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Now, with more music!
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By Kirk Etherton
This year’s Festival is April 3-7 (see website below). As a Somerville resident, poet, and musician, I always enjoy writing about it from a “Somerville perspective.” This year’s photo is – for a change – of an artist who lives just over the line, but still in “Camberville.” (Or is it “Somerbridge?”)
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Arrests:
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Lawrence Polindor, of 61 Tufts St., March 25, 7:20 a.m., arrested at Tufts St. on warrant charges of miscellaneous equipment violation, obstructed non-transparent window, and operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
Matthew Henebury, of 70 Boston St., March 26, 4:40 p.m., arrested at Beacon St. on charges of felony daytime breaking and entering and larceny from a building.
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Three new firefighters will be joining the ranks of the Somerville Fire Department as of April 8th. Timothy McKenzie, John Gullage and Virgilio Garcia were sworn in at the City Council meeting on Thursday, March 28th.
Somerville’s street cleaning program is an essential public works program that not only keeps our city cleaner but also reduces the risk of flooding and icing due to clogged storm drains. It also keeps debris out of our sewer system. The street sweeping season runs from April 1 to December 31 each year. Check the signs on your street, or look up your street sweeping schedule and sign up for street sweeping alerts at www.somervillema.gov/sweeping to avoid parking tickets.
Attention Somerville Youth! The Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program will be accepting applications for summer 2019 starting Monday, April 1. Through the annual program, more than 100 Somerville teens will be placed within City departments as well as with private business partners in Somerville. Eligible students must be Somerville residents, enrolled in high school, and at least 16 years of age. Limited opportunities are available for youth that are at least 14 years of age with the Department of Recreation.
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On Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, the remainder of the Homans building, on Medford St. near the Pearl St. intersection, will be demolished as part of Green Line Extension construction. Demo began at the rear of the building in mid-March and has progressed incrementally since then.
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