The Medford St. underpass between Somerville Ave. and Ward St. will be closed through this evening while MWRA workers fix a flooding issue under the bridge. Drivers should seek alternate routes. Stay tuned for updates.

 Missing Dod:Female Boston Terrier Somerville, MA 9-30-15

 “Lucy” is 5 yrs./25 lbs., Black and White. Missing from the vicinity of Rush Street and Broadway. She is wearing a collar with tags and is microchipped. She is friendly but is running scared. Please do not chase.

 Please share to help generate sightings and get this girl back home! #Somerville

 Please call the Somerville ACO at 617-625-6600 ext. 2190 with any sightings.

Missing  Rescue cat
 
Continue reading Somerville Animal Control News →

  
Somerville Community Access Television has been working in partnership with different community groups to collect stories about Somerville. As the City of Somerville continues to evolve, it is important to document the past with the present. Some fabulous stories have been captured to achieve this exact mission. Some of these stories were collected in partnership with the Somerville Arts Council, where people were interviewed inside & outside their M.U.S.C.R.A.T. bus as well as at the Union Square Farmers Market, where SCATV setup an interactive storytelling booth. Hear stories from local politicians, community residents, activists, artists and others about their experience living and/or working in Somerville. some fabulous storytelling videos been captured to achieve this exact mission. Some of these stories have been in partnership with the Somerville Arts Council, interviewing people inside & outside their M.U.S.C.R.A.T. bus as well as at the Union Square Farmers Market, where SCATV setup an interactive storytelling booth. Hear stories from local politicians, community residents, activists, artists and others about their experience living and/or working in Somerville, MA over the years.
You can watch the #SomervilleStories Collection online here
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This is an ongoing project and more to come soon in this series. Find us monthly on the last Sunday at Aeronaut Brewery from 3pm-5pm, collecting stories about “Why Do You #SupportLocal?” as well as at the October 18th Assembly Row Farmers Market day.
For more information about this project, please contact Erica Jones at ejones@scatvsomerville.org

  
Continue reading Stay Connected with Alderman At Large Jack Connolly →

Local Beer, Food and Entertainment to Support Somerville Local First

  Continue reading 7th Annual Somerville Local First Harvest Fest 2015 →

              LAST DAY TO REGISTER
      Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Continue reading SOMERVILLE VOTER REGISTRATION LAST DAY TO REGISTER →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, September 29, the 272nd day of 2015 with 93 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:38 and sunset is @ 6:31. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

 4 brass-centered dance bands perform a concert dinner-dance festival

SOMERVILLE and BOSTON, MA Issued September 29, 2015… Cuisine en Locale, Continue reading Somerville:Cuisine en Locale Presents Brass Attack! →

  
It’s almost time for our annual Health & Wellness Fair. It’s going to be a great day and we hope you will join us.

   
 
Continue reading Pictures of The Week Series by Skip Murray: Fluff Festival  →

Click on link to read:September 29th, 2015 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition OnlineSeptember 29th, 2015 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online

  
  
Many Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Jo-Ann Crosby, Christopher Dube, Michelle Petruzziello Doherty, Helen- Bill Gioiosa, Donna Baldasaro, Mark Lavelle, Judson Walker Greene, Joey Lacey, Jean Mickiewicz Brunco, Sergei Sterev, Jack Bailey, Anthony Petruccelli, Tammy Doe, Peder Acres, Phyllis Grenier, Billy Haley, John Parker and a very special Happy 2nd Birthday to Arianna Louise Costa who is Eileen Costa’s little granddaughter!

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Thank you Somerville for making us your #1 local news source for Somerville and now with over 12,000 plus Facebook Likes and counting!

Even the other newspapers are reading us! Continue reading Here’s Your Weekly Dosage of News Talk Shout Out →

How to drink the Kool-Aid in Somerville in the year 2015: Mix one part “Black Lives Matter” with one part “Free the Somerville 18” with a final part of “double standard” and enjoy that tasty beverage.

  Continue reading Reality Bites by James A. Norton →

Carmella sadly passed away this past week. She was a great person and a great grandmother and she will be sadly missed by many of us here in Somerville!

Carmella photographed above with her grandson Adam Gambino. 

  
Happy Wedding Anniversary to Anne & James D’Ambrosio

   Continue reading Somerville News Weekly Magic Moments Series →

  
Continue reading September 28, 2015 –SOMERVILLE CITY CABLE: CABLE CONNECTION:City TV (13/22) & Educational Channel 15 (15) →

By Bob Katzen 
   THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of September 21-25. There were no roll calls in the House last week.
PROHIBIT MINORS UNDER 18 FROM TANNING INDOORS (S 1994) Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll CallVolume 40 – Report No. 38 September 21-25, 2015 →

City to celebrate its 2015 Award with young musicians, Teen Empowerment, youth workshops and more on October 4. Continue reading ALL-AMERICA CITY CELEBRATION TO FEATURE SOMERVILLE YOUTH PERFORMERS →

By Kristen Lucas and Van Hardy, on behalf of Union United

At the end of the summer, MassDOT announced that the projected costs for the Green Line Extension are nearly $1 billion more than previously anticipated, putting the future of the project in question. Continue reading Union United Coalition Op-Ed:GLX funding must ensure development without displacement →

   
 
Many Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Jo-Ann Crosby, Christopher Dube, Michelle Petruzziello Doherty, Helen- Bill Gioiosa, Donna Baldasaro, Mark Lavelle, Judson Walker Greene, Joey Lacey, Jean Mickiewicz Brunco, Sergei Sterev, Jack Bailey, Anthony Petruccelli, Tammy Doe, Peder Acres, Phyllis Grenier, Billy Haley, John Parker and a very special Happy 2nd Birthday to Arianna Louise Costa who is Eileen Costa’s little granddaughter!
Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week →

Enjoy the cultures of Haiti and Brazil on Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Haiti and Brazil Hit the Ville Festival. There will be music, dance, food, family-friendly activities and more for the entire community in Union Square from 1 to 7 p.m. Continue reading Somerville’s 2015 Haiti and Brazil Hit the Ville Festival →

Christine BOIREAU Arrest

On Thursday September 24 2015, I, Officer D’Amelio was in full uniform assigned to marked cruiser unit 872 (E2) for the Somerville Police Department. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:OUI ARREST →

Adrianna SOUSA Arrest
On September 24,2015 at about 3:21 p.m. I was directed by dispatch to head to 400 Somerville Ave. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Shoplifting at Market Basket →

   
 
Faith MORGAN Arest
On September 22, 2015 at approximately 1405, I was in uniform and in the Criminal Clerk’s Office at the Somerville District Court. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:(Disorderly Conduct) ARREST →

 
BRIAN MICHAEL DALEY Arrest
On Tuesday, 9/22/2015, I, Officer DiFava, was on duty for the Somerville Police operating marked cruiser 876. At approximately 1259 hrs, I was dispatched to Walker Street for a report of an attempted break. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Brian DALEY ARREST (Malicious Defacement of Property/Attempt to Commit Crime) →

09/22/2015 12:59:59

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DALEY , BRIAN Continue reading Somerville Police Department Weekly Arrest Log 9/21/15-9/28/15 →

On September 17th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $1.8 million to support rural communities in reducing morbidity and mortality related to opioid overdoses.  Continue reading Somerville Villen Continues Her Good Work with Full Circle Recovery Center, LLC →

   
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By William Tauro 

This past Sunday, the Somerville Kiwanis Club held its annual installation of offices ceremony.  Continue reading Somerville Kiwanis Club Holds Installation of Officers Ceremony →

Megan Quigley turns love of LEGO® bricks into a dream job; becomes third female in LEGOLAND Discovery Center history to become Master Model Builder
Continue reading Somerville:LEGOLAND® DISCOVERY CENTER BOSTON ANNOUNCES FULL-TIME MASTER MODEL BUILDER AFTER BRICK FACTOR COMPETITION →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, September 27, the 270th day of 2015 with 95 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:36 and sunset is @ 6:34. The Full Harvest Moon, or Full Corn Moon is exact @ 10:52 PM EDT. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1779 – John Adams was elected to negotiate with the British over the American Revolutionary War peace terms.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

   
 
By Paul Upton

This past Saturday, a playground was dedicated to the memory of MIT Officer Sean Collier at Silver Lake in Wilmington. Officer Collier was a Wilmington native and attended the Wilmington Public Schools before moving to Somerville where he embraced the Somerville community as his own. He was killed by the Boston Marathon bombers on April 18th, 2013. Continue reading Dedication of Playground in Memory of Officer Sean Collier →

Photos by Frank Santangelo

The 10th annual Fluff Festival took place this Saturday afternoon in Union Square, Somerville.  Continue reading Somerville Celebrates Fluff Festival 2015 →

20% off most purchases that day 

for those who register in-store 

(some exclusions apply)

  Continue reading Somerville 5K Registration Event at Marathon Sports Cambridge – Sunday, Sept. 27 – Noon to 5:00 →

   
   
 
October is National Farm to School Month, and we’re only days away from our annual Corn Shucking event on October 1st. Read all about it, and Continue reading SPS logoConnections: A Newsletter from the Somerville Public Schools – September 25, 2015 →

Beth Cronin Roche works at the Somerville Police Department. She is the busy mom of three boys.  Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person of the Week Beth Cronin Roche →

with partnership of the Somerville Recreation Commission Continue reading The Somerville High School Boys’ Basketball Coaching Staff  →

  
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, September 26, the 269nd day of 2015 with 96 to follow. in the Boston area is @ 6:35 and sunset is @ 6:36. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

  
Santa Claus is currently relaxing on the beach in Grand Isle, Louisiana on the Gulf Coast and his guaranteed arrival in Davis Square-Somerville, MA is on December 20, 2015 @ 11:00am – he is bringing sunshine for the day and then he is bringing back to the Gulf Coast cases of Harpoon Brewery refreshments and Mizuno sneakers from Marathon Sports for all our friends south of Somerville, MA Continue reading Marathon Sports “Somerville Jingle Bell Run” registration has opened →

   Continue reading 2ND ANNUAL HAITI AND BRAZIL HIT THE ‘VILLE FESTIVAL SUNDAY, Oct. 4 →

  
Assembly Row’s biggest shopping event of the year will return to the neighborhood on Oct. 10 from 6-9 p.m. Fashion’s Night OUTlet will feature fall fashion on The Row, and visitors can enjoy free mini-style consultations, giveaways, and discounts from retailers. Continue reading Somerville Assembly Row’s Fashion’s Night Outlet →

   Continue reading Somerville’s What the Fluff Festival →

   
 
Residents invited to share their experiences, concerns, ideas

SOMERVILLE –The City of Somerville will host a new round of its Community Conversations Series, focusing on race and racism in light of ongoing national conversations surrounding this topic, beginning on Oct. 5, 2015, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced. Continue reading SOMERVILLE TO HOST ‘COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS’ SERIES ON RACE AND RACISM →

Thursday, December 3, 2015

10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

165 Broadway Continue reading Somerville COA Cross Street Center Multicultural Day →

   
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

  Continue reading 9-25-15 Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Organizational Updates & Information →

 
Here at The Armory, we’re gearing up for this fall’s session of Youth Arts Arise, our FREE arts education program for students ages 11 to 19. The fall session will run Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:30pm-5pm, October 6th through December 9th. Participants can sign up for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or both. To register or ask questions, email education@artsatthearmory.org.  

Wendy Blom, former Executive Director of Somerville Community Access Television, was recently honored for her outstanding leadership at the multi-award winning media center. Pictured here with Blom are Somerville Board of Alderman President Bill White, state Representative Denise Provost and state Senator Pat Jehlen.

Autumn is closing in, which can only mean one thing: FIRE PITS! Please join us at our next Business After Hours at Assembly Row’s fabulous River Bar! Excellent networking, free appetizers, $25 River Bar gift certificate drawing & cash bar. 

661 Assembly Row, Somerville MA
Thu Oct 1 2015, 5:00pm 

Join us for our 5th Comedy Night Oct 11th Anthony’s of Malden doors open at 6pm. Please visit the Anthony Louis Memorial Fund facebook page for all updates

By Mayor Joseph Curtatone

 
This is the kind of decency, civility and pragmatism that should be at the center of our current immigration debate. It also serves as a reminder that these are not new issues and that our big problem has and will continue to be a bureaucracy that has not adapted to modern immigration patterns.

 3rd Annual Collier Kickball Extravaganza at Trum Field Somerville This Saturday  

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, September 25, the 268th day of 2015 with 97 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:34 and sunset is @ 6:38. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1492 – The crew of the Pinta, one of Christopher Columbus’ ships, mistakenly thought that they had spotted land.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

To celebrate Somerville’s All-America City Awards win, we are throwing a party on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Baxter Park in Assembly Row. Come by for music – including performances by some of our All-America team members – and other fun community activities. In keeping with the award’s theme this year of supporting boys and young men, this celebration will kick off several months of activities and programs geared toward engaging and empowering young people. Stay tuned for more details.

By Mayor Joseph Curtatone

It takes a special kind of bully to go after an organization that provides health care services primarily to lower income and younger women. Continue reading House Approves Bill To Cease Funding Planned Parenthood →

At 1150 a.m. on Thursday, September 24th, the Somerville Fire Department responded to a fire at 9 Greenville Street. Firefighters arrived to find a fire involving the contents of a construction dumpster located in the driveway. Heat from the fire resulted in considerable damage to the exterior of the three family home.

Lower photo– Firefighters work to stretch a hose line into the driveway of 9 Greenville Street.

 Bottom photo – Lt. Dennis Sullivan extinguishes the burning contents of the dumpster.

Significant improvements in Math help pace district’s continued upward trajectory Continue reading Somerville Public Schools Maintains Sustained High Growth on MCAS for Third Consecutive Year →

By Mayor Joseph Curtatone

He’d like to throw me and every other mayor of a sanctuary city in jail. Continue reading Somerville Mayor:Bobby Jindal Is At It Again →

National Voter Registration Day

 Is your voter information up-to-date? Celebrate National Voter Registration Day by making sure you’re ready to cast your ballot in the next election. Continue reading Are you registered to vote? →

Almond’s book looks at the health impacts of American football, which is becoming increasingly popular in the UK. This event is free and all are welcome. Copies of the book will be available to purchase.

By Mayor Joseph Curtatone

We are a nation founded upon and strengthened by a long history of social activism and protest—from the Boston Tea Party to the Freedom Marches for Civil Rights. When something is profoundly wrong in this nation, our citizens speak up and act up peacefully to set it right, and our freedoms—freedoms that are the envy of so many around the world—make this possible.  Continue reading DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST THE SOMERVILLE 18:  →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS THURSDAY, September 24, the 267th day of 2015 with 98 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:33 and sunset is @ 6:40. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1789 – The U.S. Congress passed the First Judiciary Act. The act provided for an Attorney General and a lower federal courts.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

  
Photo by Mark Healey

   
 
By Somerville Animal Control

This kitty, Molly, got a little too curious and found herself stuck three stories up on a roof. Continue reading Somerville Animal Control & DPW Help Curious Cat From Roof →

SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville’s LGBTQ Community Liaison and the City of Cambridge GLBT Commission are partnering for a special screening of the independent film “The Year We Thought About Love.” Continue reading ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY ABOUT BOSTON LGBTQ YOUTH TROUPE TO BE SCREENED IN CAMBRIDGE OCT. 15 →

  
79 Highland Ave., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Almond’s book looks at the health impacts of American football, which is becoming increasingly popular in the UK. This event is free and all are welcome. Copies of the book will be available to purchase.

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

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

(Somerville, MA) Naveo Credit Union is sponsoring the 4th Annual Joe Chaves 5K Memorial Walk/Run on Sept. 27 in Cambridge and Charlestown. Continue reading Naveo Credit Union sponsors the fourth annual Joe Chaves 5k Walk/Run on Sunday, September 27 to benefit the Joe & Dorothy Chaves Fund →

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Commission for Women announce the Annual Candlelight Vigil in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Wednesday, October 7 at 6 p.m. at the Somerville Public Safety Building, 220 Washington St. Continue reading Annual Domestic Violence Vigil to be Held October 7th →

  
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, September 23, the 266th day of 2015 with 99 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:31 and sunset is @ 6:42. Fall began in the Northern Hemisphere with The Autumnal Equinox @ 4:21 AM. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1642 – The first commencement at Harvard College, in Cambridge, MA, was held.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

  
CITY OF SOMERVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 2015-In Board of Aldermen: 

There will be a Public Hearing before the Board of Aldermen’s Committee on Legislative Matters on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, in the Aldermanic Chambers, 2ndFloor, City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, on the Order of Alderman Mary Jo Rossetti, Chair of the Committee, for public input related to the city’s proposed ban on plastic bags. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND AND BE HEARD.  Continue reading Somerville:Important Plastic Bag Public Hearing →

Due to ongoing GLX construction on the Medford St. Bridge, construction crews will need to fully close Medford St. to through traffic between Walnut St. and Pearl St. on Thursday, Sept. 24, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Vehicles traveling west on Medford St. will be detoured onto Walnut St., left onto Pearl St., and onto Medford St. For additional information, visit http://greenlineextension.eot.state.ma.us/.

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, September 22, the 267th day of 2015 with 98 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:30 and sunset is @ 6:43. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1789 – The U.S. Congress authorized the office of Postmaster General.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Click on link to read:September 22nd 2015 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition OnlineSeptember 22nd 2015 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online

   
  
Letter to the Editor:Does Steve Wynn Have The Midas Touch or What?
Continue reading Here’s this Week’s Somervillen Voice Topic of the Week Choice and You Decide →

In the course of my campaign for School Committee, I’ve spent the summer walking all over Ward 4, from my home street of Governor Winthrop to Lee St. While I’ve been talking to residents throughout Winter and Ten Hills about the need to address the Achievement Gap and to get our teachers and students the resources they need to thrive; mostly I’ve been listening. Continue reading “Green, Candidate for School Committee, Calls for Hiring Help for Teachers and Students” →

Happy 31st Wedding Anniversary to Sandy and Lenny Russsell,   

   Congratulations to Massachusetts State Trooper John Gentile on your promotion to Lieutenant
   Continue reading Somerville News Weekly Magic Moments Series →

   
   
Many Villens celebrating their birthdays here in the Ville this week! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Janetta Giso, Sal DiDomenico SR., Tiger Stockbridge, Mark Riley, Mario Sousa, Olivia Kelleher, Robbie’s  g randdaughter Delano, Ada Tauro, Marsha Hamel McGlashing, Dan Hamel, Robert W Hickey, Debra O’Connor, Ellie A Stolp Manning, Matthew Desmond, Timothy Shwartz, Sandy Murphy Starfish Mattson, Teresa Paribello, Irene Reni Macarelli, Greg Eibell and Christina Ferguson.  Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week →

Lucille was a very nice lady and she will be sadly missed here in Somerville.  

Nuzzo, Lucille G. “Lucy” (Rubera) Of Somerville September 14, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Anthony A. Nuzzo. Continue reading Somerville Remembering LUCILLE G. “LUCY” (RUBERA) NUZZO  →

   
 
This Thursday night’s Board of Alderman meeting will have a special citation for SCATV’s former Executive Director, Wendy Blom. Continue reading City and State to Honor SCATV Former Executive Director Wendy Blom →

   
  Continue reading Pictures of The Week Series by Skip Murray  →

  
Registration Event for 

Somerville 5K Road Race Continue reading Somerville 5K Registration Event at Marathon Sports – Sunday, Sept. 27 – Noon to 5:00 →

  
Arlington

  Continue reading Somerville Man Included: Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan Announces Grand Jury Indictments  →

   
 
Arnout FONTEIN Arrest
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: OUI Arrest →

   
 
Paul CAPOTOSTO Arrest
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Disorderly Conduct Arrest  →

   
 
ROBERT JOSEPH PRESTON JR Arrest
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: A&B with Dangerous Weapon/ Shoplifting at Assembly Row →

   
 
 RAMON DECARVALHO Arrest
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:RECKLESS OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE, LICENSE SUSPENDED & OUI →

   
 
YUSUFHANAD A MOHAMED Arrest 
Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY →

09/15/2015 12:49:27 Continue reading Somerville Police Department Weekly Arrest Log 9/14/15-9/21/15 →

  
 
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, September 21, the 265th day of 2015 with 99 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:29 and sunset is @ 6:45. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1792 – The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

   
  
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or by Snailmail: SNW Best of the Best, PO Box 117, Somerville MA 02143 or cast it on our Facebook page!

Because every vote counts!

Winners will be drawn in October!

  Continue reading “The Somerville News Weekly 2015 Best of the Best of Somerville” →

   
 
Thank You Somerville for making us your number one local news source! Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Has Just Reached 12,000 Facebook Likes! →

Photos by Frank Santangelo
Somerville residents grabbed their instruments and dancing shoes, and helped the City celebrate the latest installment of its SomerStreets series with Strike Up the Bands @ SomerStreets this past Sunday,  Continue reading “STRIKE UP THE BANDS @ SOMERSTREETS” RETURNED TO HOLLAND STREET →

SPD Honor Guard members (left to right: Officers Gee, Shackleford, Isaacs, and Legros) with Medal Of Honor recipient Donald E. Ballard. This photo was taken on 09/16/2015 at Somerville High School.

  
Meet the newest member of the Somerville Council on Aging family. A nine-seat, handicap accessible van thanks to a grant. Continue reading Somerville COA Gets New Wheels →

  
There will be a Public Hearing before the Board of Aldermen’s Committee on Legislative Matters on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, in the Aldermanic Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, on the Order of Alderman Mary Jo Rossetti, Chair of the Committee, for public input related to the city’s proposed ban on plastic bags. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND AND BE HEARD.
 

  
Nina Eichner, a born and raised Somervillian, is the Special Events Manager for the Somerville Arts Council, an office of the City of Somerville. Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person of the Week Nina Eichner →

   
 
Photos by Frank Santangelo

By Wiliam Tauro
This past Saturday night, Project MUM, a Somerville-born outdoor dance party was created with support from the Somerville Arts Council took place at the site of the former transfer station and future site of ARTfarm that’s located at the corner of Linwood St. and Poplar St. 
Continue reading Project MUM 2015 Somerville →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, September 20, the 264th day of 2015 with 100 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:28 and sunset is @ 6:47. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1519 – Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan left Spain to find a route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Magellan was killed during the trip, but one of his ships eventually made the journey.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

  
Enrollment is now open for this fall’s FREE after school arts program, Youth arts Arise, beginning October 6th. Visit the Armory’s website or email education@artsatthearmory.org to fill out an application! Continue reading This week at The Armory →

By Bob Katzen 

   THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of September 14-18. There were no roll calls in the House last week.
CLEAR TITLE TO PROPERTY (S 1981) Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 40 – Report No. 37 September 14-18, 2015 →

Enjoy the cooler weather and celebrate this weekend, at the ADA’s 25th Anniversary Event on Saturday and Strike Up the Bands @ SomerStreets Continue reading Connections: A Newsletter from the Somerville Public Schools – September 18, 2015 →

   
Medal of Honor Recipient Donald Ballard

By William Tauro
This past Wednesday, a motorcade of Massachusetts State Police Special Operations motorcycle unit agents and troopers escorted United States Medal of Honor Recipient Donald Ballard to the Somerville High School auditorium where he spoke in front of Somerville High School students.  Continue reading Medal of Honor Recipient Speaks with Somerville High School Students →

  
 
BOSTON, MA – Senator Pat Jehlen, Representative Evandro Carvalho, and Representative Mary Keefe joined in testimony before the Joint Committee on The Judiciary yesterday in support of reforms for police investigations into officer-involved deaths. Continue reading Legislators Stand Together in Support of Reforms for Police Investigations →

  
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 17, 2015) – Critically-acclaimed Kentucky duo, Sundy Best, will be bringing their unique blended sound of country, folk, rock, bluegrass and R&B to Thunder Road in Somerville, MA on Saturday, September 26th, 2015 for their Salvation City Tour. For more show and ticket information, please visit http://www.sundybest.net. Continue reading SUNDY BEST Coming to THUNDER ROAD in SOMERVILLE (9/26) →

  
 
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, September 18, the 262nd day of 2015 with 102 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:26 and sunset is @ 6:50. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1709 – The creator of the first dictionary of the English language, Samuel Johnson, was born in England.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

As part of the Winter Hill neighborhood planning process, neighborhood residents and business owners are invited to brainstorm ways to improve Winter Hill in the short-term using low-cost “tactical urbanism” strategies through a community walk and talk scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28 from 6-8 p.m. at 328 Broadway—the future home of Winter Hill Brewing Company—with Team Better Block. Continue reading Better Block: Winter Hill Community Walk and Talk – 9/28 →

WHAT: Union Lunch – This is the final Union Lunch, which US2 and Union Square Main Streets have sponsored each Friday all summer long. Continue reading US2 Announces Final Friday “Union Lunch” Lineup →

   
 
Photos by Frank Santangelo
This past Thursday, the City of Somerville, Somerville Arts Council, and Greg Cook (creator of The Saddest Parade on Earth) debuted the Pity Party, a giant, sad, community festival in Union Square in Somerville.  Continue reading Giant Pity Party turns Somerville into Saddest City in the Nation →

[Environmental Encroachment; photo credit: Leonardo March]

HONK! Fest Ten w/ 28 bands confirmed thus far — Oct. 9-11, 2015 Continue reading HONK! FESTIVAL Somerville →

   
Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe presents a concert with Somerville singer/songwriter Jim Infantino, Hopkinton singer/songwriter Barbara Kessler and Boston singer/songwriter Terry Kitchen on Saturday October 3. Continue reading Jim Infantino, Barbara Kessler, Terry Kitchen at Somerville Armory Saturday October 3 →

  
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, September 16, the 260th day of 2015 with 104 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:24 and sunset is @ 6:54. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1400 – Owain Glyndwr was proclaimed Prince of Wales after rebelling against English rule. He was the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales. 
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Take a walk through history this Thursday with docent-led tours of Milk Row Cemetery (next to Market Basket on Somerville Ave.). The 211-year-old cemetery is usually kept locked because of the headstones’ fragile condition. So if you’ve ever been curious about Milk Row, now is a good time to go exploring.
  Continue reading Milk Row Cemetery Open this Thursday →

31st Festival Runs SEPTEMBER 17-21; Five World Premieres
 
BOSTON, September 10, 2015 – Continuing its tradition of featuring exciting new films, the 31st annual Boston Film Festival (September 17-21) will spotlight two local features and five world premieres that will expand to five different Boston venues.  Continue reading BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SCREENING SCHEDULE                                                           →

   
 
Photos by Frank Santangelo and by SO A Members 
  

Hundreds of people gathered this past Tuesday evening on the Somerville High gymnasium concourse for the 2nd Annual Candlelight Memorial Vigil.   Continue reading SOA Held its 2nd Annual Candlelight Memorial Vigil on 9/15 →

   
 
According to:”Yawkey Baseball League” Continue reading The Alibrandis are the Pride of the YBL Once Again →

  
Somerville’s newest job center and office campus, Assembly Row, announces LEED designation.
  Continue reading 450 Artisan Way at Assembly Row the First Somerville Office Building to be Awarded LEED Gold Certification →

a  PHOTO CREDIT: Matthew Petit/Feature Photo Service

NATIONWIDE FOOD TRUCK TOUR HEADS TO BOSTON

WHAT: When it comes to bread, there’s nothing better than fresh-baked, artisan varieties. Continue reading LA BREA BAKERY LAUNCHES BREAKING BREAD TOUR IN Somerville  →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, September 15, the 259th day of 2015 with 105 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:1 and sunset is @ 7:0. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are, Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1775 – An early and unofficial American flag was raised by Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Mott after the seizing of Fort Johnson from the British. The flag was dark blue with the white word “Liberty” spelled on it.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →