Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line: Sadly at Somerville City Hall, the seniors always come last! RE: 90 Washington St. City Plan

Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,

Our letter to Mayor Ballantyne:

Dear Mayor Ballantyne:

It seems to me Cobble Hill’s residents are locked into parallel conversations with your Administration when discussing our opposition to the city’s plans for 90 Washington Street. Perhaps this confusion is intentional. That would certainly explain the frequency in which our exchanges miss important touchpoints when we talk about the same subjects. Continue reading Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line: Sadly at Somerville City Hall, the seniors always come last! RE: 90 Washington St. City Plan

Somerville Police Investigate An Armed Robbery

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