Calendar Highlight – Fourth of July Weekend

Independence Day is more often referred to as the Fourth of July. But how much does the exact date really matter? Sure, Congress passed the Declaration of Independence on the fourth in 1776, but there were certainly other monumental events on the days preceding – legal separation of the colonies from Great Britain occurred on…

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2010 New Year’s Resolutions

• Luis A. Morales – Candidate, Alderman at Large (defeated)
  Mr. Morales’ unsuccessful run for Alderman at Large “opened [his] eyes to certain issues, especially parking difficulties in Somerville and the impact this has on small businesses.” Morales claims that
• James (Jim) Campano – Candidate for Ward 6 Alderman (defeated)
  In 2010, Mr. Campano resolves to keep voicing his concerns about what he considers to be wayward development in the city, particularly in and around Davis Square. “I would like to see them put a stop to [issuing more] liquor licenses, and restore the time limits on parking meters to a quarter for a half-hour,” Campano says. These and similar steps, Campano argues, are essential to seeing “the neighborhood come back.”
• Rebekah Gewirtz – Alderman, Ward 6
  Alderman Gewirtz believes that “there is a big opportunity in this city to do more environmentally,” and in 2010, she is resolved to reduce Somerville’s carbon footprint…

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The Dirt on Somerville’s Farmers’ Markets

By Deb Fraize Everybody wants one. Somerville has two. Communities all over the Commonwealth are vying to establish farmers markets of their very own, competing with one another for local farmers and their ultra-fresh produce. But there are simply not enough to go around. Between 1978 and June, 2009, the number of farmers markets in…

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