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🌱 Patch AM: Somerville Moves Forward With Plans For New School

You won't want to miss Calmer Con Boston on the Somerville Patch calendar

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Hey there, Somerville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Somerville backs larger new school to replace Winter Hill site
  • How a pre-dawn Dartmouth Street fire displaced an entire Somerville building
  • Which jam legends are bringing a Make-A-Wish benefit to Somerville?

Also on today's calendar: Calmer Con Boston and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Turning sunny; low humidity, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Saturday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 60.
  • Sunday: A bit of rain, mainly early, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Somerville Moves Forward With Plans For New School (patch.com) — Somerville is advancing a major new school project at the former Winter Hill site on Sycamore Street, aiming to serve up to 925 students and secure substantial state funding. The plan, backed by city leaders and advisory groups, would eventually relocate Brown School students, improve accessibility and facilities, and create flexible community spaces, while the state reviews the design for the next approval phase.
   

• One injured after early morning fire at Somerville apartment building (shrewsburypost.com) — An early-morning fire at a three-story apartment building on Dartmouth Street in Somerville left one resident injured and all tenants displaced. Firefighters rescued a second-floor resident through heavy smoke and saved two cats, while the Red Cross and city services are now helping affected residents as investigators work to determine the cause.
   

• Oteil Burbridge and LaMP Announce Make-A-Wish Benefit Tour (gratefulweb.com) — Somerville music fans can catch Oteil Burbridge and LaMP at Somerville Theatre on October 9 as part of a four-city Make-A-Wish benefit tour. The collaboration supports Make-A-Wish chapters in Massachusetts and neighboring states, blending high-profile improvisational musicianship with fundraising for children facing critical illnesses, with tickets already on sale online.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Front End Supervisor - Full-Time in Somerville. Apply here.
  • CBRE Group, Inc. posted a job opening for R&D Mail Services Associate onsite in Cambridge, MA in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cambridge

  • Foundation Repair: Boston Foundation Repair Shares A Practical Guide For Choosing A Trustworthy Company In Cambridge (pressreleasecc.com)
  • Lighting up the Boston skyline on 9/11 (bostonglobe.com)
  • In 'The Getaway Driver,' Trinity Rep Tackles True Crime During the Vietnam Era (rimonthly.com)

Medford

  • Paul Revere Restaurant in West Medford Is Reopening (blogspot.com)

Malden

  • Meet First Responders At Malden Public Safety Night Next Month (patch.com)

Ok Somerville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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