Photos by Frank Santangelo 

By William Tauro 

Late Monday afternoon, Somerville firefighters battled a blaze at 6 Otis Street in Somerville.  Continue reading Fire on Otis St Somerville →

By William Tauro

Video of a man that has gone viral who was observing demonstrators protesting gets caught up in a major shouting match discussion defending his rights and his opinion regarding President Donald J Trump.

The encounter took place just one day after his inauguration on the streets of Washington D.C..
Click on link below to view video:

On the morning of January, 22nd, 2017 I was assigned to uniform patrol in West Five. At approx 3:40 AM, Off S. Clark and I were dispatched to 121`Boston Ave. for a breaking and entering of a residence in progress. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Josue DAVILA (Unarmed Burglary, B&E MV) →

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

     On January 20, 2017 at approximately 17:38 hours, while assigned as marked unit East-4, I was dispatched to the Montecristo Restaurant located at 146 Broadway for a report of an altercation between a male and a female. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Joana MEMPIN (ABDW) →

On Friday, January 20, 2017, I was assigned to Detective Unit D-2 and working the 8:00am-4:00pm shift. At approximately 8:35am I was dispatched to 1305 Broadway, a convenience store called the L.A. Market, for a 9-1-1 call of a stabbing victim who had stumbled into the market. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Dwayne WILLIAMS (Armed Assault to Murder, Aggravated A&B) →

On Tuesday, 01/17/17, while assigned as Delta Twenty-four within the Somerville Police Department Criminal Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Sean BEEK (Fugitive From Justice & Boston, Lowell and Lawrence Warrants) →

On January 16, 2017 at 8:44 PM, I was dispatched to the AMC Theater, 395 Artisan Way. Officer Collazo, W5, and Officer Monaco, E3, responded as backup. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Albert GAUDREAU (Poss. Class A) Drug Arrest  →

The following is a brief summary of the incident/arrest. It does not contain every minute detail of the incident/arrest. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Javier RIVERA-VASQUEZ (MV Violations) →

01/16/2017 14:38:33

NEW WASHINGTON ST

RIVERA-VASQUEZ , JAVIER

103 LEYDEN ST E BOSTON MA

MARKED LANES VIOLATION c89 S4A Continue reading Somerville Police Department Weekly Arrest Log 1/16/17-1/23/17 →

The (SYRF) is hosting an On-Line Auction starting Wednesday, 01 February 2017 through Tuesday, 28 February 2017. This is a Great Opportunity to Assist the Youth of Somerville! Continue reading This is a Great Opportunity to Assist the Youth of Somerville! →

By Bob Katzen

A new bill passed that requires insurance plans to cover refills of prescription eye drops under the same guidelines used by Medicare Part D. Continue reading NEW EYE DROPS BILL PASSED →

By Bob Katzen

Bill (H 4719) passed up at the statehouse requires automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in all public schools and their athletic events. Continue reading DEFIBRILLATORS NOW REQUIRED IN SCHOOLS →

By Bob Katzen

This bill regulates and encourages the use of zero-emission vehicles. The new law prohibits owners of public electric vehicle charging stations from requiring a person to pay for a membership to use the stations but allows the stations to charge different prices for members and non-members. Continue reading HOUSE PASSES BILL ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES →

By Bob Katzen

Bill (S 2534) Prohibits drivers from parking in bike lanes and from placing their vehicle in a manner that would interfere with the safety and passage of bicyclists. Violators would be fined up to $50. Continue reading Governor Signs New Bills Into Law Including Protecting Bicyclists  →

Pay Raises for Statewide Officeholders, Senate President,House Speaker & Changes to Legislators’ Salaries & Beniefits 
By Bob Katzen

The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a brief one-hour hearing on the two-year-old report of the Special Advisory Commission on the Compensation of Public Officials, created by the Legislature in June 2014. The hearing was convened with less than 72-hours-notice to the public. Continue reading Here’s This Week’s Somervillen Voice Topic of The Week Choice and You Decide!: Should Lawmakers Get Pay Raises →

By Frank Santangelo 

Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week: Linda Bacchi McGovern 

Linda McGovern, is an ISSA certified personal trainer. She works with wide range of clients, both at gyms and at in home training sessions. Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Special Person of the Week:Linda Bacchi McGovern →

Running Racing Legends 4-Time Boston & New York Marathon Champion Bill Rodgers & 1972 Olympic Marathon Champion Frank Shorter will be our special guests in 2017. Continue reading Bill Rodgers & Frank Shorter special guest @ Hyannis Marathon,1/2 Marathon & 10K →

6:30PM at Holiday Inn, 30 Washington St. Somerville

Click here for tickets!

http://www.respondinc.org/chili

RESPOND, Inc.

P.O. Box 555

Somerville, MA 02143

By Bob Katzen 

   THE HOUSE AND SENATE. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. Beacon Hill Roll Call has obtained the 2016 official list from the state treasurer’s office of the “per diem” travel, meals and lodging reimbursements collected by the Legislature’s 160 state representatives from January 1, 2016 through December 1, 2016. Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 42 – Report No. 3 January 16-20, 2017 →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, January 23, the 23rd day of 2017 with 341 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:06 and sunset is @ 4:45. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter & Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1556 – An earthquake in Shanxi Province, China, was thought to have killed about 830,000 people.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Photos by Frank Santangelo  
SOMERVILLE – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Somerville Police Chief David Fallon announced that Dwayne Williams, 31, of Malden, has been arrested and charged with armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury in connection with the non-fatal stabbing of a 28-year-old Somerville man. Continue reading Malden Man Charged With Intent to Murder In Somerville  →

When:Sunday, May 21 at 1 PM – 4 PM

Where:Boston Harley Davison 649 Sqire Road Revere MA 02151

Tickets Available at:www.theyfoughtweride.com/
Continue reading Boston’s Wounded Vet Run 7 →