Jamie Norton has joined the Somerville News Weekly team and will be writing a weekly column about his true experiences and adventures here in the Ville!

So don’t miss it and look for it in our next print edition as well as online!

By William Tauro

The Boston Derby Dames Just about call Somerville home because the team is in Somerville just about every day practicing in the second floor of their practice facility roller rink right here the City of Somerville.

Boston’s premier Women’s Flat-Track Derby Association (WFTDA) roller derby league. Skating since 2005, being awesome since forever.

They train in Somerville, MA; they play at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, MA.

About the Dames
They are Boston’s first and only all-female, DIY, skater-owned-and-operated flat track roller derby league and proud members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

The Boston Derby Dames have been skating their hearts out since May 2005 when the first intrepid rollergirls began training at both roller and hockey rinks throughout greater Boston.

The league now boasts more than 70 active skaters on four home teams: the Arkham Horrors, Cosmonaughties, Nutcrackers, and Wicked Pissahs.

Their all-star travel team, the Boston Massacre, has been in action since October 2005 and has traveled to play teams in Las Vegas, Columbus, Madison, and Seattle to name a few.

They’ve hosted Charm City (MD), Atlanta, Gotham (NYC), Cincinnati, Dominion (VA), Kansas, and more.

They are honored to have been WFTDA’s July 2011 Featured League!

Read that story to get the behind-the-scenes scoop of the Boston Derby Dames.

Where They Play
Their home base is just north of Boston at Shriners Auditorium (located at 99 Fordham Road, Wilmington in MA.

On February 9th, 2008, they broke all previous attendance records when they hosted more than 1,600 fans at a bout between the Cosmonaughties and the Wicked Pissahs.

And with roller derby changing and growing exponentially with each season, their fan base has only continued to expand.

That’s just a little reminder to buy your tickets online before the bouts!

Their Bext Bout:NOV 16th

Cosmonaughtiesvs.
Wicked Pissahs

Honor comes only two years after city named a Bronze level community, demonstrating City of Somerville’s continued progress

SOMERVILLE – If you’re on a bicycle in Somerville, you can get there from here. The League of American Bicyclists has recognized the City’s continued commitment to creating a bikeable community with a Silver Bicycle Friendly Community designation—only two years after the city earned a Bronze level designation. Somerville now joins a number of cities including New York City, Philadelphia and Boston receiving this level of recognition for its efforts to promote bicycling. Continue reading SOMERVILLE NAMED A SILVER BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BY LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS →

Renovation of Davis Square park will create a more active, community-focused park based on public feedback

SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville held a groundbreaking ceremony at Kenney Park on Friday, Oct. 25th as work commences on overhauling the park and creating a more active, community-focused space for residents.

After two public meetings culminating in a design focused on creativity, the Board of Aldermen approved Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone’s request for an appropriation of $500,000 for the project. All are invited to celebrate as the City breaks ground Friday on the renovation, which will update and improve the park’s play structures, surfaces and plaza while introducing inventive new elements. Continue reading KENNEY PARK GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY →

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By William Tauro

Somerville’s Assembly Square/ Federal Realty Development area is coming together very quickly and turning into a real place of beauty and becoming a huge asset for the City of Somerville.

With the finished product only months away, soon crowds will be flocking to the area to visit the many retail shops, restaurants and outlets that Assembly Square will have to offer!