Dear Somerville News Weekly Speak Up Line,

About 10 years ago, I had a problem with the sewer line entering our home. We noticed a small but evident back up in our main sewer pipe in the basement.
Drain Doctor inspected the pipe and said they were certain it was on the street. After repeated calls to city hall, I was met with an excavator who wanted to dig in my yard, because the city didn’t want to investigate the “chimney”, in the street which my sewer line is attached.  Continue reading Letter to the Editor:Mayor Curtatone and Stan Koty Neglected Somerville Resident’s Sewer Issues on Claremon and Mead – Ward 7 For Years →

Dear Somerville News Weekly Speak Up Line,

The city DPW arrived at 6:30 this Saturday morning to start digging up a sidewalk (SPD later left a voicemail stating their claim the sidewalk was unsafe). Continue reading Letter to the Editor:Cut The Crap Stan Koty Do Your Gravy Jobs During The Work Week →

Two events honoring the Grand Union Flag and Somerville’s history planned for June 17
SOMERVILLE – Did you know? Recent research by historian Byron DeLear has discovered that the Grand Union Flag, first flown atop Somerville’s Prospect Hill in 1776, Continue reading Celebrate Somerville’s 175th Flag Day at the Site of the Nation’s First Flag Raising →