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HONK! Photo Exhibit opening this Saturday, Sept. 4th, in Davis Square — runs through September 30, 2010
[ September 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010. September 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010. September 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010. ] HONK! FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT featuring work by Greg Cook, Tiffany Knight, Mark Dannenhauer, Jesse Edsell-Vetter, Benjamin Greenberg, Chris Yeager & Akos Szilvasi. Exhibit runs through September 30th with an opening on Saturday, September 4th, 6-8 pm,
in Davis Square, Somerville.
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8/24/10 Planning Board Meeting — Beat Report (Part 3: Other Cases)
(Part 3) 61 Medford Street. Liquid Nitrogen tank at Biogen, safety concerns, approved. 13A Beacon. Expand windows, replace other windows. Approved. 26 Wheatland St. Condo construction without permit, halt order. Triple permit fee charged. 24 Fairmount. Permit to rectify a basement apartment, never legal. Accepted staff recommendation. 162 Highland. Vote to reaffirm previous rate.
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8/30/10 MBTA Rider Oversight Committee Meeting
[ August 30, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] This is the regular meeting of the MBTA Rider Oversight Committee, which provides recommendations to the MBTA to improve service quality. Somerville's use of public transit, already high, will increase as the Green Line Extension and Assembly Square Orange Line stop come in.
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8/24/10 Planning Board Meeting — Beat Report (Part 2: 299 Broadway)
(Part 2) Public hearing on Ocean State Job Lot at 299 Broadway. Four in favor, twelve against. One report of possible grocery store. Written testimony accepted until noon Friday, August 27. Discussion to resume Thursday, Sept. 2, at 6 PM.
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Bump, Glodis and Lake vie for state auditor job in Democratic primary
The Three Democratic candidates for State Auditor -- Suzanne Bump, Mike Lake, Guy Glodis -- appeared together to questions from the editorial board of GateHouse Media New England and Wickedlocal.com on Aug. 26
Read more election stories on WickedLocal.com/politics
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8/24/10 Planning Board Meeting — Beat Report (Part 1: One Benton Road)
(Part 1) The Planning Board voted 5-0 to DENY the special permit to subdivide One Benton Road to add a second condo development for the reason that no conditions could assuage the issues of public safety, devaluation of neighbors’ property, previous character of the site, and scale. [COMMENT: The city evidently expects litigation as a result of this decision.]
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Weston water main leaking
Workers with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority are investigating an apparent underground water leak near the site of May's massive water main break, our news partners at WCVB are reporting.
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