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🌱 Patch AM: Safety Changes Coming to Somerville Community Path

And on the Somerville Patch calendar - HONK! Festival w/35 U.S activist bands on-site, plus 6 int'l bands streaming in; runs Oct.9-11.

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Hello Somerville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Somerville's Community Path getting new safety upgrades this fall
  • How did Somerville Public Schools score in the new state review?
  • How a brief Market Basket glitch disrupted Somerville grocery trips Wednesday.

Also on today's calendar: HONK! Festival w/35 U.S activist bands on-site, plus 6 int'l bands streaming in; runs Oct.9-11. and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 43.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Safety Changes Coming to Somerville Community Path (patch.com) — Somerville is rolling out new safety upgrades along the busy Community Path after hearing from more than 1,000 concerned users. Starting this fall, residents will see fresh pavement markings, flex posts, and clearer signs aimed at slowing speeds, improving visibility at crossings, and keeping unauthorized motor vehicles off the path, with additional improvements possible through 2028 based on ongoing monitoring.
   

• Review affirms positive direction for Somerville Public Schools (thesomervilletimes.com) — Somerville families can take heart that Somerville Public Schools just earned a strong rating from the state education department, with reviewers praising classroom climate, equity work, and support for students and educators. The report also flags areas to improve, like more consistent academic supports, clearer report cards, and stronger long‑term budgeting, which district leaders say they're already tackling this school year.
   

• Market Basket checkout systems experience outage (wcvb.com) — Shoppers in Somerville briefly found Market Basket registers down on Wednesday afternoon, with checkouts offline for about 5–10 minutes before service was restored. The outage, which also hit other stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, led some customers to abandon their carts, but the company says the technical glitch has been fully resolved.
   

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  • Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Somerville. Apply here.
  • PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Store Supervisor in Somerville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cambridge

  • Concert Review: The Haunt Brings the 'Ghost' Tour to Cambridge, Massachusetts (rockdnamag.com)
  • Mic'd Up: Bobcat Goldthwait brings the punk vibes to Cambridge (vanyaland.com)
  • Fruit pastes at Le Macaron French Pastries - Cambridge (csindie.com)

Medford

  • Medford Launches Study For Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (patch.com)

Malden

  • Malden Police Looking To Identify Man Possible Connected To Recent Incident (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: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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