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Cat Montgomery writes: “I am currently a freshman at Endicott College. I am majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing.”

Nibble Kitchen debuts at Bow Market in Union Square on December 3. — Photo by Gilbert Yap

The Somerville Arts Council and Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone present Nibble Kitchen: Global Eats by Local Peeps Restaurant Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday, December 3, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at 1 Bow Market Way (entrance by 345 Somerville Ave.), Union Square.

The restaurant, located at Bow Market in Union Square, Somerville, will feature a wide-ranging international menu featuring chefs from Somerville’s rich immigrant communities. The menu will rotate day by day, and includes: Venezuelan arepas, Ethiopian wots, Brazilian street food, Bolivian cuisine and delicious Bengali fare.

Join the Somerville Commission for Persons with Disabilities; the Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and the Office of Strategic Planning for an Accessibility Forum on Tuesday, November 12. Come share your ideas on how Somerville can become more accessible to people with disabilities. The forum is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 165 Broadway. If you can’t attend the forum or would prefer to give feedback online, please visit www.SomerVoice.SomervilleMA.gov.

On December 7, at the Somerville City Club, The Music of Sinatra starring Joey Chiarenza will be hosting a night of Sinatra’s greatest hits – and his favorite Christmas tunes – to benefit The National MS Society (NMSS).

Joey Chiarenza has wanted to raise money to fight MS for some time now. And the season of giving felt like the perfect time to do it. Joey will be joined by his good friend singer Linda Chase, and a portion of all proceeds will go directly to the National MS Society.

In honor of Veterans Day, City offices, Somerville Public Schools, and school offices will be closed on Monday, November 11. Street sweeping will be suspended and parking meters & resident permit enforcement will not be in effect on Mon., Nov. 11. Trash and recycling pickup will be on a one day delay all week. To double-check your trash & recycling pickup schedule visit somervillema.gov/trash.

The Mystic River Watershed Association recently honored Michael Fager for his many years of service monitoring the water quality of the Mystic River.

Every year at the Mystic River Watershed Association’s annual meeting community leaders and volunteers are honored for their effort to improve their local watershed. For this year, they recognized Michael Fager for his ten years of service for monitoring water quality through their baseline program.

The City of Somerville honored providers and staff at Cambridge Health Alliance with an official proclamation declaring October 29, 2019, CHA Cares Day. Doug Kress, director of health and human services at the City of Somerville, read the proclamation from Mayor Joseph Curtatone at an event at CHA Somerville Hospital to celebrate the launch of CHA’s new brand and rallying cry: Care to the People.

Working Together to Protect Working People

By Jane Regan

Over the past four years, more than $200,000 has been stolen from workers by firms working in or located in Somerville, according to the state attorney general’s office. The Herb Chambers company alone was fined over $116,000 in 2018.

Below please find a response by the City of Somerville Housing Division provided to address the content of a flyer produced by the Somerville Property Owners Coalition about Somerville’s Condominium Conversion Ordinance (CCO).

Italicized statements are from the flyer, non-italicized text is clarifying information from the Housing Division prepared in response.

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By Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

One hundred years ago – on November 11, 1919 – the United States marked the first Armistice Day, which became Veterans Day in the 1950s. As Veterans Day approaches this year and we prepare to remember and celebrate those who have served in the military, it’s also a good opportunity to reflect on how we support them and their families throughout the year.