Happy Birthday to a number of Villens celebrating their birthdays this week in the Ville! Happy Birthday to Amber Ricci, Aileen Tomeo (Scurto), Rob May, Laila F. RamTla, Happy 82nd Birthday to Virginia Boos, Nicholas Koenig, Kaileigh Savoia, Happy Birthday to Nana Mrs. Cincotta, Annarita McNeeley N Peter, Deborah Poplawski (Deborah Runcie), Tina Chapman-Evans, Continue reading The Somerville/Medford News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week
By Councilor-At-Large Mary Jo Rossetti
Veteran educator brings dynamic, student-centered approach, more than 20 years of experience to key school leadership position
Continue reading Matthew Buchanan Selected as next Somerville High School Principal
Viglione Reviews
Artist: Alice Cooper
Album: Detroit Stories
Produced by Bob Ezrin
HOTLINE TO THE UNDERGROUND
from the long awaited book The Rock and Roll Animal Tour
Continue reading Alice Cooper DETROIT STORIES
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,
Racism took a new approach. The speech of Nicole Whaat was moving for all minorities while she frequently reminded the onlookers about hatred and white supremacy. When Willie Burnley Jr who is currently running for office stood up to speak, he also reminded the crowd of white supremacy. Continue reading Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line:VIGIL OR HATE
By Bob Katzen
Bill (HD 4070) – Transfers driver education and training from the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) to the Department of Education. The education and training would be financed by a combination of parent-student tuition and fees collected by the RMV as well as by automobile manufacturers and dealers and incentives provided by the insurance industry. Continue reading DRIVERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION
By Bob Katzen
This bill requires the education commissioner to establish a cultural diversity curriculum to be implemented in elementary and secondary schools in the state in the school year 2022. The program would promote cultural diversity awareness among the children of Massachusetts including educating students on diverse world cultures, heritages and backgrounds; Continue reading CULTURAL DIVERSITY CURRICULUM
By Bob Katzen
UP TO $9,000 IN FUNERAL EXPENSES AVAILABLE FOR COVID-19 DEATHS – Secretary of State Bill Galvin announced that he has provided a link on his website http://www.sec.state.ma.us to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website which has information on getting government assistance to help pay for up to $9,000 in funeral costs of anyone whose death after January 20, 2020 is attributed to COVID-19. Continue reading UP TO $9,000 IN FUNERAL EXPENSES AVAILABLE FOR COVID-19 DEATHS
By Bob Katzen
Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Sen. Michael Rodrigues (D-Westport) and his House counterpart Rep. Aaron Michlewitz (D-Boston) announced an agreement to increase Chapter 70 aid to school districts by $219.6 million, an increase of $21.9 million over the $197.7 million hike proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this year. The agreement also creates a $40 million enrollment reserve fund targeted to stabilize school districts adversely impacted by pandemic-related enrollment changes.
Continue reading $21.9 MILLION INCREASE IN EDUCATION AID
With vaccines being made available to all residents over 16 beginning Monday, April 19, the City of Somerville will expand its reopening guidelines to allow more types of outdoor performances and outdoor retail to resume on that date. The City will also work with gyms on plans to safely reopen changing rooms and showers. Continue reading Somerville Additional Types of Outdoor Performances, Outdoor Retail Can Resume 4/19
Our sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Peter P. Fantasia on his passing.
Peter P. Fantasia was a wonderful person who will be sadly missed here in Somerville. Continue reading Somerville Remembering Peter P. Fantasia
City Council Announces Survey & Community Meeting (5/4) entitled: When She Calls 911 (A Conversation concerning safety in Somerville for women/womyn)
The Somerville City Council invites you to join a virtual community meeting to engage in this facilitated discussion:
Women/Womyn & Safety Virtual Community Meeting, May 5, 6:30 p.m.:
Join the meeting to learn about our ongoing work to establish civilian oversight in Somerville, and how you can get involved. Featuring City Councilors At Large Mary Jo Rossetti and Kristen Strezo and Ward 7 Councilor Katjana Ballantyne. Continue reading “When She Calls 911: A Conversation on Safety in Somerville for Women/Womyn” May 5, hosted by City Council Civilian Oversight Initiative
On the above date and time, Officers Ribeiro, C. Collette, and I, were dispatched to 78 Broadway, Bairos Liquors, for an intoxicated customer who refused to leave the liquor store after the store manager, XXXX, refused to sell liquor to the defendant, Tyler Manning. Continue reading Real Life Somerville Police Stories: Tyler MANNING (Disorderly, Resisting, Threats)
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,
Come on Billy, you don’t really believe J.T. Scott is a Socialist do you? How does a socialist get over $300k of gold stolen from his house in a house break? Continue reading Somerville/Medford Speakup Line:Councilor JT Scott’s Stolen Gold Stash
Photos by Harry Agritha
Great day today in Ward 7 Somerville at Renee‘s Café during one of many “Breakfast On Billy” events that are held across the city each week. Continue reading Breakfast With William “Billy” Tauro Event Photos
Photo:Somerville Ward 2 City Councilor JT Scott
Photo: Somerville News Weekly Publisher/Somerville Mayoral Candidate William Tauro with longtime friend Hung Goon
By Tom Ford
It was a very peaceful night at the “Stop the Hate against Asians” vigil in Union Square Somerville this past Saturday evening until Somerville Ward 2 City Councilor JT Scott became belligerent and threatening to a mayoral candidate in public. Minutes before posting this post on his Facebook page:
Continue reading Somerville City Councilor Throws Tantrum on Mayoral Candidate at Peaceful Vigil
Our sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Chen-Chieh Jack Su on his passing.
Chen-Chieh Jack Su was a wonderful person who will be sadly missed here in Somerville. Continue reading Somerville Remembering Chen-Chieh Jack Su
By William Tauro
Somerville Ward 2 City Councilor JT Scott is pleading for your financial help for money to pay his own personal mortgage on his own personal Somerville based CrossFit Gym business.
Continue reading Typical Socialist City Councilor Trying To Pay Own Mortgage With Other People’s Money In Somerville
Our sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Daniel F. O’Connor on his passing. Continue reading Somerville Remembering Daniel F. O’Connor
FOUND DOG! PLEASE SHARE
This very sweet girl was found today(04/07/21) in the area of Essex/Medford St. Please call SPD dispatch if this is your dog at 617-625-1212. Thank you!
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,
Hi Billy, do you know why the firefighters names are not in the back of their coats like other cities? Continue reading Somerville/Medford Speakup Line:Firefighters Need More Protection, City Needs New Leadership That Cares
Click on link below to read April 6th, 2021 The Somerville Medford News Weekly Print Edition Online:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SRs2Zb7jRRUCHzY4gmO80Lndx7uAnvX1/view
Happy Birthday to Caroline DeMaria, Rob Dellanno, Katie-Rose, Frank Ciulla, Nickie Moulaison, Mike Sabatino, Karen Hunt, Hugo Pereira, Izzi DeAngelis, Sabrina Moulaison, Christine Doherty, Happy 104th Birthday to Auntie Evie, Michael and Melissa Mahoney, David M Rivera, Carlo Richard DeMaria, Sharyn Wilcox, Jeanine Jenks Farley, Continue reading The Somerville/Medford News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Week!
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Instant Shoe and Luggage Repair is located on the corner of Broadway and Mt. Vernon Street, just before the I-93 overpass and only a few blocks from Sullivan Station. Continue reading Instant Shoe & Luggage Repair 20 Broadway, Somerville
By Bob Katzen
This bill (SD 2478) requires health insurers in Massachusetts to provide coverage for medically necessary expenses of diagnosis of infertility and fertility treatment and prohibits the establishment of any conditions to receiving these benefits based on required waiting periods, number of attempts, prior treatment, age, sexual orientation or familial status.
Continue reading LGBTQ FAMILIES
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