We told you that INXS will be in theaters on Monday December 9 with their Live Baby Live! It’s at these theaters *Regal Fenway Boston *Revere Showcase Cinemas *Showcase Legacy Place (Dedham) Continue reading Hotline to the Underground Supplement by Joe Viglione
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, December 08, the 342nd day of 2019 with 23 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:00 and sunset is @ 4:11. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1765 – Eli Whitney was born in Westboro, MA. Whitney invented the cotton gin and developed the concept of mass-production of interchangeable parts. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
By Bob Katzen
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local senators and representatives from recent sessions in
By Bob Katzen
The Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on December 17 in Room A-1 at the Statehouse from 10 a.m. to noon on a bill that would allow police officers and other public safety personnel to
By Bob Katzen
The House gave initial approval to a bill that would raise from $35 per day to $42 per day the maximum storage charges a towing company can charge for motor vehicles that are
By Bob Katzen
The House gave initial approval to a bill that would prohibit any contract or agreement between an employer and a PA to include a non-compete clause which prohibits the
By Bob Katzen
The House gave initial approval to a bill that would allow a city or town to give preference to
By Bob Katzen
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it is taking steps to install federally-mandated mile-based exit signs on the state’s highways, including I-90, I-93, I-95, I-495 and
By Bob Katzen
The Massachusetts Senate 10-29, rejected an amendment that would annually give 10 percent of the payments received from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement to
By Bob Katzen
The House 156-0, approved and sent to the Senate a bill designed to boost participation rates in school breakfast programs in high-poverty schools. The measure would require that
The Somerville Parks and Recreation Department is launching a new program: family-friendly field trips to fun locations in
Please join the Somerville Department of Public Space and Urban Forestry, Ward 7 City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne, and the Somerville Public Schools on Continue reading WSNS Schoolyard Design Community Meeting Wednesday, December 11
Join the City’s Economic Development team and Ward 4 City Councilor Jesse Clingan for a community meeting on Tuesday, December 17, to discuss the vacant site of the former Star Market on Broadway. The meeting, which will Continue reading Winter Hill Community Meeting on Vacant Star Market Site: Tuesday, December 17 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Healey School
Date: December 11, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Please join us for free appetizers, excellent networking, business card drawing, cash bar & no cover at The Row Hotel at Assembly Row. Continue reading Somerville Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at The Row Dec 11th
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, December 07, the 341st day of 2019 with 24 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:59 and sunset is @ 4:11. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1431 – In Paris, Henry VI of England was crowned King of France.
1732 – The original Covent Garden Theatre Royal (now the Royal Opera House) was opened. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, December 06, the 340th day of 2019 with 25 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:58 and sunset is @ 4:11. 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: 1735 – In London, French surgeon Claudius Amyand peformed the first successful appendectomy at St. George’s Hospital. The patient was an 11-year old boy that had swallowed a pin. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Here’s something I learned last night… Cardboard milk or juice cartons can no longer be recycled. The City’s staff person described an activity that he referred to as Continue reading A Posting by Somerville City Councilor Stephanie Hirsch Regarding Recycling of Cartons
LOST CAT!! PLEASE SHARE!!
“Bengal” is a 13yr old male who went missing on 12/01/19 from the Hancock St area. Continue reading Somerville Animal Control Updates:Lost Cat
Dear Billy T and Somerville Speakup Line,
They are running a survey on the bus/bike lanes for Broadway but only for bikers? Pedestrians don’t count? Never mind motorists who also Continue reading Somerville Speakup Line: MBTA Biased?
Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Kevin Farrell, Sr. on his passing.
Somerville, MA – Nearly 45 local businesses and Union Square Main Streets will merrily present the Union Square Holiday Stroll for a 5th year on Saturday, December 14 from noon-6pm. Continue reading Somerville Union Square’s 5th Annual Holiday Stroll Gets Elfie
My brother wrote this a while back about our Park Street days. I was away from home at that time. Like most people we have our good times, Park Street was mine. We lived in a row house and it was 7 units but more like one family. I will leave it the way he wrote it.
Picture if you will a steamy hot day in the dog days of August when the summers seemed to last forever circa ,1960 . Children and parents alike waiting to Continue reading The Great Park Street Golf Tournament by Richard Moore
Business After Hours – The Row
Date: December 11, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Continue reading Somerville Chamber of Commerce After Hours at the Row Hotel at Assembly Row
Move cars from city lots by 3 p.m. to avoid ticketing or towing
Vehicles must be moved from City lots by 3 p.m.
Parking meters back in effect at 3 p.m. Continue reading Somerville Snow Emergency to Lift at 1 p.m. Tues. Dec. 3, 2019
Happy Birthday to a number of Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday to John Colleran, Robin Zannoni Birolini, Robert Finocchiaro, Louise A Bernard, Lee Anderson, Antoinette Brooks, Michelle Cassidy, Jessica Resmini, Continue reading The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week
Cindy Latin is a terrific musician who gets her upcoming gigs and music out there on a timely basis. We critics like that! Continue reading Hotline to the Underground December 2, 2019 By Joe Viglione
On 12/01/2019, I, Officer Thomas Lambert was in full uniform while assigned to marked cruiser East-1 during the 4pm-12am shift. At approximately 10:23pm, I random queried a
On Sunday, December 01, 2019, at approximately 12:12 P.M., Officer Lorenti and I responded to Home Depot located at 75 Mystic Avenue for a shoplifter in the loss prevention office.
Upon arrival, we met loss prevention officer, XXXX, who stated that he observed a male later identified as Robert PIATEK enter the store through the garden section, select two bags of “Ice Melt” and
The following is a brief summary of the incident. It does not contain every minute detail of the incident/arrest. On the above date and time, while assigned to SPD Cruiser E-2, while in full uniformed, I was dispatched to 608 Somerville Ave. (Club Samba) for a fight in progress both inside and
On November 30, 2019, I was in full uniform operating marked cruiser 872. At 12:38 A.M. I observed a male party walking on McGrath Highway on the sidewalk. I continued to observe this party and noticed
Move cars by 8 p.m. to avoid ticketing or towing.
Somerville Public Schools closed Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Continue reading SOMERVILLE Snow Emergency Declared Starting 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2019.
Shop Small MA will host markets at Warehouse XI and La Brasa before teaming up with Courtney O’Keefe to co-host a final market in the main hall of the historic Armory. Continue reading Shop Small MA Presents Somerville Holiday Markets
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, December 02, the 336th day of 2019 with 29 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:54 and sunset is @ 4:12. 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: 1804 – Napoleon was crowned emperor of France at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Darlene Pefine (Varney) on her passing. Continue reading Somerville Remembering Darlene Pefine (Varney)
Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week:U.S. Airman Nicholas Brazdaluz
Nicholas Brazdaluz is a 2019 Somerville High Schoo Graduate and life long resident. Son of Ivan Brazdaluz and Kristen Fournier Lopez both 1998 Somerville High School graduates as well. Continue reading Somerville News Weekly’s Special Person of the Week: SHS Graduate U.S. Airman Nicholas Brazdaluz
For the record Somerville City Councilor Mark  Neidagang does not give one rats ass about
By Bob Katzen
Governor Baker signed legislation designed to make it easier for
By Bob Katzen
Governor Baker signed into law the Student Opportunity Act that invests $1.5 billion, mostly in the
By Bob Katzen
The governor signed into law a bill making changes in the state’s campaign finance laws. Current law exempts legislative candidates and some candidates for mayor from the
By Bob Katzen
Governor Baker signed into law a bill that would prohibit drivers, except on-duty public safety personnel, from using a hand-held cellphone or other
By Bob Katzen
The Senate 39-0, approved an amendment that would delete from the bill a section that allows police officers who discover untaxed e-cigarettes, vaporizers, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookah and other vaping devices in the possession of a person who is not a licensed distributor, to
While the City of Somerville will NOT be declaring a snow emergency on Sunday, December 1, (unless forecasts change over the course of the day Sunday), we’d like to remind residents and property owners of some important snow regulations to help you prepare for our first storm of the season, and to avoid any potential tickets. Continue reading Somerville Winter Preparedness Information
UPCOMING EVENTS/TRIPS Continue reading Somerville Council on Aging Weekly Updates & Information
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, December 01, the 335th day of 2019 with 30 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:53 and sunset is @ 4:12. 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: 1835 – Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales.
1909 – The Pennsylvania Trust Company, of Carlisle, PA, became the first bank in the in the U.S. to offer a Christmas Club account. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
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