By Arthur Moore
Hopefully we can have a good meeting of the minds and bring some relief to Winter Hill. And I repeat, we are not Continue reading Upcoming Bike and Bus Lane Meeting, Monday, December 9, 6 p.m., Somerville City Council Chambers
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Come See Comedian Mark Riley Tonight at the Kowloon Saugus
Tonight come laugh away your Black Friday stress with me at Kowloon Komedy. No angry mobs. Plenty of parking.
Somerville Animal Control Updates: FOUND DOG!! PLEASE SHARE!!
This very friendly male was found today(11/28/19) in the area of Heath St. Please contact the Somerville Police at 617-625-1212 if this is your dog. Thank you!
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Sponsored by STEALING SOMERVILLE Death of an Urban City To order STEALING SOMERVILLE go to: www.Amazon.com
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS THURSDAY, November 28, the 332nd day of 2019 with 33 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:50 and sunset is @ 4:13. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Uranus and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1520 – Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait. The strait was named after him. He was the first European to sail the Pacific from the east. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Greg Walsh – Going Track by Track
Q:What inspired you to write “Counting Down to Zero (From 1) and when was it written?
A:I wrote it back in 2006, and it’s the first and only song I ever wrote for Pop Gun. When we started the band back in 1992, we did play Continue reading Greg Walsh – Going Track by Track
Somerville Remembering Thomas W. Ross
Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends on Thomas W. Ross on his passing. Continue reading Somerville Remembering Thomas W. Ross
Save Money and Energy with Mass Save Program through City of Somerville this Winter
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Sponsored by STEALING SOMERVILLE Death of an Urban City To order STEALING SOMERVILLE go to: www.Amazon.com
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, November 27, the 330th day of 2019 with 35 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:48 and sunset is @ 4:14. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Uranus and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1684 – Japan’s shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa was born. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
A WEEKLY SOMERVILLE STORY: FREDDY SOLBERG OF FREDDY’S HARDWARE COMPANY PART THREE
By Arthur Moore
I have links posted below for those with access to the internet that do him more justice to his life than I can. The last one the video is short but says so much. Well worth reading and
The Essence of Donald J. Trump By Somerville’s Laurie Luongo
Photo:The book signing at Barnes & Noble on November 2019
By Laurie Luongo
I grew up in Somerville ~ more than 50 years ago ~ when it was a good place to live and raise a family. Mine moved from the North End when my Uncle purchased a three-family home on Marshall Street. Continue reading The Essence of Donald J. Trump By Somerville’s Laurie Luongo
Somerville Animal Control Updates: MISSING CAT!! PLEASE SHARE!!
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Sponsored by STEALING SOMERVILLE Death of an Urban City To order STEALING SOMERVILLE go to: www.Amazon.com
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, November 26, the 329th day of 2019 with 36 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:46 and sunset is @ 4:15. The New Moon is exact @ 10:07 AM EST. The morning stars are stars are Uranus and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1716 – The first lion to be exhibited in America went on display in Boston, MA. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
November 26th, 2019 The Somerville News Weekly Print Edition Online
Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person of the Week: Lutenent Mike Marino
The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week
Happy Birthday to a number of Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday to Lisa D’Angelo, Barbara Roberts Survilas, Darlene Pafine, Anna Rizzo, Skip Murray, John Oliver, Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week
Somerville Fines Increase and Speedzones Multiply EFFECTIVE: DECEMBER18, 2019
THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION BY THE POWER VESTED IN IT THROUGH A SPECIAL ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, CHAPTER 397 OF THE ACTS OF 1978, HEREBY AMENDS THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCES WITH THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS:
2019-81 Article V Section 5-15 “Handicapped Parking” is amended with the addition of the following location: 43 Madison St
2019-82 Article XI Section 11-2 “Penalties” is amended with the following
Somerville Speakup Line:The Broadway Fiasco
Dear Billy T and Somerville Speakup Line,
Below is a email cc’d letter from Somerville City Councilor Mark Niedergang to David Blumsack, Arthur Moore, Kate W. Castle and Billy Tauro regarding the Broadway fiasco. Below that is David Blumsack’s reply. Continue reading Somerville Speakup Line:The Broadway Fiasco
Public Hearing: City Council Traffic and Parking Committee of the Whole & Traffic Commission Joint Public Hearing on Broadway Bus/Bicycle Lanes
Monday, December 9, 6 p.m., City Council Chambers
The City Council Traffic and Parking Committee of the Whole and the Traffic Commission invite community members to a joint public hearing on Monday, December 9, at 6 p.m., to Continue reading Public Hearing: City Council Traffic and Parking Committee of the Whole & Traffic Commission Joint Public Hearing on Broadway Bus/Bicycle Lanes
Hotline to the Underground Week 6 By Joe Viglione
The Cantab’s downstairs cellar-full-of-noise, Club Bohemia has an after Thanksgiving party on Saturday Nov 30. Continue reading Hotline to the Underground Week 6 By Joe Viglione
Legendary Fine Dining Restaurant, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Opens in Somerville, Mass. Beloved steak house– known for serving steaks on 500-degree sizzling plates – announces opening in Somerville’s historic Assembly Row
SOMERVILLE, MASS. – Nov. 22, 2019 – Famed fine-dining establishment, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, will officially open its 159th location in Somerville’s historic Assembly Row on Monday, November 25. Continue reading Legendary Fine Dining Restaurant, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Opens in Somerville, Mass. Beloved steak house– known for serving steaks on 500-degree sizzling plates – announces opening in Somerville’s historic Assembly Row
St. Francis of Assisi Church HOLIDAY BRUNCH/BAZAAR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2019 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
(drawing begins at 12:30)
St. Francis Church Hall
(corner of Sciarappa and Cambridge)
East Cambridge, MA
Continue reading St. Francis of Assisi Church HOLIDAY BRUNCH/BAZAAR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2019 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Sponsored by STEALING SOMERVILLE Death of an Urban City To order STEALING SOMERVILLE go to: www.Amazon.com
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, November 25, the 328th day of 2019 with 37 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:46 and sunset is @ 4:15. 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: 1715 – Sybilla Thomas Masters became the first American to be granted an English patent for cleaning and curing Indian corn. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Somerville Public Hearing: City Council Traffic and Parking Committee of the Whole & Traffic Commission Joint Public Hearing on Broadway Bus/Bicycle Lanes
Monday, December 9, 6 p.m., City Council Chambers
The City Council Traffic and Parking Committee of the Whole and the Traffic Commission invite community members to a Continue reading Somerville Public Hearing: City Council Traffic and Parking Committee of the Whole & Traffic Commission Joint Public Hearing on Broadway Bus/Bicycle Lanes
Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Samuel WILSON (OUI Liquor, Reckless Operation)
On 11/20/2019, while assigned to marked unit East-3, I responded with East-2 (Officer Soares) to 1 Fitchburg Street for reports of a motor vehicle accident. Sierra-8 (Sergeant McCarey), Sierra-9 (Lieutenant DiGregorio) and Tango-8 (Officer Wyatt) responded. Dispatch advised us that a vehicle had crashed into
Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Kenny PIERRE (Receive Stolen MV, Poss. Counterfeit Device, Poss. Stolen CC’s/Blank Cards and MV Violations)(BPD Warrants), Christopher WORRELL (Receive Stolen MV) & Onaji CRAYTON-TODDMAN (Receive Stolen MV, Carry DW) at Assembly Row
Photos by JoAnn Crosby
On 11/22/2019, while assigned to marked unit East-1, I heard a transmission on the radio that East-3, Officer Soares had a Lo-Jack alerts in his cruiser that was telling him he had a stolen vehicle in the area.