Join Teen Empowerment youth leaders for their photo gallery event partnered with the City of Somerville and Big City Mountaineers! Continue reading Somerville Armory Upcoming Event Aug 21st
Daily Archives: August 19, 2019
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, August 19, the 231st day of 2019 with 134 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:54 and sunset is @ 7:41. 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: 1812 – “Old Ironsides” (the USS Constitution) won a battle against the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia.
1848 – The discovery of gold in California was reported by the New York Herald. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Renovated East Somerville School Field Ribbon Cutting August 27
Join Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Ward 1 City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin on Tuesday, August 27, at 11 a.m. for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the East Somerville School Field, located at 50 Cross St. Continue reading Renovated East Somerville School Field Ribbon Cutting August 27
Somerville Arts Council Sponsors ‘Black, Brown & Queer Fest’ in Union Square on August 24
Multi-disciplinary arts festival to feature Queer and trans artists of color.
SOMERVILLE – The Somerville Arts Council is partnering with Oompa, a nationally-acclaimed, Boston- born, poet, rapper, and educator, to present a Black, Brown & Queer, a QTPOC (Queer and Trans, person of color) multi-disciplinary arts festival. Continue reading Somerville Arts Council Sponsors ‘Black, Brown & Queer Fest’ in Union Square on August 24
Three New Murals Coming to Somerville in August Local & International Artists
SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville will be getting three new murals in August and September, thanks to a mini mural festival by the City of Somerville and Somerville Arts Council. Continue reading Three New Murals Coming to Somerville in August Local & International Artists
Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Updates & Information
MASSACHUSETTS GUN LEGISLATION
By Bob Katzen
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee are holding a hearing on 68 bills on August 28 at 1 p.m. in Room A-2 at the Statehouse in Boston. Here are some of the bills on the agenda: Continue reading MASSACHUSETTS GUN LEGISLATION
DELIVERY OF MARIJUANA TO HOMES
By Bob Katzen
The Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) has been working on drafting new regulations for the marijuana industry in the Bay State. They presented them at two public hearings last week. Continue reading DELIVERY OF MARIJUANA TO HOMES
Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 44- Report No. 33 August 12-16, 2019
By Bob Katzen
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ roll call attendance records for the 2019 session through August 16. Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 44- Report No. 33 August 12-16, 2019
Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Taylor LACORTE (Unarmed Robbery, Narcotics, False ID Info, RSP)
On 15 August, 2019 at approximately 12:33 a.m. I was assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division car E3. I was dispatched, along with car E2 (Officer Nick Moreira), to Belmont Street at Summer Street for a report of a robbery. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Taylor LACORTE (Unarmed Robbery, Narcotics, False ID Info, RSP)
Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Thomas MURPHY (Larceny)
On August 13th, 2019, I, Officer James Torres, was in full uniform, while assigned to marked unit East 1, during the day shift. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Thomas MURPHY (Larceny)
