Obituary
Mrs. Yvonne L. (Lamothe) Ross, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2025. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Yvonne passed into eternal life at the age of 88 after facing several health challenges with grace and resilience. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Yvonne L. (Lamothe) Ross
Daily Archives: July 28, 2025
Somerville/Medford Remembering Bruce C. Hamel
Obituary
Bruce C. Hamel – Of Arlington, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 19, 2025. He was 66 years old.
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Somerville/Medford Remembering Frances M. (Rull) Preston
Obituary
Preston, Frances M. (Rull) – Age 103, of Medford, passed away peacefully on July 20. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Frances M. (Rull) Preston
Somerville/Medford Remembering Joanne H. (Murnane) Norton
Obituary
Joanne H. (Murnane) Norton – A lifelong resident of Somerville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Joanne H. (Murnane) Norton
Somerville/Medford Remembering Junichi Yamazaki
Obituary
Junichi Yamazaki – Of Somerville, passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, July 25, 2025 with his wife by his side. He was 75 years old.
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Somerville/Medford Remembering Elaine Whalen
Obituary
Elaine Whalen – Of Somerville, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, July 25, 2025. She was 80 years old.
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Somerville Urgent: Rent Control hearings and more
While you are all enjoying your summer, we thought that you might be interested in what is happening at the State House and Somerville City Hall.
Effective Aug 1, 2025, rental property owners must pick up, with a small few exceptions, the entire broker’s fee when they use a Licensed Real Estate Broker to rent their apartments. This was sneaked into the budget bill without our knowledge by the Governor and Somerville’s Legislative Delegation.
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