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We Are This Close To Ending Polio!!

Did you know today is #WorldPolioDay? Here’s some of our members doing their part to promote awareness to eradicate this disease. Continue reading Somerville Rotary Club Joins In Fighting Polio →

By Charles J. Breen Jr.

Two new firefighters were sworn in during the Tuesday, October 23rd Board of Aldermen meeting. Seamus Lynch and Troy Martini will start orientation with the department on November 5th for two weeks and then report to the MA Firefighting Academy in Stow.

Continue reading Somerville Fire Department Hires Two →

By William Tauro

This past Wednesday night during commuter’s evening drive home, two automobiles collided at the intersection of Somerville Avenue at Spring Street shutting down traffic for almost an hour. Continue reading Serious Evening Drive Crash on Somerville Ave →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, October 24, the 297th day of 2018 with 68 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:07 and sunset is @ 5:49. The Full Hunter’s Moon is exact @ 12:46 PM EDT. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury & Saturn. The evening stars are Neptune, Uranus & Venus.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1632 – Scientist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, Holland. He created the first microscope lenses that were powerful enough to observe single-celled animals. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer →

The Little Sisters of the Poor at the Saint Jeanne Jugan Residence on Highland Avenue are celebrating the orders arrival in the United States 150 years ago.  To help mark the occasion, the crew from the Somerville Media Center spent an afternoon highlighting the terrific work the Little Sister do for the poor and the elderly.

Watch it here.