Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
Every time I drive by Somerville High School my memory starts going wild. The term “old school” takes on a new meaning now that the “old school” is mostly gone. I can’t help but think about my days at Somerville High in the hectic late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s.
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By Melissa Rosales
On Friday, August 9, Mayor Joseph Curtatone cut a red ribbon to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Capuano Field, located at 150 Glen St. The project was carried out with the cooperation of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD), Ward 1 City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, The Mayor’s Office, East Somerville Community School committee, and Somerville Youth Soccer League.
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I don’t know if 48 years of living on Powder House Blvd. constitutes a “study”. Traffic traveling from North Street along the boulevard in the evening, 25% of it turns left onto Curtis Street causing a back-up because cars traveling from Powder House Circle don’t allow them to turn. Traffic on Curtis Street, from Tufts, has to turn left or right but traffic from Teele Square mainly goes straight not allowing cars to turn left. If you change signals so the one lane of traffic is moving at a time, this would allow traffic to keep moving. You would have 3 lanes of traffic stopped at any one time. You would also have a pedestrian signal allowing safe crossing.
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By Marshall Collins
Last month, the Somerville Planning Board approved an application by US2, the city’s master developer partner for Union Square, to begin the revitalization of the area with its first LEED Gold project, a seven-story life science building. This week, US2 will come before the board once again as it determines whether to approve the proposed LEED Gold residential buildings and civic open space that will ensure equal access to Union Square’s future Green Line station.
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By JT Thompson
Margaret Garrett is the guitarist and singer of Mr. Airplane Man, a duo that she formed with her close friend Tara McManus, who plays the drums. Their website describes the band as blending “hypnotic blues, haunting slide guitar, and idiosyncratic rock and roll with dreamy girlgroup melodies.” Mr. Airplane Man got its start on the streets of Somerville and Cambridge and the duo has toured with nationally known bands like the White Stripes, Holly Golightly and Morphine.
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