The City of Somerville Traffic Board will hold a virtual public hearing on Tuesday, December 20, regarding the Somerville Traffic Regulations Article 12-1 (“Pedestrian crossing ways or roadways”).
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
I asked for a guitar for two Christmases and finally got it on Christmas Day 1966 and started taking lessons. Before that my favorite toy was an Erector Set and my Aurora Racecar set. This story is about our friends and neighbors’ best and most loved Christmas presents and gifts.
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By Eugene C. Brune
Mayor Emeritus
Finally. After more than 50 years of expectation., long-awaited and promised Green Line is now serving the city of Somerville. The promise of this public transportation expansion was made after a major battle was launched by those neighborhoods that felt the noise, the disruption, the displacement, and the ill health effects, when I 93 ripped through Somerville, the densest city in the state. In the process, several lawsuits were filed which demonstrated the cumulative environmental problems which the new highway brought to town. Public transportation was seen as a mitigation for the environmental problems caused by the highway.
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On Thursday, December 8, Somerville kicked off the holiday celebrations with the Holiday Lighting on the City Hall Concourse. Santa Claus was escorted by the Somerville Fire and Police Departments making his grand entrance atop a shiny red fire truck. Santa met with children in the Somerville High School Cafeteria where all children who attend received a special gift from Santa and had the opportunity to take a photo with Old St. Nick.
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After many delays, the Green Line Extension to Medford is completed and up and running. Many came out in the early hour morning on Monday to celebrate the opening. The main event is the Saturday, December 17, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Go Green Line! Community Celebration at Somerville High School, 81 Highland Avenue. Event attendees will be close enough to walk down and check out the new Gilman Square T stop behind the high school before or after the event.
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With all the news of the new Green Line Station opening in Ball Sq., Wayne Daley, who grew up on Rogers Ave. in Somerville, shared this photo of North Somerville Station in that area. It was taken on October 21, 1957. The station sat beside the new station in Ball Sq. Bob Carol was the station manager for decades and Wayne worked there from 1953 to 1958. He remembers the train wreck on the Harvard St. bridge in November of 1957, and how active that area was with this station located there.
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The practice of salting and drying Cod has been around for hundreds of years. It was used to preserve large quantities of fish for long periods of time while out at sea. Many cultures use this technique for preservation, including those located in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Caribbean, and Brazil just to name a few. Of course, with the celebration of Christmas upon us, that brings us to the Italian-American tradition of what is called the Feast of the Seven Fishes served on Christmas Eve.
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After so many years of wishing and hoping, fighting for funding then finally ponying up the fare, the mighty behemoth known as the Green Line Extension project has finally come to completion and has begun rendering service to the residents of our city and its neighboring environs.
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