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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: Saturday is for Snow Monsters, and More
Wednesday's massive snowball fight at Trum Field has been rescheduled for Saturday. A reader puts out a call for a night of glowing snow monsters. And we introduce our new weekly Patch Picks best-of list.
"Hey Somerville! Saturday night is for snow monsters. Outfit your snowbanks with flashlights. Let’s light up the town!"
That’s the message we got from reader Rona Fischman, who spotted this great photo of a snowpile transformed into a glowing-eyed snow monster and got an idea. What if people all over Somerville did the same? So she’s challenging us to outfit our snowbanks with flashlights and to light up the town Saturday night at 6 p.m. All you have to do is scoop eyes and a mouth out of your snowbank and drop a flashlight in. Patch will post a gallery of photos. E-mail yours to deniset@patch.com.
Snowball Fight of the Century, Take Two:
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Sleet and bitter cold put an end to yesterday’s plans for the Snowball Fight of the Century, but this won’t be over until the last snow missile flies. The call is now to meet up Saturday at 5 p.m. at . The only rules? “I wanna see a clean fight. No ice balls. No face washing. Just pelting people with powder,” writes the instigator Larry Travaglione. Details . RSVP here, or, um, just go—after all, it’s a snowball fight.
Introducing Patch Picks:
Find out what's happening in Somervillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Check back after 3 p.m. today for the debut of Patch Picks, a weekly list of reader and Patch picks for the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to weekend festivals, swimming pools, date night spots, florists, parks, kids party places and more.
Towing Alert:
The City is working 24/7 to clear snow banks from the streets so that cars can park closer to the curbs, but hazardous conditions remain on many streets where passage is not wide enough for emergency vehicles to pass. As a last resort some cars are being towed to clear the way. Please see our tips on how to help and not get towed . Full story .
Today You Can Be a Good Samaritan:
Click for our list of 13 ways to help your neighbors (especially seniors) during and after a storm. Or shovel out a hydrant. With more than 1,500 hydrants in the city, fire fighters could use resident’s help.
Looking for more things to do in Somerville?
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