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9+ hour, 56+ min ago (19+ words) Somerville OK'd zoning ordinances for affordable housing sites, despite strong opposition from residents raising traffic, flooding and other concerns....
Chatham girls basketball ousts No. 1 seed Somerville in sectional semi
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (569+ words) SOMERVILLE " The scoreboard might have read a 19-point victory for Chatham in Wednesday's North 2 Group 3 semifinals at Somerville High School, but judging by the intensity each team displayed until the final buzzer, it could have easily been mistaken for a…...
Historic Tour of Somerville scrapbooks go digital
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (531+ words) A piece of cycling history is being brought back to life. Two scrapbooks documenting decades of racing heritage from the Tour of Somerville " the longest-running competitive bicycle race in the United States " are being digitized to make their contents accessible…...
Somerville mayor hopes pot money could be a pot of gold for town
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (14+ words) Gallagher: "Every dollar generated from any dispensary facility would be reinvested into healthier alternatives.". .....
Somerville real estate market outperforming Somerset County, expert says
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) SOMERVILLE " The county seat's real estate market is doing better than Somerset County's, a real estate consultant told the Borough Council. Jeffrey Otteau, founder, managing partner and chief economist of the Otteau Group of Matawan, said Somerville continues to be…...
Rite Aid site in Somerville sold for $2. 6 million. Here's what's coming
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (201+ words) SOMERVILLE - The building at the intersection of Gaston and Union avenues might not be empty for long after Rite Aid closes. Liquor Saver, now in the strip mall across Union Avenue by the Division of Motor Vehicles office, is scheduled…...
East Main Street redevelopment project in Somerville gains momentum
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (443+ words) SOMERVILLE " For more than three decades, Somerville officials have dreamed of redeveloping the east end of Main Street into a downtown gateway. Those dreams are inching closer toward reality as conceptual plans for the Gateway East Somerville mixed-use project received…...
Somerville moves to redevelop 'blighted' downtown landmark
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (306+ words) SOMERVILLE " The borough has taken the first step in redeveloping a landmark building at the west end of Main Street. The Borough Council has authorized the borough Planning Board to examine whether the Granetz Building at the corner of West…...
Eat where the action is: These NJ restaurants feature chef's counters
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (939+ words) When Chef Scott Snyder opened Boulevard Seafood Company in Somerville nearly a decade ago, he was determined to build in a chef's counter, which faces a restaurant's open kitchen so guests have a front-row seat to where the action happens....
Can the Tour of Somerville return to its heyday? Organizers are optimistic about 2025
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (619+ words) Organizers of America's longest running bike race, with its roots reaching to 1940, hope they can turn back the clock and return the Memorial Day event to its heyday when tens of thousands of. .. A record number of cyclists have registered…...