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

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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) →

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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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