Arrests:
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Jonathan Denning, of Roslindale, January 6, 7:14 p.m., arrested at Washington St. on a warrant charge of felony daytime breaking and entering of a vehicle or boat.
Anthony Moore, January 9, 5:15 p.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on warrant charges of unarmed robbery and shoplifting by concealing merchandise.
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SomerSocial offers free, fun, online afterschool classes and activities for Somerville youth in grades K-8. From local community partners like Somerville Media Center, Parts and Crafts, the Beautiful Stuff Project, Farrington Nature Linc, and more. Classes are free but you must register to attend.
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On the final day of the 2019-20 legislative session, the House and Senate gave final approval to An Act promoting awareness of safe recreation in public waterways, filed by Representative Denise Provost (D-Somerville), Senator Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville) and Representative Linda Dean Campbell (D-Methuen).
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East Somerville Community School Music Teacher Adam McLean directs the Somerville All-City Middle School Marimba Ensemble. Normally, this group meets at the East Somerville but this year they worked together remotely. Enjoy this fun “groove-inspired” concert with student performances!
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SEU members speaking at a community event in 2019.
We are ten months into the Covid crisis and we have a long road ahead of us before we can return to normalcy. In the current context, each of us as individuals is constantly assessing risk and making choices based on how much risk we can tolerate. Although we all long for safety, the reality is that there are no definitive answers, only varying levels of risk. The educators of Somerville have the right to determine how much risk we deem acceptable as we consider returning to in-person instruction. The Somerville Educators Union (SEU) has been clear: negotiating objective benchmarks of Covid prevalence in the community is the avenue through which we will set the appropriate level of risk. Once those are established we can continue to collaboratively develop an in-person learning model.
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From Somerville Pubic Schools
We have a lot of wonderful volunteers at Somerville Public Schools, but we want to acknowledge two long-term Somerville Family Learning Collaborative (SFLC) volunteers who have been key to supporting Somerville students and children in need. Maren Chiu and Marcie Campbell are crucial to the coordination of the SFLC Winter Clothing Drive for the SFLC, the Family Engagement Department of the Somerville Public Schools.
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Somerville Media Center offers a set of Free Digital Literacy Workshops aimed at expand digital inclusion with expert guidance on savvy smartphone use, better internet research, media production skills, graphic design, building a user friendly website, becoming a community journalist, deepening media literacy and critical consumption.
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Here is the COVID-19 update as of Friday, January 8. Please also check somervillema.gov/covid19 for information and resources that are updated frequently.
Latest news:
- Case Counts: As of January 7, a total of 3,474 Somerville residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, another 222 are considered probable positive cases (some current, some in the past), and sadly there have been 53 deaths. See more Somerville case data at somervillema.gov/covid19dashboard.
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