Bike lanes are here and here to stay. In an ever-changing world and laws, bike lanes have been accepted nationwide and are a part of our society and which rightfully should be. Cities and towns have also received millions of dollars in grants from the federal government for installing bike lanes. But we still have a lot of kinks in the laws and regulations that have to be ironed out. Continue reading Where Do We Draw The Unforeseeable Probability Liability Line In Case A Tragedy Does Occur In A Bike-Lane?→
We have plenty of hots and sweets. We take pride in our peppers and making sure we clean and stuff them with love and more importantly we stuff them with the best quality cold cuts and cheese.
TLC President, David Smith hands Dr. Mouhab Rizkallah a plaque, which recognizes him for seven years as the major supporter of Toys for Local Children.
This bill requires all emergency response vehicles, including ambulances, fire apparatus, police vehicles and disaster vehicles, to be equipped with emergency thermal blankets—an aluminum film blanket typically used to treat shock or hypothermia by retaining body warmth and preventing heat loss. Continue reading EMERGENCY THERMAL BLANKETS BILL (H 3885)→
This bill Requires security guards and watchmen to be licensed by the state.
Supporters say under current state law, there is no such thing as a security guard or watchman license. They note that guards and watchmen are regulated through their Massachusetts security employer which is officially called a Watch Guard Patrol Agency. Continue reading LICENSING OF SECURITY GUARDS BILL (H 3798)→
This bill Requires the Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Attorney General to establish regulations setting a penalty schedule for individuals making false marine distress calls. The penalties must include reimbursements by individuals making the false call of the costs incurred by the responding state agencies. Continue reading FALSE MARINE DISTRESS CALLS BILL (H 2458)→
Adds an “attack on a police officer which results in serious injury or death” to the definition of a hate crime in Massachusetts. Continue reading HATE CRIME BILL (H 2443)→
The House 153-0, Senate 39-0, approved and Gov. Baker signed legislation that would support military families who relocate to the Bay State by providing career stability for the spouses of service members and education for their children. Continue reading BENEFITS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES (S 3075)→
The House 153-0, Senate 40-0, approved and Gov. Baker signed a bill that would make major changes to the oversight and governance structure of the state’s veterans’ homes in Holyoke and Chelsea. The proposal follows the deaths of 77 veteran residents in 2020 as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke facility. Continue reading SOLDIERS’ HOMES OVERSIGHT (H 5106)→
The House 153-0, Senate 39-0, approved and the governor signed an $11.3 billion transportation and infrastructure package that includes $1.375 billion for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) modernization and $1.27 billion for non-federally aided roads and bridges. Continue reading $11.3 BILLION TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE (H 5151)→
The House 126-29, Senate 37-3, approved and Gov. Baker signed into law a bill making permanent the mail-in and early voting options used in Massachusetts in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading ELECTION LAW CHANGES (S 2924)→
The House 155-0, Senate 38-0, approved and Gov. Baker signed into law a $350 million package that includes authorizing $200 million in one-time funding for the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges in cities and towns across the state to be distributed under the Chapter 90 program formula. Continue reading $350 MILLION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES AND MORE (H 4638)→
Thomas B. Buckley, of New Port Richey, Florida, passed away suddenly on December 14, 2022 he was 58. Born in Chicopee, MA he was the cherished son of the late James D. and Elizabeth (Kenneally) Buckley. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Thomas B. Buckley→
After decades of advocacy, I was thrilled to celebrate the opening of the Green Line Extension through my district in Somerville and Medford last week. This public works project is the result of years of hard work from countless community members, laborers, activists, and colleagues at all levels of government. I’m proud that we made it to our opening day to celebrate this momentous occasion. Continue reading GLX is here! Celebrating and Looking Ahead→
The City is now seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations that aim to address the gender wage gap, particularly for women of color who face the greatest pay disparity. Programs that create and maintain employment opportunities for low- and moderate-income women residing in the city are sought. Continue reading City Announces $2M for Projects to Help Close the Gender Wage Gap→
MELROSE – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Massachusetts State Police assigned to USPIS and Melrose Police have confirmed that two juveniles have been arrested and charged with armed masked robbery in connection with allegedly using an apparent firearm and a knife to rob a United States Postal Service letter carrier in Melrose. Continue reading Two Somerville Juveniles Arrested in Connection with Alleged Armed Robbery of USPS Letter Carrier in Melrose→
We are sharing with you all that while our lawsuit against the City of Somerville regarding the 2019 Condo Conversion Ordnance was not as successful as we had hoped – we did achieve a small but very important victory. Continue reading Final Decision on Lawsuit Against the City→
On Saturday December 17, 2022, at approximately 10:20 a.m., Somerville Police responded to a business located in East Somerville for a report of an armed robbery and indecent assault and battery. Police met with a female store clerk who told police that she noticed the robbery suspect pacing back and forth while peering in the store window moments before entering the store where he displayed a handgun during the robbery. The suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash from the clerk and fled the area on foot. Continue reading Somerville Police Investigate An Armed Robbery→
At approximately 10:10am on Monday, December 19, 2022, the Medford Police Department responded to Medford High School (489 Winthrop Street) for a report of a person that had been stabbed. Continue reading Stabbing at Medford High School→
On December 12th, 2022, at 11:57pm, Somerville Police Control received a call that a silver sedan (unknown plate number) was stopped in the middle of the street near the intersection of Temple and Ten Hills Road and had been idling for a few minutes. I, Officer Barton, assigned to marked unit East 4, along with Officer Morel, assigned to marked unit East 1, were dispatched to that location. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories:OUI Liquor Arrest→
The House approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would require that the autopsy report for a child under the age of two be reviewed and approved by the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death. Changes to the autopsy report would also have to be reviewed and approved by the Chief Medical Examiner.
The House 143-9, Senate 38-2, approved and Gov. Baker signed into law legislation that would expand the clean energy industry and reduce emissions from the transportation and building sectors across the state with the goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Continue reading CLEAN ENERGY AND REDUCED EMISSIONS (H 5060)→
The House 137-16, Senate 40-0, approved and Gov. Baker signed into law a bill designed to further protect reproductive health care and those who perform abortions in the Bay State. Continue reading REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE (H 5090)→
The House 155-0, Senate 40-0, approved and Gov. Baker signed into law a bill that would prohibit any person or entity including educational institutions, workplaces and public spaces from implementing any policy that would explicitly target someone who wears their natural hairstyle. The measure defines natural hairstyle as “hair texture, hair type and protective hairstyles including braids, locks, twists and other formation.” Continue reading FORBID DISCRIMINATION AGAINST A PERSON WITH A NATURAL HAIRSTYLE (H 4554)→
FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was arrested in the Bahamas Monday and charged with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering, just one day before he was scheduled to testify before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee (HFSC). HFSC oversees all components of the nation’s housing and financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing and securities. Continue reading Letter to the Editor: The shameless Democrats! Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) Keeping Bankman-Fried Money→
Number one: Billy Tauro who has been there for the people of Somerville. Always there for the seniors, vets, homeless and the hungry, and the small businesses so badly in need of help. Someone that so many of the good things he does never gets mentioned or is known about.
Number two: The seniors of Somerville who have made this a great city. Their deeds and helping each other giving this city a great name. Now prisoners in their own home town having their freedoms taken away from them by of all things the mobility department. Continue reading My 12 Somerville Merry Christmases→
Once again, Brad Rawson, Somerville’s Liason to this MBTA Committee, neglected to upgrade the service of the #89 bus which arrives and departs from Clarendon Hill Towers Mon – Fri…but NO service between the hours of 9 am – 3pm.
and we have NO #89 Bus Service whatsoever departing and arriving from Clarendon Hill Towers on weekends. Continue reading MBTA Redesign Proposal Committee Approved City-Wide Bus Route Service Upgrades, BUT…→
TuftsAlert: There is a BOMB THREAT on the Medford/Somerville Campus.
December 14, 2022 | Category: Urgent Message
TO: Faculty and Staff, Medford/Somerville
All buildings have been checked and no threats have been identified. You may resume normal activity. The incident remains under investigation. Continue reading Bomb Threat Tufts University→
DETAILS: At approximately 9:06pm on Monday 12/12/2022 the Medford Police responded to 22 Doane Rd. on a report of an attack inside that house. The reporting person informed the dispatcher that a known household member had just attacked another household member. This assault occurred in front of the house and in the driveway. Continue reading Stabbing 22 Doane Rd. Medford→
Do you remember that TV episode of Ozzie and Harriet guest-starring on Lloyd Bridge’s Sea Hunt? Of course you don’t. No one would be crazy enough to film it. Continue reading AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF THE WATER→
Melrose, MA – On Saturday, December 10, 2022, at approximately 3:00 p.m., a USPS letter carrier was delivering mail in the vicinity of Orchard Lane when they were approached by two armed suspects. The suspects robbed the letter carrier before fleeing on foot. Continue reading Robbery of USPS Letter Carrier→
Photos: Jeremy Ruth Howes NYB’s company photographer.
The Northeast Youth Ballet, under the direction of Denise Cecere, is a Reading based school and company that performed The Nutcracker this past weekend at the J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts in Andover. The ballet was so well received that the young cast of 85 dancers, known for their talent and professionalism, had the enthusiastic audience on their feet when the curtain closed. Continue reading BRAVO Northeast Youth Ballet on a Magical Production!→
“My wife is really looking forward to having me around a little more, so I don’t think I’ll be a candidate in ‘24 for anything. I will certainly try to be involved in a positive way.”
—Gov. Charlie Baker when asked if he plans to run for president in 2024. Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES On Beacon Hill→
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously to award Everett’s casino, Encore Boston Harbor, the first sports wagering operator license in the state’s history. “Next on the agenda is that the Everett casino now must obtain a certificate of operations and meet additional conditions before bets can actually be accepted. Continue reading HISTORIC FIRST SPORTS BETTING LICENSE GOES TO ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR→
The House gave initial approval to a bill that would call for renowned Cape Cod artist and sculptor David Lewis to construct, at no expense to the state, a memorial display in the likeness of Mercy Otis Warren, an important and underrepresented historical woman of the American Revolution from Barnstable. The bust would be displayed in the Massachusetts Statehouse. Continue reading HONOR MERCY OTIS WARREN (H 4281)→
Secretary of State Bill Galvin signed the final certification of the new constitutional amendment, approved by voters as Question 1 in November. The amendment would allow a graduated income tax in Massachusetts and impose an additional 4 percent income tax, in addition to the current flat 5 percent one, on taxpayers’ earnings of more than $1 million annually. Continue reading GALVIN CERTIFIES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HIKING TAXES ON MILLIONAIRES→
The House 156-0, Senate on a voice vote without a roll call, approved a $1.6 billion supplemental budget that contains $700 million for COVID-19 related expenses including $432 million for COVID-19 testing, $72 million for treatments, $45 million for expanded vaccination access and $25 million for personal protective equipment. Continue reading $1.6 BILLION SPENDING PACKAGE (H 4532)→
The House 150-10, (Senate on a voice vote without a roll call) approved legislation that would extend many of the measures instituted in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 state of emergency that expired when the original emergency declaration ended. Continue reading COVID-19 POLICY EXTENSIONS (S 2475)→
The House 0-158, Senate on a voice vote without a roll call, rejected Gov. Baker’s amendment that would exclude municipal employees from the emergency COVID-19 paid leave program. Continue reading EXCLUDE MUNICIPAL WORKERS (H 3771)→
The House 132-27, Senate 37-3, overrode Gov. Baker’s veto of a section that authorizes the commissioner of corrections, if it can be done safely, to release, transition to home confinement or furlough prisoners with prioritization given to populations most vulnerable to serious medical outcomes from COVID-19. Continue reading EARLY RELEASE OF PRISONERS (H 4002)→
The House 157-0, Senate 40-0, approved a bill that would provide qualified workers with up to five days of paid leave for COVID-19-related emergencies including workers who are sick with the virus, under a quarantine order, recovering from receiving a vaccine or caring for a family member ill with the virus. Continue reading COVID-19 EMERGENCY SICK LEAVE AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CHANGES (H 3771)→
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,
Subject: Social Security thieves Please publish my letter Thank you. CRB
December 10, 2022
To: Re: Social Security Thieves
A woman whose husband died on Thanksgiving day, is bereft not only because of her and her family’s great loss, but at the beginning of
December, the Social Security monthly check of her husband was withdrawn, instead of hers which was smaller and her bank of more than twenty years closed his account with no notice. Continue reading Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line: Social Security Thieves→
Photo1:Dr. Mouhab Rizkallah’s hand is victoriously raised with Massachusetts Dental Society President-Elect Dr. Abe Abdul in front of the Grand Staircase of the Massachusetts State House – moments after “Question 2” was signed into law by Secretary of State William Galvin.
Photo2:MA Secretary of State, William Galvin, signs Question 2 into law, as Question 2 author Dr. Mouhab Rizkallah and numerous supporting leaders from the American Dental Association and Massachusetts Dental Society stand by.
By William Tauro
Why is Dr. Mouhab Rizkallah our person of the year? This Boston Globe Article linked below explains Rizkallah’s remarkable 2022 accomplishments: Massachusetts is now “the Birthplace of a Dental Revolution….Rizkallah’s crusade sparked a fire….often how a revolution starts…. one passionate person…..with a cause that can win the hearts of many.” Continue reading Dr. Mouhab Rizkallah -Our “Person of the Year” (2022)→
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,
Brad Rawson. I never knew his name until the great Winter Hill Broadway disaster. Which to this day is not corrected. Mostly unused bike lane where rarely is seen a bike. Where parking is still removed from the small businesses and of all things the Somerville retirement board where some to this day still can no longer go due to this mostly unused bike lane. Continue reading Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line: The Grinch That Stole Somerville→
SOMERVILLE – Ahead of the Green Line Extension opening next week, the School Street bridge in Somerville’s Gilman Square is expected to reopen to all users this Saturday, December 10. The bridge has been closed since April 2020 to support GLX construction. Continue reading School Street Bridge Reopens Saturday, December 10→
SOMERVILLE: On Thursday, December 8th, the Kiwanis Club of Somerville, along with our friends from the Somerville Lions Club and Somerville Rotary Club hosted our annual Toys For Tots luncheon at the Mount Vernon Restaurant. Gunnery Sergeant Curtis Dunham and Private Matthew Rankey of the United States Marine Corps, joined us as we collected toys donated by members of the three clubs for the Toys For Tots campaign. Continue reading SOMERVILLE KIWANIS CLUB HOST TOYS FOR TOTS LUNCHEON→
After decades of advocacy and planning, the Green Line Extension is finally here. Join Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and City staff to celebrate this historic milestone on Monday, December 12, at an opening day celebration at Ball Square station from 7 to 8 a.m. Continue reading The Green Line Extension is Finally Here→
SOMERVILLE – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Chief of Police Charles Femino have confirmed that Darien Burns, 53 of Somerville has been arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury in connection with the fatal stabbing of Joseph Muzzi, 33 of Weymouth that occurred last night inside a laundromat on Main Street in Somerville. Continue reading Man Arraigned in Connection with Fatal Stabbing in Somerville→
This past Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, was a bright, sunshiny day. I took a walk to Holland St. to see what Brad, our Transportation Monster, did, if anything, about his now notorious “Senior Citizen Sitting Duck Bench.” This bizarre bench, situated in the middle of traffic, was recently and predictably, demolished by a traffic accident. The Mayor, Brad, Brad’s boss were warned in print, in person at the Ward 7 meeting that this bench in the middle of traffic was an accident waiting to happen. Continue reading TO:SOMERVILLE CITY HALL FROM:CLARENDON HILL TOWERS RESIDENTS, BUS RIDERS and ALL CITIZENS RE: OUR CHRISTMAS WISH LIST→
Mary C. (Stone) Carr, of Medford, passed away on November 30, 2022, she was 90 years of age.
Born in New York City she was the daughter of the late Josephine (Merner) and James Stone.
Beloved wife of the late William J. Carr who passed away just last year. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Mary C. Carr→
CARLA’S OBITUARY
Carla A. (Willey) Lincoln, of Somerville, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on December 3, 2022, she was 72. Born and raised in Somerville, she was the only daughter born to Edith A. (Barker) and Richard Willey.
Carla was the beloved wife of 47 years to Stephen Lincoln. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Carla A. Lincoln→
The Somerville Arts Council’s Illuminations Tour is back this year and will include an online map featuring local carolers and the best and brightest holiday displays. Highlights include citywide caroling on Thursday, December 15, and an illuminations bike tour on Saturday, December 17. Continue reading The Somerville Arts Council’s Illuminations Tour is back→
A bill lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 in the city of Boston for local municipal elections will soon be on its way to the Legislature after being approved 9-4 by the Boston City Council. This “home rule petition” needs the signature of Mayor Michelle Wu, approval by the House and Senate and finally the signature of Gov. Baker before it becomes law. Continue reading LOWER VOTING AGE TO 16→
The House gave initial approval to a Senate-approved bill declaring every October 2nd as School Custodian Day, in recognition of “the dedicated contributions provided by school custodians to ensure children of the commonwealth have clean, healthy and safe learning environments.” Continue reading SCHOOL CUSTODIAN DAY (S 2126)→
The Senate 38-0, approved an amendment that would allow Massachusetts residents who are serving in the armed forces overseas and their families as well as any Massachusetts citizen living in a foreign country, to cast their vote electronically through a secure online portal. Continue reading OVERSEAS VOTING→
The Senate 12-26, rejected an amendment that would require all employers to give each worker two hours of paid time off per election to vote. The employee could use that two hours to vote early in-person, vote by mail or vote on Election Day. The amendment would replace a current law that is narrower and requires the worker to apply for a leave of absence in order to vote and only allows the worker to vote during the two hours after the polls open on Election Day. Continue reading GIVE WORKERS PAID TIME OFF TO VOTE (S 2545)→
The Senate 7-31, rejected an amendment that would allow voters to choose to become a permanent voter by mail for all future elections, a temporary voter by mail for all elections in a calendar year or a temporary voter by mail for one specific election. Continue reading PERMANENT VOTING BY MAIL OPTION (S 2545)→
The Senate 13-25, rejected an amendment that would require each city and town to have at least one ballot drop box for voters to deposit their ballots from the day the ballots are printed and available to voters until the polls close on Election Day. Continue reading DROP BOXES FOR VOTERS (S 2545)→
The Senate 37-3, approved and Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a conference committee version of a bill making permanent the mail-in and early voting options used in Massachusetts in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The House and Senate had approved different versions of the bill and a conference committee hammered out this compromise version which did not include the section allowing same day voter registration that was in the Senate version but not in the House one. Continue reading ELECTION LAW CHANGES (S 2924)→
JULIE’S OBITUARY
Julie J. Daniels, of Lynn and formerly of Somerville, passed away on November 25, 2022, she was 58. Born in Cambridge and raised in Somerville, Julie was the cherished daughter of the late Dorothy (Appleby) and John “Sonny” Joseph Daniels, Jr. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Julie J. Daniels→
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