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March 2010
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ESMS Annual Meeting a Success!  Thanks
to everyone who came out to East Somerville Main Streets Annual Party on Tuesday! Over 80
people joined us at Café Belo to celebrate. It was great to see many new faces
coming out to get more involved in the neighborhood!
The night included a special Citation presentation to ESMS Board Member Freddy Caruso from city and state officials (pictured above) for his volunteerism. After this kick off of ESMS's 'Year of the Volunteer', presentations were given by 5 of the organization's volunteer leaders: Eric Barry, Laura Vivenzio, Renee Polcaro, Matt Martino, and Christian Waeber. Monica
Lamboy, Director of Somerville's Office on Strategic Planning and Community Development, also spoke about the City's investment in seeing the growth and development of East Somerville. Check out pictures on our Picasa Web Album or Facebook. If you want another take on the event, check out this blog posting about our party!
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Be A Guest Blogger
ESMS is beginning something new,
and you should be a part of it! We are kicking off our Community Blog with a
post by Eric Barry, East Somerville resident
and loyal ESMS volunteer. We want to hear the voices of East Somerville and give people a platform to share about the things that are important to them in East Somervile. Let us know if you'd like to be the next guest
blogger and send us pictures, news, ideas, exciting events... ...anything about East Somerville.
Email blog@eastsomervillemainstreets.org and check out our blog here!
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East Somerville
Chef of the Month
Flo Papagno
Flo
has run the Cross
Street Senior
Center for more years
than she can count and has lived in the neighborhood for longer than that. So,
for East Somerville know-how, Flo is the woman
to see! Flo moved to East Somerville from East Boston
with her family when she was 9 or 10 years old, and grew up on this tasty
improvement on regular yellow cake. Her mother started using this recipe
because they could not afford to purchase a Ricotta pie . . . but with this
quick and easy recipe, who needs a bakery?
Ingredients:
1 Package yellow cake mix
1
Large ricotta package (about 2 Lbs)
3/4 cup sugar 4 eggs 1 tbsp. vanilla
Steps:
Preheat oven to 350.Mix cake mix as directed on
box.Grease 9 x 15 in pan.
Pour batter in pan.
In a separate bowl, mix
Ricotta, sugar, eggs, vanilla.Pour cheese mixture over
batter and spread - do not mix!
Bake at 350o for
45 minutes.
Let cool, and serve!
For more recipes and East Somerville treats,
check out Savoring East Somerville! Available online and in select
businesses.
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3 Easy Ways to
Positively Impact
Your Community!
1. Memorial Day Parade, May 31,
2010. Join ESMS as we walk in the Memorial Day Parade! We will be meeting soon
to brainstorm creative ways to show your East Somerville
pride at the Parade.
2. Patriot's Day Celebration, April
19, 2010. Volunteer with ESMS for a day of history! Sign up today to make sure
you are able to volunteer at the celebration, dress in provided Colonial dress
and staff the historical children's games.
3. Somerville Clean Up Day! May 8th 2010-We are gearing up to make East Somerville sparkle after a long winter! Let us know
if you are interested in volunteering or helping to coordinate the ESMS clean
up.
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Historic Walking Tour Back Again!
Join us for this year's Historic Walking Tour of East Somerville on May 6th at 5:30. Edward Gordon, the president of the New England Victorian Society, will join us again this year to lead the tour of the neighborhood. Sign up today! Email info@eastsomervillemainstreets.org.
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Happy Birthday, Broadway Babies! Broadway Babies just turned one and really knows how to celebrate! Check out our blog
for details on their birthday week and meet Kelly, the Child Care
Director. Their successful first year has been apparent and they have
quickly become a staple in our neighborhood. Don't forget to wish them
a Happy Birthday!
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Register for CSA!
Spring is here and with it comes
fresh produce! Registration for Farmer Dave's CSA (with pick up on Garfield Street in East Somerville) has begun. So tell all your friends and go
to farmerdaves.net for more information.
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Volunteer this Spring!
Looking for something new to do for
the spring? Volunteer with ESMS! Volunteering impacts you, your friends and
your community. When someone gives of their
time, they are actually improving the life of their own community. Check out
our blog
for an article on why volunteering is so important and to learn 9 reasons why
you should get involved! Check out our website for upcoming events and email info@eastsomervillemainstreets.com to get involved!
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Mass Development
Financing
Programs
MassDevelopment vice president Bonnie Sullivan will deliver a
presentation and a Q & A session about several financing programs
available for municipalities, businesses, and non-profits organizations, with
special emphasis on Recovery Zone Bond Programs.
MassDevelopment provides financing in areas of Bond
Financing, Loans & Guarantees, Tax Credit Financing and Specialty Programs.
Date: Monday, March 22
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Somerville Public Library
79 Highland Ave
Meeting Room
For more information, contact
David Guzman at 617-625-6600 x2546 or dguzman@somervillema.gov
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Exciting News from Blur Travel
Blur Travel has moved offices and are now located at 131 Broadway. Patricia Flores,
owner and Travel Consultant specializes in planning trips to Central and South America. She also hand makes beautiful jewelry to
sell at her travel agency! Read more about Patricia and Blur Travel on our blog.
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