Happy Birthday to a number of Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville and around the Square! Happy Birthday to Stephen Buckley, Denise Goulet Hill, Michael Doherty, Gordon Francis, Lauren Vozzella, John Walker, Marilyn Lillis Jack Lawrence:Macri, Susan mangherini Griffin, Douglas Rowe, Albert Badger, Brian Aruda, Lori-Lynn Saad, Paula Gartland, Vanessa Rios, Stan Dobrowalski, Carlos Rosa, Ed Griffin, Mark LaRose, Pamela Patavina, Steven Kusmin, Ed Washington, Ana Zappala, Nancy Recor, Cynthia Hughes, Barbara antonopoulos, Kenneth yu cheung choi, Debbie miele-rivera, Jim Duffy, Stephen Burgess, Bill Donnellan, Joe Rainone, Steve Lucia, Nancy Rebello, Michael Mulcahy, Paula Ferrari, John McDermott, Peter Mickiewicz, Anthony DiPierro, Dorothy Galvin Larffarello, Jody Ann McCambly, Mr Decologero, Jim Reeves, Rosie D’Ambrosio, My cousin Antonio Guarino from Italy, Alex and Cisco Meneses, Marie DiRusso Almas, Kerry Sullivan Carlini, Brian Gay, Geoff Wood, Alyssa Shea, Laura Mahoney, Happy 36th Birthday to Mark Santoro, Happy 5th Birthday to Liam, Happy 83rd Birthday to Tom McNeil and a very special Happy 100th Birthday to Connie Spinale!

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Happy birthday to singers Lou Reed (March 2nd) and Buzzy Linhart (March 3rd.) We lost Reed on October 27, 2013 and Mr. Linhart on February 13, 2020, just a couple of weeks ago. Interesting to note that if you listen to Reed’s classic Rock n Roll Animal album during the song “Heroin,” the whistle someone blows during the soft part of the song is Mr. Linhart himself. Buzzy went on to hire members of the Rock n Roll Animal bands for an album that he was recording. Reed’s biggest pop hit on the charts was “Walk on the Wild Side” while Linhart co-authored Bette Midler’s signature tune, “Friends,” his best-known song. They were both as their songs stated – “wild” and “friends” to their flock. Midler wrote on her Twitter account:
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During Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, The District Attorney’s Office Reminds People of Resources to Tackle with Teen Dating Violence

Photo: Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan speaks to attendees at the Teen Dating Violence Awareness Training Continue reading Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan Hosts Training to Address and Prevent Teen Dating Violence →

$2.5 million awarded to affordable housing, historic resources, and open space/recreation land projects. Continue reading Somerville Community Preservation Committee Awards FY20 Funds →