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K2 Doubles Up in Magoun Square

Since the late summer we have seen the signs of Dan Maher's exit at 500 Medford Street, but we now see a sign of arrival at the former Stained Glass Studio ...
The Somerville News

The Waste Transfer Station will evolve in 2013

By Cathleen Twardzik The situation regarding the waste transfer station at Brickbottom, just off McGrath Highway, has been adjusted ...
Boston Globe

Runaways father helping other parents of missing kids

Last November, 13-year-old Allie Loftis ran away from her Wayland home ...
Davis Square on LiveJournal

Kennedy School Gift Fair

Hi AllThe Kennedy School (5 Cherry St. near Porter Sq) is having a gift fair Monday night, November 26, 5:30-8:30 ...
The Somerville News

An embassy in Somerville?

On The Silly Side 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 ...
Boston Globe

Carter Ocko outstanding defender on pitch for St. Johns Prep

The decision to transfer from Danvers High to St. Johns Prep was not an easy one for Carter Ocko ...
Davis Square on LiveJournal

Library news: two more events in the ongoing Talk Design series

The Friends of the Somerville Public Library are pleased to announce two more events in the ongoing Talk Design series, as featured recently onDwell ...
Boston Globe
Your Town

Somerville Public Library news

The Friends of the Somerville Public Library are pleased to announce two more events in the ongoing Talk Design series, as featured recently on Dwell ...
Somerville Beat

Where to Eat (and Drink) in Somerville this Weekend

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you’re recovering from your food hangover ...
Boston Globe

DNA test casts doubt on Somerville man’s guilt, judge rules

A Somerville man imprisoned for some 25 years may soon be free after a Middlesex Superior Court judge ruled DNA testing supports his claim he did not participate in a 1986, an brutal attack that left the victim to die slowly in the parking lot of an abandoned supermarket ...
Metro Desk

Man gets new trial in 1986 Somerville murder after DNA testing backs claim of innocence

A Somerville man imprisoned for some 25 years may soon be free after a Middlesex Superior Court judge ruled DNA testing supports his claim he did not participate in a 1986, an brutal attack that left the victim to die slowly in the parking lot of an abandoned supermarket ...
Davis Square on LiveJournal

Wandering sweet calico kitty near Davis Square

There has been a sweet cat visitor in our yard all morning (Park Ave and Chandler - near Somerville library branch) - a very small calico brown/orange calico cat with white paws ...
Somerville Beat

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just popping in today with a quick note to say Happy Thanksgiving Beat readers! On this day of thanks, I want to say how grateful I am to have you reading the Beat each and every day ...
Boston Globe

Leading member of Colombo crime family sentenced to more than 19 years in prison

A leading member of the Colombo crime family was sentenced Wednesday to more than 19 years in federal prison for racketeering and possessing firearms and ammunition ...
Metro Desk

Somerville man who was Mafia street boss is sentenced to more than 19 years in prison

A leading member of the Colombo crime family was sentenced Wednesday to more than 19 years in federal prison for racketeering and possessing firearms and ammunition ...
Boston Globe

Norwood police arrest two on crack cocaine charges

Norwood police arrested a Somerville man and a Norwood man on crack cocaine charges Tuesday following a month-long investigation ...
Your Town

Somerville aldermen approve ordinance change aimed at nonprofit transparency

The amendment, unanimously approved by the aldermen, calls for nonprofits awarded grant money through the city to be subject to the same financial scrutiny of any city department ...
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Artists at Encyclopedia Show in Davis Square

Multiple local artists performed at The Encyclopedia Show in the Davis Square Theatre on Nov ...
Your Town

Tufts promises improvements at Somerville accident site

A Somerville intersection where a serious pedestrian accident occurred earlier this month has been decked with new safety features and Tufts University has hired a consultant to study it ...
Boston Globe

Public input sought on Green Line extension

Somerville residents will have a chance to weigh in on plans for new MBTA stations in Gilman Square, Magoun Square, and Ball Square next week ...
Your Town

Beleaguered Somerville nonprofit hires interim director

Lynne Molnar will serve as interim executive director of the Community Action Agency of Somerville starting Dec ...
Photo Gallery

Brickbottom Artist Assoc. Open Studio

The Brickbottom Artist Association hosted its 25th annual Open Studio on Nov ...
Your Town

Buses replacing Red Line at Porter, Davis and Alewife this weekend

The MBTA will close Red Line stations north of Harvard Square this Saturday and Sunday and replace train service with buses.
Photo Gallery

Scenes from Beardfest 2012

BeardFest 2012, an annual beard and mustache competition celebrating the gloriousness of facial hair, took place Nov ...
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