Somerville Voices: Heating oil, photo contest, foreclosures, and more!

[Somerville Voices]

 *New on Somerville Voices <http://www.somervillevoices.org/> **March 3,
2010*Oil Heating
Company<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/02/uncategorized/oil-heating-company/>
   by dipesh101

I need intense help figuring out which oil heating company to pick. Some
give discounts and then free service and insurance. Some give no discounts
but come up with a good price, but I’m not sure if that price is
competitive…


<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/02/uncategorized/oil-heating-company/>
 Tuesday, March 2 at 8pm – BOA’s Legislative Matters Committee to Discuss
Russell Contract<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/01/uncategorized/tuesday-march-2-at-8pm-boas-legislative-matters-committee-to-discuss-russell-contract/>
by fberman

Aldermen will hear from City Solicitor John Gannon tonight (Tuesday, March 2
at 8pm in City Hall) about the City’s options for terminating the new five
year contract with Russell Disposal, in the wake of the Attorney General’s
announced settlement agreement “… to resolve allegations that the company
violated the Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws.”


<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/01/uncategorized/tuesday-march-2-at-8pm-boas-legislative-matters-committee-to-discuss-russell-contract/>
 Spread the word! Photography contest launched by the Somerville Public
Schools<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/01/uncategorized/spread-the-word-photography-contest-launched-by-the-somerville-public-schools/>
by Gretchen Kinder

 The Somerville Public Schools invites you to tell your stories about
learning and teaching in Somerville in our Spring 2010 Digital Photography
contest. Complete submissions received by April 5th will have the chance to
win a $50 gift card from Tufts University and the opportunity to have their
photos printed in the Somerville News and…


<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/01/uncategorized/spread-the-word-photography-contest-launched-by-the-somerville-public-schools/>
 Canvass to Fight Foreclosure in
Somerville<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/01/uncategorized/canvass-to-fight-foreclosure-in-somerville/>
by edillo01

 Our neighbors are being evicted and our communities destabilized by the
foreclosure crisis.
The Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) in collaboration with
Cambridge & Somerville Legal Services (CASLS) is initiating a
post-foreclosure outreach and organizing campaign in Somerville (based on
City Life/ Vida Urbana’s model).


<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/01/uncategorized/canvass-to-fight-foreclosure-in-somerville/>
 Support Stop & Shop Workers – Fri., Feb.
26<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/events/support-stop-shop-workers-fri-feb-26-500-p-m/>
by Bill Bumpus

You can show your support for workers at the Somerville Stop and Shop by
joining Massachusetts Jobs with Justice in handing out fliers on Friday at
5:00 – corner of McGrath Highway and Mystic Avenue.…


<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/events/support-stop-shop-workers-fri-feb-26-500-p-m/>
 Should I worry?<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/uncategorized/should-i-worry/>
by dipesh101

Somebody took the picture of my house from the car early in the morning
today, is there anything for me to worry about? What should I do? I am a new
somerville resident…

Progress on the Parking Tickets
Story<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/city-finances/progress-on-the-parking-tickets-story/>
by Barry Rafkind

The New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston
University<http://necir-bu.org/wp/>has taken an interest in our
(Somerville Voices) proposed
investigation of parking
fines<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/15/announcements/fund-this-story-somerville-parking-tickets/>and
has offered to analyze the ticket data for the amount of $500.…


<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/city-finances/progress-on-the-parking-tickets-story/>

*Upcoming events on our community calendar:*

March 4, 2010:

   - BOA Land Use Committee and Planning Board Joint Meeting (6:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/28/events/boa-land-use-committee-and-planning-board-joint-meeting/>

March 6, 2010:

   - Trainings on how to complete TPS forms (Temporary Protected Status) for
   Haitians (11:00
am)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/16/events/trainings-on-how-to-complete-tps-forms-temporary-protected-status-for-haitians/>
   - Casino Night at the VFW (7:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/23/events/casino-night-at-the-vfw/>

March 7, 2010:

   - Canvass to Fight Foreclosure in Somerville (1:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/01/uncategorized/canvass-to-fight-foreclosure-in-somerville/>
   - Trainings on how to complete TPS forms (Temporary Protected Status) for
   Haitians (2:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/16/events/trainings-on-how-to-complete-tps-forms-temporary-protected-status-for-haitians/>

March 10, 2010:

   - Save the dates: FREE Parent/guardian workshops in the Somerville Public
   Schools (6:30
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/12/22/events/save-the-dates-free-parentguardian-workshops-in-the-somerville-public-schools/>
   - Bullying/ Cyberbullying (6:30
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/bullying-cyberbullying/>
   - Parents as Partners Workshop on Bullying/Cyberbullying (6:30
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/10/events/parents-as-partners-workshop-on-bullyingcyberbullying/>
   - Trainings on how to complete TPS forms (Temporary Protected Status) for
   Haitians (7:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/16/events/trainings-on-how-to-complete-tps-forms-temporary-protected-status-for-haitians/>
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