In this weekly culinary column, I will be focusing on one dish – giving the reader a quick history of the dish, the classical Continue reading Cooking with Jonathan By Jonathan Jolicoeur →

In Washington Monday, Sen. R. Edward “Ted” Cruz (R.-Texas) poked his finger in the eye of the Republican House leaders, when he hired Paul Teller as Continue reading The day Cruz took Teller by Neil W. McCabe →

coiley arrest

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On the above date, while in full uniform and assigned to marked unit E2, I was Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Michaels arrest

On Saturday January 11 2014, I was assigned to marked unit E-3 along with Officer St. Hilaire. We were dispatched, along with unit E-1 and E-2, to Bow St., Community Laundry, for a fight. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Pimental arrest

On ,Jan 11,2014 I, Officer Gravin Guillen, was in full uniform assigned to marked unit E-1. At approximately 00:27 A.M, I was dispatched to Tufts St. for a report of a motor vehicle who Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Leary arrest

On Friday January 10, 2014 at approximately 1208, while assigned to mark cruiser 662, I Officer Randy Isaacs was dispatched to Medford St for someone stealing a purse. Upon arrival I was met by a Medford Police officer, Sergeant Joseph Casey on detail with Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Somerville, MA – Somerville Arts Council grant recipient Nancy Hall Brooks will preview “Reflections: portraits of seniors in images and words,” a series of portraits of local seniors at a reception at the Ralph and Continue reading SOMERVILLE ARTIST TO MOUNT EXHIBIT AT COUNCIL ON AGING →

SAVE THE DATE:
Some exciting events in the coming weeks:
Thursday, January 23rd: Somerville Arts Council grant recipient Nancy Hall Brooks will exhibit a series of portraits of local older adults at the Ralph and

Continue reading Events for Somerville Council on Aging week of 1/20-24, as well as highlights of upcoming events: →

Lydon arrest

The following is a brief summary of the incident. It does not contain every minute detail of the arrest. On the above date and time, while assigned to the Somerville Police PD Narcotics/Vice Unit, working in an undercover capacity, operating an unmarked Police M/V, I was performing a surveillance of the Cross St area for illegal narcotic transactions and sales. This area of Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Feliz arrest

On January 8th, 2014 I was working plain clothes in an undercover capacity as a Narcotics Detective. At approximately 12:30pm, the following Narcotics Detectives James McNally, James Hyde and Ariel Collazo, set up Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Barsotti arrest

This is a brief description of the events that took place on 01/07/2014. at approximately 10:04 PM.

Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Somerville Police Arrest log 1/6/14 -1/12/14

01/06/2014 13:46:54 119 TEMPLE ST JUVENILE 16.0986301 301 MEDFORD STREET SOMERVILLE MA Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

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Troncoso arrest

Due to the expected Heroin delivery a surveillance was initiated of the pre-designated meet location and adjacent area by members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit ( Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Diaz arrest

On 01/07/14 while on patrol and assigned to marked unit E2, I was dispatched to the above location for a report of a male allegedly removing Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

The Human Resources Division (HRD) is currently accepting applications for both components of the 2014 Firefighter, Municipal Service Examination.

This examination consists of two components: the Written examination Continue reading 2014 Firefighter Examination Announcement →

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Happy Birthday Mark Lawhorne, “Happy 8th Birthday Sal DiDomenico Jr”, Happy Birthday John Parker, James Ribeiro, Salvatore Basile, Julie DiPasquale,Bill Rogers, Mary Ann Sinclair, Patrick Tauro and Maureen Capibianco

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Human Rights Commission
Somerville Commission for Women
Multicultural Affairs Commission
…
Positions are voluntary and require about five hours per month:
— hour and half monthly meeting
— projects
— emails/phone calls with commissioners

Interested applicants should contact the OSC at commissions@somervillema.gov or call 617-625-6600 (x2400)

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The City of Somerville’s Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Award recognizes an Continue reading Last Monday Was The Last Day to Nominate an individual or organization for the 2014 MLK Jr. Award: →

City of Somerville’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration
Monday, January 20, 2014
11:00am to 1:00pm…
East Somerville Community School
Continue reading Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Somerville Public Schools MLK Day Planning Committee Members and the Office of Somerville Commissions →

And the January Somerville Arts Council artist of the month is….
Ethan Gilsdorf, journalist, critic and self-described “17th-level geek!”

Ethan Gilsdorf is a journalist, memoirist, essayist, critic, poet, teacher Continue reading January Somerville Arts Council Artist of the Month Ethan Gilsdorf →

Plus: a public art quiz & few words from the fabulous Pauline Lim about the phone booth she transformed into an objet d’art!

Goreti Bernardo was with Somerville Pop Warner and Ryan Santos

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Happy 39th Wedding Anniversary to Maureen and Anthony “Cappy” Capobianco

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Photo:Somerville High School Sophomore Olivia Doh singing the National Anthem at the begining of the Division 2 MIAA Relays.

By Charles Orourke

We had three relays that all placed 7th. top 8 score. We finished 15th in Division 2 with 6 points.

“I am pleasantly surprised at the improvement that we have with this very young group. Having 3 Relay Teams score was an indication that our girls are working hard to get better.”
Continue reading Somerville All Stars Results of the MIAA Division @ Relays. Held Saturday Jan 11, 2014 at the Reggie Lewis Center. →

By William Tauro

Somerville Fire Department firefighters were called to the new Assembly Row Federal Realty Development construction site for a working fire at the intersection of Foley Street at Artisan Way in Somerville.

Continue reading Fire at Somerville’s Assembly Row Construction Site →

“John Caruso one of Somerville’s favorite sons”

John is always there to lend a helping hand whenever you need him.

A good natured guy and a true friend to many here in the Ville!

The Somerville News Weekly salutes you for all your dedicated service and for all the good that you do for the citizens of Somerville!

Congratulations!

“Happy 8th Birthday Sal DiDomenico”

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MEMO TO EDITORS: The following may be useful to you if you want additional information on local Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 39 – Report No. 2 January 10, 2014 →

“Why is Mayor Joe sitting in a plant?”

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Good news, everybody: Healthy Somerville is offering flu shot clinics on Thursdays throughout January (or until supplies run out). Stop by the City Hall Continue reading Somerville is offering flu shot clinics →

On Monday, January 6, Mayor Curtatone was sworn in to his 6th term as Mayor of Somerville, making him Somerville’s longest… serving Mayor.
Continue reading Our most valuable commodity lies not in what we own or what we construct, but in each other.” – Mayor Joe Curtatone →

A two bedroom, two bath unit at 16 Linden Ave., a smoke-free building, is available through the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program via lottery. This unit is Continue reading Affordable housing opportunity: Please share with anyone who might be interested. →

If not, now is a great time because although temperatures are warm enough to melt snow, forecasts are predicting below freezing temperatures this week. Melting snow is likely to refreeze, which will cause a lot of slippery sidewalks and frozen snow Continue reading Have you shoveled and sanded or salted your sidewalk yet →

Happy Birthday Janene “Dootle Bug” Donnelly

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Somerville, Medford, Malden, Everett, Arlington, Cambridge
and all of Boston!
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Poet Theater at the Armory Cafe presents Terry Kitchen with special guest Rick Berlin on Friday January 17 for an evening combining spoken word and music. Kitchen will be reading from his recent novel Next Big Thing, set in the 1980s Boston rock scene, which both he and Berlin were a part of. For Continue reading Terry Kitchen with special guest Rick Berlin at Somerville Armory Cafe Friday Jan 17 →

SOMERVILLE and BOSTON, MA

Klezwoods, the Boston-based Balkan/Klezmer ensemble phenomenon features belly dancer legend Bevin Victoria in the premiere performance of The 30th Meridian Belly Dance Ballet, February 1, 8 pm, at The Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA. Continue reading Premiere of Klezwoods 30th Meridian Belly Dance Ballet on Feb 1st at the Armory in Somerville →

Rock Bottom Prices

Metro Boston Has A Brand New Newspaper Hitting The Streets!
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Wow! We must be doing something right here at The Somerville News Weekly because it was only a couple of weeks ago when our Somerville News Weekly Facebook page hit the 4,000 Facebook Like mark and now we are just about ready to do it all over again and hit the 5,000 mark! So who will be the 5,000th Somerville News Weekly winner and the lucky winner of another “$50 West 7 Bistro Gift Certificate?”

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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the MBTA will hold six community meetings Continue reading Greenline Extension Meetings →

Good News Our Print Editions are Expanding!

Somerville, Medford, Malden, Everett, Arlington, Cambridge, and all of Boston!

It has been a long time in the making and we are proud to finally introduce six new local print editions of sister

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We must be doing something right here at The Somerville News Weekly because it was only a couple of weeks ago when our Somerville News Weekly Facebook page hit the 4,000 Facebook Like mark and now we are just about ready to do it all over again and hit the 5,000 mark! So who will be the 5,000th Somerville News Weekly winner and the lucky winner of another “$50 West 7 Bistro Gift Certificate?”

Thank you Somerville for making us your choice for Somerville News!

As a new year and a new term begins, Mayor Curtatone starts off with a new board of alderman, a new police chief and the Assembly Square development ready to open its doors to the public sometime around Memorial Day.
Continue reading MAYOR CURTATONE ENTERS SIXTH TERM →

Every Tues. & Wed. Mornings​English Conversation—Cross St.
Every Monday Noon​Wii Bowling—Holland St.
Every Mon. & Wed. Afternoons​Fit 4 Life (Group C)
Continue reading Somerville Council on Aging Calendar of Events​ →

Girls Results from the Auerbach Freshman Sophmore Meet held on Saturday 1/4/14 at the Reggie Lewis Center.
No Girls Scored in the meet.
55m Dash-Melissa Sanon 8.13
Nini El-8.50
Continue reading Somerville Girls Track Results →

Former Somerville Mayor Gene Brune, Former Somerville Mayor Dorothy Kelly Gay and State Representative Tim Toomey at the City of Somerville inauguration ceremony at the East Somerville Community School

In this weekly culinary column, I will be focusing on one dish – giving the reader a quick history of the dish, the classical Continue reading Cooking with Jonathan By Jonathan Jolicoeur →

Welcome to 2014 – please don’t be a douche.

To quote a Michael Buble song – “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life – for me.” Yeah, I know that I have Continue reading Reality Bites a ‘Villen by James A. Norton →

Fabian arrest

On Sunday January 5th 2013, I was assigned to marked unit E-3 along with Officer St. Hilaire. We were dispatched, along with Officer Vanostrand and Officer Messaoudi, to Summer St. for a family dispute, incident # 14000605. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Beals arrest

On Saturday January 04, 2014 at approximately 1410, while assigned to mark cruiser 662, I Officer Randy Isaacs along with Officer Brioso and Sergeant Digregorio was dispatched to Target ( 180 Somerville Ave ) for a shoplifter with a knife. Upon arrival we were met Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Nunez arrest

Members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit have been conducting an ongoing narcotic investigation of a residence located in the Lower Broadway section of the City Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Exil arrest

The above named defendant Jean Exil has been the subject of an ongoing Cocaine investigation conducted by Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Corriera arrest

On Thursday, January 02, 2014, I was working in marked unit East-1 along with Officer Cicerone. At approximately Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Hollis arrest

On Thursday, January 02, 2014, I was working in marked unit East-1 along with Officer Cicerone. At approximately 2:00 p.m., Somerville Police Dispatch Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Manuel/ Calixte Arrest

On Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 at approximately 02:26 hours I, Officer Kim while on routine patrol in marked Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

We hope to share part of 2014 with you!

Somerville Police Log for 12/31/2013 16:22:10
500 MYSTIC AVE ZOUA , AIME 04/28/1965 39 CLEVELAND AVENUE EVERETT MA MARKED LANES VIOLATION c89 S4A
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Dear Friends,

On Monday night January 6th 2014, the City of Somerville will host its inaugural ceremony.

The mayor, board of aldermen, and school committee will all be sworn in for the 2014-2015 session. I am looking forward to being sworn in for my 5th term as Ward 6 Alderman. It’s hard to Continue reading Rebekah Gewirtz Ward 6 Alderman 2014 Inaugural Ceremony →

Iraq is back in the headlines as we harvest the fruits of our abandonment of the Iraqi people and the functioning democracy there that was treated like a true secret by the American press.
There is no issue more responsible for Continue reading Obama’s ‘demotion by neglect’ of our ally Iraq By Neil W. McCabe →

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Thank you Somerville for making us your choice for Somerville News!

Our condolences to the family of Paul A Trotto who sadly passd away on January 2nd, retired Somerville Police Officer, born in East Cambridge, lived in

Continue reading Remembering Retired Somerville Police Officer Paul Trotto →

“The DePonte’s Oldie but Goldie Family Album Collection”

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MassDOT and the MBTA are hosting a series of public meetings to share details about noise and retaining walls proposed for segmen…ts of the Green Line Extension Project. The next meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 30 Washington St. This meeting will focus on the Inner Belt/Brickbottom/Union Square Branch.

If you have questions, please email info@glxinfo.com. More project information can be found at http://www.mass.gov/greenlineextension. http://bit.ly/JBUz6A

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By William Tauro

Somerville DPW crews working straight through the weekend to Sunday, two days after the first blizzard of 2014 pounded New England with almost two feet of snow in some areas.

Crews shown here clearing the grounds of frozen packed snow at the New East Somerville Community School thats located on Cross Street in Somerville.

“Ward 3 Alderman Tom Taylor”

Faithfully serving his constituents for over 25 years on the Somerville Board of Aldermen representing Ward 3, Alderman Tom Taylor decided not to seek reelection and is retiring.

Tom is a great guy and any new alderman that ever represents Ward 3 will have big shoes to fill.

We here at The Somerville News Weekly thank you for all your dedicated service to your constituents and to the City of Somerville!

We wish you and your family all the best in the coming years ahead!

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Congratulations to The Curtatone Administration, the Somerville Department of Public Works, the Somerville Police Department, Somerville Traffic and Parking, Pat’s Towing Service and the Somerville Fire Department for a job well done again!

Somerville, Medford, Malden, Everett, Arlington, Cambridge, and all of Boston!

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MEMO TO EDITORS: The following may be useful to you if you want additional information on local senators’ 2013 per diems that are included in this Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 39 – Report No. 1 January 3, 2014 →

Following the Governor’s recommendation, the City of Somerville has announced that it will close all City offices on Friday, Jan. 3. Emergency and public safety services will be maintained.

Residents are asked to remain off the roads unless absolutely necessary until the storm has passed and it is safe to travel.

If you have non-emergency questions, please call 311. For emergencies, call 911. Thank you, and stay warm!

Due to the inclement weather and in response to Governor Patrick’s request that cars stay off the roads later this afternoon, the City of Somerville has announced additional closures as Continue reading City Buildings, Services to Shut Down at 3pm Thursday →

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“Billy is cold!”

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SOMERVILLE – In accordance with the City’s Snow Emergency Procedures, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has Continue reading SOMERVILLE DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, JAN. 2, AT 8 a.m. →

Somerville’s own Cindy and Dennis Murphy, Somerville News Weekly’s first favorite photo of the new year!

Cindy Snow Murphy a former Somerville firefighter and her hubby Dennis is Somerville Fire Department’s District Fire Chief! And not to forget to mention Cindy’s son, Somerville Firefighter Jay Mckenzie who is on the department protecting us as we speak.

A dedicated family of Somerville Fire Fighters to be proud of and we here at The Somerville News Weekly salute you all!

Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photo of the Day →

By William Tauro

Hundreds of Somerville residents showed up on Wednesday, New Years Day, braving the frigid January 1st temperatures to be part of the 238 Annual Somerville flag raising at Prospect hill.

Continue reading The 238th Flag Raising at Prospect Hill, New Years Day 2014 →

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CITY TV 13/22
Wednesday, January 1
9:00am: City Hall Christmas Tree Lighting & Celebration
Continue reading EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS – SOMERVILLE CITY HALL CABLE CONNECTION City TV (13/22) & Educational Channel 15 (15) →

12/31/13 Print Edition Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly 12/31/13 Print Edition Online →