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2008 Free Flu Shot Clinic Schedule Announced

Somerville Residents Eligible for Free Flu Shots through November; New a oeVote and Vaxa Program on November 4th SOMERVILLE Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Board of Health announced the 2008 flu ...

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Tue Oct 07, 2008

Somervillema.gov

Wednesday October 15TH Last Day to Register to Vote in November 4TH Election

Elections Department Reports Record Number of Voter Registrations; Constituent Services Reports Record Number of Election-related Inquiries SOMERVILLE Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Elections Commission Chairman ...

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Somervillema.gov

City, East Somerville Main Streets Seek Photos for Local Exhibit

Fall Contest Will Feature Local Artists in Two-Month Display at City Hall; Submissions Due by October 20th SOMERVILLE East Somerville Main Streets , in cooperation with the City of Somerville, announces a ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography

Mon Oct 06, 2008

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Massachusetts man in county jail for stabbing

A Massachusetts man is in county jail under a $100,000 secured bond after stabbing a Morehead City man Sunday night.

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Sun Oct 05, 2008

Ag Almanac

Farm Aid urges Congress to redirect bail-out to rural America

SOMERVILLE, Ma.- In response to the $700 billion Wall Street bailout currently being considered by Congress, the Farm Aid Board of Directors Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews sent an ...

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Opinion

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Boston.com

For this guy, (almost) all shopping is local

''Localvore'' Joe Grafton, at Dave's Fresh Pasta, says he can find almost everything he needs shopping in locally owned stores in Somerville.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Local Food, Drink, Coffee

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Bostonist

Boston Blotter: "Rockefeller" Denied Bail, Somerville Riflemen Nabbed

The Alleged Criminal Formerly Known as Clark Rockefeller was denied bail today in Suffolk Superior Court.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Allston, MA

Telegram & Gazette

Former Mass. mob HQ to become a church

SOMERVILLE, Mass.- A former car repair shop that once served as the headquarters of James "Whitey" Bulger's notorious Winter Hill Gang is getting new life as a church.

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Wed Oct 01, 2008

Somervillema.gov

Partial Demolition to Begin in November at East Somerville Community School

Only those Areas Destroyed by Fire to be Torn Down; Impact on Surrounding Public Spaces to Be Minimized SOMERVILLE Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the City has awarded a selective demolition ...

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Related Topix: Norwood, MA

Tue Sep 30, 2008

The Boston Globe

Quiet comfort, Portuguese style

Paella Valenciana is one of the specialties at Tony Amaral's Cambridge restaurant, Con Sol.

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Related Topix: Cambridge, MA, Boston, MA, Life, Food, Pizza, Dining, Seafood

Sun Sep 28, 2008

Somervillema.gov

Parks & Open Space Plan, Albion Park Meetings Scheduled

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 5 Alderman Sean O'Donovan announced today that two public meetings to discuss upcoming park renovations will be held during the week of October 1st, to which all interested ...

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Fri Sep 26, 2008

Banker & Tradesman

Somerville Mayor Proposes Underground Railroad

By Thomas Grillo Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has proposed burying an MBTA rail yard underneath a section of the city's gritty East Somerville neighborhood, as part of a larger effort to transform the ...

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Thu Sep 25, 2008

Bostonist

Boston Blotter: Shooting in Somerville

A 23-year-old man was shot in broad daylight yesterday on Mystic Ave. in Somerville.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA, Jamaica-Plain, MA

Wed Sep 24, 2008

Universal Hub

Bicyclist tries to make left turn in front of car, gets hit

I guess he'll learn to obey the rules of the road from now on. There are no left turns at University Road.

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Mon Sep 22, 2008

Boston Herald

Dad of slain boy decries release of child rapist

I ncensed a convicted child rapist will be turned loose tomorrow and unsupervised for a month, the father of 10-year-old murder victim Jeffrey Curley is urging parents to start calling their state ...

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Related Topix: Cambridge, MA

Sat Sep 20, 2008

Cw56.com

Surveillance video helps nab two thieves

Police have arrested two men they believe might be responsible for several break-ins in Somerville.

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Fri Sep 19, 2008

EDGEboston.com News Feed

Primary results a mixed bag for LGBT community

The Sept. 16 Democratic primaries were a mixed bag for the LGBT community, yielding some major wins but also some losses, including the defeat of a pro-marriage equality incumbent state representative by an ...

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Wedding, Transgendered

Thu Sep 18, 2008

Boston Globe

Police release sketch of Somerville assault suspect

Somerville police released a sketch today of a man who sexually assaulted a woman beneath an underpass earlier this month near Porter Square.

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Berkshire Eagle

Farm Aid to help farmers hurt by Ike, Gustav

Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson says the organization will give $30,000 in grants to groups that help family farmers in areas of Texas and Louisiana hit hardest by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav.

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Wed Sep 17, 2008

WBZ TV

Police Release Sketch In Somerville Jogger Attack

Sep 17, 2008 3:15 pm US/Eastern SOMERVILLE Police have released a sketch of the suspect wanted in the attack of a jogger in Somerville last Wednesday.

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Somerville, Massachusetts is located in Middlesex County and is part of the Boston Metro Area. Zip codes in Somerville, MA include 02143, 02145, and 02144.

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