Legislative Breakfast mobilizes local leaders, nonprofits

On May 22, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

SCES CEO Marta Corvelo, Rep. Thomas Stanley, Sen. Patricia Jehlen, Mass Home Care Executive Director Betsey Crimmins.

Last week, local nonprofit Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) welcomed more than 50 local legislators, city councilors, and nonprofit and healthcare leaders to its first annual Legislative Breakfast.

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Our View of the Times – May 22

On May 22, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

It began as a way to memorialize the military casualties of the Civil War, and was originally termed Decoration Day. Decorating the graves of the countless multitudes of fallen soldiers helped to console the grieving survivors of the debacle while uniting the once divided nation in a worthwhile common cause.

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Chimichurri

On May 22, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

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A refreshing sauce that adds multi-layers of complex flavors to grilled skirt steak, flank steak and so much more. Just let your imagination run wild with this one!

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Somerville through the eyes of Denise

On May 22, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

Shadow walk… — Photo by Denise Provost

 

 

 

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For the last two years Denise Provost and I have been co-presidents of the New England Poetry Club, that is based in Somerville, Mass. The summer season has started and the New England Poetry Club, founded in 1915 by Amy Lowell, Robert Frost and Conrad Aiken, will have a full program of events. I decided to republish an interview I conducted with Der-Hovanessian in 2018. Here is a link to our events page https://nepoetryclub.org/events/

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Lyrical Somerville – May 22

On May 22, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

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Rich Murphy’s collections Susan Constant by Cyberwit and Inside Stories by Resource Publications at Wipf and Stock were published in 2024. First Aid and Footholds were published in 2023 by Resource Publications and Cyberwit. Meme Measure, was published by Resource Publications in 2022. His poetry has won The Poetry Prize at Press Americana twice for Americana (2013) and The Left Behind (2021) and Gival Press Poetry Prize for Voyeur (2008). Space Craft by Resource Publications also came out in 2021. Books Prophet Voice Now, essays by Common Ground Research Network and Practitioner Joy, poetry by Resource Publications were published in 2020. He has published nine other collections of poetry.

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POP Presents: Somerville Youth Peace Conference

On May 21, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

On Wednesday, May 22 at 6:00 p.m., Arts at the Armory will host the 14th Annual Somerville Youth Peace Conference.  The event will include theater, speeches, spoken word, and dance performances   POP Presents: Somerville Youth Peace Conference – The Center for the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave. https://artsatthearmory.org/events/pop-presents-somerville-youth-peace-conference/

 

Theatre@First presents a comedic tale about being true to yourself – even while in disguise.

Theatre@First brings live theatre to Powderhouse Park this June 8-30 with a production of Marian, Or The True Tale of Robin Hood by Adam Szymkowicz. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

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Why did General Gage feel compelled to send British regulars up the Mystic River to seize the contents of the Powderhouse? There is no way to answer that question without considering the series of monumental mistakes committed first by the British ministry and then by Gage himself, in the months and weeks leading up to the events of September 1, 1774. This May is an appropriate time to review those mistakes, as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of Gage’s fateful arrival in Boston.

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City Council Spotlight: Jesse Clingan

On May 20, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

Host, Sarah Fishman speaks with Ward 4 Councilor, Jesse Clingan.