Don’t forget the parade this Sunday here in Somerville, Frank Senesi has worked very hard again this year…kickoff time is 1pm from City Hall…this year is supposed to be the largest one yet. When Frank goes by give him a big hand for his efforts, as he travels down Highland Avenue up to Teele Square.
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What’s happening with the badly needed restoration of the Prospect Hill Tower - where they can’t even raise the big flag anymore in fear that it will blow the building over?
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Despite a few “missing persons”, Somerville Night at the Pops went great – we saw Realtor Pat Ng, printing king Jim Bowdring, Bob Nissenbaum, from Kiwanis, restaurant owner John Sapochetti, Cheryl Walker and Mom and Bob Tello with a beautiful woman…“Nite at the Red Sox is July 12th with the Red Sox vs. the Blue Jays and the way the sox are playing, tickets are going fast at $75.00 each. Email bobpublicover@aol.com to reserve your seats today! This will benefit the Publicover Foundation, which helps out needy Somerville Folks.
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Look for a brand new “DIESEL CAFÉ” in Union Square...Their Davis Square location continues to be the best in Davis Square, probably the best in the city, period. The attraction of the place and product they have is very popular. Now if they could only chase away to that other place in Davis the folks who don’t buy anything and spend all day on their computers using the Cafe as their private office, that other place in Davis never has anyone in it.
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Our sympathy goes out to the entire Tauro family - in particular, Walter and his children on the recent passing of his wife Carla, we extend our sincerest condolences.
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Well the difference in the recent special election is going to clearly mean it will be more quieter this fall…so far only Joe Lynch and Fred Berman have taken out papers (other than incumbents) and the deadline is June 25. We still hear a potential candidate against Rebekah in Ward 6 and we’re getting maybes from local attorney Steve Glines in Ward 4. We predict no major race for mayor this year – things have pretty much quieted down in the city since Marty lost.
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Can anyone answer why the prices vary amongst the various Dunkin Donuts’ in the city? So far the cheapest and easiest DD to get a coffee at is in Magoun Square, but it’s still a mystery as to why the variation in pricing. Same goes for the two Winter Hill Stores, both owned by the same guy, and the different prices for various stuff – we are just thinking out loud.
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The Dean’s List at Mt. Ida College in Newton included Gary Aiogwayx and Alicia Messina - nice going folks - keep up the hard work.
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Congrats to Dave Lebahn – one of the 12 males with 1200 females at the newly co-ed Regis College. Dave got through his first semester with a 3.5 average and will go on to full time nursing school in the fall...Visit him at Border’s at the Galleria Mall during the summer.
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Not so “YUMMY HUT” - their services and food get worse – a recent trip from some of our Newstalkers tells us you couldn’t tell the difference between the General Gao’s Chicken and the Orange Chicken and the oranges were burnt to a crisp...And as usual no matter how many times one asks for duck sauce, they don’t put it in the bag, despite their prices going higher and higher - any suggestions where to go where they might actually give you what you ask for?
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This past week the Somerville Police Honor Guard traveled to the Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC. Once in our nations capital, the team paid tribute to fallen police officers, past and present. They also got a chance to pop in on and present a Somerville Police shirt bearing an official badge labeled #1 to former Somerville Mayor turned Congressman, Michael Capuano. The presentation was a gift to show their appreciation for the Congressman’s continuous support! Most of the travel accommodations were sponsored and paid for by the Target Corporation, which was very nice.
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ElGuapo’s is gone and a new place is going in at Ball Square location and the front of the building now looks like a drive through with the garage door on the front – we were wondering if they’re going to have drive-through service!
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Congratulations to Carmen Marzan Rosario of Somerville, who is the eighth lucky player to claim a $1 Million dollar prize in the Lottery’s Green and Gold instant game. Rosario, along with her husband Pedro, arrived in Braintree to collect the first of 20 annuity payments of $50K - of course minus taxes. Somerville residents and or employees have been pretty lucky this year in winning.
That's Diesel Cafe, with an e. As in diesel fuel. Get it?
Isn't the guy who took out papers Fred Berman, not Tom? Sure looked like Fred on the Farm Team Paper's blog.
Posted by: Spell and spell again | May 23, 2007 at 07:44 AM
Sorry, SN, but I'm going to jump in with:
it should be written 'supposed' to be, not 'suppose' to be.
Posted by: Kate | May 23, 2007 at 09:43 AM
"the deadline is this coming Tuesday."
Wrong! According to the official ad on page 4 of your own newspaper last week, the deadline for taking out papers is Monday, June 25. The deadline for returning papers is two days later.
Posted by: Accuracy, anyone? | May 23, 2007 at 10:49 AM
More quieter?
Posted by: Jelly Belly | May 23, 2007 at 02:37 PM
This is not really related to the post, but I hope you will indulge me... Has anyone heard anything substantial about the green line extension being cancelled recently? A friend's wife (yes, I know this is 3rd going on 4th hand) swears she heard something to that effect on channel 5 news a few days ago (maybe monday?).
Anyone care to comment? Thanks!
Posted by: Solh Zendeh | May 24, 2007 at 02:52 PM
I haven't heard that it's been canceled, but the funding has been thrown into great doubt this year. The MBTA looked at their finances and said they have no money to spare for it while paying off their massive debt. So your friend may just be putting two and two together and coming to the obvious conclusion.
Carl Sciortino introduced a bill for the commonwealth to assume the MBTA's debt as this is a funding problem.
Posted by: Brittain33 | May 24, 2007 at 03:27 PM
Hmm, thanks for the update. Can't say I'm really surprized. How did you get that information anyway - is there some forum on this particular issue that you go to. Thanks!
Posted by: Solh Zendeh | May 24, 2007 at 03:50 PM
Pay attention, folks. The funding for the next step is in place and the project is moving forward. From the Boston Globe:
"Green Line extension bill is approved
"March 29, 2007
"The state Legislature last week approved a $1.47 billion bond bill that includes funding for the environmental review and preliminary design of the Green Line Extension from Lechmere Station in Cambridge to Union Square in Somerville and Medford Hillside.
"Now the bill is headed to Governor Deval Patrick's desk for approval.
"The Green Line Extension is one of the legally mandated mitigation projects for the Central Artery project.
"This past December, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection submitted to the federal Environmental Protection Agency a revised implementation plan for the project.
"That plan states that the Green Line Extension must be completed by 2014.
"CHRISTINE McCONVILLE"
Check here for more info:
http://www.somervillestep.org/green_line/
There will continue to be plenty of opposition, but this project is going to happen.
Posted by: close to home | May 24, 2007 at 08:48 PM
Came home yesterday (Thursday 5/24) to find signs along the entire lengths of Vinal Avenue and Putnam Street stating that from the hours of 9AM to 4PM, the streets would be off-limits for parking automobiles due to the fact that the streets were on the "Parade route". According to the Somerville News, the parade isn't even heading in this direction.
That's seven (7) hours of no-you-may-not-park-here-and-say-hello-to-a-nice-ticket-and-Pat's-Towing if you do.
Seven hours?!?!
I called 311 and inquired, and they told me to park on one of the other streets. Yeah, right. You're going to take at least 75 cars (or so) each off of these two residential streets full of multi-family homes (with multiple cars, due to no rapid transit), and have them park on short narrow streets like Summit, Pleasant, Grandview, etc?
Never mind the fact that all the poor slobs parked on Highland will also be looking for a place to park. I've not trolled the whole neighborhood to see how many other streets are closed, but this is overkill. Don't these pinheads know that Sunday is the only day we have to NOT worry about where we can park?
Forget the fact that there wont be any parade on either Putnam or Vinal. As far as I know, Highland Avenue is the parade route, not these side streets.
This is the first time I can recall the scope of such parking restrictions, and without any useful alternatives, it's mind-bogglingly stupid. We pay taxes for this? Why can't they use the high school and city hall lots for staging the parade, if that's what they need the space for?
During a snow emergency, we can park at the high school, city hall, or other city lot. On street sweeping days, we park on the other side of the street for a few hours, if we're not at work. The city has no viable strategy. If I get stabbed or shot trying to find a place to park, maybe I'll sue the city for negligence. I don't know Frank Senesi, but he screwed the pooch with this piece of "hard work".
I love my country as much as the next guy, possibly more, and I know how to fly the flag, and I will on _Monday_, the actual holiday in question. As an aside, why isn't the parade on Monday?
Posted by: SMVL dude | May 25, 2007 at 02:33 PM
Also Prescott Street, according to the city website. I too wondered about these day-long closures -- doesn't the parade start at 1 pm?
Posted by: Ron Newman | May 25, 2007 at 02:47 PM
They use these streets as a staging area to line up the participants
Posted by: ccollins | May 25, 2007 at 03:23 PM
The side streets will be used for VIP parking for all Curtakoty's "stamps" on the BOA and for special "friends and family".
And the parade is not on Monday because all the administration's Cape people need to get back down to the "house" for one final "blast".
How's them for apples?
Posted by: Somerspeak | May 25, 2007 at 05:30 PM