Dear Friends of Union Square,
Fluff Festival will be back in the Square on Saturday, September 23 (rain date 9/24), and it’s people like you who help make it happen!
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Green Line Union Branch service is suspended through Thu, Oct 12, to allow for MassDOT work on the Route 28 Squires Bridge.
Riders can use Routes 86, 91, and CT2 between Union Square and East Somerville Station on the Medford Branch. These routes also service Sullivan Square Station on the Orange Line. Route 87 can also be used between Union Square and Lechmere Station.
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While most orthodontists focus on reshaping their patients’ mouths, Dr. Mouhab Rizkallah has been working to reshape the dental industry itself. His push for a dramatic change in how dental-coverage companies pay out benefits – via his successful 2022 Massachusetts ballot initiative, Question 2 – is just the latest in a string of battles this orthodontist has fought to improve care for patients.
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Exhibition will be on view through December 2023
As part of a range of activities to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) invite the community to Las Chicas Artistas, an all-Spanish-language exhibition celebrating local women and women-identifying as Hispanic artists.
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By Alex Roy
A squirrel writhes in the August sun, its midsection bruised, blood seeping from its eyes. Flies circle its head; on closer inspection, its body is covered in ticks.
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Community members ages 12 and older can now vote on how to Invest $1 Million in city improvement projects
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is inviting all Somerville residents ages 12 and older to vote in the City’s first-ever Participatory Budgeting process. Voting is open now through Friday, October 15, 2023. The City will begin taking steps toward implementing the winning projects later this fall.
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