GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, November 14, the 318th day of 2014 with 47 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:33 and sunset is @ 4:23. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1501 – Arthur Tudor of England married Katherine of Aragon.
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Community Note: North St. Veterans Playground to Open Sat., Nov. 15

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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 7 Alderman Katjana Ballantyne invite all residents to a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new North St. Veterans Playground on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m. The new park will include: new LED lighting; security cameras; ADA accessibility; a water spray feature; children’s play area; climbing structure; café-style seating area; permeable rubber surfacing; ½ basketball court; tennis backboard; combination street hockey and soccer goal; and enhance plantings and green space. The playground will also be increased in size by one-half. For more information on parks and open space projects in the City, visit http://www.somervillema.gov/departments/ospcd/parks-and-open-space.

Lifelong Somerville resident Mike Terrio could be hours away from a second chance at life.

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Michael’s Story:
Michael Terrio, is in need of a double lung transplant. In 2007 he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. The only cure for this disease is a lung transplant. At the time of his diagnosis he was told he had three years to live. Since that time he has been working toward his goal of getting new lungs. Continue reading Lifelong Somerville resident Mike Terrio could be hours away from a second chance at life.

Somerville Assessor’s Office to Release FY15 Property Assessments Early and to Host Evening Mobile Office Hours for Property Owners

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As a courtesy to our property owners, The City of Somerville Board of Assessors is making fiscal year (FY) 2015 assessments available early and holding evening mobile office hours to answer property owner’s questions. Usually, property owners receive notice of their new assessed values in their third quarter tax bill in late Continue reading Somerville Assessor’s Office to Release FY15 Property Assessments Early and to Host Evening Mobile Office Hours for Property Owners

SHS Auditorium Reopening Ceremony Scheudled for 11/17

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Join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Superintendent of Schools Tony Pierantozzi, Somerville High School Headmaster John Oteri, and members of the Board of Aldermen and School Committee on Monday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. for the reopening ceremony of the Somerville High School auditorium. The auditorium had been closed since Oct. 2012 for extensive repairs following damage that occurred during Hurricane Sandy. The brief ceremony on Monday will include a short speaking program, and entertainment by the Somerville High School Orchestra, Drumline, and Chorus.

The Somerville News Weekly Favorite “New Baby in the Ville” Photos of the Day

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The Ville Welcomes Shayne Frances O’Keefe!
Born:Friday 11/7/2014 at 7:23pm, 8lbs 5oz. She joins sister, Shannon! She’s my ( Courtney O’Keefe’s) second niece & first goddaughter

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The Ville Welcomes Nina!
Congratulations to Somerville Alderman Rebekah Gerwirtz and her husband Andrew Kuller

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Panel Discussion on Community, Police and Race in Somerville

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dialogue: A panel discussion on Community, Police, and Race

In response to recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, and around the country, SCATV is hosting a necessary and important community event, entitled: a Public Panel on “Community, Police, and Race” on Monday, November 24th from 7:00-8:00pm. at SCATV (90 Union Square). Moderated by Mr. George Halfkenny. Space if limited for audience participation, RSVP HERE.
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, November 11, the 315th day of 2014 with 50 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:29 and sunset is @ 4:25. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN:
1620 – The Pilgrims on the Mayflower anchored in Provincetown Harbor of Massachusetts and drafted and signed Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

Baker’s Bay State win part of GOP’s war on conservatives

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by Neil W. McCabe

One of the quirks of history occurred in the the late summer of 1945, when Hitler and Eisenhower issued the exact same order: “Stop Patton!”

Of course, Hitler was desperate to protect his Fortress Europa from Patton’s raging Third Army. While, Eisenhower was acting on instructions from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Continue reading Baker’s Bay State win part of GOP’s war on conservatives

The Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person Of The Week Senator Sal DiDomenico

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Photo: President Bill Clinton’s visit, Senator Sal DiDomenico recently spoke and met with the President during a campaign visit to Massachusetts

By William Tauro

What better pick for “Special Person of the Week” than Senator Sal DiDomenico. Sal has to be one of the most popular politicians that holds office out there in the world today. You can sure tell how well respected he is just be showing up to one of his fundraiser’s where each and every time throughout the years its a packed, standing room crowd full or his supporters and friends at every single event!
Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person Of The Week Senator Sal DiDomenico

The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Wedding Photo of the Day

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By William Tauro

Boston University Police Department Patrol Officer Richard Cabral and his bride Jean (Oliveira) Cabral were recently married on October 11th, 2014.
The best man was Richard’s twin brother Somerville Police Captain Mike Cabral, the Maid of Honor was Jean’s sister Liz.

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Don’t Forget to Mark Your Calendars! You’re Invited To An Event In Honor of Mayor Joseph Curtatone

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Wednesday November 12th, 6:30-8:30pm Entertainment * Cocktails * H’orderves
“SINATRA, His Very Best” performed by Dom Catino performing live this Wednesday at the Mayor Curtatone Fundraising Event at the Winter Hill Yacht Club So Don’t Miss it!

Stop in and enjoy the show while meeting and greeting with Mayor Joe Curtatone.
Special surprise appearance that night by Arthur Wahlberg of the hit reality tv series show “Wahlburgers!” So come at meet Arthur he’s a great guy!

RSVP Bill Tauro at: Wmtauro@aol.com or simply call at:(617)293-2016

Friends of Somerville Basketball Fundraiser

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Hello Everyone

It is that time a year again for the Friends of Somerville Basketball Fundraiser. This year’s fundraiser will be held on Saturday November 22nd (7:30pm) at On the Hill Tavern. The evening will consist of our popular Knockout Raffle, Prize and Scratch Ticket Raffle, and a 50/50 Drawing. There will be a buffet, DJ/Karaoke, and plenty of fun.

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Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Electronics Theft at Target

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Anganis arrest age 28 Dioguardi age 38

On Tuesday November 04, 2014 at approximately 2053, I Officer Randy Isaacs along with car 1, Officer Fusco was dispatched to Somerville Ave (Target), for two individuals being watched by lost prevention cutting electronic tags in the store. Upon arrival I met with Officer Brioso and Detective Capobianco, who had also responded to the store. While inside the store we waited at the front of the store for the two suspects. As the two suspects approached the front exit of the store, I approached them and asked if they could step inside the lost prevention office with us.
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Electronics Theft at Target

Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Kicked In Head

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Baptista arrest age 24

On 11/6/2014 I responded to Warwick Street for a past assault. Upon my arrival I was met by Detective DiFronzo. Detective DiFronzo had interviewed a witness. The witness told Detective DiFronzo that she observed Michael Baptista kick her brother Scott Dorrington in the head. I also took pictures of Scott Dorrington’s injuries.
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Kicked In Head

Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Littering/ Suspended Licence Arrest

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Aylward Arrest Age 43

On Saturday, November 8, 2014, I, Sergeant Lavey, was on duty for the Somerville Police assigned to the Twin City Mall detail assignment from 4pm-8pm. At approximately 5:20 PM, I was parked in the Twin City Mall parking lot which is located at McGrath Highway in Somerville.
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Littering/ Suspended Licence Arrest

Real Life Somerville Police Stories:OUI Arrest

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Harrison Arrest Age 31

On Friday, November 7, 2014, I, Officer Michael Cabral, was assigned to marked unit West-7. At approximately 9:36 PM, I responded to a 2 car motor vehicle accident with injury at the intersection of Broadway and Curtis Street (both streets are public ways in the City of Somerville). Upon arrival, Officer Wyatt was assisting the injured parties in vehicle #2 bearing MA REG Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:OUI Arrest

Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Shoplifting Arrest at Assembly Row

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Mirdik arrest age 38

During the early afternoon of November 7, 2014 this investigator was conducting a routine narcotic anti-theft interdiction surveillance within the Assembly Row commercial complex. While conducting the forenamed surveillance my attention was drawn to the above named defendant Cori Mirdik who was perusing the aisles of the Nike Factory Store located at Artisan Way Somerville, MA.
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Shoplifting Arrest at Assembly Row

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS – SOMERVILLE CITY CABLE: CABLE CONNECTION City TV (13/22) & Educational Channel 15 (15)

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*Programs and broadcast times can change due to event addition or cancellation.

CITY TV 13/22
Wednesday, November 12
9:00am:​Haitian Community Meeting
9:30am:​Voices of Somerville
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The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week

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Happy Birthday to the many Villens celebrating their birthdays in the Ville this week! Happy Birthday to Rosann Di Mille Pearson, Gina Tauro, Wade Souza, Cheryl Bertocchi, Mark Haley Sr., Sheila MacEachern, Bill Brown, Adita Vazquez, Krystal Nichols, Kimmie Moss, Jennifer Lucarelli Davidson, Gabriella Correia and Andrew Joseph Hickey

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, November 10, the 314th day of 2014 with 51 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:28 and sunset is @ 4:27. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1493 – Christopher Columbus discovered Antigua during his second expedition.

1775 – The Continental Marines were organized by the Continental Congress.
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

Somerville Elders “Knitting Scarves for Soldiers”

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Every Tuesday & Thursday at our Ralph & Jenny Center, located at 9 New Washington Street, our ever grateful and patriotic older adults have been “Knitting Scarves for Soldiers.” In addition to knitting the scarves, we will be putting toget…her “care packages” for the men and women serving in our Country’s Military. Give us a call at 617-625-6600, Ext. 2300 or call Kimmy, the Ralph & Jenny Center Director, at 617-666-5223 to see how you can become involved.

Somerville:Affordable home ownership opportunity

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A 2-bedroom condominium at 65 Beacon is being offered for sale under Somerville’s Inclusionary Housing Program. Income-eligible households of two or more people are eligible to apply to purchase this unit. Interested applications must attend an information session on Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 p.m., at the Central Branch Library at 79 Highland Avenue 1st floor Conference Room. For more information on the unit, including income eligibility guidelines, please see the link below.
http://www.somervillema.gov/departments/ospcd/housing/Affordable-Homeownership-Opportunities

Somerville Police Officer Maryanne Manfra Honored by Somerville Homeless Coalition

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Photos by William Tauro

The Somerville Homeless Coalition hosted the 6th Annual Tina DeLellis Luncheon this past Friday at The Highland Kitchen thats located at 150 Highland Avenue in Somerville. The luncheon was held in memory of Tina DeLellis, a founder of Johnny D’s, the popular Somerville restaurant and music venue. The luncheon recognizes Continue reading Somerville Police Officer Maryanne Manfra Honored by Somerville Homeless Coalition

Heres this Week’s Village Idiot of The Week” choice and you decide!

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Sent in by our readers:
“How about UberX as idiot or douche of the week.”

During the rain this past week, UberX had surge pricing four times the normal rate. A $15 ride was $60. Such deceptive business practices.
Imagine if every Friday and Saturday night, taxis charges four times the rate? It’s supply and demand right? No it’s price gauging and predatory pricing!

Check out this article below:

http://www.boston.com/cars/news-and-reviews/2014/11/05/uber-problems-keep-piling/K8dkfhVMEqLd1tf6RhwyLK/story.html

FARE IS FAIR!!! No so with UberX.

Best,
A concerned citizen

Send Us Your Choice for This Week’s Somerville News Weekly “Village Idiot” of the Week!

Who is the most deserving of that title for the world to see for any recent idiotic thing that they may have recently accomplished!
Continue reading Heres this Week’s Village Idiot of The Week” choice and you decide!

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, November 09, the 313th day of 2014 with 52 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:22 and sunset is @ 4:28. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1799 – Napoleon Bonaparte pulled off a coup and declared himself dictator of France.
1872 – A fire spread in windy weather, destroying nearly 800 buildings in Boston.
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

“The Somerville News Weekly 2014 Best of the Best of Somerville Winners”

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Accounting-Ray Snow SR.
Advertising-The Somerville News Weekly/ Boston NewscGroup
Apartments-AVA Apartments
Architects-FRIT
Assisted Living-VNA
Attorneys-Rich DiGirolamo
Auto Repair Shops-Sousa Auto Mechanic McGrath Hwy
Auto Body Shop-Tech Auto Body 9 Union Square
Bakeries-Winter Hill Bakery Pastry-Patsys
Banks-Winter Hill Bank
Bars-Caseys Bar
Beauty Salons-Salon 22

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Somerville Neighborhood News Headlines/Some Flooding Fixes Planned

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http://www.scatvsomerville.org/snn/some-flooding-fixes-planned/

By Jane Regan

City officials vow to wage war on flooding. But not an all-out one. More like a series of guerilla assaults.“It’s going to be attacked from a number of different angles,” Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston told Somerville Neighborhood News (SNN) after the October 30 meeting of the Flood Forum Special Committee.

Eighty-four Somerville High School Graduating Seniors Earn John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Awards

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Somerville, MA – The largest percentage of Somerville High School graduating seniors in a single class (29%) have gotten an early start to their college journeys by earning John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program awards. Eighty-four SHS students were Continue reading Eighty-four Somerville High School Graduating Seniors Earn John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Awards

Somerville Schools welcome new students who Fled Danger

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http://www.scatvsomerville.org/bottom-slider/somerville-schools-welcome-new-students-who-fled-danger/

Every two weeks we proudly produce a hyper-local newscast–reporting on a variety of issues–that impact the greater Somerville community.

This featured SNN segment is from eps. 26,​ entitled: Somerville Schools Welcome New Students who Fled Danger.​ ​Here is the link to the News Segment

SNN reports on Winter Hill Assault and Community Meeting

Greetings: Erica Jones here with SCATV and Somerville Neighborhood News!

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http://www.scatvsomerville.org/bottom-slider/neighbors-blast-authorities-at-winter-hill-meeting/

Every two weeks we proudly produce a hyper-local newscast–reporting on a variety of issues–that impact the greater Somerville community.
Continue reading SNN reports on Winter Hill Assault and Community Meeting

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS THURSDAY, November 06, the 310th day of 2014 with 55 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:23 and sunset is @ 4:32. The Full Beaver Moon is exact at 5:24 PM. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1429 – Henry VI was crowned King of England.
1860 – Abraham Lincoln defeated three Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

This Week on Greater Somerville – 11-4-14

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Greater Somerville wished the 2014 election season adieu last night with a recap of the candidates for local and statewide office, the ballot questions voters faced, spoke about some of the national races and thanked the many candidates who appeared on Greater Somerville.

Looking forward, Greater Somerville has many new and exciting guests lined up for the winter season so stayed tuned and watch this site for more from the award winning Greater Somerville. Watch last night’s and all past episodes here. Greater Somerville

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Latest Somerville Neighborhood News

We have some interesting headlines for the latest Somerville Neighborhood News show, a community news production brought to you by the dedicated staff, volunteers and interns at Somerville Community Access TV.

In this latest newscast, meet some of the Somerville High School students who fled the violence in Central America, attend the contentious Winter Hill meeting about the apparent lack of supervision at the Vinfen halfway house, check out the talent that’s revving up for the “Somerville Rocks!” show, hear from some of the thousands who voted in the Brazilian elections at the high school, go to the “flood forum” at City Hall… These stories and more on Somerville Neighborhood News #26. You can watch and read all of these stories on Channel 3 if you have cable TV, or online at http://www.somervilleneighborhoodnews.org.

Martha Wins Again As Our Pick For This Week’s Village Idiot

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By William Tauro

As an incumbent Massachusetts Attorney General as well as a gubernatorial candidate for the greatest state on earth, she showed zero respect for her team, volunteers and people who supported her throughout her entire campaign and at the ballot box.
She should be ashamed of herself!

Continue reading Martha Wins Again As Our Pick For This Week’s Village Idiot

The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week

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Happy birthday to many Villens in the Ville this week celebrating their happy day! Happy Birthday to Linda Brown, Mike Campbell, Djfire, Juliana Braz, Arthur Drouin, Peggy Foley Arbeene, Johnathan Nascimento, Mama Curtatone, Tommy Metivier, Jason Mesiti, Peter Petruzziello, Michael McKenna, Michael Larosa and Happy 2nd Birthday to little Myah!

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“Grooversity Festival 2014” : live in Somerville, streaming worldwide; free and open to all — Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014

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Grooversity Festival 2014

[Marcus Santos & Bloco AfroBrazil; photo credit: Joseph Gresser]

performances by
Ben Paulding & master Ashanti drummer
Emmanuel Attah Poku,
Bloco AfroBrazil,
Sheboom,
and
Continue reading “Grooversity Festival 2014” : live in Somerville, streaming worldwide; free and open to all — Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014

Our choice for “The Village Idiot of The Week!”

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Election Day is just around the corner, but Democrat Martha Coakley is still struggling to get her story straight, proving she’s not ready for the top job in Massachusetts.

More reasons why we should consider electing Charlie Baker this coming Tuesday as our “Next Governor”, because we believe that Martha is completely out of touch!

“Charlie Baker for Governor”

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Please send us your next week’s choices for “The Village Idiot!”

(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville News Weekly and Boston News Group belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville News Weekly or Boston News Group, its staff or publishers)