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Interview with Doug Holder

I have always admired the work of Kate Snodgrass. I have attended and reviewed many of the plays she put on when she was the artistic director of the Boston Playwright’s Theatre. As a teacher myself, I can appreciate the work she has done hatching the minds and careers of many young theatre professionals.

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Lyrical Somerville – June 5

On June 5, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

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Howie Good’s newest book, Frowny Face, is a collection of his prose poems and handmade collages from Redhawk Publications. He co-edits the online journal UnLost, dedicated to found poetry.

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Charge4Charge aims to help City invest in future electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
 
The City of Somerville is announcing that starting Monday, July 1, 2024 a fee of $0.25 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) will be implemented at all City-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, aligning with neighboring communities including Boston, Cambridge, Medford, and Arlington.

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Somernova mobile office hours

On June 4, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

Somernova is hosting mobile office hours on Tuesday, June 4, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at Conway Park. This is a great opportunity to provide feedback and have conversations related to the revised zoning proposal. More information can be found at somernova.community. Additionally, those who would like to host a living room conversation regarding Somernova’s expansion can contact Somernova at community@somernova.com. This is a great opportunity to gather five or more neighbors to discuss the proposal and have your questions answered.

 

Somerville’s fiscal year 2025 budget public hearing, June 4

On June 3, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times
 
Tomorrow’s public hearing on the FY25 budget will be primarily virtual at: https://somervillema.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Community members in need of technical assistance are welcome to join in-person at City Hall (93 Highland Ave.). All info at http://somervillema.gov/budget.

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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Office of Health and Human Services invite all community members to honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month by joining the annual Pride flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, June 4. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the City Hall Concourse and include remarks from Mayor Ballantyne, City of Somerville LGBTQ+ Liaison Izzy Starr, and representatives from the Somerville youth LQBTQ+ community. 

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Somerville Police Crime Log May 21 – 27

On June 2, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times
 
Assault
On 5/22/24 at approximately 4:57 p.m, Somerville Police responded to Great River Rd. for report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated she was involved in an argument with a male party. During the argument, the male party spit at her. Officers identified the male suspect.

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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Somerville’s SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs, and the Somerville Worker Center, in partnership with the Brazilian Worker Center and the Brazilian Women’s Group, are announcing a free immigrant workers’ rights fair on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Somerville Worker Center located at 530 Mystic Ave, Suite 111.

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Somerville is invited to get their dancing shoes on as the 2024 SomerStreets: Carnaval returns Sunday, June 2, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. (rain date Sunday, June 9) to kick off the 2024 SomerStreets season, which will include a series of four neighborhood street festivals across Somerville. 

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Pride comedy-variety event at The Rockwell

On June 1, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

Alexa Albanese is back at The Rockwell for the third year in a row to kick off Pride month. Don’t miss her original comedy-variety show that she’s almost as proud of as the fact that this will be “late-night comedy” at a reasonable hour.

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