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A fundraising event to benefit the immigrant community offers the public an opportunity to buy original local art with a “set your own price” policy at a Somerville craft brewery.
“Our moto for this event is ‘Do good, buy art,’ ” said Jeremy Fischer of Boston For All, which is organizing the fundraiser at Aeronaut Brewery. “Every piece of art has been donated by the artist who created it, and they include sculptures, drawings, paintings and more. We’re proud that 100% of proceeds will go to La Colaborativa, a trusted partner to Massachusetts’ Latinx immigrant community.”
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Lots of us have sweet memories of getting mom that special gift that she so richly deserved.
When I was six (1959) I walked to Ball Square and bought my mom an apron at the (Savel’s, I’m pretty sure) 5 & 10. I paid for it with a special silver dollar that I had received as a birthday gift from former Somerville politician and all around nice guy Lenny Scott. We lived downstairs and became like family with Louise and Lenny and the kids.
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Dedication of the Sullivan Brothers Memorial at Lexington Park
Artists who have been part of Somerville Arts Council’s AiR Program have been hard at work in the studios to bring you in-progress showings, performances, and experiences from May into the summer. You can join these artists in venues such as the Center for the Arts at the Armory, at ArtAssembled at Assembly Row, the Crystal Ballroom, and along the Mystic River all in Somerville.
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By Senator Pat Jehlen
When my family moved to Massachusetts, my mother couldn’t legally get birth control or even learn about it.
By the time I was in college, the Supreme Court had ensured that married women could get birth control, though unmarried women couldn’t.
By the time I was in college, the Supreme Court had ensured that married women could get birth control, though unmarried women couldn’t.
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Former Somerville Police Officer Michael McGrath speaking at a 2016 rally at Somerville City Hall. — Photo by Bobbie Toner
As reported by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, on May 5, former Somerville Police Officer Michael McGrath admitted to sufficient facts in Cambridge District Court to the charge of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
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City distributing free KN95 masks, masks strongly encouraged when indoors in public
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised the COVID-19 Community Level for all of Middlesex County including Somerville to HIGH on Thursday evening, May 5. The majority of Massachusetts counties were also at a HIGH level at this time including Suffolk (which includes Boston), Norfolk, Worcester, Berkshire, Barnstable, and Franklin.
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Somerville residents can once again sign up for free cab rides to access food and medical care through its Taxi to Health program. After establishing the program in 2020 as a crisis measure during the early days of the pandemic, the City of Somerville is relaunching the initiative using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
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— Photos courtesy of LEGOLAND Discovery Center
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston is hosting their biggest mini LEGO® competition as kids across the Boston area build their way to be crowned Boston’s Mini Master Model Builder. The epic building competition will be held Saturday, May 21 at 11:00 a.m. at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston. Contestants must register by Wednesday May 18.
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