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Five Things: Food Truck Public Hearing

Also, drug forfeiture money comes to Somerville, a film about the Koch brothers and "Zumbatronic" for kids.

 

1) Food truck hearing
The Somerville Board of Aldermen are holding a public hearing on a proposed food truck ordinance tonight at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

2) Somerville gets $14,000 in drug forfeiture funds for summer program
Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone's office has donated $100,000 in drug forfeiture funds to community programs, according to an announcement from Leone's office, and $14,000 is coming to Somerville. According to the announcement: "This $14,000 donation allows for four social workers to be retained by the school system for the summer to work with high risk youth and their families in an effort to improve their academic performance and rectify familial issues that interfere with the students’ abilities to succeed academically."

3) "Koch Brothers Exposed"
A documentary on the Koch brothers and how, according to filmmaker Robert Greenwald, they are "using their enormous power and wealth to undermine our democracy and destroy our environment." It's at 7 p.m. at The Center for Arts at the Armory.

4) Zumbatomic for kids
Kids between the ages of 4 and 12 can take "Zumbatronic" classes at Dance Union in Union Square. The first class is on Wednesday at 4 p.m., but you need to RSVP. You can learn how to do that here.

5) Weather and Red Sox
Today is the All-Star Game, and it starts at 7 p.m. Today will be sunny with a high around 87.

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