Mayor Kadjiana Balentine had an event at the Burren in Davis Square tonight with the governor in attendance and only had 28 to 30 people in attendance not good for her but good for me! Embarrassing for her, Continue reading William “Billy Tauro for Mayor of Somerville!→
As we all may know that Mayor Katjiana Ballantyne has submitted SOMERVILLE’S FY24 BUDGET this past week. Media Reports on the budget do not speak about Public Safety, Fire, Police nor Department of Public Works (DPW). The budget is full of new positions/departments on Social Agency’s across numerous non Public Safety Departments. Continue reading Somerville Mayor’s Budget Rebuttal→
William Francis Klessens of Salem, New Hampshire formerly of Somerville and Charlestown Massachusetts has passed away on May 30th 2023 at the Sancta Maria Nursing Facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts after a lengthy illness. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering William Francis Klessens→
Are you a wellness instructor, or have you ever been interested in leading a wellness class? Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) is holding signups for leaders in its Healthy Aging Program. Class leaders will receive a stipend, training and mentoring.
Daniel J. Murnane, age 50, passed away unexpectedly at Lowell General Hospital on Friday, May 26, 2023 surrounded by so many members of his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Kelly (Kokolis) Murnane, with whom he had shared 20 wonderful years of marriage. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Daniel J. Murnane→
I am totally appalled that this past Sunday night there was a murder at 10:00PM at 157 Summer Street in Somerville and nobody in city hall had the decency to send out a Robo phone blast, and email blast or report it to the news stations to notify residents in the city of what transpired! Today, Tuesday morning and still no notification to the city residents! Continue reading Letter for the Editor:Murder In Somerville, City Not Notifying Anyone→
“VIP” If you have receive one of these in the mail, don’t be confused just please make sure that you filled out your “Censes” portion of it so you won’t be bumped from the voting list and listed as “Inactive.” Continue reading Somerville Voters Beware of Postcards Sent from City→
The Veterans of the VFW Post 529 – George Dilboy Post in Somerville bestowing the honor of dedicating a beautiful memorial wreath to Somerville Mayoral Candidate William “Billy” Tauro in honor of the wonderful stonework at their post in honor of George Street (WWII) and Thomas Kelly (Vietnam) and George Dilboy (WWI) Continue reading Mayoral Candidate William “Billy” Tauro Dedication to Honor Somerville War Hero’s→
The Members of The Somerville Republican Committee were honored to participate in yesterday’s Veterans Parade. Countless numbers of onlookers cheered for us along the parade route!
We welcome new active members. We are Proud Patriots and Proud Republicans! The Somerville Republican Committee meets once- a- month, often with a guest speaker, to discuss solutions to effectively communicate with Somerville elected officials. Continue reading Somerville Republican Committee Endorses Independent William “Billy” Tauro 2023 Mayoral Candidate→
The Higher Education Committee held a hearing on a measure that would prohibit public and private colleges from withholding a student’s entire academic transcript if the student owes the school money for any loan payments, fines, fees, tuition or other expenses. Continue reading COLLEGE STUDENTS’ TRANSCRIPTS (H 1277)→
The Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee held a hearing on legislation that would allow cities and towns to permit restaurants that are licensed to serve alcohol to offer discounted prices on alcoholic beverages during dates and time periods specified by the city or town. The measure prohibits any alcohol from being discounted after 10 p.m. Continue reading REVIVE “HAPPY HOURS” (S 157)→
The United States Supreme Court ruled that cities and towns that foreclose on properties on which the owner owes back property taxes, cannot keep all of the profits when the city or town sells the property at auction. Current Massachusetts law allows this practice. Continue reading COURT RULES AGAINST EQUITY THEFT→
The Senate 39-0, approved an amendment providing $200,000 for hiring additional staff for women veterans’ outreach, centralizing the administration of services and expanding transitional support for women veterans returning to the state. Continue reading $200,000 FOR WOMEN VETERANS’ OUTREACH (S 3)→
The Senate 39-0, approved an amendment providing $500,000 to The “Free Period Project” to provide free feminine hygiene products to students and low-income workers across the state. This program currently serves only the South Shore and the additional funding would expand it statewide. Continue reading $500,000 FOR FREE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS (S 3)→
The Senate 5-34, rejected an amendment that would remove a section in the budget that exempts tax revenue generated from the recently voter-approved Millionaire Tax from counting toward the allowable state tax revenue limitations, under Chapter 62F, which provides that whenever revenue collections in a fiscal year exceed an annual cap tied to wage and salary growth, the excess is returned to taxpayers. Continue reading TAX REVENUE FROM MILLIONAIRE’S TAX (S 3)→
The Senate 3-37, rejected an amendment that would strike a section of the budget that would allow undocumented/illegal immigrants to qualify for the lower in-state tuition rate if they attended high school here for at least three years and graduated, or completed a GED. Continue reading IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR ILLEGAL/UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS (S 3)→
The Senate 40-0, approved a $55.9 billion fiscal 2024 state budget after adding an estimated $82.2 million in spending during four days of debate. The House has already approved a different version and a House-Senate conference committee will eventually craft a plan that will be presented to the House and Senate for consideration and sent to the governor. Continue reading SENATE APPROVES $55.9 BILLION FISCAL 2024 BUDGET (S 3)→
Mary E. (Hussey) Hagerty, a life long Somerville resident, passed away surrounded by the love of her family on May 22, 2023. Born and raised in Somerville, Mary was one of ten children of Helen (Mehigan) and Peter Hussey. The beloved wife of 61 years to Robert W. Hagerty, together they raised their family on Laurel Ave. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Mary E. Hagerty→
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, approximately between 11:30 pm – 1:30 pm, an MBTA Sweeper Machine was busily spinning ’round and ’round in the interior of The Clarendon Hill Towers/MBTA Bus Terminal.
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is now having the City of Somerville utilizing a road paving technique called “Partial Paving!” This technique of paving in past years in other cities and towns has proven not to be the right decision. Paving just the center drive lane strip and not the two parking lanes will create a lip at the edge of the pavement. This edge would pose a safety hazard for pedestrians and bicyclists or motorcycles that can easily trip or lose control of their bicycle or motorcycles over it. Continue reading “Partial Paving” In Somerville A Bad Decision→
The following report is a brief summary of incident #230327023:
On May 16, 2023, I, Officer Dylan Lambert, was working my assigned shift in marked unit East-1. At approximately 10:30 PM, I was dispatched to the area of Cambridge Street and Carter Street in Boston, MA in regards to an assault that occurred in Somerville, MA. Boston Police Department was on scene. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: (Assault w/ Dangerous Weapon)Arrest→
“Today’s awards set in motion 27 innovative, mixed-use projects that will build and preserve nearly 1,600 affordable units across every region of our state. These are the types of projects that our Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities will be driving in close collaboration with local, federal and private sector partners to address our housing crisis.” Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES on Beacon Hill→
Would raise the Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) for nursing home residents from the current $72.80 monthly to $100 monthly. It also would give the residents an annual cost of living increase. The PNA pays for expenses not covered by Medicaid for nursing home residents. Continue reading RAISE ALLOWANCE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS (H 626)→
This bill would prohibit health plans from requiring prior authorization or step therapy for drugs prescribed to treat a serious mental illness. Step therapy requires the patient to try less expensive options before “stepping up” to drugs that may work better but cost more. Continue reading MEDICATION FOR MENTAL ILLNESS→
Would impose a $5,000 fine and/or five-year prison sentence on anyone who directs a laser pointer at an aircraft or operates an unmanned aerial vehicle within the flight path of an aircraft. Continue reading AIRLANES AND LASER POINTERS (H 1287)→
THE HOUSE AND SENATE: This week’s report is on the latest fundraising and expenditure numbers for the state’s 40 senators’ campaign committees from the latest filing period of April 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023. It also includes how much money each senator has on hand as of April 30, 2023. The numbers are from the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Continue reading THE HOUSE AND SENATE: This week’s report is on the latest fundraising and expenditure numbers→
Lyndell’s Bakery is extremely proud to announce that thanks to the generosity of it’s customers, the $100,000 goal of the Sean Collier Memorial Scholarship Fund was met after this past Marathon weekend in April. Once again, The bakery contributed $1 for every half moon sold during the 3 day weekend and this year’s total pushed the grand total to over $108,000. Continue reading LYNDELL’S BAKERY ANNOUNCES SEAN COLLIER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND GOAL MET THIS YEAR→
BSFIT features health and shape body clothing, as well as fashion classic cheongsam, fashion trend women’s clothing, slim pants, long bag skirt and other products, providing healthy and beautiful clothes for women who pursue a healthy life in the new era. Continue reading BSFIT Store in Chinatown, Boston held a grand opening on Saturday→
Many residents know all our fine Lions by Donation cans, Raffles and Eyeglass Boxes. I felt 4 years ago our Club needed Education, public causes to be noted. The Club is now
105 years old nationally! Continue reading Medford Lions Roar past Eyeglass Boxes!!→
The Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Parish located on 29 Central Street, in Somerville celebrated a milestone on Friday, May 19th when the presiding priest Fr. Anthony Tandilyan was hoisted by a crane using a metal basket and blessed the new cross and cupola. The beautiful gold cross that acomed the new tower were also hoisted by a crane and set into place above the church tower cupola. Continue reading DORMITION CHURCH BLESSED AND CROSS PLACED ON NEW DOME TOWER→
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Ward 1 City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, the City of Somerville Public Space and Urban Forestry Division, and the Urban Forestry Committee invite you to celebrate Arbor Day in Somerville. Continue reading Celebrate Somerville Arbor Day, May 20→
SOMERVILLE – Applications are now open for approximately $1.5 million in Somerville Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds to support open space/recreation and historic preservation projects. The application process has several steps. Continue reading Apply Now for Somerville Community Preservation Act Funds→
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is now having the City of Somerville utilizing a road paving technique called “Partial Paving!” This technique of paving in past years in other cities and towns has proven not to be the right decision. Paving just the center drive lane strip and not the two parking lanes will create a lip at the edge of the pavement. Continue reading “Partial Paving” In Somerville A Bad Decision→
The newest thing there’s a new mayor of Somerville is doing her channel is that she is only paving the center traveling lane of every road in Somerville leaving the two left and right parking lanes in despair and it just leaves a hazard by tire and plow blades still on the edging of the plowing and driving on the edges of the surfaces of every road in peril of repair. Think before you do it! Continue reading Letter from the Editor: Somerville Mayor Only Paving Center Drive Lane, Not Parking Lanes→
Complete Obituary to be posted soon.
Calling Hours will be held in the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq.) Somerville on Thursday, May 18th from 4:00PM ~ 7:00PM. Relatives and friends invited to attend. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Richard J. Ford→
“It took over a decade but as a result of this litigation and with credit due to the brave officers who filed this case, the commonwealth is now taking steps to create a police promotional exam that will fairly treat Black and Hispanic candidates. This outcome means the officers are going to get some substantial money.” Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES on Beacon Hill→
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on a proposal that would expand a current law which restricts pesticide application where children are present including outdoor property of a school, childcare center or school age childcare program while children are located in, Continue reading EXPAND THE THE BAN ON THE USE OF PESTICIDES WHERE CHILDREN ARE PRESENT (S 444)→
Another bill heard by the Financial Services Committee would require insurance companies to provide a written notification to customers when the company charges a fee to process an electronic payment transaction for an automobile insurance policy. Continue reading INSURANCE COMPANIES MUST NOTIFY DRIVER (H 1059)→
The Financial Services Committee held a hearing on a measure that would prohibit failure to get a vehicle inspection from resulting in a surcharge on the car’s owner’s insurance. Continue reading INSPECTION STICKER (H 1044)→
By Bob Katzen
Another measure heard by the Agriculture Committee would provide a tax credit of $5 per full 5-gallon bucket to individuals or businesses that donate oyster shells to an oyster shell recycling organization. Continue reading TAX CREDIT FOR DONATION OF OYSTER SHELLS (S 466)→
The Agriculture Committee held a hearing on a proposal that would allow home cooks to sell their home-made foods that carry a low risk of foodborne illness—those that do not need to be temperature-controlled—without a local health department or zoning permit. Continue reading MAKE IT EASIER TO SELL FOOD MADE AT HOME (S 553)→
The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on legislation that would prohibit cities and towns that foreclose on properties on which the owner owes back property taxes, from keeping all of the profits when the city or town sells the property at auction. Continue reading HOMEOWNERS WHO FACE FORECLOSURE (S 921)→
Condolences to Somerville residents for the three year mystery of the missing Somerville War Memorial Monuments solved! They were dismantled and in some instances unthoughtfully dismantled with a sawsall then transported to an old dusty MBTA storage lot on Inner Belt Road in Somerville in October of 2020. Continue reading Displaced Somerville War Memorial Monuments Found Crated Up at MBTA Storage Yard→
Somerville, MA – The Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Parish located on 29 Central Street, in Somerville will celebrate a milestone on Friday, May 19th at 11 am when the presiding priest Fr. Anthony Tandilyan is hoisted on a cherry picker forklift and places a beautitu gold cross to acom the new come tower. Continue reading Dormition Church to Bless and Place Cross on New Dome Tower→
Giuseppe Ricci, age 92, of Medford, passed away peacefully Friday, May 5th, at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was the son of the late Nicola and Filomena (DiBartolomeo) Ricci.
Giuseppe was born and raised in Filetto, Chieti, Italy. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Giuseppe Ricci→
There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local representatives voted with their party’s leadership during the first four months of the 2023 session. Continue reading THE HOUSE AND SENATE→
“Labor issues are still hindering employers, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the number of problems small business owners face in Massachusetts. It is not the time to put the brakes on tax relief for small businesses, as estate tax reform is long overdue in Massachusetts.” Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES on Beacon Hill→
The Public Health Committee held a hearing on a proposal expanding the current law that requires restaurants with more than 25 seats to have on the premises an employee trained in manual procedures to remove food lodged in a customer’s throat. Continue reading CHOKING ON FOOD (H 2130)→
The Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture’s hearing also included legislation that would allow licensed raw milk farmers to deliver raw milk directly to the consumer. Current law allows only the on-farm sale of raw milk. The measure also allows raw milk farmers to sell raw milk from their farm stands even if the stand is not contiguous to their raw milk dairy. Continue reading RAW OR UNPASTEURIZED MILK SALES (S 43)→
The Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee heard testimony on a bill that would allow Massachusetts farmers to grow and sell hemp that is used to make products for commercial sale. Under current law, only industrial hemp (hemp used solely for industrial purposes) can be grown in the Bay State. Continue reading GROWING HEMP (S 40)→
Lockboxes for Seniors – The Free Lockboxes for Seniors Program is intended to provide Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) access to your residence in the event of an emergency where you are unable to open the door. A key to your residence will be stored in a secure metal storage device, like a realtor’s lockbox, at your residence. Continue reading Somerville COA Updates→
You are cordially invited to attend the Medford Lions Club Scholarship Social – 2023 for a MHS Senior who has shown fine academic and character standing at MHS! It is designed for an eye or hearing impaired student or a student with a challenge. Many of you have attended in the past, and we are SO grateful for your interest in this evening and the student. Continue reading May 19 Medford Lions Scholarship Recipient→
The City of Somerville will hold an information session and public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2024 water and sewer rates on Monday, May 15. The information session will start at 6 p.m. and the public hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who would like to testify is welcome to attend and will be heard. Additional Q&A time will be offered following the hearing if attendees have remaining topics of discussion. Continue reading Information Session and Public Hearing on FY 2024 Water and Sewer Rates, May 15→
SUNDAY MAY 7th, 11 AM – NOON
VFW Post 2498
20 Junction St. Needham MA
Every year the VFW State Commander and the State Auxiliary President each spearhead a special project for their year in command. This year, the leaders of both organizations will conduct a joint special project for the Medic Now Foundation, Inc. (MNF) who provides healthcare assistance to veterans and military families through their Healthcare Cost Assistance Program (HCAP). Continue reading VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF MASSACHUSETTS STATE-WIDE PRESS CONFERENCE→
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) is honored to be one of nine non-profit organizations awarded funds to through the state’s new Hospital to Home Partnership Program. This new pilot initiative supports partnerships between hospitals and Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs). By strengthening communication and coordination with community providers, MVES and its partners will promote institutional diversion and increase discharge rates from hospital to home. Continue reading MVES Chosen to Pilot Hospital-to-Home Program→
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