Multi-Family Yard Sale THIS SATURDAY on Wallace Street

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This Saturday, September 17 (Rain Date is Sunday, Sept. 18)

9:00 AM (no early birds, please) to 1:00 PM

House #s 29, 56, 71, 72, and 102

* furniture
* small appliances
* CDs
* videos - VHS & DVD, for children and adults
* SEVERAL HUNDRED books (especially for preschoolers and beginning readers)
* toys and trinkets
* kids' clothing (size 3 months to size 12)
* women's clothing (Ann Taylor/Loft, Banana Republic, H & M, Express)

Plus:  lemonade, cider, and cookies!

Last chance - volunteer at Fluff Festival!

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The Fluff Festival (http://unionsquaremain.org/fluff-festival/) is coming on Saturday, September 24th and we are still looking for a few great volunteers to fluff it up with us!

Remember, it's a 70s theme this year, with Cindy Brady, the Fake Jan, the Donkey Show, and more. You won't want to miss this opportunity for some of the most unique volunteering around.

We have 2-hour shifts available between noon and 8 PM, with also a few opportunities before the Festival. This is a very good opportunity for friends and family to volunteer together - we have tons of assignments where 2 is better than 1 :)

To sign up or for more information, please contact me (Karin) at volunteer@unionsquaremain.org
Thanks!

Suggestions for Internet service?

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I've had Verizon Internet service for over a decade now, but over the past 6 months or so it's acting more and more like an 80-year-old man whose Viagra supply has run out. I've spent countless hours on the phone with their tech support, and have had 4 technicians to my house this summer (each one necessitating staying home from work, which wouldn't be a problem if my connection would stay up). So I'm guessing it's time to switch. I saw some discussion a while back comparing RCN & Comcast, but thought I'd bring it up again, just in case things have changed (hell, at the time of the discussion, Verizon seemed like a good deal). Also, if anyone has had any experience with Clear, I'd be interested to hear about that. ETA: RCN sent somebody over yesterday morning to hook me up. I called them Thursday afternoon & they were able to set up a 2 hour window, which they respected, the next day - I suspect they aren't as accommodating when they're already got your business. Kind words to Best Buy in the Watertown mall for completely refunding the cost of the Verizon modem I bought a couple of weeks ago. Service is definitely faster, and it's $10 less a month than I was paying for Verizon (though this will increase in a year, c'est la vie). So far I'm happy with it.

"It struck me as odd. He's a guy from Somerville, so I was surprised he was supporting Obama"

[ron_newman]

The above quote is from a parole officer, testifying about an Obama bumper sticker on an alleged murderer's car.

The bumper sticker helped link the defendant and his car to the crime, which is a Good Thing. But I don't get the parole officer's logic at all. How many Somerville people do you know who didn't support Obama over McCain in 2008?

(From the Herald, via Universal Hub.)

(2008 Somerville presidential election results from Boston.com: Obama 26450, McCain 5197, others 700)

Winter Farmers' Market will return to the Armory in November

[ron_newman]

Yes, I said the dreaded "W" word. The Armory will host a Winter Farmers' Market on Saturdays, 10 am to 2 pm, from November 12 through May 26.

Given those dates, I think they should change the name to Indoor Farmers' Market.

(Source of this news: an e-mail from the Armory)

Urgent Request for Shelter

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((X-posted b0st0n.))

Bri and AJ were evicted from where they sleep today and have nowhere to go. Here is Bri's post about it on wordpress: http://bribroken.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/evicted/#more-441.

( Click here for more information. Any help would be greatly appreciated. )