Funding for Mystic River Master Plan & Aquatic Invasive Species Control Included in State FY’16 Budget

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BOSTON – Senator Patricia Jehlen, Representative Denise Provost, Representative Christine Barber, and Representative Tim Toomey announced that two crucial appropriations for the Mystic River were included in the legislature’s final FY 2016 Budget. Both the $250,000 requested for the Mystic River Master Plan and the $100,000 requested for the Mystic River Aquatic Invasive Species Control were fully funded for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Letter to the Editor:Showing Appreciation for Great Police Work in Solving Somerville Murder

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Photo:Nancy Medeiros with Somerville Police Detective Paul Duffy (right) and Massachusetts State Trooper Jeff Saunders (left).

These officers received the Irish American Police Officers Association Investigative Award for my nephew Christopher Souza’s murder. If it wasn’t for them and Somerville Police Detective Katie Mcdaid and the Middkesex District Attorney’s office, we would of never gotten justice for Christopher, what he deserved and we needed.

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Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Shoplifting at Target

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Michael TAYLOR Arrest

On July 12, 2015 at approx. 9:00 PM I, along with Officer Randy Isaacs, were dispatched to Target, 180 Somerville Avenue for a reported shoplifter cutting open boxes of merchandise and hiding items in his pockets. Upon arrival Officer Isaacs and Loss Prevention Officer XXXXX were escorting a male to the Security Office. Officer Isaacs and I then did a safety pat down of the male, identified at booking as Michael Taylor, because LP Officer XXXXX observed him with a razor. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Shoplifting at Target

Real Life Somerville Police Stories:DRUG, POSSESS TO DISTRIB CLASS A, SUBSQ Arrest

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Nelito OLIVEIRA Arrest

The following is a brief summary pertaining to Incident #15032886:

Members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit initiated a drug investigation of Mr. Nelito Oliveira and his alleged role in the ongoing distribution of Heroin. The alleged distribution occurs from his residence located at 75 Cross Street, Somerville, MA 02145.
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Volunteers Sought to Guide Visitors at Historic Milk Row Cemetery

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The City’s Historic Preservation Commission and Historic Somerville are looking for additional volunteers to open the City’s oldest burial ground, the 1804 Milk Row Cemetery, to the public one Sunday afternoon per month from 1-4 p.m., and ideally one weekday evening for two hours from June through November.
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Real Life Somerville Police Stories:B&E Arrest

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Robin PARTEE Arrest

On the above time and date, I along with several units responded to 424 Norfolk Street for the report of a male that just caught a female breaking into his vehicle. Upon arrival, I along with East 1 (Ofc Vanostrand), Observed a female later identified as Robin Partee, along with the victim (XXXXX) Standing in the driveway Of 424 Norfolk Street arguing. I then pulled XXXXX aside, so that he can advise me what happened, as East 1 (Ofc Vanostrand) stayed with the female.
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Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Trespass/Resisting Arrest

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Brian HOWELL Arrest

On the above date , I was dispatched (marked unit East One) with Officer Kim as my back up (marked unit East Four) to 14 Broadway for a report of a fight. En route to the above location dispatch informed all responding units that one of the Suspects was fleeing the scene on Mount Vernon Street. Dispatch described the Suspect as a White male, wearing a gray T-shirt and Khaki shorts.
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Somerville 11& 12 Year Old, Little League Division 12 All-Star Baseball Team, Shines on the Diamond

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By Skip Murray

From pure baseball point of view, last Monday night’s game at Gillis Field in Medford, between Somerville and Medford was one of the best games a person is likely to participate in or to have had the good fortune to have been on hand to watch. For all those, it will be one game that will stay in the memory forever.

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, July 13, the 194th day of 2015 with 171 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:18 and sunset is @ 8:22. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune & Uranus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1099 – The Crusaders launched their final assault on Muslims in Jerusalem.
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