By Bob Katzen
“Thank you to #ICE and @EROBoston for removing dangerous #criminal #illegalaliens off the streets of #Massachusetts. @MassGovernor Healey and Beacon Hill Democrats are directly responsible for enabling these crimes through their sanctuary state policies.” Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES on Beacon Hill
By Bob Katzen
Rep. Francisco Paulino (D-Methuen) filed legislation to address the shortage of justices in the Massachusetts Juvenile Court Department by increasing the number from 42 to 80.
Continue reading INCREASE THE NUMBER OF JUVENILE JUSTICES (H 1929)
By Bob Katzen
Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) announced that busts of women’s rights leader and first lady Abigail Adams, as well as freedom fighter Elizabeth Freeman, the first enslaved woman to successfully sue for her freedom in the U.S., will be commissioned and placed in the Massachusetts Senate Chamber. Adams and Freeman will be the first permanent busts depicting women in the Massachusetts Statehouse. Continue reading HONOR ABIGAIL ADAMS AND ELIZABETH FREEMAN
By Bob Katzen
The House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy) said the House will not include in its budget proposal Gov. Healey’s plan to add new taxes on prescription drugs. Mariano told pharmaceutical leaders at MassBio’s “State of Possible” conference that the House would drop this tax idea that Healey included in her $62 billion annual budget bill in January. He also indicated to reporters after his speech that the House would likely not pursue Healey’s idea to apply the state’s sales tax to candy. Continue reading NO NEW TAXES ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
By Bob Katzen
The Healey Administration will be distributing an additional $75.8 million in student loan repayment awards to more than 1,700 behavioral health and primary care providers throughout the state as part of the MA Repay Program. Recipients include primary care physicians, family nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, inpatient mental health workers, substance use disorder treatment professionals and school-based mental health providers. Continue reading $75.8 MILLION FOR STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
By Bob Katzen
Gov. Maura Healey signed into law legislation that would extend, until June 2027, the current law that allows cities and towns to offer remote participation at public meetings. The option, first adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent state of emergency, was due to expire on March 31. The extension applies to public bodies and representative town meetings.
Continue reading ALLOW REMOTE ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS (H 62)
By Bob Katzen
The Senate 12-26, rejected an amendment that would expand the background checks that the state must conduct on emergency assistance shelter applicants by mandating universal criminal background checks that include criminal records at the state, federal and international levels as well as immigration or residency status. Without the amendment, the bill limits background checks to crimes committed in Massachusetts.
Continue reading BROADER BACKGROUND CHECKS (S 16)
By Bob Katzen
The Senate 38-0, approved an amendment that would require the governor to create, implement and enforce a safety plan for the state’s emergency shelter system.
Continue reading SAFETY PLAN FOR EMERGENCY SHELTERS (S 16)
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,
I’m a lunch aide in Somerville. I used to work every day now they put me on call me on call for no reason. They’re not telling me why I haven’t worked for three weeks. They haven’t call me but I tried to call them. Continue reading Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line:School Department Playing Games With My Livelihood
Shots Fired
25015844: On 3/23/25 at approximately 9:56 PM, Somerville Police responded to Hathorn St for a report of shots fired for five rounds. Upon arrival, officers located four shell casings on Hathorn St. There were no victims reported.
Commercial Breaking and Entering Continue reading Somerville Police Department Weekly Crime Log
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,
Dear Billy,
I am writing this as a considered resident of Somerville. I would like to remain anonymous regarding my concerns.
Continue reading Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line:Homeless Shelter Masquerade as the Warming Shelter on Prescott St at the Cummings Elementary School
The Senate 38-0, approved an amendment that would require the governor to create, implement and enforce a safety plan for the state’s emergency shelter system.
Continue reading SAFETY PLAN FOR EMERGENCY SHELTERS (S 16
Obituary
Maciel, Debra – Of Somerville, passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, March 22, 2025. She was 63 years young. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Debra Maciel
Obituary
Martha Rose “Rosie” (Coffey) Wilson, passed away on March 26, 2025. She was 93. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Harriet (Hardy) Coffey. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Martha Rose “Rosie” (Coffey) Wilson
WOBURN – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced that she has added experienced law enforcement leader Richard McLaughlin to her team to serve as Law Enforcement Liaison working with police departments to improve training, increase transparency and strengthen the collaborative work of the District Attorney’s Office with local police departments. Continue reading Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan Adds Former Belmont Chief of Police Richard McLaughlin to Her Team
Dear Community,
We should all be deeply concerned that on Tuesday a Somerville resident and Tufts student with a valid student visa was taken away by federal agents for what appears to be the exercise of free speech rights. Whether you agree with anyone else’s opinion or not, Continue reading Message from Mayor Ballantyne on Tufts Student Detainment and Mass Deportation
SOMERVILLE– Spring has sprung, and with it, essential seasonal services for our residents. Mayor
Katjana Ballantyne, the Somerville Parking Department, and the Department of Public Works want to remind everyone of important upcoming services.
April 5, 2024 through April 11, 2025
Somerville community is invited to join in celebration with music, food and children’s activities and learn more about Somerville’s community-wide approach to supporting early childhood.
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Superintendent Rubėn Carmona, and Somerville’s early childhood community invite Somerville caregivers, children, and educators to celebrate the Week of the Young Child from April 5 to 11, 2025. Continue reading One Somerville, Every Child: Mayor Ballantyne Invites Somerville to Celebrate Explore the ‘Week of the Young Child’
Residents Ages 12+ Can Vote on How to Spend $1 Million on Community Projects. Voting Closes Wednesday, April 30
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Katjana Ballantyne invites all Somerville residents ages 12 and older to vote in the City’s second cycle of Participatory Budgeting. Voting is open now through April 30 and residents will help decide how to invest $1 million in community-generated projects to improve Somerville. Continue reading Voting Now Open for Somerville’s Second Cycle of Participatory Budgeting
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