Voter registration deadline Oct 19

[cos]

To vote for Somerville Board of Aldermen this November 8th, if you're not already registered to vote in Somerville, you need to register by Wednesday at 8pm. You can register in person at the Somerville Elections Department, downstairs in city hall at the corner of Highland and School Street. They're open 8:30-4:30 today and tomorrow, and staying open until 8pm on Wednesday.

You can also pick up a form at any city hall in Massachusetts and mail it to Somerville, just make sure it's postmarked by Wednesday. If you fill out the form on your own, make sure to:

- check both boxes in part 1 (you're a citizen; you're gonna be over 18 on election day)
- include your identification number, which is either your drivers license number or the last four digits of your social security number (not the whole thing)
- pick a party affiliation - or "no party (unenrolled)"

Those are the three things people miss most often, and if you miss any of them, they'll ask you to register again, and you'll miss the deadline. Also, if you get your mail at some address other than your actual residence (like some dorms, for example), pay attention to the two address lines, one for where you actually reside, the other for where you get mail.

BTW, there's a trend in MA of lots of generally Democratic voters registering as "unenrolled" because you can vote in any primary. ( I think it's a bad idea... )

This year, Davis Square has a chance to elect Rebekah Gewirtz, founding chair of Progressive Democrats of Somerville (and former legislative aide to Pat Jehlen) as its new ward alderman. PDS has also endorsed several other candidates for at-large and ward seats this year.

Dr. Leavey's new practice

[protogeek.livejournal.com]

In case anyone's looking for Dr. Leavey (who left Porter Sq. Vet a month or two ago), she's gone back to her old practice at City Cats (formerly The Cat Doctor) in Arlington. 781-641-3673.

Luckily I remembered hearing that she'd gone back to her old practice, because I just called Porter Sq. Vet to ask for her new contact info and they told me they "don't have it". I asked what they were doing to connect her old clients to her, they informed me they were recommending other doctors at their own practice. All of which I find extremely obnoxious -- my cats have been seeing Dr. Leavey for 10 years, and followed her *to* Porter Sq. Vet several years ago. The fact that they're refusing to give out her new contact info is shameful. Also bullshit, because I asked them a month ago to forward my cats' files to her new place and they said they'd take care of it (of course, City Cats is now trying to determine whether Porter Sq. ever did actually forward them). Maybe it's just one obnoxious person over at Porter Sq. but I'm really shocked.

banner/sign

[jd-science.livejournal.com]

i have a logo i'd like printed on a vinyl sign/banner, about 5 ft by 2 ft. anyone know of a good place to get this done?

thanks.

asian grocery stores?

[la-ti-da.livejournal.com]

are there any asian supermarkets close to here? in particular, i want to find one that sells fresh whole fish (to steam, etc).

i've been going to one in lowell when i'm around there, and chinatown, but it would be nice to find one closer.

In my backyard...

[kristinhaze.livejournal.com]

So, I'm still relatively new to Davis Square and I'm a busy bee and hardly have the time to stop in the park area behind my street and find out what's going on there but I pass by it sometimes and am very curious...
the park area that is across from Powderhouse Circle (I believe its "back" is on Liberty Ave. and "side" is on Broadway)contains a tower-like structure...can someone tell me what this was/is used for?

Thank you!
Kristin