Due to predicted thunderstorms, today’s Prospect Hill Tower Ribbon Cutting event is postponed and will now be held tomorrow on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 5:30 p.m. Continue reading POSPONED DUE TO WEATHER: Prospect Hill Ribbon Cutting Moved to Tues., 9/20, 5:30 p.m. →

Photos by Kim Moss

By William Tauro 

This past Sunday over one hundred fifty veterans enjoyed a fun filled day on the Boston Harbor at the Winter Hill Yacht Club’s (WHYC) Annual Veterans Cruise 2016. 

Over twenty five privately donated boats from WHYC and Mystic Wellington Yacht Clubs driven by their captains provided a day of fun and well deserved enjoyment for the local service veterans.  Continue reading Somerville’s Winter Hill Yacht Club Annual Veterans Cruise 2016 →

On Sunday, September 18, 2016, at 1:10 AM, while operating marked cruiser 781, I was dispatched to 5X Pearl Street for a report of vandalism. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Miguel LEMUS (Deface Property) →

The following is a summary of event as they pertain to incident 16058569.

On 9/16/16 at approximately 2:10 AM, I was on a detail assignment with a 2 person work crew from Hi-Way Safety Systems in the area of 311 Medford St.

  Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Cheryl LOVETT (OUI Liquor) →

I, Officer Michael Marra, report the following summary of events based on direct and indirect interview with the persons named.

On Thursday September 15, 2016, I, Officer Marra, was in full-uniform and assigned to marked cruiser 872, patrolling area E2, for the Somerville Police Department. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Aaron GOLDMAN (OUI Liquor, VCO – Knife) →

The following is a brief summary pertaining to Incident #16058220:

On Wednesday September 14, 2016, I was working in the Somerville Police Drug Unit as Delta-18. Routine surveillance was set up in the area of Dunkin Donuts located at the corner of Broadway and McGrath Highway. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Timothy HATTIS (Possess Class A) & Johnny MCCLOSKY (Distribute Class A) →

09/12/2016 15:17:11

10

RIVER RD

THORTON , ONYX

10 RIVER RD SOMERVILLE MA

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY +$250, Continue reading Somerville Police Department Weekly Arrest Log 9/12/16-9/19/16 →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, September 19, the 263rd day of 2016 with 103 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:28 and sunset is @ 6:47. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Neptune & Uranus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1356 – The Battle of Poitiers was fought between England and France. Edward “the Black Prince” captured France’s King John.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

By William Tauro 

Fred A.Leuchter Jr., an American Holocaust denier who is known for manufacturer of execution equipment; author of Holocaust denial literature and speeches has been spotted working part time in the gardening department of the Somerville Home Depot that’s located at Assembly Square in Somerville Massachusetts.  Continue reading Mr Death, Fred A.Leuchter Jr., Working in Somerville →

Photo by Kim Moss

(Photo:Somerville seniors pose with a copy of The Somerville News Weekly print edition in Tampa Florida)
Continue reading Somerville Council on Aging Goes To Orlando/Tampa  →

Photos by Frank Santangelo 

By William Tauro 

This past Sunday, the Somerville Arts Council presented STRIKE UP THE BANDS AT SOMERSTREETS on Highland Avenue between School and Lowell Streets with a free open streets event that featured live music, family-friendly activities, food, and more. Continue reading Somerville SomerStreets Strike Up The Bands 2016 →

By Frank Santangelo 

Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week:AL Piacentini
Al Piacentini has Somerville in his blood. He was born and raised on Albion Street in Somerville and eventually raised his own family in the same house where he grew up.  Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Special Person of the Week:AL Piacentini →