Photos by Jessica Turner and John Stamatakis
By William Tauro
Three United States Air Force V-22 Osprey aircrafts were spotted flying over Somerville Clarendon Hill Apartments this past Friday early evening as captured in these photographs by Somerville Resident/Clarendon Residents United President Jessica Turner. Continue reading Military V-22 Ospreys Spotted Flying Over Somerville
By William Tauro
Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week:Martin Polignone.
Martin Polignone is a long time Cobble Hill resident and advocate for the elderly and disabled.
Martin is a double graduate of Boston College with a BA and Master’s of Administrative Science.
After being a small technology business owner with contacts and travel as far as the former Soviet Union and Russian joint ventures, Martin earned his law degree and works on the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Elder Hotline and was recently appointed as a Trustee on the Somerville Affordable Housing Trust.
Martin is also a member of the Ward One Democratic Committee , a former mediator in Somerville District Court and also served in the US Coast Guard Auxillary as a staff officer.
Martin is very proud to call Somerville his home.
Our hats are off to his true Somerville spirit!
We here at the Somerville News Weekly salute you for everything that you do to make Somerville a better place.
Congratulations!
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, January 20, the 20th day of 2018 with 345 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:08 and sunset is @ 4:41. 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: 1265 – The first English parliament met in Westminster Hall. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
By Bob Katzen
This bill would promote local control, increased funding and effective training of School Resource Officers (SROs). These officers are police officers and other law-enforcement officers who work directly in schools and provide law enforcement and security services to all public-school students.
By Bob Katzen
This bill(S 249) – Requires the state to develop and allow cities and towns to institute a program to teach financial literacy to students in pre-kindergarten to grade 12. Continue reading STUDENTS TO LEARN FINANCIAL LITERACY
By Bob Katzen
House Bill(S 251) creates a grant program to finance the costs of purchasing and installing water bottle filling station equipment in school buildings, playgrounds and athletic fields. The measure recommends the program be funded with at least $2 million but the money is still subject to legislative approval.
Continue reading HOUSE VOTES ON WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS IN SCHOOLS
By Bob Katzen
The Senate approved and sent to the House a proposal that would allow only certified and licensed real estate appraisers to appraise property for real estate transactions. Current law allows a person who is not certified as a real estate appraiser to appraise real estate in connection with non-federally related transactions for compensation.
Continue reading REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS PROPOSAL SENT TO SENATE
By Bob Katzen
The Senate approved the creation of a 9-member committee to review the sexual harassment policies and procedures of the Senate. The committee, chaired by Sen. Joan Lovely (D-Salem), has until May 15 to report its findings and make recommendations.
Continue reading REVIEW SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES OF THE SENATE
By Bob Katzen
Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House legislation that would require all colleges in Massachusetts to give applicants who have been accepted to the college, a uniform financial aid information sheet, developed by the federal government, to assist with the financial part of the student’s decision whether to enroll in that school. Currently, an estimated 3,300 U.S. institutions across the nation, including 66 in Massachusetts, already use the information sheet.
By Bob Katzen
Senate 39-0, approved the creation of a 7-member Senate committee to review the Federal Communications Commission’s December 14th ruling that repealed a 2015 Obama-era net neutrality regulation. The ruling overturned the regulation that required Internet service providers to treat all data on the Internet the same and barred them from blocking or slowing down traffic or offering “paid fast lanes.” The committee’s is charged with making recommendations and/or filing legislation that would protect Massachusetts consumers.
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By Bob Katzen
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of January 15-19. There were no roll calls in the House last week.
Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 43 – Report No. 3 January 15-19, 2018
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.
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) is a non-profit agency that supports the independence and well-being of older people in Somerville and Cambridge.
The agency operates under a local volunteer board of directors, which recently elected new officers for 2018. The new officers are:
Continue reading Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Board Elects New Officers for 2018
Left to Right: Laura Van Zandt, Executive Director, REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, Marian Ryan, District Attorney
WOBURN – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that the proceeds from over 160 forfeited cell phones have been donated to REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, an organization that raises community awareness about domestic violence and provides support and services to survivors and their families.
Discounted Hubway bike share now available for SNAP participants
BOSTON – Thursday, January 18, 2018 – The Metro-Boston public bike share system, Hubway, is now available at a significant discount to low-income families and individuals. “SNAP Card to Ride” was launched by the Cities of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, the Town of Brookline, the Department of Transitional Assistance, and bikeshare operator Motivate.
Continue reading BOSTON, BROOKLINE, CAMBRIDGE AND SOMERVILLE LAUNCH “SNAP CARD TO RIDE” BIKE SHARE
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, January 19, the 19th day of 2018 with 346 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:09 and sunset is @ 4:39. 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: 1419 – Rouen surrendered to Henry V, completing his conquest of Normandy. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
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