Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
I remember trick or treating back in the day. There was no such thing as “fun size” candy. We got full size bars or “dentist’s delights.” At the height of our childhood Halloween fun, we’d have to go home to empty out our pillow cases and go to more houses for more candy. Remember looking at the lousy treat the neighbor would drop in your sack? The biggest rip-off would be the houses that plopped an apple into your bag. No one wanted a stupid apple for Halloween plus it would crush the good stuff! The only thing worse than fruit was the nut who would put a handful of loose popcorn in there.
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By The Times Staff
Registered voters of Somerville will be heading to the polls next Tuesday, November 5, to cast their votes for several seats in the city’s governmental body.
In contention are candidates for mayor, four City Councilors At-Large, and two members of the School Committee.
Here are our picks for the candidates who we feel would best serve the city in their respective upcoming terms:
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Call to Arts, a newly formed grassroots effort to advocate for and advance the work of local artists, has launched a Create the Vote campaign for Somerville’s 2019 municipal elections. Create the Vote is a non-partisan, grassroots campaign to engage voters and candidates for office on the vital role that arts, culture and creative expression play in improving our schools, strengthening our economy, and building neighborhoods where people want to live, work, and play.
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By Michelle Hillman
Rolando Rojas, 24, is fulfilling the motto “Lift as You Climb” by returning to Guatemala for the first time in six years to deliver school supplies to children who lack the basics like shoes and books.
Rojas learned the motto while at Year Up, an educational nonprofit in Boston that helps young adults move from minimum wage jobs to professional careers in one year. Rojas graduated with honors from Year Up and is now using an $800 grant from the organization to lift up his community.
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On Saturday, October 26, Somerville’s Deborah Mason Performing Arts Center hosted Scrooge’s Tricks and Treats – A Halloween Boogie Benefit to raise money for the eleventh annual Cambridge Youth Dance Company’s (CYDP) production of the holiday dance-theatre tradition What the Dickens! December 14. 15, 21, and 22 at John Hancock Hall.
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