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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As far as Todd Matuszewicz sees it, looking at the neon sign outside of the Riviera Motel on East Colfax Avenue is about as close to heaven as a person can ...

SOMERVILLE — There was a heyday for neon, and this isn’t it. Sure, signs made of twisted, gas-filled glass that buzz and radiate warm light can still be found here. Some, like the decades-old marquee ...