next Wave / Full Circle Schools. All proceeds go to field trips, exciting learning opportunities, and scholarships for college or career training programs for NW/FC students. Visit https://somerville.k12.ma.us/wreathsale to learn more and to pre-order by November 25.

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New art showcase alert! To ring in the arrival of autumn and its many mysteries, the Somerville Arts Council’s Inside Out Gallery at Davis Square presents Dark Tales, Familiars & Object of Divination Exhibit by guest curator, Boriana Kantcheva. A group exhibit that brings together works to celebrate the darkness and magic of the season’s perennial “thinning of the veil.” https://somervilleartscouncil.org/insideout/darktales

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The Somerville Arts Council announces that the Illuminations Tour is back. As in recent years, they will provide an online map featuring the best and brightest holiday displays. Folks are welcome to sign up and/ or welcome to take tours whenever they’d like (any time after the online map goes live). And back by popular demand … a night of Caroling. To participate, sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctSRpCKsuV_Br6Zy_PXECo1I-DcaFcGCnRLoGw-RXaDjazDQ/viewform. Sign up by December 5. Caroling sign up by December 11: https://somervilleartscouncil.org/illuminationstour. Save the dates: Illuminations online map launch date: December 8. City-wide caroling: December 15, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (rain date December 16). Illuminations Bike Tour: December 17 (rain date December 18, details TBD). Whether you’ll be decking your house or singing Deck the Halls, we encourage you to participate. Share with friends and neighbors. RSVP to their FB event page for updates: https://fb.me/e/2WYSJP6zb.

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The City of Somerville will offer limited household hazardous waste (HHW) drop-off service to residents starting Thursday, November 3, through the end of the year. Residents may dispose of eligible items each Thursday in November and December, excluding Thanksgiving, between 4:00 and 7:30 p.m. at the Department of Public Works yard (1 Franey Rd.). Drop-off will be canceled in the event of heavy snow. HHW will not be accepted outside of the designated hours. For general information about trash, recycling, and waste disposal services, go to somervillema.gov/sanitation.

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Fall 2022 Free Vaccine Clinics. Get your flu shot and updated COVID-19 booster at a City of Somerville clinic this fall. Visit www.somervillema.gov/vaccineclinics. The flu vaccine and the updated COVID-19 booster dose are provided at no cost, regardless of health insurance or immigration status. Advance registration is required.

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November is Hunger and Homeless Awareness month and to support our most vulnerable clients, the Somerville Homeless Coalition will be holding its first month-long Hunger and Homeless Awareness event. Throughout the month, local groups and supporters will take part in a variety of fundraising activities to raise awareness for their clients currently experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. In alignment with this event, we are bringing back our Sleep Out event on November 18 where SHC staff will stand in solidarity with our clients by spending the night outdoors. To learn more about our Hunger and Homelessness event, and to get involved, see the link below. Get Involved: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/e/n1P6DA?vid=uzvws

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Athletics registration starts today for high school and middle grades students interested in playing a winter sport. The high school medical clearance event is November 15 and 16. The middle grades medical clearance event is November 30 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Visit the Athletics Department website to learn more and register. Somerville has waivers for three SHS winter sports teams (Boys Ice Hockey, Girls Basketball, Coed Swim), meaning middle grades students may try out for these teams. Learn more by visiting the Middle Grades Athletics webpage. Athletics: https://somerville.k12.ma.us/athletics. Middle Grades Athletics: https://somerville.k12.ma.us/MGathletics.

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The 13th Annual Somerville Winter Farmers Market (SWFM) is held every Saturday through April 8, 2023. The Center for Arts at the Armory is located at 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143. To learn more and for a complete listing of vendors, weekly specials, and live entertainment, please visit www.somwintermarket.org. You can find the market on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SomervilleWinterFarmersMarket, and on Instagram @SomWinterMarket.

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Make your perceptions of local policing and public safety known by taking the Somerville Department of Racial and Social Justice’s survey. Feedback will set the course of future work for the RSJ department. All residents are encouraged to participate. To learn more about the RSJ department, visit somervillema.gov/rsj.

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Every Wednesday through November 23, 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. visit the Davis Square Farmers Market, across from American Flatbread at 44 Day St. Visit: https://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/davis.

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