Rami Bridge’s Message From Last Week’s Somerville Budget Hearing:

Last night’s Budget Hearing ran for over 4 hours, here is my comment in case you didn’t catch it.

The Winter Hill building is a mark of shame on us all. How long will we continue to bear this shame? Over a year ago the City Council invited Somerville Educators Union – SEU members to testify about the state of the building. In response Mayor Katjana Ballantyne added a study to the budget. I am not sure what we need to study. The list of issues with the building goes on and on and on and on and it is beyond clear to anyone paying attention that the next step is to build a new building. Continue reading Rami Bridge’s Message From Last Week’s Somerville Budget Hearing:

How safe do you feel in Somerville? Your thoughts? Somerville People Department Crime Log

Robbery

23030330: On 6/1/23 at approximately 11:17 AM, Somerville Police responded to CVS in Davis Sq for report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers spoke with an employee who stated a male party entered the store wearing a Halloween mask then brandished a firearm and demanded money. Shortly after, officers received a report of a robbery in progress at Chipotle nearby. Officers responded and located a male party who matched the description of the suspect in the CVS robbery. He attempted to flee but was quickly apprehended. Officers recovered a fake gun and two knives from his backpack. He was placed under arrest.
Continue reading How safe do you feel in Somerville? Your thoughts? Somerville People Department Crime Log