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The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photo of the Day

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Happy Birthday to: Eddie Nuzzo, Michelle Sinclair, Judy Baldasaro, Matt Derany, Lucille Adams, Shelly Foster, Stephen Burgess,Ana Zappala and Billy Giordano!

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Somerville Police Officer Mario Oliveira Retires

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By William Tauro
In November 2010, Somerville Police Officer Mario Oliveira was shot multiple times as he served an arrest warrant on Gibbens Street at about 6:40 p.m. with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. Officer Oliveira was immediately transported to the Massachusetts General Hospital and was in serious condition.
The man, who shot Officer Oliveira, was struck by return fire and transported to the Somerville Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He has been identified as Matthew Krister, 21, of Somerville.

A statement from the city said the suspect, who has not been identified, opened fire on officers immediately and police returned gunshots. Oliveira was hit by bullets in the stomach, hand and shoulder.

The suspect was shot and killed during the exchange, according to the District Attorney’s office who are investigating the shooting.

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Who says we can’t have a festival in winter?

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Join us today, Sat. March 1, 3-6pm, for the Fire & Ice Festival from the Somerville Arts Council with fire spinners, ice sculpting, and family-fun activities on Union Square plaza and restaurant specials indoors. Professional fire spinners A Different Spin, First Night ice sculptor Brilliant Ice Sculpture, Donald Chapelle, Black Magic Coffee, the Frozen Hoagies food truck and ice bowling and more for the kids round out the fun. More info atwww.somervilleartscouncil.org.

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Letter to the Editor: We need your help

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Dear Somerville News Weekly Editor,

I am writing you about with deep concern that New Washington Street in Somerville is once again turning into a storage area for trucks and tractor-trailers.

Truckers leave their rigs abandoned overnight over, the weekend , and sometimes all week long and are abusing our traffic and parking laws and ordinances in the city.

If they want to do business in the city of Somerville, they should pay taxes like me, pay for employee parking like me, they should pay rent like me and they should get licensed to operate their business like me!

The sad part is most of these trucks aren’t either registered properly and/or come from out of Somerville. Just read the writing on the sides “Chelsea?”

Please publish this in your paper so that the mayor’s office, Somerville Police and Traffic officials read it and hopefully will see this and do something about it.

Ps: If you notice below, I’m afraid to leave my last name just in case retaliation because I can’t afford to get my windows broken.

Thank you,

Bob, a concerned Somerville business owner

Spruce up your resumes, Somerville job seekers

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Spruce up your resumes, Somerville job seekers

The City of Somerville and Federal Realty Investment Trust are hosting two weekends on job fairs for positions at Assembly Row at Assembly Square, and the first is for Somerville residents only.

Representatives of more than 30 retailers and restaurants planning to open in Assembly Row will be at the job fair to talk about open positions and accept resumes and applications. 

Job fairs for Somerville residents will be held Saturday, March 1: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., and Sunday, March 2: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Job fairs open to all will be held on Saturday, March 8: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., and Sunday, March 9: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Both sets of job fairs will be held at the East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross St.

For more information: http://bit.ly/1foXmgZ

Did someone say “Community tree house?”

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Yesterday we had our first Community Budgeting session and got 64 ideas (including building a community tree house) for investments in Public Health, Recreation, Arts and Culture, and Community Engagement and Immigrant Outreach.

Sixty-four’s a good start, but we know there are more great ideas out there. We want them all – big, small, mundane, wacky. Join us Thursday or Saturday to share your ideas:

Thursday, Feb. 27 , 6:30 p.m., at the West Somerville Neighborhood School, 177 Powderhouse Blvd.

Saturday, March 1 (snow date Saturday, March 8), 11 a.m., City Hall, 93 Highland Ave.

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The Somerville News Weekly Lost & Found

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Lost in Somerville one mens black onyx Gold Masonic ring with sentimental value reward offered C/o The Somerville News Weekly at (617)623-1602
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Contact Jody Connelly C/o The Somerville News Weekly at (617)623-1602

Found in Somerville one gold cross Someone lost this. Looks like it was part of a necklace, a cross and on the back says ‘my other half 10/15/13’ and I think the cross has ashes in it.. I hope this person finds it.
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If you lost something in Somerville and need help finding it please feel free to email us at BostonNewsGroup@aol.com to have it posted here as well as in our print edition free of charge!

The 12th Annual Brian Higgins Foundation Trivia Night Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:00 PM Tufts University’s Cousens Gym

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The 12th Annual Brian Higgins Foundation Trivia Night Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:00 PM Tufts University’s Cousens Gym

The trivia portion, which is strictly for fun, will consist of up to 80 teams who can discuss answers among themselves and have friendly competition against other teams in the possible areas of LITERATURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, SPORTS, and MUSIC.

Kelly’s Roast Beef will provide a light dinner and dessert provided by Somerville High School Culinary Arts Program.
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The Somerville News Weekly Favorite Birthday Photos of the Day

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The Somerville News Weekly wishes a Happy Birthday to the following “Villens”:
Terri Medeiros, Celia Taylor, Gerard Amaral, John Zafiris Jr, Rod Kreimeyer, Peter L. Miller, Dana Iacopucci, Sean Fitzgerald and Elio Lorusso
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Beacon Hill Roll Call

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If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617)720-1562.
Volume 39 – Report No. 8
February 21, 2014
Copyright © 2014 Beacon Hill Roll Call. All Rights Reserved.
By Bob Katzen

THE HOUSE AND SENATE. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on four roll calls from recent legislative sessions. Last Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call →

Somerville’s Key City Indicators

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Dive into City data: Key System Indicators (http://bit.ly/1jHVBKP) is our new, open source website that shares Somerville data in an easy to browse and easy to understand format. So, if you’re not a data geek, this site’s for you. (Data gee…ks welcome too.)

The site includes a variety of data including property values and city revenues, to the results of the city’s Happiness Survey and the number of temporary food permits approved each year. Through maps and charts you can learn more about the City and your neighborhood.

The Key Systems Indicators site was designed by City staff using free, open source resources. In that spirit, we’ve also shared the code to our site for others interested in creating a similar website: https://github.com/DanielHadley/SomervilleSystems.

Let us know what you think of the new Key Systems Indicators page and what data you’d like to see added next.

Somerville/Boston News Group Welcomes Corporate Co-Sponsors

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We welcome our new corporate member Co-sponsors, Jennifer Gjulameti and Arthur Wahlberg who will be around for a while as they both have generously decided to co-sponsor our sister news station BostonNewsGroupMetroBuzz.com for a season!

Jennifer Gjulameti and Arthur Wahlberg and please remember their faces and look for them on the big silver screen this coming summer at a cinema near you!

Jennifer in “the Witching Hour” and the “Blue Suede” and both of them in “The Rude, Mad and The Funny!”

And yes we will be giving away free tickets to all three of their movies as well as Wahlberg Hamburger gift certificate giveaways!

Langton, Son of Somerville’s “Russell Disposal Langton” Olympics Wins Bronze Medal

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Brakeman Steve Langton of Melrose and pilot Steven Holcolm won the bronze medal on Sunday in the 2 man bobsled in Sochi.

Alexander Zubkov of Russia won the gold and Beat Hefti of Switzerland piloted the silver medal sled. Holcolm and Langton finished three hundredths of a second ahead of the Russia 2 sled to secure the Olympic Bronze Medal.

The Somerville News Weekly Cutest Baby Photo of the Day

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Jenelle and David Pantanella are expecting baby number 2 and their 6 month old is not happy about having to vacate her bassinet 🙂

Alexis Pantanella is the one featured in the photo (6mths old)

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