Move vehicles to even side by midnight Sunday to avoid ticketing and towing
IMPORTANT: Parking is no longer allowed in school lots during snow emergencies; other municipal lots are still available for parking Continue reading SOMERVILLE DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, MARCH 3, AT 8 P.M.
Daily Archives: March 3, 2019
Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Updates & Information
ALLOW BUSINESSES TO OPT INTO “DO NOT CALL” LIST
By Bob Katzen
This bill restricts telemarketing companies doing business in the state by allowing businesses to sign up for a “do not call” list and fining companies up to $5,000 if they call a business on the list. Current law only allows individual consumers to sign up for the list. Continue reading ALLOW BUSINESSES TO OPT INTO “DO NOT CALL” LIST
REQUIRE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO FROM ALL DRIVERS
By Bob Katzen
This law requires licensed drivers over age 21 to provide the Registry of Motor Vehicles with the name and contact information of a person to be contacted in an emergency. Drivers under 21 would be required to provide the same information about their next of kin. Continue reading REQUIRE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO FROM ALL DRIVERS
MUST REGISTER BIKES WITH REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
By Bob Katzen
This law requires anyone age 21 and older to register his or her bicycle biannually with the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The state would establish a fee and issue a license plate that the bicyclist would be required to attach to his or her bike.
MUST REGISTER BIKES WITH REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
By Bob Katzen
This law requires anyone age 21 and older to register his or her bicycle biannually with the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The state would establish a fee and issue a license plate that the bicyclist would be required to attach to his or her bike.
TREASURER GOLDBERG UNVEILS UNCLAIMED PROPERTY LIST
By Bob Katzen
State Treasurer Deb Goldberg unveiled the latest list of unclaimed property owners. More than 45,000 new properties were added to the current list of properties owed individuals and businesses across the state. Continue reading TREASURER GOLDBERG UNVEILS UNCLAIMED PROPERTY LIST
GOV BAKER OPPOSES SAFE DRUG INJECTION SITES
By Bob Katzen
Governor Charlie Baker rejected an idea recommended by his recently-created Harm Reduction Commission that Massachusetts should consider creating a pilot program for a safe drug injection site as another tool to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Continue reading GOV BAKER OPPOSES SAFE DRUG INJECTION SITES
HOUSE APPROVES $135 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
By Bob Katzen
The House 154-0, approved and sent to the Senate a $135 million supplemental budget to cover expenses and to fund various state programs and agencies that are running out of money. The package is some $30 million less than the one proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker in early February. Continue reading HOUSE APPROVES $135 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 44 – Report No. 9 February 25-March 1, 2019
By Bob Katzen
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on the only roll call from the week of February 25-March 1. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week. Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 44 – Report No. 9 February 25-March 1, 2019
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Good Morning is Sponsored by STEALING SOMERVILLE Death of an Urban City To order STEALING SOMERVILLE go to:www.Stealingsomerville.com
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, March 03, the 62nd day of 2019 with 303 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:17 and sunset is @ 5:34. 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: 1791 – The U.S. Congress passed a resolution that created the U.S. Mint. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Somerville Speakup Line:Arts at the Armory Only Shovels Front Sidewalk for Show
Photo:Rear sidewalk
Dear Billy T and Somerville Speakup Line,
I read the Councillor from Ward 5 is concerned with the safety of the residents. Maybe another visit to the Arts at the Armory to see the rear sidewalk, stairs and walkway did not get shoveled again. Continue reading Somerville Speakup Line:Arts at the Armory Only Shovels Front Sidewalk for Show
Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person of the Week:Retired Somerville Police Lt. Joe McCain
Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week: Joe McCain
Lt. Joe McCain retired from the Somerville Police Department on his 26th anniversary on September 11, 2015. He was born and raised in Somerville. Continue reading Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person of the Week:Retired Somerville Police Lt. Joe McCain
Somerville’s Own “HELEN TRIO” Check It Out!
A band of brothers in the truest sense; Helen Trio is comprised of three brothers from Somerville. Liam Mccain on the lead guitar and vocals, Joe McCain on drums, and Lucas McCain on the bass.
The brothers raised on Led Zeppelin, Rage Against The Machine, The Meters, Sabbath and old school hip hop. Playing together since middle school, all confident front men in their own right, they are solid song writers, vocalists and instrumentalists. Continue reading Somerville’s Own “HELEN TRIO” Check It Out!
#ICYMI: Somerville Community Summit Video
Click on link below to view video:https://youtu.be/mpJhu0MzyOg
Over the last couple of decades, Somerville has started turning into what media researchers call a “news desert”—a municipality lacking enough news outlets to properly cover all relevant political, social, and cultural developments. Continue reading #ICYMI: Somerville Community Summit Video
Somerville Speakup Line: Somerville’s Saturday Snow Emergecy Simply Put Poor Management
Dear Billy T and Somerville Speakup Line,
Simply put poor management. An evaluation of each news stations prediction of the forecast, track, timing and temperature after would have enabled someone to make a more logical decision.
Somerville How Would You ”Fix The Ville?”
Since most of what we post seems to bring out the facebook trolls and the town folks that seem to love to hate on what’s going on in Somerville, let’s pose the question “How would you honestly “Fix the Ville?” Continue reading Somerville How Would You ”Fix The Ville?”