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On 5/30/24 at approximately 7:23 p.m., Somerville Police responded to Sydney St. for report of a fight involving a gun. During the fight, one of the males brandished a silver handgun then they both fled the area. One male fled down Sydney St. on foot while the other male fled down Taylor St. on a bike. Officers canvassed the scene and located two live rounds of 9mm ammunition and a cardboard box with blood droplets on it.
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The Somerville High School (SHS) Athletics Department invites community members to attend a dedication ceremony for Kevin Raymond on Thursday, June 13, at Somerville High School (81 Highland Ave.) at 3:00 p.m.
Kevin was an SHS Alumni Class of 2015. He was an SHS student, a four-year member of the Highlander football program from 2011-2015, and was a co-captain of the program his senior year. Kevin was an inspiration to his teammates and encouraged a strong work ethic on the field. In 2014 he was the recipient of the Bubba Castor Coaches Award for his coachability, selflessness, and leadership on the field. Kevin was also an integral member of the Kennedy Pool staff as part of the lifeguarding and WSI team.
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Festa Junina is a traditional harvest celebration in Brazil. This Growing Center event will include craft stations (root printing, lantern making, making dance accessories), participatory Quadilha dancing, traditional foods and music by Trio Let’s Vamos. It will also feature numerous Kamishibai created and presented by Yumi Izuyama, interweaving her Japanese and Brazilian roots. Supported in part by funding from the Somerville Arts Council, a local commission supported by the City of Somerville and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Somerville Community Growing Center, Saturday, June 15, ⋅1:00 – 4:30 p.m., 22 Vinal Ave.
Rain Date: Sunday, June 16.
Rain Date: Sunday, June 16.
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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville LGBTQ+ Services invited all community members to honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month by joining the annual Pride flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The ceremony, on the City Hall Concourse, included remarks from Mayor Ballantyne, City of Somerville LGBTQ+ Liaison Izzy Starr, and representatives from Somerville LGBTQ+ community.
Poll of partygoers reveals 2024’s most underrated nightlife locations
Bourbon Street in New Orleans is renowned for its lively bars, jazz clubs, and iconic Mardi Gras celebrations. The Las Vegas Strip is internationally famous for its casinos, nightclubs, and extravagant shows, while millions flock each year to South Beach, Miami, to enjoy its trendy nightclubs, beachfront bars, and vibrant party scene.
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Community also invited to learn how to plant a pollinator-friendly garden on June 27 in front of Somerville City HallMayor Katjana Ballantyne and Somerville’s Public Space and Urban Forestry division (PSUF) invite the community to attend a virtual Pollinator Action Plan Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, June 10, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. The consultant team, Offshoots, Inc., will present the draft Pollinator Action Plan and invite feedback from the committee and members of the public. This presentation kicks off a summer event series aimed at promoting habitat and biodiversity in the city. Events include the release of the plan, a volunteer event to create a pollinator demonstration garden, arbor day festivities, and a “pollinator alle” at Somerville Art Council’s ArtBeat event.
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Dave Ortega’s comic art illuminates his family’s history as immigrants from Mexico.
By Mina Rose Morales
Mexican-American comic book writer and illustrator Dave Ortega narrates in Días de Consuelo his family’s experience during the Mexican Revolution. It recounts his grandmother’s childhood growing up in Mexico while the revolution was unfolding. He revisits the ongoing conversation the U.S. is having about the border and immigration. Ortega a native from El Paso, Texas is a Somerville transplant. While living in Somerville, he interviewed his grandmother for Días de Consuelo.
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East Somerville Main Streets is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program. This Somerville-based organization was selected from a total of 715 applicants during a competitive review process. They will receive $60,000 over three years.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
Now that Memorial Day is in the rear window, as the unofficial the start of summer I wanted to make this summer memorable. It will include a couple of nights at old Orchard Beach in Maine for sure. Everything else is up in the air which is not bad. Especially since I’m retired I don’t have to get up and go to work thankfully.
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