On the above date and time, this officer was assigned to uniform patrol in marked cruiser E3. At 8:54 pm, I was dispatched to the parking lot of the First Unitarian Church located at 130 Highland Ave, for a motor vehicle accident. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Kathleen CAREY (OUI Liquor) →

On the morning of July 5th, 2016, while in uniform, I was assigned to marked unit East-1. At 12:00 AM, I was dispatched, along with East-4, Ofc. Prophete, to 25 Derby Street, for a report of a large group lighting fireworks, and being extremely loud. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Jordan YANDLE (Disorderly, A&B on Police, Resisting), Davonte BOWDEN (Disorderly), Daishawn ULYSSE (Disorderly) & Andrew James (Disorderly) →

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, July 11, the 193rd day of 2016 with 173 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:17 and sunset is @ 8:22. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1346 – Charles IV of Luxembourg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in Germany.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

The reason I am emailing the Somerville News Weekly is because on the date of June 11 while getting on I93 southbound my vehicle suffered a flat tire . Continue reading Letter to the Editor:Thumbs Up For Somerville Police Officer With A Good Heart →

By Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

Recently the Baker administration announced a new policy for how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts handles interactions between state police and federal immigration officials. Continue reading Keeping Immigration Out of Police Work Keeps Everyone Safer →

The Somerville Police Department and The Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc. have teamed up again this summer on a series of walking dialogues. Continue reading Somerville PD & Teens Team Up For Series of Walking Dialogues →

This week’s Somerville News Weekly Aerial Ville Photos Series “The Ville From Above” is from above:the Healey School neighborhood.  Continue reading The Ville From Above Photos by Frank Santangelo →

By Frank Santangelo 

Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week Eileen O’Connor

Eileen O’Connor grew up in Ball Square in Somerville where she was lucky to have maintained lifelong friendships.  Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Special Person of the Week:Eileen O’Connor →

By Frank Santangelo 
This past Saturday morning, members of the Somerville Fire Department were out hitting the streets at Foss Park  “Filling the boot for “Muscular Dystrophy! Continue reading Somerville Fire Department Filling Boots for MD →

 By Shannon Hardy, The Somerville News Weekly

Twenty years ago—March 30th 1995, seventeen-year-old, Deanna Cremin was found behind a senior housing complex less than a block from her home in Somerville, MA. The autopsy revealed that Cremin had been strangled and sexually assaulted.

The following morning, Deanna’s body was found by two girls she babysat for. They were taking a shortcut on their way to school and found her body lying on its back, mostly undressed. Continue reading A MOTHER’S PLEA FOR JUSTICE →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, July 9, the 191st day of 2016 with 175 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:15 and sunset is @ 8:23. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 0118 – Hadrian, Rome’s new emperor, made his entry into the city.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

12 Police Officers shot in Dallas this week and 5 dead. Obama comes on TV criticizing police and the media beats stories to death getting people’s emotions in an uproar. Time to pull the plug on the media and throw Obama out of The White House.  Continue reading Letter to the Editor:Mr. Mayor Take That Sign Down →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, July 8, the 190th day of 2016 with 176 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:15 and sunset is @ 8:23. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1099 – Christian soldiers on the First Crusade march around Jerusalem. 
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

UPCOMING EVENTS

De-cluttering Peer Support Group – this is a closed support group for individuals who are concerned about their clutter. Please contact Natasha Naim at 617-625-6600, ext. 2300 if you are interested in attending. Continue reading Somerville Council on AgingWeekly Organizational Updates & Information →

Continue reading Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Arts Council Present…  →

special time out!

We’re excited to share that Greyhound Friends is hosting a fundraiser featuring comedienne Jimmy Tingle at the Burren in Somerville at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 17. Continue reading Somerville Event – July 17 Jimmy Tingle Animal Welfare Benefit →

BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AWARD is presented on July 6, 2016 for outstanding dedication and effort to: Officer Christine Bork

On Thursday, June 23rd 2016, at 7:20 a.m., Officer Bork, who was just completing her last half shift in Car 4, stopped at Starbucks at Assembly Row. Today, June 29, 2016, the department received a commendation request via email from, Blair Connelly, a resident of Melrose. Ms. Connelly was so impressed by the actions of Officer Bork that she wrote the following and sent it to us: Continue reading SOMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AWARD →

Visit the Somerville Homeless Coalition table at ArtBeat in Davis Square, 

Saturday, July 16 between 11 am and 5 pm.  

We’ll have t-shirts for sale, Road Race brochures, volunteer sign-ups and more.  

Stop by and say hi! 

Enjoy delicious Redbones BBQ, beer and wine on

Monday, July 25 (rain date Aug. 1) from 5:00 – 9:00 pm.  

All proceeds to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Redbones Pig Pickin – Monday July 25 from 5-9 pm @ Chester Street, Davis Square

Program on Sunday, July 10 hosted by Dr. Harriet Fields, comedian’s granddaughter and advocate for his work
Double feature shows legendary performer in earlier prime as younger man; program accompanied by live music
SOMERVILLE, Mass.—He was a performer who could be recognized by just the nasal twang of his voice. Continue reading Somerville Theatre to screen rare silent films starring comic icon W.C. Fields →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS THURSDAY, July 7, the 189th day of 2016 with 177 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:14 and sunset is @ 8:23. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1754 – Kings College opened in New York City. It was renamed Columbia College 30 years later.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Hey it’s too bad that the other paper in town don’t concentrate more on their own dying weak and puny publication instead of worrying about your success of keeping your customers happy, 40 full color pages of good local news, a dynamite news/website that your adding and updating stuff on it every hour, maintaining your four news boats, multiple moorings across the state and the pleasure of having Jamie Norton and Frank Santangelo as your co-publishers. Continue reading Letter to the Editor:Keep On Trucking Somerville News Weekly! →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, July 6, the 188th day of 2016 with 178 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:13 and sunset is @ 8:24. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1483 – King Richard III of England was crowned.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Please join us at “the coolest startup space” in Greater Boston

B2Green Expo & Networking Continue reading RSVP: B2Green Thursday!  →

                   Agreement enables Law Department to criminally pursue problem properties more efficiently

SOMERVILLE — Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone have reached an agreement under which the City of Somerville’s Law Department will be able to criminally prosecute certain code violations.

  Continue reading CITY OF SOMERVILLE GETS AUTHORITY TO PROSECUTE CODE VIOLATIONS →

By William Tauro 

Somerville Police Chief David Fallon was out and about Tuesday afternoon conducting a walking dialogue with Teen Empowerment members and police officers together walking around the city’s Ward 2 Union Square area.  Continue reading Somerville Police and Teens Take It to the Streets  →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, July 5, the 185th day of 2016 with 179 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:13 and sunset is @ 8:24. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1806 – A Spanish army repelled the British during their attempt to retake Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Click on link to read July 5th, 2016 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online:July 5th, 2016 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online

Turn your favorite photos into “Somerville News Weekly Magic Moments!”
Sent in by our readers! Continue reading Somerville News Weekly Magic Moments Series  →

Many Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Mayor Joe Curtatone, Ed Tauro, Melinda Haley, Jeffrey Harrington, Heather Roderick, Michael Cafferty, Jodie Bell, Joe Spinosa, Tim O’Malley, Bill Harland Sr, John Aube, Laura A Frisoli, Mary Walker, John Monte, Michael Terrio, John Stamatakis, Mary Lorden and MJ Wyatt Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week  →

Celebrating the day and the reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Old State House, (1713), Boston.  Continue reading Pictures of The Week Series by Skip Murray →

550 Pleasant St, Winthrop, MA 02152
Ask for Gary P. DeCicco (617) 846-5262
“Tell them we sent you!” Continue reading Boat Slips Available Atlantis Marine Winthrop →

By Frank Santangelo 

Bob Staffiere is a graduate of Medford High School and then later moved to the Ville and is now a proud Somerville resident.  Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Special Person of the week:Bob Staffiere →

UPCOMING EVENTS

De-cluttering Peer Support Group – this is a closed support group for individuals who are concerned about their clutter. Please contact Natasha Naim at 617-625-6600, ext. 2300 if you are interested in attending. Continue reading Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Organizational Updates & Information →

By Bob Katzen 

   NOTE TO EDITORS: If your list of legislators includes Sens. Sal DiDomenico or Daniel Wolf, you may want to include the following explanation of “paired” voting when you publish this week’s report: Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 16 -Report No.26 June 27-July 1, 2016 →

BOSTON – This week Senator Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville) and her colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate voted to engross an omnibus energy bill to diversify the state’s energy portfolio by procuring additional clean energy resources to replace aging power plants that are going offline and move the Commonwealth closer to its emissions reduction goals under the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act.  Continue reading SENATE PASSES OMNIBUS ENERGY BILL →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, July 4, the 184th day of 2016 with 180 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:12 and sunset is @ 8:24. The New Moon is exact @ 7:02 AM EDT. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1776 – The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

On July 03, 2016, at approximately 17:20 hours, I, Officer Rivera, while in full uniform and working as East 4, was dispatched to Broadway and Temple Street for a report of a motor vehicle accident. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Adrian DEROCHE (OUI Liquor) →

On July 3rd, 2016, I, Officer Devin Schneider, was in full uniform assigned to marked cruiser East-4 during the day shift. The following report is a summary of the events that I witnessed, as they pertain to incident #16040258:

  Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: →

 on a business contact. While inside the establishment, I noticed a tall, white male, wearing what appeared to be hospital scrubs, approach the counter and place an order. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Michael MURPHY (Larceny) →

On Friday, July 1st, 2016 at approximately 8:23 a.m., I, Officer Goncalves while in full uniform and assigned to area East 4, was dispatched to 625 Grand Union Boulevard (Outback Steakhouse) for a Dispute. Officer McCarey (East 3) also responded. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Aleyah CHILDS (ADW)  →

On 06/30/2016 at approximately 03:51 PM, I, Officer Albert Gee assigned to West 6 and Officer Yvon Jean-Jacques assigned to West 7 was dispatched to 29 Dearborn Rd. for a man masturbating in his car. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Omar ABDALA (Open & Gross)Reports of a man masturbating in his car  →

The following is a summary of the details related to this incident.

  Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Parris COLON (Larceny & Boston Warrants) →

On Thursday, June 30th, 2016, I, Officer James Torres was assigned to marked unit West 6, while working the last half shift. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Joseph DIXON (Open Container) →

On 06/29/2016 I Officer Joseph S. Teves responded to 21 Russell RD for a check condition, Along with Detective Jonathan Thermidor. I was informed via radio transmission that there was an incident involving a possible OUI with children in the vehicle. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Rebekah MITCHEL (OUI Liquor, ABDW, AB on PO, Child Endangerment) →

On June 27, 2016, I, Officer Tim Van Nostrand, was on duty and assigned to uniform patrol in marked cruiser East 1. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Robert PEREZ (AB on PO, Resisting Arrest, Poss. of DW, Poss. of Class E & Boston, Somerville, MBTA, Cambridge Warrants) →

Larceny by check Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Bao TRAN (Somerville, Norwood, Quincy, Rockland, Oxford, Boston, Concord, Hudson, W. Bridgewater, Chelsea, Newton Warrants) →

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, July 3, the 183rd day of 2016 with 181 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:12 and sunset is @ 8:25. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1608 – The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Photos by Rosalee Zammuto, Frank Santangelo, Kim Moss & William Tauro  Continue reading 2016 Somerville Fourth of July Celebration at Trum Field →

Photos by Rosalee Zammuto, Frank Santangelo & William Tauro Continue reading 2016 Somerville Fourth of July Celebration at Trum Field →

Continue reading Fireworks Over Somerville by Harry Agritha →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, July 1, the 181st day of 2016 with 183 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:10 and sunset is @ 8:25. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter & Mars.

ON THIS DAY IN: 0096 – Vespasian, a Roman Army leader, was hailed as a Roman Emperor by the Egyptian legions.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →