Somerville Voices: Walmart, Assembly Square T stop, and more!

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New on Somerville Voices February 28, 2013
Public TV and Walmart: WGBH Responds by Julie A. Katz
When my membership renewal came due, I sent WGBH a letter explaining the dilemma I faced deciding whether to continue to support Boston’s non-commercial public television station. …

Mark Alston-Follansbee – Executive Director of theSomerville Homeless Coalition (2.26.13) by Joe Lynch
Join host KyAnn Anderson as she speaks with the Somerville Homeless Coalition’s Mark Alston-Follansbee about the homeless epidemic in Somerville, innovative emergency programs that are available for people and families in need, and why your help is so vital during these tough economic times. Tune in to this inspiring episode to find out how one [...]

Assembly Square T stop under construction by reisnere
Here’s a recent photo showing the Orange Line tracks temporarily diverted while the station construction gets underway.

Letter: Businesses returning to Somerville’s Magoun Square by Somerville Journal
Slowly but surely the empty storefronts in Magoun Square are not only filling up, but being occupied with businesses that are offering important services to residents, patrons and current business owners! They are complementing the…

Calling All Leaders by Denise Taylor
All current and aspiring community leaders are invited to sign up for the Somerville Academy for Innovative Leadership (SAIL), a program established by Mayor Joe Curtatone to provide free adaptive leadership training.

Letter: Business as usual at Cota Funeral home by Somerville Journal We are writing to clarify recent articles in the Somerville Patch and Somerville Journal. Both articles were correct concerning the requested application for demolition. However, the proposed purchase of Cota-Struzziero Funeral Home …

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Mark Niedergang’s Campaign Kickoff on March 3 Posted by MaryRegan
The Committee to Elect Mark Niedergang invites you to enjoy delicious free food from Redbones, Taco Loco, and Gauchão , fun entertainment, good company, and provocative discussion at a party and fundraiser to kick off Mark’s campaign for Ward 5 Alderman. Alex the Jester will entertain. State Representative Carl Sciortino (Somerville/Medford) will speak.