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Rosebud update: Last day is Monday 5/27 (Memorial Day)

I was in Rosebud last night, and the waitress told me that their last day of business will be Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 ...
The Somerville News

That's all folks!

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte (The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville News belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville News, its staff or publishers ...
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Yard sale at the Brown school saturday May 18th 8-1

The sixth graders at the Brown School (on the block that is surrounded by Willow, Kidder, and Josephine Ave) will be hosting a yard sale this Saturday to raise funds for their trip to Nature's Classroom ...
The Somerville News

St. Clement sports update

The Saint Clement Lady Anchors came from behind to topple league rival Pope John High School of Everett 11-10 to even their Catholic Central League (CCL) record to 3-3 Monday, May 6 at Pope John ...
Your Town

Series of Green Line extension meetings slated in June

By Jarret Bencks, Town Correspondent Five meetings will be held in Somerville, Medford and Cambridge in June to review the latest station designs for Green Line Extension stops ...
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Bogus Lawsuit Plus Threats To Those Who Write About It Leads To Epic Response

btw, please let me know if my rate of posting is too high for this community ...
Ward 5 Online

Penny Packer's Approved for Magoun Square Brick and Mortar

On Wednesday May 15th, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved the application for Penny Packer's to open a brick and mortar at 514c Medford Street in Magoun Square! This will be the 7th new business opening in the Square that once had 12 empty storefronts ...
Your Town

Middle school students host movie screening to promote and fundraise for girls' education

Seventh and eighth graders who attend Somerville’s Argenziano School are hosting a screening of the documentary film “Girl Rising”, at 6 p ...
Somerville Beat

Weekend 5.17-5.19: PorchFest, Assembled & Trash Bash

This weekend is absolutely jam-packed with stuff to do ...
Boston Globe

Globe 100 honors top Massachusetts companies in 25th anniversary edition

The top companies on the 25th anniversary edition of the Globe 100 all work in different industries, but each achieved record or near-record financial results in 2012 ...
Boston Globe

Obituary: Catherine Mary Dugan

DUGAN, Catherine Mary Of West Dennis on May 14, 2013 ...
Your Town

Friends of the Somerville Public Library to hold a book sale tomorrow

The Friends of the Library are holding their Spring Book Sale this weekend! This year's collection of books for sale includes most categories, but is particularly strong in History, Biography, Arts, Foreign Language (including Russian, Japanese, Spanish and French), lots of DVDs, and - as always - plenty of fiction.
Your Town

State calls for McGrath Highway to be torn down, replaced with boulevard

The state's Department of Transportation is recommending an elevated portion of McGrath Highway in Somerville be torn down and rebuilt at street level ...
Your Town

PorchFest returns to Somerville on May 18

This Saturday afternoon, porches will transform into concert venues as musicians jam from the comfort of their own yards during Somerville’s 3rd annual PorchFest ...
Somerville Beat

Urban Agriculture Center Springs Up in Union Square

Like many people in Somerville, I love the idea of urban agriculture–growing my own food, perhaps having a couple of chickens or even keeping bees ...
Photo Gallery

West African drum and dance workshop at Argenziano School

Sidi Mohamed Joh Camara, a native of Bamako, Mali, was a guest instructor in the World Percussion class at the Argenziano School ...
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Media Mix Up gallery opening in Somerville

The Brickbottom Artist Association in Somerville held an opening reception for its new gallery, Media Mix Up, this Sunday ...
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MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition

The 2013 MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition began on Saturday ...
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YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City in Somerville

The Welcome Project hosted its fourth annual YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City on Thursday night ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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Dreamtown Finder: Massachusetts town search calculator

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