City of Somerville staffers announced new measures in the War on Rats… a program that might be called “war bonds.” It’s like an exterminator scholarship. for those who qualify. Want to know more? Watch this Tuesday, June 17th @7pm on Ch. 3 or atwww.scatvsomerville.org/snn.

This week’s “Faces of Assembly Row” features Tom Bent, founder of Bent Electrical, the company responsible to put the lights on at Assembly Row.

Bent Electrical’s partnership with the local electricians union to add two Somerville High School students to the electrical team at Assembly Row and his the addition of 50 more hires for the project, prove that Tom and his team are vital in keeping the lights on and showing off the opportunities the Assembly Row project has created for the community!
Continue reading Faces of Assembly Row: Tom Bent →

Fourth of July Fireworks, Family Fun Day, SomerStreets, SomerMovies, ArtBeat and more are coming back to the streets of Somerville beginning in June!

SOMERVILLE – Summertime in Somerville is kicking back into high gear for summer 2014, with the return Continue reading 2014 ‘SUMMERTIME IN SOMERVILLE’ EVENTS LINEUP →

Lieutenant Timothy Mitsakis received an award today from the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) for his tireless efforts in the planning, support and implementation of a
Continue reading Somerville Police Lieutenant Timothy Mitsakis Awarded →

On Thursday June 12, 2014, at about 10:20 am, the Somerville Police and Fire Departments responded to a reported motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Holland and Dover Streets in Somerville.
Continue reading Somerville Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Accident →

Rock and Run

Saturday June 21, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Assembly Row is working in conjunction with 92.9 to host the inaugural Rock and Run 5k obstacle race, which will have monkey bars, climbs, hurdles, and walls with live musical acts at every mile marker along the course. After crossing the finish line, runners will be invited to relax at a post race party featuring a beer garden (21+) and will be capped off by an exclusive performance by a national recording artist.
Continue reading “Rock and Run” 5k hosted by Radio 92.9 and Assembly Row- Saturday, June 21 →

What’s on Somerville Neighborhood News episode #17. Catch the sights and sounds of East Somerville Main Streets and the City of Somerville’s Carnaval and learn by performers and residents love it. Watch Somerville Neighborhood News for this segment and other stories this Tuesday at 7pm on SCATV’s Ch. 3 or at http://www.scatvsomerville.org/SNN.

By William Tauro

A 91 year old elderly woman pedestrian was struck by a FedEx delivery truck around 11am Thursday morning.

The incident occurred on Holland Street in Davis Square Somerville.

The 92 year old pedestrian was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Residents, community members invited to submit questions
to help choose Somerville’s next Chief of Police
SOMERVILLE – The four finalists for Somerville Chief of Police—Somerville Deputy Chief Michael Cabral; Somerville Deputy Chief David Fallon; Continue reading FOUR POLICE CHIEF FINALISTS AT CITYWIDE INTERVIEW ON JUNE 25 →

By William Tauro

The Somerville Chamber of Commerce’s “2014 Taste of Somerville” was a complete success this past Wednesday!

Continue reading Chamber’s Taste of Somerville a Big Success! →

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Have The Sunsetters perform on your street in front of your house ! Monday –Thursdays from 7 pm- 8 pm, between July 7th and August 20th
Many dates are still available ! Contact Jimmy Del Ponte at 617-625- 6600 extension 2616
Jdelponte@somervillema.gov

The plan put forward this week by Governor Patrick is a major step toward a collective and comprehensive effort Continue reading Statement of Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian on Governor Patrick’s Proposal to Address Opioid Epidemic in Commonwealth →

SCBC Summer Music Camp (SSMC) 2014, “Make Your Groove”
Monday, August 18 – Friday, August 22, from 9:00am – 4:00pm 31 College Ave, Somerville, MA 02144
For More Info, Please Visit: http://www.ilovescbc.org
Continue reading New Summer Music Camp Begins in Somerville →

The obituary of lifelong Somerville resident Hubert “Hubie” Fowler of Ten Hills.

Beloved husband of Marjorie (Loveless) Fowler.
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS THURSDAY, June 12, the 163rd day of 2014 with 202 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:06 and sunset is @ 8:21. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Neptune, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1665 – England installed a municipal government in New York, formerly the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.
1667 – The first successful human blood transfusion was performed, in Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer →

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Somerville, MA, June 3, 2014 –Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone’s decision to sign an executive order curtailing Somerville’s participation in the Secure Communities program has earned praise from some, but criticism from others.
Continue reading Somerville Signs Out of Secure Communities →

City TV (13/22) & Educational Channel 15 (15)
*Programs and broadcast times can change due to event addition or cancellation.

Continue reading EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS – SOMERVILLE CITY CABLE: CABLE CONNECTION →

Attached is the agenda for Thursday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting.

For your information, this meeting will stream live on the internet, and will be stored online, in a searchable format, at the City of Somerville’s Board of Aldermen’s meeting portal, http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx.

Continue reading BOA Agenda, Thursday, 6/12/14, 7 PM →

The City of Somerville would like to invite all interested vendors to participate in the Summertime in Somerville Fireworks Celebration on Thursday, July 3, 2014 (rain date Continue reading Fireworks Vendors – community note →

Every Thursday evening this summer, open house-style workshops to collect resident and stakeholder feedback to help shape Somerville’s future.
Continue reading CITY SEEKING COMMUNNITY INPUT ON PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE THROUGH PUBLIC WORKSHOPS →

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Somerville, MA, June 3, 2014 – Every year, some 50 future chefs learn to chop, baste, mince and sauté in the Somerville High School Culinary Arts program.
“The Culinary Arts program started in 1981,” head teacher Thomas Cardon told Somerville Neighborhood News. “It’s basically a program to teach students how to become professional cooks and professional chefs and professional bakers.”
Staff and the students run the Highlander Café, a restaurant and take- Continue reading What is Cooking at Somerville High School? →

Photos by Frank Santangelo

Parts of Somerville looked like the Great Lakes during Tuesday afternoons heavy rain storm.

Vehicles parked on Richdale Avenue were partially submerged in water.

Photo by Tommy Ross and William Tauro

On Tuesday morning at 9:00am to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the fire at arrow paper that claimed the lives of 2 Somerville Firefighters Joseph Reilly and Robert Brickley. Firefighters from the station named in their honor stand at attention for a moment of silence.

Frank Conole, a retired City of Cambridge Dept of Public Works employee that lives not too far from the site for the past six years has been decorating the Somerville Fire Department’s / Arrow Paper Company’s Fire Memorial that’s located at 111 South St. in Somerville.
Francis shows up at every holiday with the a decorative wreath in festive decor to pay tribute to firefighters lost in the line of duty.

Continue reading Somerville Firefighters Hold Moment of Silence to Remember Firefighters Lost on Arrow Paper Fire 40th Anniversary →

Happy Birthday Greetings to the following Villens celebrating in the Ville this week! Delores Haley, Anthony Galluccio, Denise Napolitano Grosse, Chuck Roche, Donna Amenta, Larry Bethune, Edward Ned Merrick, Rebekah Gewirtz, Lynda Norton, Happy 7th Birthday to Nicholas DeSantis, Happy Birthday 10-year-old Jack Lawhorne and Happy 16th Birthday to Michael Upton!
Continue reading Here’s Your Dosage of This Week’s Somerville News Weekly’s “Newstalk Shout Out!” →

An intellectual pedestrian should not pose as an intellectual at all, for that is the ultimate combination of arrogance, ignorance and douchebaggery.
Continue reading Reality Bites by James A. Norton →

In this weekly culinary column, I will be focusing on one dish – giving the reader a quick history of the dish, the classical preparation of it, and of course, my own spin on the classic.
Continue reading Cooking with Jonathan By Jonathan Jolicoeur →

The bill by Speaker Robert A. DeLeo to restrict gun rights in the Commonwealth is not only a wrongheaded policy that will make the state less safe. It is also provides sad closure to the time when Massachusetts was a laboratory of democracy and a place where liberty was cherished.
Continue reading DeLeo assault on gun rights echos British attempts to take guns in 1775 By Neil W. McCabe →

By Shannon Hardy

The proposed 2015 budget will invest an estimated $203,105, 629 in program expenditures. Mayor Curtatone with the City of Somerville’s Finance Director, Budget Manager, and SomerStat Director proposed a municipal budget plan for the 2015 fiscal year that surpasses previous year’s total financial plan. Curtatone denotes the $8,062,621 increase in expenditures to an evolving city with evolving needs.
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Somerville may join the growing list of Commonwealth cities and towns that ban or restrict the use of plastic bags, and neither city officials nor most of those questioned in the streets recently oppose the idea.
Continue reading SNN: PLASTIC BAG BAN MOVES FORWARD →

Contributing Reporters on this Newscast: Jane Regan

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Somerville, MA, June 3, 2014 – New trash cans, tighter regulations on dumpsters, financial aid for rat-ridden households and an experimental birth control bait are all being rolled out in the city’s war on rats.
Continue reading THE LATEST FROM THE WAR ON RATS →

A photo series from around neighborhoods in town. Both of these were taken on Putnam Ave.

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Photo: Christopher Souza

By William Tauro

After a week long trial and the jury deliberating since last Friday, on Monday afternoon, Michael Barnett, 32, of Somerville has been found guilty of first degree murder by a jury of twelve in the November 22, 2009 death of Christopher Souza of Somerville.

Continue reading Somerville Man Found Guilty in 2009 Somerville Homicide Trial Regarding 24-year-old Murder Victim Christopher Souza →

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Community’s comments will continue to prioritize comprehensive to-do list
SOMERVILLE –The City of Somerville, in coordination with the Institute for Human Centered Design, is undertaking Continue reading FIRST EVER ADA AND ACCESSIBILITY SURVEY OF AN ENTIRE CITY NEEDS RESIDENT PARTICIPATION →

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang invite all community members to a public meeting on Wednesday, June 25 to discuss information and plans for the Lowell Street corridor from Highland Avenue to Medford Street, and to discuss possible plans to encourage safety. The meeting will be held in the Visiting Nurses Association’s community room on Lowell Street beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting is hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, Traffic & Parking, and the Department of Public Works. For more information, contact Hayes Morrison at 617-625-6600 ext. 2522, or HMorrison@somervillema.gov.

Juveniles Arrest

On the above date and time I, Officer Mark Pulli badge #311, was assigned to patrol unit Sector East and driving marked cruiser184. I was on routine patrol traveling north on Walnut St., when I observed multiple individuals by Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Moan Arrest

I, Officer Joseph S. Teves, was working in full uniform and assigned to marked unit East 4. At approximately 8:53 PM. I was dispatched to Temple Street For an alleged fight involving upwards of 30 people. while in transit Units West 6 Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Merida Arrest

On June 7, 2014 I, Officer deOliveira, was in full uniform and assigned to marked unit for the Somerville Police Department. At approximately 10:20 p.m., I was dispatched to Lincoln Street, in the City of Somerville, for a motor vehicle accident.
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Martins Arrest

On 6/8/2014 while assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division I was summoned to the police station to meet a Cambridge Detective. He told me that he was investigating a robbery that
occurred on 6/8/2014 at 03:39 in Cambridge. The victim reported that his keys, and wallet containing credit cards and his cell phone were taken in the robbery. The suspect was arrested by Somerville P.D. based on probable cause. He was transferred to Cambridge Police.
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Perez-Melgar Arrest

While in marked unit 661, I was dispatched to Puritan Road for a Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle. Dispatch informed all responding units that the suspect was in the custody of a good Samaritan and that the situation was slowly escalating. Marked unit 663 (Off. Pasqualino) and plain clothes Detective Sgt. Chaille responded as back-up.
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Morris Arrest

On the above time and date, I along with East 3 (Officer Pasqualino) were dispatched to Washington Street for the report of a unwanted. Upon arrival, We were met by the RP, Who was the councilor in charge for the night. She advised me that at 2:45 P.M. everyday Continue reading Homeless Women Sadly Late for Bed Lottery No Beds Available! →

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Many Happy Birthday Greetings going out to the following Villens celebrating in the Ville this week! Happy Birthday to Delores Haley, Anthony Galluccio, Denise Napolitano Grosse, Chuck Roche, Donna Amenta, Larry Bethune, Edward Ned Merrick, Rebekah Gewirtz, Lynda Norton, Happy 7th Birthday to Nicholas DeSantis, Happy Birthday 10-year-old Jack Lawhorne and Happy 16th Birthday to Michael Upton!
Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week →

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By Bob Katzen

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local representatives and senators on two roll calls, one in each chamber, from the week of June 2-6.
Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 39-Report No. 23 June 2-6, 2014 →

Jim Halloran announces move to DPW. Public process to be utilized in search for new Director.

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that following an announcement by the City’s Superintendent of Recreation, Jim Halloran, of his intent to accept a position within the Somerville Department of Public Works’ Weights and Measures division, the City will conduct a public search for the next Superintendent, effective immediately. Halloran will assume his position at the DPW on July 1.
Continue reading CITY TO CONDUCT SEARCH FOR NEW RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT →

Jennifer Holiday & The Boston Pops! Tuesday, June 3rd –Jennifer Holiday made an indelible impression on audiences as the original Effie and Dreamgirls with her show-stopping, heart wrenching performance of “And I’m Telling You, I’m Not Going,” earning both a Tony Award & a Grammy. See her perform with The Boston Pops at Continue reading Somerville COA SAVE THE DATE: Some exciting events in the coming weeks: →

Photo L to R:
Little League Alumni Mark Crowley, Little League Alumni Alfred Manzo, Little League Alumni Joe “Crazy Legs” McQuire and Eric Vroom

Photo L to R: Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Dennis Oilcan Boyd and Little League Alumni of Somerville Veteran’s Allied Council 75 year old Joe Mitrowicz

By William Tauro

Continue reading Somerville Celebrating 75 years of Little League with Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Oilcan Boyd →

At the SCOA’s last Veterans Group, Lawrence Willwerth gave us a historical overview of Veterans in Somerville. Our Veterans Group meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 9:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Are you a Veteran? If you are interested in attending or you would like more information please contact Suzanne Norton at 617-625-6600 Ext. 2300

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By William Tauro

This past Saturday afternoon thousands of people showed up to partake in the festivities at the “Annual 2014 Food Truck Festival” located down at Assembly Row in Somerville.

There were dozens of food trucks with every kind of food menus imaginable to satisfy one’s appetite.

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, June 7, the 158th day of 2014 with 207 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:07 and sunset is @ 8:18. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Neptune, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1494 – Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, agreeing to divide the New World between them.

1498 – Christopher Columbus left on his third voyage of exploration.
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer →

According to Alderman Mark Niedergang he learned a tremendous amount on our trip to check out candidates for Union Sq. Master Developer. I really liked the work of Gerding Eadlin in Portland, Ore. (pictured below), and Magellan & Mesirow (US2) in Chicago. I could see Continue reading On the Alderman Mark Niedergang Facebook Website →

At 1 p.m. This Sunday June 8th join Somerville Historic Preservation Commission and Historic Somerville for a tour of the Milk Row Cemetery. Head over to City Hall at 2 p.m. for a guided bike tour of Somerville’s innovative people, places and products. The historical ride is organized by the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission and the Somerville Bicycle Committee. Somerville Police Department officers will accompany riders on the tour.

Somerville’s Fall 2013 Cycling and Pedestrian Count showed a 16% increase in people commuting by bike. Not only is that the highest level ever, it’s also 80% higher than our first count in 2010!

Find out more about how and why we count cycling commuters and see what the data showed on the Resistat blog.

As you get your new cart, we’d appreciate if you could help us out with some data. Stop by the ResiStat blog (or follow this direct link: http://bit.ly/1j6yyrx) to let us know how full (or not full) your cart is each week. This data will help us decide on any adjustments that may be needed to the program.

Photos by William Tauro
Continue reading The Somerville Recreation Commission 93rd Annual City Wide Track Meet →

By William Tauro

If you ever had the pleasure of traveling from Grand Union Boulevard to Broadway at Mount Vernon Street or from Broadway to Grand Union Boulevard during 5:00 pm rush hour forget about it!
Continue reading Assembly Sq Getting Better, But Traffic Jams Getting Worse →

Photo 1:
Congratulations to Angela Ward on her Graduation with proud dad Ken by her side!

Photo 2:
Congratulations Laila Tlatelpa and Adam Gambino on their wedding engagement!

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Congratulations John A Francis on your Graduation!

Photo 4:
A “Jamieson Kind of Smile!

Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Congratulations Series Photo of the Day →

Through State grant and community partnerships, South Street Farm expansion, creation of Somerville Innovation Farm enhance the City’s Urban Ag program
Continue reading FOOD PRODUCTION, DISTRUBUTION ‘TRIANGLE’ ESTABLISHED IN SOMERVILLE →

Happy Birthday to Delores Haley of Somerville!

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Carlene Campbell-Hegarty, Director of Community Relations for the City of Somerville.

Carlene always cares and puts 110% of effort into every event that she is assigned to and she makes sure that the citizens of Somerville always get the very best!

The overwhelming success and perfection of the “SummerStreets Carnaval” event that she supervised that just took place on Broadway is a perfect example of her devotion to our city!

We here at the Somerville News Weekly salute you for all that you do to make Somerville a better place!

Congratulations!

Somerville Neighborhood News. We do more investigative stories on current issues and events happening in Somerville, airing a new show every two weeks on Tuesdays at 7pm, both viewable on SCATV Ch. 3 and streamed on our website.

We recently did a news story on the topic, PLASTIC BAG BAN MOVES FORWARD.
Here is the link online:

http://www.scatvsomerville.org/snn/plastic-bag-ban-moves-forward/

Photo 1:
Happy 7th Birthday to Nicholas DeSantis

Photo 2:
Happy Birthday to 10-year-old Jack Lawhorne!

Photo 3:
Happy 16th Birthday to Michael Upton!

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By William Tauro

Michael Barnett, 32, of Somerville has been on trial this week for murder charges, armed robbery and witness intimidation for the November 22, 2009 death of Christopher Souza.
Continue reading 2009 Somerville Homicide Trial Regarding 24-year-old Murder Victim Christopher Souza Expected to Wrap Up This Week →

The Somerville Council on Aging in conjunction with the Somerville Fire Department have been offering free Continue reading SFD at Somerville COA →

Marian Ryan Honors High School & Middle School Students
Five Finalists Named in the 6th Annual PSA Project
Continue reading Somerville One of Five Finalists Named in the 6th Annual PSA Project →

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Congratulations Kaliegh Roche on your 1200 Hour Esthetician’s Pinning!

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“On this week’s Greater Somerville election special, host Joe Lynch chatted with Unitied Independent party candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, Evan Falchuk. Watch this site for the replay or go to

http://greatersomerville.wordpress.com/

Construction is complete at Saint Polycarp Village Phase III, the Final Component to a Landmark Green, Mixed-Use, Affordable Housing Village in Winter Hill
Saint Polycarp Village Phase 3 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Monday June 9th, 10:30am
Continue reading Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Saint Polycarp Village Completion June 9th →

Somerville Neighborhood News eps. 16
June 3, 2014 — What’s the latest from the front lines of the war on rats? Will Somerville ban plastic bags? What do police think of the mayor’s executive order? These stories and more on SNN #16. Check out other episodes on our website and Like us on Facebook! Somerville Neighborhood News is produced by the volunteers, interns and staff of SCATV.

By Charlie O’rourke

Results of the Division 1 State meet held on June 1 at Andover HS. Sophmore Gabrielle Etienne placed 5th in the Shot Put with a career best throw of 33′ 3″. Gabrielle was also the GBL shot put Champion and a GBL All-Star in this her first season of track.

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Due to forecasts of inclement weather tomorrow, the Taste of Somerville is POSTPONED UNTIL 5:30 – 7:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014.
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Happy Birthday to the following Villens! Happy Birthday to Alderman Billl White, Somerville Police Chief Charlie Femino, Lori Santos, Larry Fidalgo, Gilbert Ho, David Lee Lyons, Frank Zaganjori, Happy 17th Birthday Taylor Dervishian our friend Gabriela’s daughter, Ken Ward and also Happy Birthday Danny Mclaughlin Alderman Matt’s brother!

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By William Tauro

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In this weekly culinary column, I will be focusing on one dish – giving the reader a quick history of the dish, the classical preparation of it, and of course, my own spin on the classic.
Continue reading Cooking with Jonathan By Jonathan Jolicoeur →

The most difficult thing about my being right in 2008 about Barack Obama is that so many people have suffered from his pinball-style of leadership.
Obviously, his economic ideas have flat-lined the private sector and his incompetent administration of the most expensive government in history is a Continue reading A panicked Obama breaks glass By Neil W. McCabe →

It’s good to be home, of course…but if we could have stayed…oh the possibilities.
Continue reading Reality Bites by James A. Norton →

By Shannon Hardy

During the summer of 1993 a nine year-old girl allegedly fell victim to alleged sexual predator, Christopher Elwell. Elwell, 33, of Woburn first met the victim volunteering as a junior staff member for the Boys and Girls Club in

Continue reading Somerville Mans Daughter Falls Victim to Woburn Boys and Girls Club Volunteer →

By Shannon Hardy

Energy is high as East Somerville locals gather with friends at Assembly Row on Somerville’s historical Mystic River. Friday, May 30th through Sunday, June 1st Assembly Row celebrated its Grand Opening Season. Although the area promises to be a unique destination for work, relaxation, recreation, and shopping, Director of Marketing, Andrea Simpson says, “it’s a neighborhood not an outlet center. Assembly Row has an essence of energy.”
Continue reading Assembly Row’s Grand Opening on The Move →

Class of 2014 Photos
By William Tauro Continue reading Somerville High School Graduation 2014 →

Here Is a link of our Beer Launch Party with Boulevard Wednesday June 4, 2014

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-beer-launch-party-boulevard-smokestack-saison-brett-entwined-grape-tickets-11817200565?aff=eorg

Chuckie Harris Park, Quincy Street Open Space and Mayor Curtatone honored
by Boston Society of Landscape Architects
SOMERVILLE – Two of Somerville’s newest parks, Chuckie Harris Park and Quincy Street Open Space, won Continue reading TWO SOMERVILLE PARKS WIN AWARDS →

By William Tauro

(According to police report)

Over the weekend while assigned to the Gang/Anti-Crime unit, two Somerville Police officers observed a group of youths in the Edward Leathers Park, which is located on Walnut Street in Somerville in the area of Gilman Street.
Continue reading Police Cruiser Windows Smashed by Suspect →

DiBenedetto Pledges to Fight for Addiction Recovery and Community Support

Continue reading DiBenedetto Pledges to Fight for Addiction Recovery and Community Support →

SPD Booking Sheet Continue reading Booking Sheet for Somerville PD Drug Arrest →

Banos Arrest

On the above date and time while assigned to the Gang/Anti-Crime unit myself and Det. Slattery observed a group in the Edward Leathers Park, Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Hughes & Iliopoulos Arrests

Members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit have been conducting an ongoing narcotic investigation of a residence and the occupants thereof located in the West Somerville / Davis Sq. area.

Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

Mezri Arrest

On Saturday, May 31, 2014, I was working in marked unit East-1. At approximately 10:40 A.M. I responded Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories →

SPD Log Continue reading Somerville PD Arrest Log May 26 thru June 2 →

Workforce development programs getting residents jobs, access to job preparation services,
as more initiatives scheduled to launch in coming months
SOMERVILLE – As Somerville residents are gaining employment at Assembly Row and learning job preparation skills Continue reading CITY’S FIRST SOURCE JOBS EFFORTS GAIN MOMENTUM →

By William Tauro

Congratulations to the City of Somerville, Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Carlene Campbell-Hegarty, Director of Community Relations for an outstanding job with SummerStreets Carnaval on lower Broadway this past Sunday!
Continue reading East Somerville SummerStreets Carnaval a Complete Success →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, June 1, the 152nd day of 2014 with 213 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:09 and sunset is @ 8:14. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Neptune, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1485 – King Matthias of Hungary took Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frederick III) and made the city his capital.
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer →

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By William Tauro

After opening Harvard University’s Commencement, Middkesex County Sheriff Peter Koutusion greets President George HW Bush as Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks on. #Harvard14

What could make an outdoor summer concert better? How about getting to enjoy it from the comfort of your own neighborhood? The Sunsetters kick off their 2014 season on July 1 and are looking for neighborhoods around the City to perform in. Sunsetters shows last 45-minutes and include a variety of musical selections – from classics to the latest hits.

To book a performance in your neighborhood for July or August, please contact Jackie Rossetti at 617-625-6600 ext. 2614 or JRossetti@somervillema.gov.

Residents of Magoun, Ball, and Porter Square areas , Mayor Joe Curtatone and Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang invite you to the Ward 5 ResiStat community meeting on Wednesday, June 4. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will include for data an…d discussion on the latest in Somerville. Come at 6:30 for refreshments (including pizza!) and a chance to talk with other attendees. The meeting will be at the Kennedy School, 5 Cherry St.

There’s also still time to help us shape the agenda. Just take the quick survey linked at the schedule below to let us know what you’re interested in.

Residents of Union Square South, the Somerville Ave. and Beacon St. areas, and the Lincoln Park and Perry park areas, Mayor Joe Curtatone and Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston invite you to the Ward 2 ResiStat community meeting on Tuesday, June 3. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will include for data and discussion on the latest in Somerville. Come at 6:30 for refreshments (including pizza!) and a chance to talk with other attendees. The meeting will be at the Argenziano School, 290 Washington St.

There’s also still time to help us shape the agenda. Just take the quick survey linked at the schedule below to let us know what you’re interested in.

Are you ready to party? SomerStreets kicks off June 1 (rain or shine) this year with Carnaval in East Somerville. Enjoy music, dancing, food, and other fun activities from noon to 4 p.m. along East Broadway. The street will be closed to cars, but open to people.

Find the full schedule of SomerStreets events, which go through October, here: http://bit.ly/1k2vGQh.

By William Tauro

There will be over five thousand new tenants and mall personnel as well as about five thousand plus shoppers occupying the new development property on a daily basis down at Assembly Row that has just opened.

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Frank is the DPW foreman for the City of Somerville.

He also has to be one of the most popular and well liked people within the City of Somerville as well!

Just check out his Facebook page with hundreds of friends who must also agree that he’s the most popular guy in town!

Frank also involves himself in many worthy charities within the city by always helping out and being there for a good cause!

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