Some Senators are calling on President Obama to refrain from naming a candidate to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue reading Representative Michael E. Capuano on Replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia →

   
 
Continue reading Somerville COA Program Updates  →

5 Arenas For Improving Wellness At Work In 2016

Wellbeing Involves More Than Losing Weight; 

Doctor Offers Tips
While it’s no surprise that losing weight consistently ranks at the top of New Year’s resolutions, Dr. Donna L. Hamilton says obsession with weight is often too narrow a focus. Continue reading Wellbeing Involves More Than Losing Weight →

Gender Diversity Would Greatly Aid In A Male-Dominated Field, Tech President Says Continue reading Why We Should All Be Rooting For Women In Technology →

   
 
1. A bit of snow on the monument today.

2. Tomorrow a warmer sky in Union Sq.

3. Here is Mary Dyer. Her statue is at the New State House in Boston. I am writing about her in my book about the Revolution. 

4. Best of all, baseball is coming.
Continue reading Pictures of The Week Series by Skip Murray →

Drone Video Aerial Photography by Snapdrone@yahoo.com

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, February 16, the 47th day of 2016 with 319 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:4 and sunset is @ 5:1. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are, Mercury & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1741 – Benjamin Franklin published America’s second magazine, “The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle”.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Click on link below to read February 16th, 2016 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online February 16th, 2016 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online

   
 
Turn your favorite photos into “Somerville News Weekly Magic Moments!”
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Mayor Joe Curtatone and Ward 4 Alderman Tony Lafuente invite all Somerville residents, business owners, and all other stakeholders are invited to evaluate, debrief, and discuss next steps related to the Winter Hill Better Block festival on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Winter Hill Community School cafeteria (115 Sycamore St.). Continue reading Somerville’s Better Block Follow Up Discussion →

  
Many Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Albert Piacentini, Dusty Gerlach, Jimmy Gondolfe, Bernard Gibbons, Darrell English, Dino Alves, Lisa Winchester Catino, Lou Ferrara, Steve Grossman, Jason Kilburg, Susan Lampedecchio, Everett Mayor Carlos DeMaria, Scott Gamble, Alyssa Nicole, Ray Snow Sr., Joe Itrato, Brooke Metivier, Jimmy Nutt, Austin Ruiz, JoEllen Dunne, Mrs. Galluccio and a very Happy 1st Birthday to sweet little Ava Rose! Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week →

Once a ‘Villen, always a ‘Villen…it doesn’t matter where you live, only where your heart is.
Continue reading Reality Bites by James A. Norton →

As the years come and go and this city continues to change, it is amazing to those of us who have been around for more than 40 years that there are some holdouts – some things that will never change. These can be good, or bad, or even both – depending on your point of view. Continue reading Somerville News Weekly’s Commentary Highlander on the Hill →