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Dear Billy T and Somerville Speakup Line,

You’re absolutely on the correct trail here Billy because the administration is trying vigorously to cover up this Somerville Police Department Compensation and Overtime Scandal that you exposed so no more bad information and bad press comes out on the mayor and the chief’s wrongdoings and coverups keeping it all from the public eye. Continue reading Somerville Speakup Line:Let’s Take Our City Back and Stop the Political Criminalized Coverups →

On February 19, 2019, I, Officer Tim Van Nostrand, was on duty and assigned to uniform patrol as the Alpha unit. While speaking with a citizen on Grand Union Blvd, I received an alert from KMART loss prevention associate XXXX that a shoplifter was fleeing on foot toward Assembly Row. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Kenny RODRIGUEZ (Shoplifting 3rd Off., Removal of Theft Detection Device)at K-Mart →

On 2/21/2019, I (Officer Devin Schneider) was in full uniform while assigned to marked cruiser East-1 (781) during the 4pm-12am shift. The following report is a summary of the events that I witnessed that day, as they pertain to incident #19009644: Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Joseph LORD (Disorderly, Fail to Stop for Police, Litter from MV) →

Continue reading Somerville Police Department Weekly Arrest Log 2/11/19 – 2/24/19 →

By Phil Harris 

This story begins during the summer of 1981, when my wife Shelley, was visiting her adopted mother’s home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. A suburb northwest of Albuquerque. She was accompanied by her husband at the time, just to visit for a short time. Her husband had been taking some college courses and stated he always got good grades. Continue reading DNA — LONG JOURNEY FOR THE TRUTH IN SOMERVILLE AND CAMBRIDGE →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, February 25, the 56th day of 2019 with 309 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:26 and sunset is @ 5:27. 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: 1570 – England’s Queen Elizabeth I was excommunicated by Pope Pius V. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer →

Many Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday greetings go out to Rod Kreimeyer, Allie Salvia, Ynohtna Michael Aiovas, David Mangan, Donald Arbeene, Judith Medeiros, Bobby Travers, Jonathan James Jolicoeur, Sean Fitzgerald, Dana Iacopucci, Joe Voutour, Jamie Love, Maria Natalina, Kerry Belski, Walter King, Stephen Buckley, Marilyn Lillis, John Walker, Paula Gartland, Susan Mangherini Griffin,Happy 10th Birthday to Aidan Barry, Happy 11th Birthday to Jules Alves and 17th Happy Birthday to Tea Desmond

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All Massachusetts dog owners are required to license their furry friends and we hope to make the process doggone easy. Licenses issued by the city can be purchased any time during the year, right up until Continue reading Give a Dog a Bone: License Your Pet in 2019 →

As many a meme make abundantly clear, the idea of “adulting” can be as intimidating as it is vague. Continue reading Teens Invited to Up Their “Adulting” Acumen at Adult 101 Fair →

Though quite literally the building block of life, most of us would be hard pressed to explain exactly what DNA is. Continue reading Attend a Free Genetic Literacy Workshop, Become a Gene-ius →

A large crane hovers above the chimney behind the high school.
Somerville High School construction is underway, and gradual changes to parking options on the Central Hill Campus and the surrounding public streets have begun. Continue reading Meeting on Parking During SHS Construction →

The good news: After decades of advocacy, the Green Line Extension is finally coming to Somerville! Once it’s complete, 85% of Somerville residents will live within half a mile of a train stop and will have expanded transit options. Continue reading GLX Bridge Closures Begin March 22 →