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New on Somerville Voices March 7, 2013

Carl Sciortino – MA State Representative, CongressionalCandidate (3.5.13) by Joe Lynch Visit: http://www.carlforcongress.com/  

Somerville wins 4-community library test by Bob Sprague
Somerville won the February challenge to sign up the most library patrons among four municipalities, and Arlington increased new card registrations that month by 183 percent compared to the preceding February. Somerville’s prize for…

Peter Chianca: Massachusetts wants a piece of the rock (song) by Somerville Journal
It’s a controversy the likes of which we haven’t seen since 2003, when the State House went out on a limb to make Boston Crème the official Massachusetts doughnut: This time, legislators are grappling over what classic ditty should be crowned the state’s Official Rock Song. (Insert Beatles’ “Taxman” joke here.)

State Senator Pat Jehlen on transportation by reisnere
Somerville Journal: “Transportation key to Somerville’s future”
“We now have a unique opportunity to restore our transportation system and we must not let it pass. With crumbling roads and bridges, severely outdated MBTA vehicles, and the specter of fu…

On our Community Calendar

3/11/13 Ethanol Transport Draft Findings PublicInformational Meeting by David Dahlbacka
Trains carrying large amounts of flammable alcohol would pass through Somerville, including Porter Square, Brickbottom, East Broadway, and Assembly Square. More…