Update on Tufts Partnership Agreement Negotiations Community Meeting, March 5

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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and members of the Tufts Partnership Negotiating Committee invite residents to a community meeting on Thursday, March 5, for an update on the current status of negotiations with Tufts University about a new Partnership Agreement between the City and the University.

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Somerville Office of Housing Stability to Launch Section 8 Voucher Incentive Program

0A2BAEA1-1829-407C-8D3B-F112ABA10E1B“SomerVIP” launches March 4 with community event. Program offers incentives, technical support for landlords and realtors who lease to residents holding vouchers.

The Office of Housing Stability and the Somerville Homeless Coalition are launching SomerVIP, its Section 8 Voucher Incentive Program, and invite all community members to a kickoff event on Wednesday, March 4 to learn more, including how landlords and realtors can receive incentives and technical support through the program. Continue reading Somerville Office of Housing Stability to Launch Section 8 Voucher Incentive Program

Somerville Working In Reverse

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By Arthur Moore
Somerville is working in reverse as usual.

Back to the problems of Winter Hill again since the implementation of a badly designed road diet for Winter Hill that has raised havoc to the area and the council members and traffic department and mayor that have gone into hiding and ignoring one of the biggest screw ups to Winter Hill there has ever been. Continue reading Somerville Working In Reverse

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS FRIDAY, February 28, the 59th day of 2020 with 307 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:22 and sunset is @ 5:31. 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: 1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first railroad incorporated for commercial transportation of people and freight. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

From The Desk of Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn:Broadway Bridge Opening scheduled now July 2020. Reasons for the delay

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Broadway Bridge Opening scheduled now July 2020. Reasons for the delay:

Problem 1
The former gas station had tanks that during bridge construction were found to be seeping onto the bridge construction area.
Continue reading From The Desk of Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn:Broadway Bridge Opening scheduled now July 2020. Reasons for the delay

The Somerville/Medford News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week

Processed with MOLDIVProcessed with MOLDIVHappy Birthday to a number of Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville and around the Square! Happy Birthday to Terri Medeiros, Courtney Hooson, Jamie Love, Amanda Roderick, judith medeiros, anthony michael savoia, rod kreimeyer, Rick Arden, Alexandria Salvia, David Mangan, Donald Arbeene, Sarah Macone, Jeanne Niven, Lu Alves, Rick Donegan, Bobby Travers, Marie DiRusso Almas, stephanie travassos, jonathan james jolicoeur, Joe Voutour, dana iacopucci, Sean Fitzgerald, Maria Natalina, Walter King, Hazel Evans, dominic dipietro, Happy 12th Birthday to Julian Alves, Happy 68th Birthday to Mr. D’Agostino, Happy 18th Birthday to Tea Desmond, Happy 75th Ignacia Neira Henderson and Happy 90th Birthday to Jim Fitzgerald!

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Hotline to the Underground…the clubs, the music, the independent films, all the action in the area!

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By Joe Viglione

*Michael Douglas photo in Medford, 2-23-2020 by Visual Radio Director Paul Norman

February 24, 2020

Well, we certainly had fun at the Michael Bloomberg campaign event in Medford on 2-23-2020 with the best actor winner at the Oscars for 1988’s Wall Street. Mr. Douglas had previously won as a co-producer in 1976 for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Continue reading Hotline to the Underground…the clubs, the music, the independent films, all the action in the area!

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, February 23, the 54th day of 2020 with 312 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:30 and sunset is @ 5:24. The New Moon is exact @ 10:33 AM EST. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1574 – France began the 5th holy war against the Huguenots. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

Somerville News Weekly Speakup Line:Closing Off Medford Street Bridge Permanently IS NOT a Good Thing!

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Dear Billy T and Somerville News Weekly Speakup Line,

The city is trying to close off the Medford Street Bridge permanently for a pedestrian, cyclist path that will be closed of to motor vehicle traffic all together. When is enough enough?
Read the city’s plan below:

Gilman Square Plan Implementation Continue reading Somerville News Weekly Speakup Line:Closing Off Medford Street Bridge Permanently IS NOT a Good Thing!

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, February 19, the 50th day of 2020 with 316 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:36 and sunset is @ 5:19. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1807 – Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested in Alabama. He was later tried and acquitted on charges of treason. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS TUESDAY, February 18, the 49th day of 2020 with 317 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:38 and sunset is @ 5:18. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1564 – The artist Michelanglelo died in Rome. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

Somerville News Weekly Speakup Line:Mark Niedergang Ward 5 City Councilor Takes On Excise Taxes & Out of State Plates

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Hi Billy,

I wanted you and your readers to know that I filed this order and put it on the agenda for the City Council Traffic and Parking Committee meeting this Wednesday night, February 19, 6 PM in one of the two committee rooms on the 2nd floor of City Hall. Continue reading Somerville News Weekly Speakup Line:Mark Niedergang Ward 5 City Councilor Takes On Excise Taxes & Out of State Plates

The Somerville City Charter – Special to Somerville News Weekly by Joe Viglione

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What is a city charter?

According to Wikipedia: In the United States, a charter city is a city in which the governing system is defined by the city’s own charter document rather than by general law. In states where city charters are allowed by law, a city can adopt or modify its organizing charter by decision of its administration by the way established in the charter. Continue reading The Somerville City Charter – Special to Somerville News Weekly by Joe Viglione

BOLSTER TRANSPARENCY

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By Bob Katzen
The Massachusetts Senate 37-0, approved an amendment requiring that a report on several pilot programs in the mental health bill be written in non-technical, readily understandable language and

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DRIVER’S LICENSES FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

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The Transportation Committee approved and sent to the full Senate a bill that strikes down the current law that prohibits anyone who is not legally in the United States from being issued a Massachusetts driver’s license. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn). It says that people who are unable to provide proof of lawful presence, or who are ineligible for a social security number, may apply for a Massachusetts license if they meet all other qualifications for licensure and provide satisfactory proof to the registrar of identity, date of birth and Massachusetts residency.
“Most of these folks are people who have lived here for a really long time,” said House co-sponsor Rep. Christine Barber (D-Somerville). “They’re members of our community. They need to drive to either get to work, take their kid to a doctor. They probably are driving anyway and we’d rather have people have insurance, have passed a driver’s test, pass a vision test and actually have a license when they get pulled over, than have them driving and not be insured.” The other House sponsor is Rep. Patricia Farley-Bouvier (D-Pittsfield).“We in the immigrant and labor communities are grateful for this victory, and for the progress we have made in moving toward finally achieving this right,” said Roxana Rivera, vice president of 32BJ SEIU and Natalicia Tracy, executive director of the Brazilian Worker Center. “We’ve come closer to this goal then we have ever been before in Massachusetts. Our sincere hope is that together, we – elected officials, labor, and impacted communities – will continue to negotiate the necessary modifications that will benefit the most affected immigrants.Gov. Charlie Baker opposes the bill. “I’ve said for many years that I think it’s really hard to build the kind of safeguards into that kind of process that would create the kind of security that would be hard to live up to some of the federal and state standards with respect to security and identification,” said Baker last week, “And for those reasons, I don’t support that legislation.”

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30 Medford Officers on Middlesex D.A. Marian Ryan’s Blacklist

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What the Brady List Should Mean to You – 30 Medford Officers on Middlesex D.A. Marian Ryan’s Blacklist

by Joe Viglione

Your civil rights include the right to be protected by honest members of the police force. Living like the worst elements of the film L.A. Confidential are happening in the year 2020 in Medford is unacceptable and the clean-up must be immediate. That the new mayor, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, took on the police chief in October 2019, 5 weeks before Continue reading 30 Medford Officers on Middlesex D.A. Marian Ryan’s Blacklist

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, February 16, the 47th day of 2020 with 319 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:40 and sunset is @ 5:15. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1741 – Benjamin Franklin published America’s second magazine, “The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle”. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

12 Somerville Police Officers Blacklisted by Marian Ryan

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District Attorney Marian Ryan’s Brady List of Untrustworthy Police Officers

Twelve of One Hundred and Seventeen from Somerville

Special to Somerville News Weekly by Joe Viglione

Out of the 117 police officers deemed untrustworthy by the office of Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, a dozen are from the city of Somerville. Continue reading 12 Somerville Police Officers Blacklisted by Marian Ryan

Clark Celebrates Passage of Resolution to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

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Thursday, February 13, 2020- Washington, D.C.– Today, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Representative Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.J.Res. 79, Continue reading Clark Celebrates Passage of Resolution to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump Receives Excellence in Government Leadership Award from Association of Government Accountants

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On Wednesday, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump was presented with the Excellence in Government Leadership Award by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) at its National Leadership Training in Washington, D.C. Continue reading State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump Receives Excellence in Government Leadership Award from Association of Government Accountants

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, February 12, the 43rd day of 2020 with 323 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:46 and sunset is @ 5:10. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1541 – The city of Santiago, Chile was founded. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer

Hotline to the Underground…the clubs, the music, the independent films, all the action in the area!By Joe Viglione

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By Joe Viglione

February 10, 2020

Flick Fanatics is a site operated by movie critic Panwa Sutthinon with 9.74k subscribers on YouTube. He called director Bong Joon Ho’s 2019 film, Parasite, a masterpiece before it won the Oscar for Best Picture last night. Seek out his review on YouTube under Flick Fanatics. Continue reading Hotline to the Underground…the clubs, the music, the independent films, all the action in the area!By Joe Viglione

Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Ricardo FIELDS (Disorderly Conduct)

On 2/8/20 I was working Patrol in cruiser E1 on the first half shift. At around 2358 I was dispatched to 7X Cross ST for a report of a “fight.”

Upon arrival I witnessed XXXX sitting on the steps of 7X Cross ST. XXXX is known to me and other members of this Police Department. XXXX was suffering from

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Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Pablo Ismael SANTIAGO (Fail to Stop/Yield, Op MV with License Suspended)

The following is a brief summary pertaining to Incident #20007325:

On Saturday, February 8, 2020, I was working in the Somerville Police Drug Unit as Delta-18. At approximately 7:00 P.M., members of the drug unit including Detectives Goncalves and Costa were running routine surveillance in the area of East Somerville. My attention was drawn to a

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Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Amber YANAKOPULOS (A&B DW x 2, A&B PO x 2, Disorderly Conduct)

On Tuesday, January 4, 2020, I, Officer Costa, was in full uniform and assigned to marked unit West 6, for the Somerville Police Department. At approximately 1:00 AM, I was dispatched with Sgt. Marino (S9) for a check condition outside of Sligos Pub.

Upon my arrival, I noticed a

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