Happy Birthday to a number of Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday to Donna Clark, Jack Farrell, Jim Farrell, Joe giovanello, Laura Delorey, Cristina DiSchino, Paul McBrine, Jim McNally, Carol Cappiello, Gina Salamone Castiello, Diane Rose, Thomas Ross, Debbie Jennings Hayes, John Brady, Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week
Daily Archives: December 29, 2019
Somerville News Weekly Speakup Line:Christmas At The South Middlesex Registry of Deeds
Dear Billy T and Somerville News Weekly Speakup Line,
Could you please publish this letter for us minions who refuse to curtsey to this animal aka “Dragon Lady”
At a Sparsely attended holiday lunch on December 19, for which staff paid, Register Maria Curtatone stole the Continue reading Somerville News Weekly Speakup Line:Christmas At The South Middlesex Registry of Deeds
Patriots Present Patriots Difference Maker of the Week Award to Richard Cohen from Somerville, Mass.
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Richard Cohen (left) from Somerville, Mass. was selected as a 2019 Patriots Difference Maker of the Week for his volunteer efforts at Partners for Youth with Disabilities. Richard has been invited to Continue reading Patriots Present Patriots Difference Maker of the Week Award to Richard Cohen from Somerville, Mass.
Somerville Stories: My Brother Richard and Food from Park Street Days
Food by Arthur Moore
Ok, so we know that the cookouts were awesome and loaded with different foods from each family. I don’t know what each one ‘s special dishes were, but I do know what came from our house. Continue reading Somerville Stories: My Brother Richard and Food from Park Street Days
Somerville Heading Into 2020
By Arthur Moore
Back in 67 I got married, bought my very first new car from Salvi Ford. Before that we used to go to New year’s parties and never thought much of it how stupid we were. Continue reading Somerville Heading Into 2020
Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person of the Week:Somerville Community Police Officer Anthony Manzelli
Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week: Anthony Manzelli Continue reading Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person of the Week:Somerville Community Police Officer Anthony Manzelli
THE SOMERVILLE NEWS WEEKLY 2019 “BEST OF THE BEST OF SOMERVILLE” AWARD WINNERS
Best Massachusetts Quotable Quotes of 2019
QUOTABLE QUOTES – The venerable State House News Service, one of the state’s most highly rated and admired news reporting services, asked the Statehouse press corps to vote on the top ten Massachusetts stories of 2019. The news service has been
PROHIBIT SANCTUARY CITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
By Bob Katzen
The House accepted a report of the Municipalities and Regional Government Committee recommending the defeat of a bill that would prohibit
AUTO AND HOME INSURANCE DISCOUNTS
By Bob Katzen
The House and Senate approved and sent to Gov. Baker legislation waiving for another five years a law that requires businesses and groups to have a
STATE:TENANT HAS FIRST OPTION
By Bob Katzen
The Housing Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in the Statehouse’s Gardner Auditorium on a proposal requiring an owner who is selling his or her residential property to
MINIMUM WAGE HIKE ON JANUARY 1
By Bob Katzen
The state’s minimum wage goes from $12 per hour to $12.75 per hour beginning January 1. It is the second step in an annual hike of 75 cents over five years until it reaches $15 per hour in 2023. The Legislature approved the raise and
FOUR POSSIBLE BALLOT QUESTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2020 BALLOT
By Bob Katzen
Four questions proposing new laws have cleared the next hurdle to get on the November 2020 ballot for voters to
Somerville Police Department Weekly Arrest Log 12/16/19 – 12/22/19
Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Osmin CORTEZ (ADW, A&B)
On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at 8:31 A.M., I was dispatched along with Officer Lorenti to Sullivan Square Liquor located at 88 Broadway for a fight. Somerville Police control informed responding officers that one of the parties involved had a
Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Joseph MUZZI (Possession of Class B Drug)
On 12/20/2019, while assigned to marked unit West-6 I was dispatched to Rite Aid for reports of a shoplifter. West-7 (Officer Kim) was dispatched as backup.
Upon our arrival the suspect, later to be identified as Joseph Muzzi was located inside the store by the
Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Lajuane BLEACH & Destin TYLER (Shoplifting, Possession of Dangerous Weapon)
On the above date and time, Officer Samir Messaoudi and I, were dispatched to 105 Middlesex Avenue, TJ Maxx for two males, Lajuane Bleach and Destin Tyler, concealing unpaid merchandise into a
Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 44 – Report No. 52 December 23-27, 2019
By Bob Katzen
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Real Life Somerville Police Stories: John ACETO (Possession of Class A Drug)
I, Officer Roger Desrochers, report the following summary of events based on direct interview with the persons named.
On Friday, December 20, 2019, I, Officer Desrochers, was in full-uniform and
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, December 29, the 363rd day of 2019 with 02 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:13 and sunset is @ 4:18. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1170 – St. Thomas à Becket, the 40th archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in his own cathedral by four knights acting on Henry II’s orders. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer