Somerville Voices: SHS food, Maxwell's Green and the Community Path, Dog Festival, and more!

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New on Somerville Voices September 10, 2012

Neighbors along the Mystic by MaryM

Saturday was the terrific Meet Me at the Mystic 40th anniversary event organized by MyRWA. It was a great day to be out—breezy and rain-free at least in the morning.

Somerville High School Food by fpz95

What I don’t understand is we have a culinary arts in our school with amazing ingredients and deliciously made food. Why can’t we have some of that in cafeteria instead of JUST being sold in the restaurant. They are supposedly “trying” to get kids to shape up and eat healthier. There is a difference between getting kids to be healthy and starving them like they are slaves.

Maxwell’s Green Entrance Signs/Walls on Lowell Street are Blocking the Sightlines to/from Community Path, despite almost half a million dollars in state Transit Oriented Development funding by Friends of the Community Path

The Friends of the Community Path sent this letter to the George Proakis and the Planning Board on August 17, with no reply so far:

This week on our Community Calendar

9/12/12 MassDOT and MBTA Board of Directors Meeting posted by David Dahlbacka

1:30 to 3:30 pm

The MBTA and the MassDOT are holding their board meeting in Somerville City Hall. Agenda likely includes the Green Line Extension and the Assembly Square Orange Line T-Stop.

9/13/12 Housing and Community Development CommitteeMeeting as a Whole posted by David Dahlbacka

6:00 to 8:00 pm

9/16/12 Somerville Dog Festival posted by Michele Biscoe

Trum Field, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

9/18/12 MassDOT Public Transit Improvements PublicHearings posted by David Dahlbacka

1:30 to 2:30 pm and 5:00 to 6:00 pm

9/19/12 Public Hearing on Union Square RevitalizationPlan posted by David Dahlbacka

6:00 – 8:00 PM

Later events posted this week

10/10/12 MVTF 2012 Annual Meeting by David Dahlbacka

Key issues are responding to IKEA’s withdrawal from Assembly Square and monitoring the City’s progress with the Comprehensive Plan