Celebrate New Year's Day on Prospect Hill

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On New Year's Day each year, the City of Somerville celebrates the raising of the first-ever American Flag, which occurred on Prospect Hill on January 1, 1776. The event begins at 11:30 am at the City Hall parking lot, where re-enactors, fife and drum players, and local elected officials assemble for a short procession. The parade reaches the Prospect Hill Tower at noon, where there will be a ceremony that includes raising a replica of the First Flag onto the top of Prospect Hill Tower. Coffee, hot cider, and other refreshments will be available.

I've been going to this event for a few years and have always enjoyed it. To get there from Davis Square, take the #88 bus from Davis Square at 11:31 am, and get off at either City Hall (if you want to join the parade) or at the first bus stop on McGrath Highway (if you just want to walk up the hill yourself to the ceremony). Sometimes the bus ends up driving behind the parade.

Here's the official city press release.

Moddy Tag Update

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After getting back from my holiday travels, I found that a bunch of folks had e-mailed the mod address volunteering to be on a "tag team" to help with some back-tagging. That's awesome! (for some reason they went into my Yahoo bulk folder, which is why I didn't see them earlier.) The bad news is that I haven't figured out yet how the whole tagging moderation/ control panel/ shiny red buttons work, but I think cos or one of the other mods has.

I see people have been starting to tag their new posts, which is great. So, have you been able to create your own tags? That was, I believe, what we decided we wanted. If you've had any difficulty, hopefully we can get it squared away soon.

And, Happy New Year!

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