Eagle Feathers #283 – The Creators
By Bob (Monty) Doherty
Thomas Alva Edison, the father of over one thousand patented creations, gadgets and devices was said to be a genius. His own description of that word was “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” His initial inventions, first a municipal vote counter, and second the ticker-tape machine, came to life in the electrical shop of Somerville’s Charles Williams.
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Review By Andy Hoffman
Tony winner for Best Play in 2022 The Lehman Trilogy, playing at the Huntington Theatre through July 16, 2023. It tells the history of Lehman Brothers investment bank from its roots as a dry-goods store in Montgomery, AL, in the 1840s to the last involvement of anyone named Lehman in 1969, with the death of Robert Lehman, grandson of the founders. Over the course of three acts running three and a half hours, the play reveals the evolution of three Jewish European brothers on the make in America, and what their ambitions wrought.
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Riverside Community Care, a nonprofit leader in behavioral healthcare and human services, recently received a $900,000 grant through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to strengthen its capacity to support 100 caregivers and an estimated 150 youth with behavioral health challenges via a new innovative project, Caregivers SOAR (Sustainable Opportunities for Accessing Respite). The project will support and enhance services provided by Riverside’s long-standing community-based programs in Somerville and Cambridge.
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Portico Brewing has announced its environmentally focused business plans to the public, launching the effort with a new page on its website and a series of community initiatives.
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Residents urged to use bug spray when outdoors
Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was confirmed by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in a mosquito sample collected July 6 in the town of Brookline in Norfolk County. No human or animal cases of WNV or Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) have been detected so far this year.
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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Arts Council invite you to ArtBeat, Somerville’s annual multicultural arts showcase, in Davis Square on Saturday, July 15 (rain date: July 16). Now in its 37th year, ArtBeat features an eclectic mix of music, dance, theater, food, performance, and activities. Come enjoy nearly 100 vendors and community groups, two stages of music, and a dance showcase at the Somerville Theater, all inspired by this year’s theme: Pulse.
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