Time to remember Paul Revere's Somerville ties

4/19/2009 6:00:00 AM

Time to remember Paul Revere's Somerville ties By Steven Stafford You may know April 19th as "Marathon Monday." But it is Patriot's Day, or, as it is also known, Paul Revere Day. And as Somerville local Bob Doherty is quick to point out, the marathon tradition might not have lasted had it not been on Paul Revere day. The Marathon in its original form followed Paul Revere's route on his midnight ride. As you may know, Revere rode through, and was nearly caught in, Somerville on that historic night in 1775. Read more....

Please note danger of hoverboarding downhill, notwithstanding extinct predators.

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East Somerville Main Streets Annual Meeting

East Somerville Main Streets has their annual meeting on Monday, as described on their blog: 

From:

East Somerville Main Streets

Thanks for coming!

We had a great time at our annual meeting and birthday bash on Monday.



Mayor Joe Curtatone came to celebrate with us, as did Aldermen Bill Roche, Dennis Sullivan, and Bill White, and Rob May from the City's Economic Development Department.

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Somerville Board of Alderman Minutes

The Somerville Board of Alderman minutes have been posted. 

We appreciate the work on behalf of the community. Here are the items that I'm particularly excited about as we all look forward to the upcoming weekend warming:

New Outdoor Seating and Goods License, Prospect Hill Properties Inc. dba The Independent, 75 Union Sq., 15 tables, 58 chairs, bar counter, grill, raw bar, host stand and performance area.

and

Renewing Outdoor Seating and Goods License, Union Sq. Group dba Precinct, 70 Union Sq., 18 tables, 48 seats.

Union Square, Somerville, from Gig Harmon's flickr photo stream:

Yes, more snow and more snow emergency in Somerville.

For details, see here.

Photo from Acidgalore's flickr photostream.