The end of the road for Sycamore Street school, while Somerville educators address war as well
The Winter Hill Community and Innovation School at Sycamore Street will not be reoccupied, Somerville’s superintendent said. The district’s violence in Gaza was another major component of the recent School Committee meeting.
Closing is extended at the Winter Hill school; relocation is on the table in city master plan (corrected)
Inspectors were “literally hammering the walls” of Somerville’s Winter Hill Community Innovation School when they discovered asbestos in some concrete .
Up to five years out of Winter Hill, officials say, and up to five fights at Somerville High School
Students won’t be returning to the Winter Hill Community Innovation School in Somerville anytime soon, and district officials are working on crisis communication after as many as five fights broke out at the high school, School Committee members heard.
Concerns about Winter Hill school complacency answered with assurances of fixes from officials
Fixing the Winter Hill school is high-priority for Somerville despite its lack of a plan if the state doesn’t offer funding, officials said. State funding, though, also comes with a multiyear process of up to seven years.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: basketball myth to Fuzzsfestival and ‘Cousins’
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Wayne Newton, Zadie Smith and Naomi Klein, the Cambridge Carnival, Boston Fuzzstival and Somerville Toy Camera Festival, close-up magic and MIT games, arepas and beer, basketball gods and Kristen Emack photography.
Attend meetings in Somerville from Aug. 11-18 about Junction Park and fees on outdoor dining
Public meetings this week look at (and breaks ground on) a park expansion, apartments in East Somerville, a proposed wine shop in Union Square and more.
Asbestos an unwanted complication at Edgerly, being prepped for displaced Somerville students (updated)
The Plan B for closing Somerville’s Winter Hill school over safety concerns has a problem too: Asbestos has been found at the Edgerly Education Building, which was meant to accept several classes of displaced Winter Hill students starting Aug. 30.
A guide to finding comedy every night of the week
Take advantage of one of many comedy nights in Cambridge and Somerville. Here’s a guide to the comedy scene every night of the week with something for everybody, from the fresh comics to the sweaty ones.
Attend meetings in Somerville from July 14 -21 about proposed projects and rent stabilization
Public meetings this week look at rent stabilization; a proposed lab building in Porter Square and homes in Winter Hill; and drug overdose reduction.
Somerville’s Winter Hill school closed next year, with community split between two new locations
Students at the Winter Hill Community Innovation School in Somerville will not return to their school next fall, Starting Aug. 30, the community will be split across campuses at the Capuano Early Childhood Education Center and Edgerly Education Building.
