Coat hangers, anyone?

[peregrinehill.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have a bunch of wire coat hangers they'd like to get rid of? I need some for not-so-nefarious purposes.

EDIT: Thanks everybody! I got coat-hangers galore!

now with pictures! roommate wanted 6/1!

[tamalinn.livejournal.com]

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 and the 80 that goes to Lechmere.
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, neat, respectful, and friendly, looking for a fourth roommate who is interested in the occasional game night or “family” dinner.

If you're interested, please contact tamalinn at livejournal dot com.

Pictures here!

Surveillance camera locations in Somerville

[ron_newman]

I went to last night's public hearing on surveillance cameras in Somerville. I don't have time right now for a full report, but the police did distribute a map of approximate locations where the seven cameras are mounted:

- Davis Square (I’ve seen this one, it’s next to the traffic light at Highland and College aves)
- Union Square (the Somerville Journal has a photo of this one on the SCAT building)
- Broadway and Cross streets (on top of the old fire station)
- Highland Ave. and Walnut Street (I haven’t looked for this one yet)
- Middlesex Ave (near Kensington St or maybe Cummings St? I haven’t looked for this one yet, but it's probably the one the police chief described as being useful for locating accidents on I-93)
- on a light pole at the entrance to the Linear Path just beyond Buena Vista Road (easy to see once you know what to look for)
- on a light pole on the Linear Path, just this side of the Cambridge city line (ditto)

I also see two cameras on the back of the CVS building, one next to Dover Street and the other next to Day Street. These are not on the city’s list. Are they privately owned, and if so, what is their purpose?

Also, when I left City Hall last night, the police chief showed me another camera, mounted on the exterior wall of City Hall, just right of the entrance as you’re going in. This one is supposed to stop vandalism of the ‘Smart Cars’ in the parking lot.

Finally, I see a whole bunch of cameras pointing in different directions on the fairly new traffic light, where the Argenziano school driveway intersects Washington Street.

The School Department and the Somerville Housing Authority also have security cameras, separate from any belonging to the city.

Please add comments with other camera locations you've seen.

Edit: Here's the Somerville Journal article on last night's hearing.

"Your Town" sections on boston.com

[masswich.livejournal.com]

With the demise of the City weekly, Somerville's news coverage is at risk of being greatly diminished, particularly on the regional level. There are sections on boston.com for various cities, though right now they are mostly Metrowest ones. Apparently you can request they create a "Your Town" page for any city, and if they get enough requests they might do it. Much of the coverage on those pages is just culled from the existing paper, but it does appear that having a "Your Town" page does increase the number of local stories that boston.com does.

You can request a "Your Town" Somerville page by emailing them at yourtown@boston.com. A sample Your Town page is at:

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/newton/

T@F: Electrician Needed!

[gib.livejournal.com]

Theater at First is putting on a production of "The Winter's Tale" at Unity church. In order to light the show, we need to acquire a 50A drop in a short period of time. Is there a local electrician out there that can help us out with an initial consultation?

So, back to the buskers....

[candyleonard.livejournal.com]

It sounds like there is a lot of neutral, a lot of negative, and a lot of positive (though "better than traffic noise" is not exactly a stellar endorsement of buskers). It sounds like there is some room for improvement and increased variety in the music that we are confronted with in the square.