For some of us it feels like forever since we’ve shaken off the cares and concerns that seem to be bearing down so heavily on us.
Not just the strain and worry over the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the economy and our personal lives, but there are also the political divisions and discord that have been so prevalent in our society over the past few years.
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A homemade farm stand was set up at 49 Cherry St. in Somerville, and a generous donation of some tomatoes was immediately added to it. Anyone is welcome to take away and add to the stand as they like.
For the past 2-3 weeks, Somerville teachers have had scheduled times to enter their school buildings to retrieve any material they may need to start the remote year. All school buildings have scheduled times for students to drop by to pick up or exchange chromebooks.
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Nina Rubinstein Alonso’s work has appeared in Ploughshares, The New Yorker, Ibbetson Street, etc., and her book This Body was published by David Godine Press. Her stories have appeared in Southern Women’s Review, Broadkill Review and Writing in a Woman’s Voice, and her chapbook Riot Wake is upcoming from Cervena Barva press.
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Earlier this year, students from the Somerville High School Local History Club, with guidance from their teacher Adda Maria Santos and the Somerville Museum, curated an exhibition, The Basement Project: Not Your Usual Basement Junk. Through objects from the museum’s collection, each student thoughtfully reflected on Somerville’s past and their experience as a Somerville resident today. Unfortunately, the show was cut short by the pandemic.
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Arrests:
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Jason Ventolieri, of Boston, August 18, 8:24 p.m., arrested at Broadway on a warrant charge of larceny over $1200.
Marco Ellison, of Cambridge, August 19, 7:33 p.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.
At approximately 5:15 p.m. Sunday night a two alarm broke out on Munroe St. Firefighters worked extensively to put it out during the storm with high humidity and temperatures. According to reports, lighting struck the house. Cambridge and Boston fire assisted. As of this time there are no reports of injuries. The occupants of the home were displaced.
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