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		<title>Regional Transportation Advisory Council Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/regional-transportation-advisory-council-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 10, 2010; 3:00 pm; ] Regional Transportation Advisory Council Meeting

Wed. Feb. 10 3:00 PM

State Transportation Building
Conf. Rm. 4
10 Park Plaza
Boston MA (map)

Jan. 28, 2010 MPO Amendment to Public Comment Period. (PDF) 

Feb 2. 2010 TCAC Letter to MPO (PDF)

This is the regular meeting of the Regional Transportation Advisory Council (RTAC), which is charged by the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organizaiton (MPO) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities &#8211; Lessons for Metro Boston</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/planning-for-the-unplanned-recovering-from-crises-in-megacities-lessons-for-metro-boston/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 11, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Planning for the Unplanned:  Recovering from Crises in Megacities - Lessons for Metro Boston

Thurs. Feb. 11 6:00 PM

MAPC Offices
60 Temple Place
Boston MA (map)

Registration

This is the first in the MetroFuture Speaker Series sponsored by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). Dr. Aseem Inam, Urban Designer and Planner at the Tufts University Department of Urban and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment Period on Amendment to MPO Public Participation Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/comment-period-on-amendment-to-mpo-public-participation-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/comment-period-on-amendment-to-mpo-public-participation-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 8, 2010 9:00 am to February 25, 2010 5:00 pm. ] Comment Period on Amendment to MPO Public Participation Plan

Starts: Mon. Feb. 8
Ends: Thurs. Mar. 25

Amendment (PDF) 

This is the beginning of the 45-day comment period on the MPO Public Participation Plan to shorten or waive the public comment period on certification documents.

Ordinarily, amendments have a 30-day public comment period. The change is to allow the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Committee on Legislative Matters &#8211; Home-Rule Petition to Amend the City Charter</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/committee-on-legislative-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/committee-on-legislative-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 9, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] Committee on Legislative Matters

Tues. Feb. 9 7:00 PM

Aldermen's Chamber
Somerville City Hall
93 Highland Ave.
Somerville MA (map)

Agenda (PDF) 

This is a special meeting of Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting as a whole. The Committee does the final review of ordinances to be passed by the Board of Aldermen.

This meeting is important because it is taking up a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sticks and Stones Part 2: Bullying in Schools Today</title>
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		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/sticks-and-stones-part-2-bullying-in-schools-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gretchen Kinder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 24, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Free Parent/ Guardian Workshop offered by the Somerville Public Schools on Bullying in Schools Today

Monday, May 24th- 6:30-8:30pm, at the John F. Kennedy School
5 Cherry Street
Learn about school interventions to create safe schools, and strategies parents/ guardians can use to help their children feel safe.]]></description>
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		<title>Sticks and Stones Part 1: Bullying in Schools Today</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/sticks-and-stones-part-1-bullying-in-schools-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/sticks-and-stones-part-1-bullying-in-schools-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gretchen Kinder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 26, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Free Parent/ Guardian Workshop offered by the Somerville Public Schools on Bullying in Schools Today

Monday, April 26th- 6:30-8:30 pm at the Capuano Early Childhood Center
150 Glen street
Featuring a screening of the documentary film "Let's Get Real" about how students in middle school experience bullying from all sides.]]></description>
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		<title>Family and Relationship Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/family-and-relationship-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/family-and-relationship-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gretchen Kinder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 14, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Free Parent/ Guardian Workshop offered by the Somerville Public Schools on Family and Relationship Violence:

Wednesday, April 14th- 6:30-8:30 pm
Location still TBD
Featuring experts from Middlesex Partnerships for Youth and the Middlesex County DA's Office]]></description>
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		<title>Bullying/ Cyberbullying</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/bullying-cyberbullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/bullying-cyberbullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gretchen Kinder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 10, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Free Parent/ Guardian Workshop offered by the Somerville Public Schools on Bullying and Cyberbullying

Wednesday, March 10th- 6:30-8:30 Pm at the West Somerville Neighborhood School
177 Powderhouse Boulevard
Featuring experts from Middlesex Partnerships for Youth]]></description>
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		<title>Ames Envelope</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/economy-poverty/february-8-2010-ames-envelope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/economy-poverty/february-8-2010-ames-envelope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Wild</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeling pretty blue that Ames Envelope&#8217;s leaving town. Maybe others know different(ly), but it seemed as if this Somerville-based business has been a good neighbor.
A couple of examples to support that:
1. Ames offered in-house literacy classes for its employees, many of whom were El Salvadoran.
2. Back in the day, Ames invited classroom teachers to help ourselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petition to Oppose the Senior Housing Zoning Amendment</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/07/housing/petition-to-oppose-the-senior-housing-zoning-amendment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/07/housing/petition-to-oppose-the-senior-housing-zoning-amendment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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