Sunday, August 5, 2012
Hosts KyAnn Anderson and Joe Lynch discuss IKEA, Wal-Mart, the Somerville Progressive Charter School, Maxwell's Green and more.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
SCATV's "Greater Somerville" this held mid-summer wrap-up of hot topics in Somerville. Here's information about the episode from "Greater Somerville": "On this week's 'Greater Somerville' with Joe Lynch and KyAnn Anderson, the co-hosts chatted up a wide range of relevant Somerville subjects from Lynch's rants about rats to architect Anderson's slam at the 'Maxwell's Green Monster,' to welcoming new Somerville businesses and lamenting those who have departed the city. IKEA, East Somerville Community School, new charter school, painting houses, local politics and Elizabeth Warren's snub of the show. All of this and more packed into the 28 minutes of air time. Watch it here and be sure to go to greatersomerville.wordpress.com for all your …
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
In a special episode of "Greater Somerville," Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, host Joe Lynch and representatives of Maxwell's Green take a tour of the real estate development.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
Maxwell's Green is a large new residential development in the heart of Somerville, and the subject of a special episode of SCATV's "Greater Somerville" that aired this week. Here's what "Greater Somerville" says about the episode: "On this special episode of Greater Somerville, Mayor Joe Curtatone and host Joe Lynch join the developers of Somerville's newest transit oriented development, Maxwell's Green, for a tour. Adjacent to the future extension of the Community Path and the Green Line's Lowell St. T stop, this 5 acre site has been transformed into Somerville's newest residential community within our borders." You can watch the episode here.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Classes begin July 7.
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Ed. note: The following was sent by SCATV: Kicking it old school, Somerville Community Access Television (SCATV) is offering a summertime Super-8 filmmaking workshop. Get a solid working knowledge of this approachable film medium. Instructor Tara Merenda Nelson is a working artist with an impressive resume of screenings all over the world, including MoMA (NYC), The New York Film Festival, Boston's ICA and the Andy Warhol Museum. While production at SCATV centers on video, no video camera can truly replicate the unique look of film and this course will cover the basics of working with this special format. Using a Super 8 camera, students will have the opportunity to shoot their own rolls of film and edit their movies using either …
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
SCATV received awards for overall excellence and for best "democracy in action" production.
Somerville Community Access Television, known as SCATV, received two national awards from the Alliance for Community Media, according to an announcement from SCATV and the Alliance's website. Competing against community access broadcasters from around the country, the Somerville cable station received the Overall Excellence in Public Access Award for a station its size (with a budget between $350,000 and $600,000.) This is the seventh time SCATV has won the award since 2005, according to the announcement. It recognizes the diversity and quality of SCATV's programming. In addition, "The Somerville Alderman Debate," a special episode of SCATV's "Greater Somerville," received the Democracy in Action Award. Hosted by "Greater Somerville's" Joe…
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Boston native, a former welterweight champion, spoke about his new book.
The following is from SCATV's "Greater Somerville": Former and undisputed World Welterweight Champ Tony DeMarco chats with Joe Lynch about the Champs life and times, the world championship fight and DeMarco's new autobiography, "Narco". Watch it on greatersomerville.wordpress.com.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The Ward 4 alderman discussed efforts to spruce up Broadway, the status of the vacant Star Market site and other neighborhood issues.
Ward 4 Alderman Tony Lafuente, now five months into his first term on the Somerville Board of Aldermen, would like to form a Winter Hill business association and give the Winter Hill section of Broadway a facelift, he said in an appearance on SCATV's "Greater Somerville." Lafuente appeared on the Somerville current affairs TV show Tuesday. You can watch the episode here. Speaking of the Winter Hill business district, Lafuente suggested it's suffering from an appearance problem. "We have dilapidation of storefronts, that's what really kills Broadway," he said. "We haven't had a lot of businesses go under, in all fairness, in Winter Hill," he said on the show. "It's just that they're not keeping up with the times." The alderman said he wants…
The Summer Video Green Team will produce documentaries about water issues in and around Somerville.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Editor's note: the following was provided by SCATV: SCATV Summer Video Green Teem Hiring Teens SCATV’s Next Generation Producers, in collaboration with Groundwork Somerville, is hiring up to 8 high school age youth from Somerville to learn video production skills and produce documentary-style video projects about clean water in Somerville. The group will be led by experienced filmmaker, Gordon Nelson. Each student will receive a stipend of $8/hour for their work. The teens, ages 14 to 18, will work together to learn about where Somerville gets its drinking water, where rain water goes, how the Mystic River affects Somerville, and the effects of climate change on water. The students will learn to shoot and edit video, and the final projects…
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
The city asks residents to take an online survey.
Editor's note: The following is from the city of Somerville: SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville, with the participation of Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT), has issued a request for residents to participate in a brief on-line survey about their viewing habits and preferences for the City’s public access cable television channels and SCAT’s Channel 3. The City of Somerville provides an Education Channel (Channel 15 on local cable service) that offers schools-related programming and a City Cable public affairs channel (Channel 16 on Comcast; Channel 13 on RCN). The survey, which takes only a few minutes to complete, may be accessed online at http://www.somervillema.gov/cablesurvey. “We’ve expanded our presence on the City’s …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The show will discuss the weekend-long event taking place this weekend, where about 400 artists open their studios to the public.
The following is from "Greater Somerville": "Join host Joe Lynch tonight on Greater Somerville with his guests, Suzanne Lubeck and Randy Ross from Somerville Open Studios as they discuss the 14th Annual Somerville Open Studios this weekend, May 4, 5 and 6th. Nearly 400 artists in over 100 venues will open their studios and homes for the event. From Brickbottom to Vernon St Studios, from private homes to shops and public galleries and in Magoun, Ball, Teele, Union and Davis Squares, this event is the highlight of the month-long celebration of Somerville's creative arts scene. Don't miss it. Greater Somerville airs live tonight, May 1, 2012 at 7:30 PM on Somerville Community Access Television, Channel 3. Check back later in the week for …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Miss Tuesday's "Greater Somerville" about gardening in the city? Check it out here.
It's spring, and you may be wondering, "How do I get one of those community garden plots, and what gardening opportunities are there here in Somerville?" You're in luck. They discussed those very matters Tuesday on SCATV's "Greater Somerville." If you missed the show, you can watch it here Below is a description of the episode, provided by "Greater Somerville": "Join host KyAnn Anderson as she 'Goes Green' and talks with Somerville Garden Club’s President Teresa McGowan and Public Relations Director Lisa Dezmelyk about the wonderful world of gardening and the exciting SGC activities going on this season. Tune in tonight to find out what you need to do to land one of those highly coveted community garden plots, as well as why you need to …
