Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week:Nicholas Stiles

Former Somerville Police Officer Nicholas Stiles retired in 2013 after 40 years of law enforcement service to the City of Somerville.

He has served Ward One for almost twenty years as the Ward’s Community Police Officer.

Back in January, Officer Stiles suffered a major heart attack while on a Florida beach where his aorta shredded and he was transported to the Bethesda Hospital East located Boynton Beach, Florida where then later transported by medical helicopter to the JFK Medical Center that’s located in Lakewood Florida where he underwent eight hours of heart surgery.

Today Officer Styles is back in the city that he loves and can be found in full uniform again on the streets of Somerville helping out with the many details in and around the city.

When he was on the job full-time, Officer Nicholas Stiles did a great job as the Ward 1 community police officer and that everybody knows and respected him in the community as well as he is somebody that everyone trusts.

Officer Stiles was honored in 2010 regarding his efforts in enriching the quality of life for the residents of the City of Somerville.

We here at the Somerville News Weekly salute you for everything that you do to make Somerville a better place.

Congratulations!