GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS THURSDAY, December 06, the 340th day of 2018 with 25 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:58 and sunset is @ 4:10. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Uranus and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1735 – In London, French surgeon Claudius Amyand peformed the first successful appendectomy at St. George’s Hospital. The patient was an 11-year old boy that had swallowed a pin. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

Somerville Speakup Line:Dr Mouhab Z. Rizkallah’s Email to Alderman Niedergang and Mr. Alan Bingham Regarding Demolition Review Ordinance/Standing against Tyranny and Corruption

Dear Alderman Niedergang and Mr. Alan Bingham (cc all Alderman, Somerville News Weekly, Somerville Matters, ZoneSmart Somerville, SomervilleYIMBY.org)

I have reviewed Commissioner Alan Bingham’s letter to the Board of Alderman (below for others to review) and I have found it frustratingly inaccurate. Continue reading Somerville Speakup Line:Dr Mouhab Z. Rizkallah’s Email to Alderman Niedergang and Mr. Alan Bingham Regarding Demolition Review Ordinance/Standing against Tyranny and Corruption

Mark Niedergang, Ward 5 Alderman Update: GLX moving forward, Ball Sq. Bridge closure, big issues for 2019

In this issue:

Green Line Extension (GLX) moving forward; Ball Square buildings and Homans Building to be demolished
Broadway/Ball Square Bridge closure delayed until late February-early March; detour routes set; traffic and public safety impactsCitywide zoning overhaul round 3: major focus for Board of Aldermen in first half of 2019

Other big issues before the Board of Aldermen
Continue reading Mark Niedergang, Ward 5 Alderman Update: GLX moving forward, Ball Sq. Bridge closure, big issues for 2019