Most change leads to a new beginning. That’s what they say anyway. It’s been a challenging time this past year, and here we are with autumn on our doorstep, bringing with it who knows what?
We’ve slogged our way through the pandemic with its isolation and deprivation, an incomparably divisive political climate, and who knows whether or not the worst is yet to come?
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Former Somerville Board of Alderman members recently took retired City Clerk John Long out for a dinner.
Arrests:
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Devonte Evans McCormick, of Weymouth, September 8, 2:10 p.m., arrested at Middle St. on charges of discharge of a firearm within 500 ft. of a building, armed assault to murder, and carrying a firearm with ammunition.
Raul Landaverde, of Chelsea, September 9, 7:05 p.m., arrested at Watts St. on a warrant charge of armed and masked robbery.
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By Off the Shelf Correspondent Rosie Rosenzweig
After interviewing 40 women artists on their creative process, or Flow, the term coined by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, I realized that there was another state of consciousness. Flow, according to him had certain characteristics; these include:
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Sergio Inestrosa (San Salvador, 1957) is a professor of Spanish and Latin American affairs at Endicott College, Beverly, MA. Sergio is a member of the Editorial Board of Tiberíades, Red Iberoamericana de Poetas y Críticos Literarios Cristianos, and of the Electronic magazine Cine y Literatura, based in Santiago de Chile. His last book of poetry was published by Almava (USA) in November 2019. Before that, the same publisher published Luna that He does not stop in a bilingual edition in Spanish / English. As a student in Mexico, the Iberoamerican University published his book Vivir la fiesta, in which he deals with the patron saint festivities in a town on the outskirts of Mexico City. In May 2019 Sergio participated in the Havana International Poetry Festival, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the founding of this city; in October of that same year, he participated in the XXII meeting of Ibero-American poets in Salamanca, which was dedicated to San Juan De la Cruz.
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To avoid crowding and to ensure the safety of participating restaurants, event-goers and volunteers, Foodie Crawl tickets will only be available in advance. Tickets will not be available at the door. Click here to grab your tickets now. This is your last chance to buy tickets, no tickets will be available at the door. You must purchase a ticket in advance to attend.
On Tuesday September 21, come and take a cultural crawl through the East Somerville restaurant corridor. With the purchase of one ticket, you will be off on a culinary journey full of authentic foods, colors and smells all the way from Ethiopia, El Salvador, Italy, Brazil and Mexico. Your ticket will give you unlimited access to sample East Somerville’s best restaurants.
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Beginning Monday, September 20, and continuing through Friday, October 29, excluding weekends, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will implement a closure of the Foss Park/ Latta Brothers Memorial Pool parking area in the City of Somerville from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to accommodate work on the Latta Brothers Memorial Pool Modernization Project.
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To my many supporters,
Now that I am the only conservative candidate running for mayor of Somerville on the stage with common sense that holds family values and wants to be a voice for all, please write-in William Tauro on November 2nd.
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