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By Will Mbah
Candidate for Somerville City Councilor at Large
Since Congress passed the Infrastructure and Jobs Act in November 2022, economic development advocates and the business press have anticipated a flow of new investment into the sector of clean energy in the Boston region. To what extent is this flow of funding and resulting growth now reaching Somerville? Do we fully understand how our economic development policies and our spatial, urban systems and fiscal/financial planning are able to support and accommodate the needs of these enterprises and workforce as they grow?
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Eagle Feathers #288 – Somerville Spirits
By Bob (Monty) Doherty
This article first appeared in the November 4, 2015, edition of The Somerville Times.
Somerville’s roots run deep. As a city, she goes back to 1872. As a town, she goes back to 1842; and as Charlestown, Beyond the Neck, she dates back to 1628. This was two years before Boston was established in 1630.
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Review of Prayer for the French Republic
A play by Joshua Harmon
At Huntington Theater through October 8, 2023
By Andy Hoffman
The Huntington Theater presents a new play by Joshua Harmon, Prayer for the French Republic, an extraordinary evening of theater. This ambitious drama concerns a family of French Jews and the uncertainty Jews everywhere feel about wherever they live. We may be comfortable now, the play posits, but for how long? We can look back to violent acts of antisemitism and ask ourselves, “Are we safe? Might we be safer somewhere else?”
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With the community’s strong support, the Center for Arts at the Armory (CAA) exceeded its goal of 1,000 signatures on a petition related to the Armory Master Plan within a 30 day window. As promised, CAA has presented the petition results, the recording of the August 15th Community Meeting (see below for recording link), and an accompanying letter to the Mayor, Somerville City Council, Somerville Arts Council, the Armory Master Plan consultant Create Today, and the Somerville Armory Master Plan Advisory Committee.
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On Friday, September 29, hundreds of supporters, donors, and community members will unite at Party Under The Harvest Moon – an annual celebration hosted by Food For Free to raise awareness and funds to fight food insecurity across Eastern Massachusetts. The event goal is to raise over $175,000.
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Community invited to range of activities honoring and exploring Hispanic heritage
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, the City’s SomerViva: Office of Immigrant Affairs, Department of Racial and Social Justice, and the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) are inviting the community to a range of events throughout September and October celebrating National Hispanic Heritage month (September 15 – October 15, 2023).
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