VNA Assisted Living Community on Lowell Street

[klauspood.livejournal.com]

Our family is considering the VNA assisted Living Community for an elderly loved one, and I was wondering if anyone has any experience of feedback to share. We have visited a couple of times and we have been very impressed.

thanks!

PSA: Write-in With Care Tomorrow

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I know people may be sick of election-related posts, but as someone who sat through a two-hour meeting on this subject, I want to make sure everyone in the 34th Middlesex who is voting for Carl has their vote counted. This is an important election. [For the record, I've been assuming that anyone voting for Bob, who is on the ballot, has no questions about how to vote properly and make sure their vote is counted.]

Some information:

= The easiest thing to do is use a sticker. If you don't already have one, you can probably get one from campaigners in the vicinity of your polling place when you go to vote.

= Make sure it's a Democratic primary and that your vote is under Representative in General Court: 34th Middlesex District. Remember, his name won't be there and if you vote for him for the wrong office, it will *not* count.

= You can write in his name (Carl Sciortino) instead of using a sticker. You do not need his address for this to be counted. But do not use a sticker AND write him down, as this will be judged an "overvote" and not counted. This doesn't entirely make sense to me as it seems voter intent would be clear, but they were clear on it.

= Either way, be sure to connect the proper arrow (Somerville) or fill in the proper oval (Medford) and put your write-in/sticker in the right place. Take the extra minute to make sure it's done right. Not only will you decrease the chance of a mistake that causes your ballot to be invalidated, but it will make life easier for the folks who need to count them.

= You can ask for help if you need it, but workers are limited in the help that can be given. For example, if you don't already know which office a write-in is running for, you can't be told that. But if you realize you've made a mistake, you can ask for a new ballot. It's not a big deal.

For visual examples of the ballot, see Carl's web site. If you're undecided, you can see the various posts on this community that contain links and information on both Carl and Bob, such as this one and this one.

Single issue voter

[two-stabs.livejournal.com]

Hello,

Can someone tell me who caters least to families, children, and "no turn between 7-9 a.m." signs in the upcoming election?

Thanks!

stolen bike - college ave

[eatabananaortwo.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone

My friend had her bike stolen last night from her front porch, and she doesn't know what to do
She lives on College Ave and she thought it was a safe street...
The poor thing is kinda frantic, and I thought I'd help her out by posting this here.
This is what her bike looks like. It's a brand new purple Schwinn ranger. She already had a bike and a car stolen before, and she's getting kinda bitter about this area... :(

What should she do at this point???
Thanks

Speaking of Road Issues

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This reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask. Who do you talk to if you feel an intersection needs a light or sign change?  Is it the city, or the alderman, do I just call 311?  Anyone have experience with this?

The intersection in question might technically be Arlington - - has anyone else noticed an issue at that 4 way intersection between Broadway and Rt 16/Alewife Brook Parkway?

If you are going down Broadway from Somerville going towards Arlington and need to make a left onto 16 you get a green light and the traffic coming the opposite direction is stopped. 

However, since you have a green light if you haven't driven through there a bunch of times you don't know they are stopped on the other side until you wait a bit and they don't go.  I have seen people needing to go left stop at this green light expecting traffic from the opposite direction to go and this seems dangerous.  I feel like if the traffic coming from Somerville has the right of way there they should have a green arrow not a green light.

Thoughts?

Bob Trane suing The Somerville Journal

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A friend e-mailed me this. It seems rather odd and childish. Bob Trane is suing the Somerville Journal over a cartoon? In my opinion, it does not send a good message about Trane, frankly. Comments?

Bob Trane suing The Somerville Journal

roommate wanted!

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About the room:
Rent for the room is $565 per month (utilities NOT included in rent). The room dimensions are 10’ x 12’. The closet measures at 5’ x 2.5’. There are 2 windows and hardwood floors.

About the apartment:
We have oil heat, 2 bathrooms, a large basement, laundry in apartment (free!), a dishwasher, stainless steel appliances in newly renovated kitchen, back deck. It's in a good location, 15 min walk from Davis and a 20 min walk to Porter. It's also a 2 min walk from 89 bus stop that goes to Sullivan Sq or Davis Sq.
The apartment is located in Ball Square, near Kelly’s Diner, Soundbites, and True Grounds (free internet!)

About us:
We are three young professional women looking for a fourth roommate. We are neat, respectful, and friendly and are looking for a fourth roommate who is interested in the occasional game night or “family” dinner.

Tell us about yourself.

Pictures here.