By Nathan Lamb
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) recently recognized five essential workers for their compassion and excellence at Serving Seniors 2020.
The annual event was held virtually, with most of the award presentations filmed beforehand. Speaking to staff at the live portion of the program on Nov. 12, SCES Executive Director Paul Hollings said the changes were necessary to recognize those who are doing essential work.
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City to launch inclusive selection process for new Chief; outgoing Chief David Fallon lauded in advance of previously announced retirement
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that former Acting Chief of Police Charles Femino has agreed to serve as the Acting Chief of Police effective December 12, 2020, until a permanent replacement is found for departing Chief David Fallon, who announced his pending retirement in March.
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- Case Counts: As of November 17, a total of 1,757 Somerville residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, another 136 are considered probable positive cases (some current, some in the past), 1,502 have since recovered, and sadly there have been 47 deaths. See more Somerville case data on the City’s COVID-19 Dashboard.
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New somervilleremembers.org site features photographs of empty chairs in community locations to represent residents who have died due to coronavirus
With the United States crossing 250,000 lives lost to COVID-19, the Somerville Arts Council has put together somervilleremembers.org, a website that features pictures from local photographers that mark the passing of Somerville residents due to this pandemic. The photos use empty chairs displayed in Somerville locations, each to represent a person who has succumbed to this virus.
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Calling all young ’Villens: Winter may, in fact, be coming, and daylight hours are dwindling, but don’t forget – SomerSocial is here to brighten your weekday afternoons with fun, free, virtual after-school programming. Perfect your podcast pitch, join a crew for Among Us, or get crafty with local creatives. Sign up for parkour lessons, nature club, animation workshops, theater classes, and more.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
Originally published May 26, 2012
There’s a small crowd of people standing outside near The Rosebud Diner in Davis Square. It’s not a line to get into the Surrey Room for a night of dancing. It was a line of folks waiting to buy donuts. Somehow, we went from shiny to crunchy, but it was sure a lot of fun.
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