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WEEK IN REVIEW: Somerville High School's New Headmaster

Also, more hires in the school district, the MBTA makes its big announcement and the sheriff rode into town.


On Wednesday, the MBTA announced a collection of fare increases, service changes and administrative changes designed to close a $161 million gap in its upcoming budget. There will be no service changes in Somerville as a result of this plan, but Somerville riders will pay more to ride the T. .

School hires
Somerville Public Schools announced a series of important hires this week.

, currently an assistant principal at , was named headmaster of the school. He will take over when Tony Ciccariello steps down at the end of the school year.

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will be principal of the . She comes from a school in Lawrence.

was named principal of the and schools, which are schools for students with mild special needs.

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AvalonBay, the construction firm building the Assembly Row project in Assembly Square, officially broke ground this week. In a statement sent by AvalonBay, Scott Dale, senior vice president of development, said, "We are pleased to be an integral part of Somerville's on-going renaissance."


Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian visited Somerville Thursday to highlight work done by inmates as part of the Community Work Program.


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