Celebrate Arbor Day at the Quincy Street open space with nature walks, art projects, tree planting and interactive activities for people of all ages Continue reading Tiny Great Outdoors Festival Set for Sat, April 23 at Quincy St. Park →

Somerville High School Graphic Design Students design outstanding logo to reflect Committee’s mission

SOMERVILLE – When the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) decided to update their logo, they could have hired a professional, but instead they chose to partner with the talented students in the Somerville High School Graphic Design & Visual Communications Program of the Center for Career and Technical Education. By all accounts, it was a great choice.
Continue reading Somerville Students Apply Their Design Skills, Create New Logo for Somerville Community Preservation Committee →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, April 15, the 105th day of 2017 with 260 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:03 and sunset is @ 7:25. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1784 – The first balloon was flown in Ireland. 
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Dear Somerville Speak Up Line,

I hope you found our information to be true and on point regarding how Mayor Joe was going to deceive the city by tossing his old sidekick Omar into the political ring of Ward 4 candidates. Continue reading Letter To the Editor:The Rise and Fall of Mayor Joe →

By Bob Katzen 
   

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.
   As the first order of business back in January, the Legislature approved an $18 million pay raise package including hiking the salaries of the two leaders who filed the bill, House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) and Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst), by $45,000 from $97,547 to $142,547. The measure also hikes the pay of the Legislature’s two Republican leaders, Sen. Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) and Rep. Bradley Jones (R-North Reading) by $37,500 from $85,047 to $122,547. Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 41 – Report No. 15 April 10-14, 2017 →

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, April 14, the 104th day of 2017 with 261 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:04 and sunset is @ 7:23. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1775 – The first abolitionist society in U.S. was organized in Philadelphia with Ben Franklin as president.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Hair Cuttery Partners with the National Network to End Domestic Violence for the Third Year Continue reading Somerville Hair Cuttery to Hold Share-A-Haircut Campaign to Support Victims of Domestic Violence →

(BOSTON) – The Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy, chaired by Senator Patricia Jehlen (D-Somerville) and Representative Mark Cusack (D-Braintree), will hold its final public hearing Monday, April 24, 2017 at 11AM in rooms A1-A2 of the State House. Continue reading Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy to Hold Final Hearing at State House →

1). My 1950’s-1960’s Somerville is now a ‘deep dark secret of the past.’ We may have been poor and hardscrabble, but we loved OUR own ‘Slumerville.’ And we would break all the windows of anyone who said that we had no class! (The nerve). Now I can’t afford to buy the house I grew up in, but I respect all of you for what you have done to MY Town! SHS ’62 Continue reading Top 5 Comments of the Week on Somerville News Weekly’s Facebook Page RE Article: MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDED IN ASSEMBLY SQUARE →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS THURSDAY, April 13, the 103rd day of 2017 with 262 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:06 and sunset is @ 7:22. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1598 – King Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes which granted political rights to French Protestant Huguenots.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Hi. My name is Jamie Manning and I’ve lived in Somerville for 10 years. My first business I launched called Snagastool was featured on Shark Tank.  Continue reading Letter to the Editor:A Somerville Inventor  →

Good afternoon,

There are many important upcoming meetings which I’d like to highlight in this email. Note “community meetings” (don’t appear on the city website), so I try to include those I believe are of interest to constituents based on their input. You’ll find many in this email, however not all. Continue reading Meeting Updates by Somerville Ward 7 Alderman Katjana Ballantyne →

ABC News Anchor Dan Harris Gives Keynote Address on Unlocking the Power of Mindfulness
Continue reading District Attorney Marian Ryan and Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc. Host Annual SECURE conference  →

By Frank Santangelo 

A MWRA vessel was visibly noticeable early Wednesday morning at the Somerville side of the Amelia Earhart Dam checking out the water conditions at the locks.  Continue reading Mass Water Testing Somerville Waterways  →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, April 12, the 102nd day of 2017 with 263 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:08 and sunset is @ 7:21. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1096 – Peter the Hermit gathered his army in Cologne.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Somerville, Mass. — On Saturday, May 20, students and staff members East Somerville Community School, West Somerville Neighborhood School, Dr. Albert F. Argenziano School, and Benjamin G. Brown School, will participate in the 8th Annual Playworks Run for Recess 5K presented by Playworks New England, New Balance, Positive Tracks, and Social Boston Sports. Funds raised through the family friendly 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run, which will take place along Franklin Park’s world-famous cross country course adjacent to the zoo in Roxbury, will support play and physical activity in 75 elementary schools across New England. Continue reading Somerville Schools Lace Up for the 8th Annual Playworks Run for Recess 5K Presented by Playworks New England, New Balance, Positive Tracks, and Social Boston Sports Saturday, May 20 →

We have to stop shopping at Stop and Shop. They got rid of most of the baggers and replaced them with a rotary bag holder and the cashier does the bagging. What a stupid idea!!! I had 11 items and the two people in front of me had about the same. Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Where Have All The Baggers Gone? →

This week is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. We applaud our 9-1-1 Dispatchers at the SPD for their dedication and support assisting the City of Somerville residents everyday! Thank You! #publicsafety #besafe #SomervilleMA

Many Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Vera Spagnuolo, Jose Carreiro, Alderman Matthew McLaughlin, Dominic Catino, Johnathan DiMille, Courtney Rogers, Laila F. Ramirez Lda, Joseph Jeffres, Stephanie Muccini Burke, Kevin Kaufman, Diane LeBlanc, Mike Sorrentino, Maria Tamagna, Jayson Seppala, Leah Trasher, Paul Anderson, Larry Rogers, Hannah Johnson, Kathy Webber, Ron Tauro, Charles Sillari, John DiMille and Happy 86th Birthday to Eddie Abate and Happy 8th Birthday to Xavier Rodgers

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Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, April 11, the 101st day of 2017 with 264 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:09 and sunset is @ 7:20. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1512 – The forces of the Holy League were heavily defeated by the French at the Battle of Ravenna.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

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BOSTON – State legislators and education leaders from across the Commonwealth gathered at the State House today to name Foundation Budget reforms as their top priority. Continue reading Rep. Connolly Joins Educators, Students, Parents, and Legislators East to West to Unite Around Foundation Budget Bill as Top Priority →

Click on link below to read:April 11th, 2017 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online!April 11th, 2017 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online!

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ONGOING PROGRAMS

The Council on Aging wants you! – The SCOA is supporting D.A. Marian Ryan’s Project C.A.R.E. and Project Linus. Helping children of trauma have some comfort in their time of need by providing them with homemade blankets. Help us reach our goal of 200 blankets. Knitted, crochet or handmade fleece accepted. Please contact Debby Higgins at 617-625-6600, ext. 2321. Continue reading Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Organizational Updates & Information →

The City of Somerville’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, and the City Engineering Department, invite all interested community members to the next community meeting in a public meeting series to discuss construction updates and park design for the upcoming Nunziato Field Stormwater and Park reconstruction project. Continue reading Nunziato Park & Stormwater Project Meeting, April 25 →

Photo by Frank Santangelo 

Community BBQ with family friendly activities including a spring egg hunt to be held at Blessing of the Bay Boat House following cleanup at noon with partners Groundwork Somerville & Comcast Cares
Continue reading Somerville Spring Cleanup Scheduled for Saturday, April 22 →

All year we’re celebrating the 175 years that Somerville has been a city, but our history stretches back much further. Somerville was a hotbed of activity during the Revolutionary War and run up to it as well. Continue reading Celebrating The 175 Years That Somerville Has Been A City All Year Long →

The team at Honda Village of Newton, part of Ray Ciccolo’s Village Automotive Group, welcomed about 75 fellow dog lovers to their second dog adoption event on Sunday afternoon in partnership with Last Hope K9 Rescue. Continue reading Somerville residents attend event to help shelter dogs find “FURever” homes →

We all intend to fill out the City census, but time goes by and somewhere along the way the form gets lost or recycled. If that’s what happened to your census form you’re in luck. You can download one from somervillema.gov/elections (or stop by the Elections Office and get another one) and still get it in. Continue reading Somerville Wants You To Fill Out Your City’s Census →

If you know a teen looking for a summer job, send them to the City’s Personnel Department where applications for the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program are now available. Continue reading Application for Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program Now Available →

Our condolences go out to the Forestier family for the passing of Kathleen Ann.  Continue reading Somerville Remembering Kathleen Ann (Campanella) Forestier →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, April 10, the 100th day of 2017 with 265 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:11 and sunset is @ 7:19. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1741 – Frederick II of Prussia defeated Maria Theresa’s forces at Mollwitz and conquered Silesia. 
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

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On Sunday, April 09, 2017, while on full uniform patrol for the Alpha Unit, Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Timothy DODSON (Larceny Over)Easter Basket Theft at KMart  →

On the morning of April 8th, 2017, I was assigned to Uniform Patrol in marked unit East-1. At 12:39 AM, while traveling west bound on Washington Street, a public way in the city of Somerville, I observed a black Nissan Sentra drive into the Somerville No Touch Car Wash. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Nardeep SINGH (Suspended License, Resisting Arrest) →

On the afternoon of Friday, April 07, 2017, I was assigned to marked unit E-3. At 11:15 AM I along with Officer Brioso were dispatched to 40 Union Square (Citizen Bank) for a report of an attempted credit card fraud. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Raven MOBLEY (Receive Stolen Credit Card) →

On Wednesday, April 05, 2017 at 11:56 PM, I was dispatched to the area of Broadway and McGrath Hwy after a motorist reported that a gray Toyota Highlander bearing Massachusetts registration XXXXX traveling East on Broadway was “all over the road, nearly struck several vehicles.” Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Alicia SCANLON (OUI Liquor) →

04/03/2017 22:16:20

21

ELMWOOD ST

SIMON , JOSEPH

21 ELMWOOD ST SOMERVILLE MA

SEAT BELT, FAIL WEAR c90 S13A
Continue reading Somerville Police Department Weekly Arrest Log 4/3/17-4/10/17 →

The Kirkland Tap & Trotter

425 Washington Street Somerville Wednesday April 19th 5:30-7:00pm

WED. APRIL 12 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

 
Although the weather might not fully cooperate, it is in fact spring in New England! To celebrate, LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Boston challenges guests to the first ever It’s Finally Spring! Scavenger Hunt Adult Night.
Continue reading LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTER BOSTON IT’S FINALLY SPRING! SCAVENGER HUNT ADULT NIGHT →

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston will host a Spring Themed Toddler Tuesday on April 11th and on April 25th, the event will celebrate all things Dinosaurs!
Toddler Tuesdays are the second and fourth Tuesday of eve Continue reading LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTER BOSTON TO HOST SPRING & DINOSAUR THEME TODDLER TUESDAYS IN APRIL →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, April 09, the 99th day of 2017 with 266 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:13 and sunset is @ 7:18. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 0193 – In the Balkans, the distinguished soldier Septimius Seversus was proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Here are some Somerville weathervanes in and around the city.  

The first two are on Somerville City Hall and the Somerville District Courthouse, but decided not to name the other three because they are safe in their incognito.  Continue reading Somerville Weathervanes by Skip Murray  →

The Irish American Police Officers Association is pleased to announce an upcoming benefit concert by our friend and member Cambridge Police Lieutenant Pauline Wells. Continue reading The Magical Voice of an Angel LT. Pauline Wells @ The Burren in Somerville  →

A successful entrepreneur is betting on Somerville’s dense population and dynamic urban lifestyle to be the key to a business venture that already has proven a winner in Reading and Woburn.
Continue reading Liquor Junction Hoping To Come To Somerville’s Twin City Plaza →

DEDHAM, Ma. (April 7, 2017)—The American Red Cross joins community leaders to host 3 blood drives in honor of the lives forever changed by the Boston Marathon bombings and to pay tribute to the strength and resilience shown by so many following the attacks.
Continue reading American Red Cross hosts commemorative blood drives in remembrance of the Boston Marathon bombings →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, April 08, the 98th day of 2017 with 267 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:14 and sunset is @ 7:17. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1513 – Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

By Frank Santangelo 

Meet this week’s “Special Persons of the Week:Stephen and Debra Higgins

Stephen and Debra Higgins are lifelong Somerville residents whose families have been a part of the fabric of our vibrant community for generations. Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Special Persons of the Week:Stephen and Debra Higgins →

By Bob Katzen 

The Baker Administration released the results of the state’s background check on applicants who applied to drive for Uber and Lyft since the Legislature approved a law regulating the application-based ride services. Continue reading 8,206 APPLICANTS FAILED A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DRIVE FOR UBER AND LYFT →

By Bob Katzen 

Gov. Baker filed a bill that would increase penalties for anyone charged with assaulting a police officer. The measure elevates the crime from a misdemeanor to a felony when causing serious bodily harm.
   ” Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:INCREASE PENALTIES FOR ASSAULT OF POLICE OFFICERS →

By Bob Katzen 

 The Revenue Committee held a hearing on a bill providing up to a $2,500 property tax exemption for taxpayers who serve as volunteer call or auxiliary firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Continue reading PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION BILL(S 1536) ON BEACON HILLSIDE  →

 By Bob Katzen 

  Senate 37-0, approved a bill authorizing $400 million ($200 million per year for two years) in funding for the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges in cities and towns across the state. Continue reading Senate Approves $400 Million For Local Roads and Bridges →

By Bob Katzen 

   THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local senators on the only roll call from the week of April 3-7. There were no roll calls in the House last week.
$400 MILLION FOR LOCAL ROADS AND BRIDGES (H 2783) Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 41 – Report No. 14 April 3-7, 2017 →

CAMBRIDGE – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that Alessandro Capobianco, 40, of Somerville, was arraigned today in Cambridge District Court and charged with uttering a counterfeit note, possession of a counterfeit note and defrauding an innkeeper under $100 in connection with an alleged attempt to pay a hotel bar tab with counterfeit bills. Continue reading Somerville Man Charged With Passing Counterfeit Bills →

Our condolences go out to the Pero family for the passing of Walter who sadly passed away this past Thursday. Walter Pero was a former Ward 4 Alderman, a Veterans Advocate (and US Army Veteran himself) as well as a Somerville Lion.  Continue reading Somerville Remembering Former Ward 4 Alderman Walter Pero →

Progressive Leadership – Proven Results

Please join us from 5:30pm – 7pm on April 19th for our re-election campaign kick off at the Kirkland Tap and Trotter, with special guest Mayor Joe Curtatone!   Continue reading Ward2 Maryann Houston Re-Election Campaign Kick Off Event →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, April 07, the 97th day of 2017 with 268 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:16 and sunset is @ 7:15. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1712 – A slave revolt broke out in New York City.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

What’s that you say? A 24-hour telethon, like Jerry Lewis? 
It is true! 
The Somerville Media Center studios (Boston Free Radio​ and Somerville Community Access Television)​ teamed up with the Boston Hassle​ to beam all of the madness happening for this weekend’s Hassle 24 Hour Telethon & Performance Marathon 2017!​ More information about this telethon and all the artists performing here! Continue reading Somerville Media Center:Watch the 24-Hour Performance Telethon Live! →

This chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government on its own people makes it clear that the United States and other nations around the globe have a moral obligation to accept Syrian refugees. You cannot watch horror like this and fail to recognize we need to be a haven for people seeking to escape this barbarity.

Somerville youth ages 16 and older are eligible to apply for summer employment within City departments and with local business partners. Applications due April 21. Continue reading Somerville:Applications for Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program Now Available →

http://www.artweekboston.org/event/songs-for-a-new-world-at-assembly-row/

“It’s about one moment.”
Join the Brown Box Theatre at Assembly Row for a pre-show talk and sneak-peek at the set up before a performance of Jason Robert Brown’s musical Songs for a New World. Continue reading Songs for a New World at Assembly Row May 5 at 6:30 pm–9:30 pm →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS THURSDAY, April 06, the 96th day of 2017 with 269 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:18 and sunset is @ 7:14. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1199 – English King Richard I was killed by an arrow at the siege of the castle of Chaluz in France.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

With the season’s Opening Day 

Come the sound of bats of balls
With Opening Day

Come the smell of leather 
Continue reading ODE TO OPENING DAY by Skip Murray  →

Our condolences go out to the Wright family for the loss of Gregory. Gregory P. Wright Sr. was a very nice man and he will be sadly missed here in Somerville. 

Obituary: Continue reading Somerville Remembering Gregory P. Wright Sr. →

If you care about affordable housing, please write to the Somerville Planning Board at planning@somervillema.gov or if you can, come to the Planning Board meeting tomorrow, Thursday, April 6, 6 PM at City Hall & tell the Planning Board NOT TO GRANT A WAIVER to Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT) for its proposed 500 unit apartment building on Block 8 in Assembly Square. Continue reading Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang:On Affordable Housing/ Planning Board NOT TO GRANT A WAIVER to Federal Realty  →

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He’s playing the “semantics” game with his phrase “serious 4th amendment issues”, because he knows he can’t say outright that illegal immigrants have rights.  Continue reading Top 5 Comments From Our Somervillenewsweekly.com Facebook News Site Article On:Mayor Joseph Curtatone on Undocumented Immigrants →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, April 05, the 95th day of 2017 with 270 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:19 and sunset is @ 7:13. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1242 – Russian troops repelled an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

If you have been waiting for your package to arrive on your doorstep and found nothing there. You, unfortunately, aren’t alone. Many package thefts are never reported so it is important that you take the appropriate steps to file a report. Continue reading Somerville Police Warn On Package Protection  →

On Friday, Somerville Police Chief David Fallon spoke at BPD Headquarters, with BPD Leadership and joined by the Command Staff of the Rochester NY PD, to share how working collaboratively with the youth groups such as in the case of The Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc. can help our youth have a strong voice in addressing and solving concerns in our communities.

Elza Lasauna passed away early Tuesday morning with family all around her. She was a beautiful sweet lady loved my many. She always talked about her kids and her grandchildren. Right now we need help to give her the services she deserves! Please help in anyway you can!

https://www.gofundme.com/3ll25zc

It’s the perfect day to talk about rain barrels. If you wish you were collecting all the rain falling today to water your garden, now’s the time to order an at-cost rain barrel through the City’s partnership with The Great American Rain Barrel Company. Continue reading Somerville Rain Barrel Program  →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, April 04, the 94th day of 2017 with 271 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:21 and sunset is @ 7:12. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 0896 – Formosus ended his reign as pope.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Click on link below to read:April 4th, 2017 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online! April 4th, 2017 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online!

Turn your favorite photos into “Somerville News Weekly Magic Moments!”

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Many Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Joanna Costante Callinan, Jerry Lorenzo, Al Davidson, Elizabeth Catavolo, Tommy Campo, Gene Leonard, Jim Younker, Suzanne Burroughs-Eaton, Jonathan Doran, Jason Oliveira, Steve Mac, Carol Foley, Gary Forestier Sr., Riane Scirocco, Victor Gaetano, Bernie Doherty and Kyleigh Collette!

Sent in by our readers!
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Sousa, Lorraine M. of Cambridge, March 31, 2017.

Devoted wife of the late Joseph J. Sousa. Loving mother of Linda Pavao and her husband Mario, Nelson Sousa and his wife Helen, Ronald Sousa and his wife Michelle. Continue reading Somerville Remembering MRS LORRAINE M. SOUSA →

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It was a star-studded event this past Sunday at the Somerville rink, with many local celebrities coming out to show their support, headlined by “Blades” the Boston Bruins mascot and Dave and Cathy Harrington of “The Ryan Harrington Foundation.” Continue reading Lyric’s Champs Skating Club Wraps Up Another Successful Season →

Deficiencies Similar to Previous MassHealth Audit Findings

BOSTON, MA — State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today issued an audit of the behavioral health program at MassHealth, which found that MassHealth paid doctors directly for providing mental health services that should have been paid for by the Massachusetts Behavior Health Partnership (MBHP). Continue reading Audit Finds Almost $193 Million in Improper or Questionable Behavioral Health Payments by MassHealth →

There is an important Ward 1 development going to the Planning Board this Thursday, 6pm in the Alderman’s Chambers at 93 Highland Ave. Federal Realty, the largest developer in the city, is proposing a 500 unit luxury apartment complex in Assembly Row. Continue reading Somerville Ward 1 Planning Board Meeting →

*Programs and broadcast times can change due to event addition or cancellation.
 

CITY TV 13/22

Wednesday, April 5

9:00 AM​Davis Sq. Neighborhood Meeting-Aesthetics and Character 
Continue reading EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS –SOMERVILLE CITY CABLE CONNECTION City TV (13 RCN/22 COMCAST) & Educational Channel 15 (15) →

Please join us

 Business After Hours

5-7 PM, Thursday, April 6, 2017
Continue reading Somerville Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at The Burren →

Here’s a low-cost way to protect your furry friend: Rabies vaccines for dogs and cats are only $10 at Somerville Animal Control’s 17th Annual Rabies Clinic this Saturday. From 10 a.m. to noon you can stop by the DPW Highway Garage to get your pet a rabies vaccine and to license your dog if you haven’t already. Continue reading 17th Annual Somerville Rabies Clinic  →


Photo Credit: ©2017 WGBH/Elizabeth Friar.

Somerville High School has moved on to the quarterfinal round to compete against Hingham High School on WGBH’s High School Quiz Show this week. Somerville defeated Acton-Boxborough High School in the first round on February 25 with a final score of 630 to 330. 
Continue reading Somerville High School moves on to High School Quiz Show Quarterfinals on WGBH This Saturday →

The Somerville Council on Aging was honored to host The Johnny Come Latelies, an all acoustic Irish Band on March 30 at the Holland Street Senior Center. Continue reading Somerville COA Thanks The Johnny Come Latelies  →

ONGOING PROGRAMS

The Council on Aging wants you! – The SCOA is supporting D.A. Marian Ryan’s Project C.A.R.E. and Project Linus. Helping children of trauma have some comfort in their time of need by providing them with homemade blankets. Help us reach our goal of 200 blankets. Knitted, crochet or handmade fleece accepted. Please contact Debby Higgins at 617-625-6600, ext. 2321.
Continue reading Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Organizational Updates & Information →

Dear Speak Up,

Last week channel 7, channel 5, Necn and now this week Fox News Business Network?

Come on Joe, please give us a break!
Mayor Curtatone, Somerville is not a sanctuary city and it hasn’t been a sanctuary city since 1989. Continue reading Letter to the Editor/Speak Up: Why is the mayor still insisting that Somerville is a sanctuary city when it has been proven not to be one? →

Members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit have been conducting an ongoing investigation involving Michael Carney. This narcotic investigation was initiated upon receiving several citizen complaints regarding what was perceived as illegal drug activity occurring out of 57 Bailey Road. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Michael CARNEY (PWID Class A, Methuen Warrant), Steve NUNZIATO & Janet JEFFERSON (Somerville Warrants) →

On Thursday, March 30, 2017, at 5:35 A.M., I responded along with Officers Khoury and Bork to XX Pearl Street for a larceny from a building. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Daniel CUNHA (B&E, Larceny) →

On the evening of Monday, March 27, 2017, I was assigned to marked unit E-3. At 17:23 hrs, I was dispatched along with E-1 Ofc. Schneider to 93 School Street for a report of a motor vehicle crash. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:Weldon TUCKER (OUI Liquor) →

John Doncaster of Somerville, MA | 1940 – 2017 | Obituary

John R. Doncaster, a lifelong resident of Somerville, passed away surrounded by his devoted family at home on Saturday, April 01, 2017, he was 76. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late John R. and Doris (Johnston) Doncaster-Walsh. A graduate of Somerville High School with the Class of 1958, John proudly served in the US Army and was a research specialist with the Polaroid Corp, retiring with over 30 years of service. Continue reading Somerville Remembering John Doncaster →

03/27/2017 17:23:24

93

SCHOOL ST

TUCKER , WELDON

66 VERNON ST. SOMERVILLE MA

OUI LIQUOR c90 S24

NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF MOTOR V
Continue reading Somerville Police Department Weekly Arrest Log 3/27/17-4/3/17 →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, April 03, the 93rd day of 2017 with 272 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:23 and sunset is @ 7:11. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida. He had sighted the land the day before. 
Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

“I can’t take my dogs out at night because of the rodent problem in Somerville. I hate trump and am very active in the “resistance”. But mayors get elected to take car of local issues, not be on Fox News.. Do something about the rats…”
Continue reading Somerville News Weekly’s Top 5 Comments of the Week! →

By Frank Santangelo 

Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week:Pasquale (Pat) Guarino
Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Special Person of the Week:Pasquale (Pat) Guarino →

Coming Soon to a Ville Near You! “Somerville Speak Up Live” A live broadcast by all your favorite straight forward characters talking about all the excitement in and around the City of Somerville! 

And no get out of jail free card’s with these three characters so buckle your seat belts and prepare yourself for the ride!

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, April 02, the 92ndh day of 2017 with 273 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:24 and sunset is @ 7:10. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida. The next day he went ashore.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Dear Speak Up Line,

A very good friend of mine works up at the mayors office and told me when you posted these links about Omar’s plot to weasel his way into the city’s politics as a ward alderman via the mayor’s brainstorming and the article about the Homans Building fence that got rapidly and mysteriously repaired only hours after this “Speak Up Site” went up and exposed the situation on Friday
Continue reading Letter to the Editor:You Sure Struck A Nerve Up At City Hall! →

This little guy is still looking for his family!! Please share! Please call us if you recognize this dog at 617-625-6600 ext.2190 or 617-625-1212. Continue reading Somerville Animal Control News:Found Dog  →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, April 01, the 91st day of 2017 with 274 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:26 and sunset is @ 7:09. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Saturn & Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 0527 – Justinianus became the emperor of Byzantium.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

Continue reading President Trump Orders Somerville’s Mayor’s Arrest Over Sanctuary City Dispute  →

People who get themselves whipped up over undocumented immigrants tend to be fact averse, but it’s important to get the facts out there. For instance, and I make repeated reference to this, there are serious 4th Amendment issues with detaining someone beyond the set period for the offense they’ve committed. Read the attached article to get the full story, but here’s the core of it: Continue reading Mayor Joseph Curtatone on Undocumented Immigrants →

Michael Kelleher is 6’2″ tall, was wearing a Celtics shirt, a gray sweatshirt, khakis, black sneakers & this grey Celtics hat. 
He was last seen at the TD Garden Wednesday 3/29 at the Celtics game. 
Continue reading Public’s Help Needed To Help Find Missing Person  →