Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Jamal ESCOBAR (Billerica Warrant, Resisting Arrest)

On the above date and time, while assigned to the Gang Unit, Sgt. Capasso, Det. Cicerone and I observed Jamal Escobar and XXXXX in the area of 93 Glen St. Both young men are very well known to the Somerville Police as we are to them. The day prior, Sgt. Capasso and I spoke with XXXXX and offered him services with the Roca organization in Chelsea. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Jamal ESCOBAR (Billerica Warrant, Resisting Arrest)

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, October 09, the 282nd day of 2017 with 83 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:49 and sunset is @ 6:12. 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: 1635 – Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was banished from Massachusetts because he had spoken out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away land that belonged to the Indians. Williams had founded Providence, Rhode Island as a place for people to seek religious freedom.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

“Inclusion Drives Innovation,” a Celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Planned for ‪October 24‬

The Somerville Commission for Persons with Disabilities invites all community members to its annual event in celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, on Tuesday, October 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The event, “Inclusion Drives Innovation,” will take place on at the Highlander Café at Somerville High School (atrium entrance), and will feature visual art, poetry, music, and a panel discussion led by Colleen Flanagan, Executive Director of Disability Action for America and Adriana Malozzi, Founder and CEO of Puffin.

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