State Dept memo reportedly reveals contradictions in Trump Administration’s rationale for revocation of Öztürk’s visa, detention
After a recent report indicated that an internal State Department memo concluded that the key premise underlying Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk’s arrest and detention was false, Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately release the memo and any other relevant documentation. Last month, Pressley, Markey, and Warren led over 30 lawmakers in writing to Trump Administration officials demanding information about Rümeysa’s arrest and detention, and similar incidents across the country.
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GLOWBALL’s Glow-in-the-Dark Rave will also include honors to community arts advocates Rachel Strutt; Nelson Salaza, and Clay Fernald, with beats provided by DJ Adam Gibbons.
On Friday, April 25, GLOWBALL will transform the Armory Performance Hall into an immersive Glow-in-the-Dark Rave created by Afro House DJ Adam Gibbons with hypnotic visuals by Jay Medina, all in support of The Center for Arts at the Armory.
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Somerville Museum presents Patriot’s Day Colonial Fair, an annual Patriots’ Day celebration in partnership with the City of Somerville
Step back in time with the Somerville Museum and the City of Somerville at History in the Park: Patriot’s Day, a fun and festive colonial fair for all ages! This beloved annual celebration takes place on Monday, April 21, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Foss Park (49 Fellsway West, Somerville, MA 02145).
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
When the idea hit me, I started by looking up gimp. But I didn’t even know how to spell it. Then gimp came up as an app to enhance the use of Photoshop on computers. I finally found the description of the summer activity that was enjoyed when we were kids at our neighborhood playground. Here is the definition found on the internet.
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June 7, 1994 – May 21, 2024
A funeral mass will be held for Darin on April 24, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Monica Church, 331 Old Colony Avenue, South Boston, a five-minute walk from Andrew Station on the Red Line. He will be laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett at a later date.
Darin loved and was loved by his mother Megan Fewtrell, his father Jason Carney, his grandparents Frederick Fewtrell and Leslie Baldner, the late Denise Carney and Joseph Carney and the late Shane O’Neil who was his brother. All from Somerville, MA. Darin also had many other treasured family and friends.
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The Somerville City Council voted against increases in salaries for council members, the mayor, and school committee members.
By Jeffrey Shwom
The City Council voted not to approve an automatic increase in city council, the mayor’s, and school committee members’ salaries at its latest regular meeting on Thursday, April 10. After much discussion and two public versions of the ordinance, the council had a majority at six votes to five, but they needed eight votes to pass.
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