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Speaking of the storm cleanup,
Mayor Joe showed his appreciation to the many DPW workers; PCOS, Police
Officers, tow and snow plow operators that teamed up for hours to
battle the fierce storms that Mother Nature blanketed on the City.
During a well-needed late hour break the Mayor treated the large group
of workers with all you can eat Leone's Pizza – it was a class act and
a real nice gesture to show his thanks to them for a job well done as
well as it was the first chance that all the crews finally got to meet
each other after so many years of working for the same cause year after
year.

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The City has suffered the sad
passing of two very nice people this past weekend. Our condolences go
out to the families of John DeOliveira and Clifford Rubera. Both
gentlemen were longtime Somerville residents and great guys – many will
miss them both.

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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone
and Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston announced today that a community
meeting will be held on Monday, December 29, 2008 to present the most
recent report on the Brickbottom Maintenance Facility, and the City's
efforts to date. The meeting will be held at Brickbottom at 6:00 p.m.
All interested parties are invited to attend. For more information,
please contact Jessie Baker in the Mayor's Office at 617-625-6600 ext
2104.

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Off duty Somerville Police Officer
Jean Jacques is one reason why cops shouldn't be replaced by flagmen.
Having that extra cop on the streets is always a benefit for all of us
– if off duty Officer Jacques wasn't there the other night – then the
two shooting suspects would still be at large shooting up the 'Ville
like as if they were in Dodge City. Officer Alan Monaco, knowing the
risk involved that he could become a victim himself, still approached
the suspects and did his job to take them down – as well as Officer
Neil Collins for his dedication to his job in assisting in the arrest
and getting the job done with their bravery, commitment and quick
thinking after what they did as a team to bring those two shooting
culprits down even after hearing that there was a risk of getting shot
themselves because of the nature of the call that officer Jean Jacques
broadcast across the air. Three true Somerville heroes.

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Receiving
High Honors at Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall School are Fanghe Li and Robert
Merrell for the academic year. The school is a college preparatory day
and boarding school in Waltham which embraces differences in learning
styles and culture.

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The Somerville News
"Best of Somerville" for 2008, is ending this coming week, so call in,
email in, or send us a letter with your nominations – balloting ends
December 31st . We've already received hundreds of votes for various
businesses around the city.

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Welcome
back to Somerville – Joe DaSilva, formerly of ERA Norton – who about 3
years ago moved to Florida to enjoy the warm weather has moved back to
Somerville because he missed the snow, what a great weekend for him to
come home.

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With the economy the way it
is, and jobs being lost, you'd think that in some places around the
city that the help would be just a little grateful for a job? Has
anyone else experienced some of the rude employees at Stop & Shop?
Some of us didn't notice how bad it was until a discussion on help and
attitude at various Dunkin' Donuts and stores in the city. Speaking of
Dunkin' Donuts, the Magoun Square one has changed drastically over the
past few months – competition is definitely good!

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