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Open Positions: One; Term: Three years
The Somerville Wage Theft Advisory Committee seeks one new member, and all Somerville residents are invited to apply. Boards and commissions offer an opportunity for residents with a range of experience, skills, expertise, and perspectives to share their talents and insights with their community.
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Marbled Bowl – glazed stoneware by Somerville potter Stephen Goss of Goss Cræft, one of the many local artists opening their studios to the public on April 30 and May 1.
By Fernando Cervantes Jr.
Somerville Open Studios (SOS), a local non-profit organization, has been holding art events and an annual open studio event for years. From April 30 to May 1, Somerville Open Studios will hold their annual event.
The event seeks to bring local artists and the Somerville community together, to give access to the work of artists.
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Commercial breaking and entering
On 4/6/22 at approximately 2:10 a.m. Somerville Police responded to a business on Pearl St. for an alarm. Upon arrival, officers observed a piece of glass on the front garage had been removed and an office door was open. Multiple packs of cigarettes and cash were stolen.
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Cambridge Police detectives have been actively investigating a report that a 47-year-old Somerville woman was physically and sexually assaulted near the Porter Exchange Shopping Center at 1815 Massachusetts Avenue on Wednesday morning around 8:40 a.m. The survivor reported she was walking down Roseland Street towards Massachusetts Avenue when she felt someone quickly approach her. After attempting to step out of the way, the suspect reportedly reached up her skirt and felt her buttocks. When she turned around to confront the suspect, he ran away.
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Somerville Progress for All 100-Day Agenda Report Released
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Not long after being sworn in as Mayor of Somerville on January 3, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne did more than speak about her vision for inclusive, transparent, and equitable local government. The former nonprofit CEO, business executive, and four-term City Councilor also announced an ambitious 100-day work plan: the 100 Day Somerville ‘Progress for All’ Agenda. Today she delivered a progress report on all 29 items in the plan at somervillema.gov/100days (and below).
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A new street design for Thoroughfare 1, part of the Boynton Yard Master plan, was recently presented to city officials and the public.
By Ryan DiLello
On Wednesday, April 6, the Boynton Yards development team presented a new street design for Thoroughfare 1, within the 6.8-acre Boynton Yard Master plan. About three dozen city organizers, City Council members, and residents attended to see the updated plans and to ask questions and leave comments, following a presentation from the development team.
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By State Representative Erika Uyterhoeven
Solidarity and congratulations are in order to the State Senate Staffers who announced their intent to organize a union last week with IBEW 2222 as the Massachusetts State House Employee Union (MSHEU).
This is a long time coming and well overdue — we’ve long known that conditions for staff vary widely by office, and for too many staffers their conditions are abysmal. Due to the massive inherent power difference between legislators and staff, all State House staff need and deserve union representation to bargain for fair pay, working conditions, and the dignity and respect all workers deserve.
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Many feel that a new fire station is needed in the Assembly Square area in order to ensure a quicker response to fires that occur there.
By Kyle Dante
Due to Somerville’s fiscal year, the Police and Fire Committees face hardship. The departments are of similar value. Police officers and firefighters face the same training and examinations. Think of it similarly to a sports athlete. Officers and firefighters get swapped too on their respective roles.
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