Join your community for music, dancing, and other family activities in the streets of East Somerville on July 25. Head to the East Somerville Library at noon, where Mayor Curtatone and the Marcus Santos and Bloco samba Band will kick off the SomerStreets event with a parade.
Authorities have identified the woman suspected of stabbing three Somerville police officers before being shot and killed as Carol Lynn Kingsley, 33, of Somerville.
A woman suspected of stabbing three Somerville police officers before being shot and killed Friday morning on Sycamore Terrace was released from psychiatric care shortly before the attack, according to sources inside the Somerville police department.
There's a figure of speech, "you can't stop a moving train." Among Somerville businesses who may get supplanted by the Green Line extension, the phrase is being discussed more literally.
That's why as Bob Rosselli goes to work at his auto body shop, Ball Square Auto Repair, he's feeling confined. Not because he's been working at the old place for over 40 years. He's dreading the day that the Green Line extension comes to acquire his building, which falls under the space needed for the Green Line's Ball Square station, and must be acquired under eminent domain to be demolished.
Over the past 15 years, Chris Speakman has developed a passion for art, history and sports. Now Speakman has been able to fulfill his dream with his own company Sports Propaganda.
Four years ago, Speakman created screen prints of such current Boston Red Sox athletes such as 2008 Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia and ace John Lester.
An Arlington woman was arrested for drunk driving Friday night after a concerned citizen called police to report an erratic motorist driving with her head down.
Two Somerville men were accosted and robbed of a wallet by three teenage suspects July 15 on Medford Street, according to police.
The victims were walking near Tennyson Street when three males stopped them and pushed them to the ground, police said. A witness heard one of the assailants say, "Yo, yo get his wallet," police said.
Homeowners this week can talk in-person to a Federal Emergency Management Association representative about how to clean out their basements, as well as hear advice on how to prepare for a possible relief grant.
As repairs continue from the July 10 storm that dumped an estimated 4.3 inches of rain on the city, one alderman is questioning whether the flooding billed as a "100-year" storm was as unique as officials are stating.
A planned hotel at 371 Beacon Street has yet to begin construction, however, it is already bringing drama, mystery and criminal intrigue to a Somerville street corner.
Exactly who wants to build a 35-room hotel and restaurant on a vacant gas station lot at Beacon and Oxford streets near Porter Square is still not available in public documents. And two people involved in the project may have been involved in a felony assault earlier this year.
The new condominiums at 42 Craigie St. are covered in environmentally-conscious, green ideals - literally.
"Anything that we could use that was recycled, we did," said developer and Ward 5 Alderman Sean O'Donovan. The entire exterior of the building is made out of a refurbished cement called hearty plank, eliminating the need for vinyl or aluminum siding.
Drug-unit cops busted a Somerville man Friday after receiving tips from citizens and business owners about drug dealing in Statue Park in Davis Square.
They also had some help from a loudmouth friend of the drug suspect. Somerville police investigator James Hyde allegedly overheard an unidentified man tell David Goggin, 44, "I would like to try a sample."
A funeral home that for decades served as a final farewell for Somerville families will now have its own goodbye with a behemoth auction. Crown Auctions of Medford will be conducting the sale at 374 Main Street in Somerville on August 7.
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the City of Somerville has placed an immediate order of eight new Ford Crown Victoria Interceptors, and eight new Harley Davidson motorcycles for use as the Somerville Police Department's front line vehicles.
ArtBeat returns to Davis Square this week with an appropriate theme to cool down the scorching Somerville streets: water will be showcased, celebrated and discussed through various exhibitions of dance, music and interactive installations on Friday evening and Saturday throughout the day.
A Somerville-based immigrant rights group celebrated recent labor and legislative victories at their annual picnic last week.
Centro Presente worked with five employees of a Popeye's Chicken franchise in downtown Boston. After nearly a year of going without payment, the workers received $9,748 on the morning of July 1, the day of a scheduled press conference.
Weekend flash floods in East Somerville will cost the city millions in damages but it could have been worse - one Somerville woman almost lost her life as she was trapped in 18-foot waters under the Assembly Square Bridge.
Now, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is wondering if it all could have been avoided. Curtatone said this week that city officials are looking into issues at the Amelia Earhart dam on the Mystic River.
For the second time in a month, Somerville aldermen are asking the state's two U.S. senators help keep revenue flowing to cities struggling through an economic downturn.
Governor Deval Patrick this week signed into law a bill banning the commercial use and sale of a wood floor finishing product linked to a deadly 2004 Somerville home fire.
Drug-unit cops conducting routine surveillance in East Somerville followed a person they knew from previous investigations to a pair of percocet dealers July 9, police said
Dennis Ryan, 32, of 24 Spring St., Everett, and Charles Ryan, 55, of 75 Myrtle St., allegedly met the man and sold him four pills of the prescription painkiller.
The Massachusetts State 9-1-1 Department mobile emergency response unit which is operated out of the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security Department sits on Merriam Street next to the Somerville Police station.
Work crews work through the weekend throwing out water soaked debris from the Somerville Public Safety building located at the rear of 255 Somerville Avenue.
The Green Line extension project will not be appearing in time for the federally mandated 2014 deadline, according to a report discussed by the state's Department of Transportation last Friday.
Police in Somerville were dispatched to a call at 28 Lake street for a possible train derailment behind Somerville's Market Basket late Saturday afternoon during torrential downpour.
The call was first referred to as a derailment but railroad officials were able to back the train out and reroute it to better track.
Gui Cavalcanti looked around the expansive loft space at 13 Joy Street with a grin on his face. He went on to explain how Artistan's Asylum is fun, light hearted, gets people off the couch-and forges creativity.
The stage was set for a showdown for the job of Somerville's top cop this Wednesday, July 7, when community activists turned out at City Hall to learn about the final four candidates for the Chief of Police.
Somerville Police and Fire units were dispatched to the intersection of McGrath Highway and Medford Street in Somerville Thursday morning for an incident involving an MBTA bus and an injured passenger.
The U-Haul facility located on Linwood St. is undertaking a major facelift.
With a complete powerwash as well as a fresh paint job, the Linwood St. storage company will soon have a new look while continuing to being a good neighbor.
Call it cutting down on your pizza footprint. A Ball Square pizza spot is the first restaurant on the east coast, and the ninth in the country, to offer environmentally-conscious customers reusable plastic boxes for take-out pizza orders.
As the $953 million Green Line extension inches closer to reality, state officials are still making last minute changes to the plan - and one politician is calling the most recent change "stupid."
Former state Sen. Anthony Galluccio will be released from jail July 14, following a decision by a member of the state parole board.
Parole board member Cesar Archilla wrote in his decision that Galluccio "expresses remorse" for the hit-and-run incident that set off his string of legal troubles and that he "would benefit from supervised release."
A decision by state officials to locate a Green Line maintenance facility away from a residential and commercial area could re-open the possibility of a soccer stadium in East Somerville.
For three years, city officials and the Kraft Group, owners of the Major League Soccer team New England Revolution, have discussed building a new stadium in the Inner Belt district to raise the team's profile and capitalize on nearby immigrant-rich and soccer-crazed neighborhoods.
The Ocean State Job Lot is off to a tough start in their bid to open a new store in the heart of Winter Hill. At a community meeting last week, bad spelling and heated exchanges with neighbors might not have helped.
Five neighbors walked out of the meeting after a Job Lot presentation spelled Somerville with two m's.
Support local artisans and catch a glimpse of the finest handmade work in the area when the Boston Handmade Marketplace comes to Somerville.
On Saturday, July 10 the Somerville Arts Council's Artsunion program, along with the juried artist group, Boston Handmade, will present the marketplace in Union Square.
Davis Square dessert hot spot, Kickass Cupcakes, will be on the Food Network in July when Kid in a Candy Store premieres. The show, premiering July 12 at 8 p.m., claims to uncover the most outrageous, most innovative, and most loved sweet treats. In the premiere episode, host Adam Gertler highlights Kickass Cupcakes' edgy approach to classic treats such as deep fried cupcakes and cupcakes-a-go-go.
Former state senator Anthony Galluccio had been granted parole, according to reports.
Galluccio will reportedly be released from prison on July 14. He was sentenced to one year in jail in January after he violated his probation for a hit and run car accident by allegedly consuming alcohol.
It has been 10 years since the Somerville District Court Probation Department began partnering with substance abuse service-providers in its Court Recovery Program.
The program - which organizes eight support meetings a week - began in the probation department under Judge Paul Heffernan and retired Chief Probation Officer Richard F. Carino.
Somerville police and fire units responded to a call in Union Square around noontime on Thursday for an accident involving a bicyclist. The bicyclist was treated at the scene and released.
Somerville is presidential. If you doubt it, just check out the history.
This Sunday, July 4 will mark 100 years since President Howard Taft came to Somerville to celebrate the nation's birthday and take part in the local parade.
Jurors acquitted a Boston man Friday of a double shooting that shocked neighbors on a quiet section of Walnut Street three years ago.
Jean Roy, 27, walked out of court a free man after a jury found him not guilty of murdering Lesley College student John Micelin and shooting another man, who survived the attack, at 4 a.m. on May 6, 2007 - reportedly over a cocaine deal gone bad.
A Somerville man was slapped and had $30 stolen in a dispute with his roommates Sunday, police said.
Jorgelino Cardona, 36, of 62 Bonair St., and Simon Arzola, 28, of 65 Pinckney St., allegedly told the victim, "If you call the police we will kill you."
An eleventh hour shift by Mayor Joseph Curtatone will save 28 school custodian jobs from the chopping block, but will likely have to answer questions from the state on whether the move is legal.
Curtatone, who had proposed cutting all 49 school custodian positions and outsourcing the work, put forward what he called a "hybrid plan" to the Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday.
Somerville firefighters saved two people trapped on the third floor of a blazing Glenwood Road home Sunday night but the dramatic rescue could have been avoided if the building's landlord had put batteries in the smoke detectors, said Fire Chief Kevin Kelleher.
A Dorchester man suspected of being a major drug trafficker swallowed four bags of heroin as Somerville police officers approached him June 24, police said.
Somerville Police Officer Albert Gee received a citation from the Board of Aldermen and Mayor Joseph Curtatone last Thursday for saving the life of 2-year-old Jayden Gilmore. Gee, while working a police detail on Somerville Avenue in May, saved the toddler from choking on a drain plug.
Even as the earthquake in Haiti has faded from the headlines, Haitian-Americans in Somerville continue to volunteer and offer aid to their struggling home country.
After two weeks of negotiations and scrutiny, Mayor Joseph Curtatone's proposed FY11 budget was approved by the Board of Aldermen early this morning, with few direct challenges to his new plan to cut 17 school custodian positions.
The last minute changes to a proposal that would outsource school custodian services seemed to appease all but one alderman, who spent much of Tuesday's marathon budget session proposing her own series of budget cuts.
Somerville police units were dispatched to the Big Kmart department store at Assembly Square for a male and a juvenile female allegedly shoplifting Tuesday evening.
Both were arrested on shoplifting charges. The male was also charged with an open warrant.
Somerville residents will have a chance to grill the candidates for the city's open police chief job at a public Q&A session July 7 in City Hall.
On Tuesday, City Hall announced the six finalists to replace former Police Chief Anthony Holloway, who left the job two years into a five year contract, to return as chief to the Clearwater, Florida police department, where he had been a captain.
A Cambridge man who tried to steal a cash drawer filled with $340 from a Walgreen's on Broadway June 21 was slowed down when he tried to leave the store through the entrance and could not open the door, according to police.
Kenneth Allen smiled at a Walgreen's cashier and stepped behind the counter before pulling a cash drawer out and trying to run out of the store, police said.
FREE breakfast will be distributed to any Somerville youth who asks Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning on June 29 in Albion Park and Grimmons Park. Free breakfast will also be distributed between 9:45 -10:00 a.m. at Kidstop in Powderhouse Park beginning July 6.
A Medford man trying to shoplift two swim suits from the TJ Maxx in Assembly Square pulled a knife out and threatened to stab store security guards on Friday, police said.
Due to the forecast of high heat and humidity indices and poor air quality forecasts on Monday, June 28th, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has issued the following alert: "Please note that residents are advised to avoid exposure to the extreme heat whenever possible, to drink plenty of water and restrict unnecessary outdoor activity. On behalf of the Council on Aging, the Health Department and other city agencies, I would also like to request the public's assistance in checking on the welfare of family members and neighbors - especially senior citizens, young children, or those who have physical limitations - in order to ensure their continued safety. As always, if you experience a heat-related health or safety emergency, or you see anyone who needs assistance, please dial 911. Any resident - especially seniors - needing a cool place tomorrow should visit the City's air-conditioned Cooling Centers open on Holland Street and New Washington Street."
Somerville Fire Department companies were dispatched to a fire at 111 Glenwood Road early Sunday evening. The multi-family dwelling was totally engulfed in flame. Firefighters battled the blaze and searched the premises for any occupants after rescuing a women that was trapped on the third floor.
No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation.
On the weekend before the summer solstice - the longest day of the year - a Boston group that promotes solar energy hosted a celebration of the sun at the Community Growing Center on Vinal Ave.
In an effort to preserve more City jobs a midst a budget crisis, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has approached Somerville's largest unions and asked them to follow the example of their non-union co-workers, who have taken a temporary pay cut in order to save three library technician jobs.
In order to keep Somerville's libraries at their current staffing levels, non-union employees in the City government will take a one-week furlough. This action will allow the library to keep its current workforce of technicians in place. It also marks the second year in a row that Somerville's non-union workforce has taken a furlough in order to help balance the City budget and preserve other jobs inside the City.
Somerville hip hop artist Quest Tha Youngn would rather build a reputation on solid music than gangster affiliations.
The 22-year-old Quest, real name Anthony Brogna, has the kind of underworld roots valued in rap circles - his uncle is infamous Winter Hill Gang boss Howard T. Winter.
Somerville has a history of hosting riders with an urgent message. This week, however, instead of Paul Revere bearing news of the British, four student bicyclists will rally the troops against climate change.
Police took two convicted drug users by surprise Saturday morning as they prepared to shoot heroin in the parking lot of the Gulf Gas Station on Alewife Brook Parkway.
A day after announcing plans to outsource 49 school custodian jobs to an outside contractor, Mayor Joseph Curtatone pleaded with the Board of Aldermen to support his decision, despite what he called "the human side."
Speandilove Nelson couldn't abide by a culture where decisions were made for women and education rarely factored into their future plans.
It took leaving her family in Ghana to fulfill her dream to pursue a career in nursing. Nelson was honored with a leadership award during the SCALE awards night and graduation last Wednesday.
Next Wave Junior High School and Full Circle High School are Somerville's alternative, moderate special needs schools. Both are designed to meet the special academic, social, emotional, and behavioural needs of troubled adolescents, who for many reasons have experienced failure in the traditional mainstream settings. By combining the clinical concept of a therapeutic community with the educational concepts of individualized and specialized integrated learning experiences, Full Circle/Next Wave has been able to effect academic, social, and personal successes for many students in a cost effective, community based program in Somerville.
A Somerville man was arrested for indecent exposure June 19 at a Family Fun Day event at Trum Field after he allegedly urinated in plain view of 200 children, police said.
Following more than three months of active discussion and with significant input from with staff, families and students at Somerville's Arthur D. Healey Elementary School, the Somerville School Committee decided in a 5 to 3 vote on Monday, June 21, 2010 to unify the Healey School and charge the School Improvement Council with creating a school redesign plan.
More than 300 librarians, recreation officers, DPW workers, custodians, street sweepers and other city workers in Somerville will stand with employees facing layoffs or outsourcing at a Unity Rally on Tuesday, at 6 p.m. at Somerville City Hall.
A Pre-Father's Day celebration took place Friday afternoon at the VNA located on Lowell St. Residents enjoyed lunch with entertainment by the singing group, "VNA Lowell Residents Singing Group".
The City's second SomerStreets event will be held on Saturday, June 19th in conjunction with Joe's Jazz and Blues Fest, the annual Family Fun Day, and the rescheduled Citywide Spring Cleanup.
"The first SomerStreets event along Shore Drive in May was a tremendous success, and with a variety of upcoming summer events, this is another great opportunity to celebrate the Somerville community through arts and music," Mayor Curtatone said. "With community-oriented, family-friendly activities throughout the day, I hope this will serve not only as another celebration, but also a way to meet residents and community members from all of our neighborhoods and squares, and from all ethnic backgrounds."
State Fire Marshall Stephen D. Coan and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Director Edmund M. Walker are pleased to announce the graduation of the 187th class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's sixty-day Recruit Firefighting Program on June 11, 2010. The ceremony took place at the Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough, MA. There were forty-six graduates representing twenty departments including seven members of the Somerville Fire Department. They are: Christopher Clark, David Farino, Robert Galvin, Sean Layton, Keith McInnis, Timothy O'Hearn and Jason Ruf.
Somerville Police searched for a 70 year old woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease yesterday. She has been missing from her home at 4:00 p.m. Leah Wyrosdic, who resides on Broadway in East Somerville was located by the Arlington Police Department later that evening.
Amongst the colorful stands of delicate lettuces, plump strawberries, and freshly-baked breads at the Union Square farmer's market is also the opportunity to learn how to take advantage of nature's bounty and make your own bread, or jam, or grow a vegetable garden.
Several unnamed Somerville emergency medical technicians were falsely re-certified through bribes without completing the training required by the Commonwealth.
Bring Dad to a Somerville restaurant on Father's Day and the restaurant will make a donation in his honor to the Community Action Agency of Somerville.
CAAS is Somerville's anti-poverty agency. By treating Dad on Father's Day, you'll be helping other dads and moms to keep a roof over their family's head, to get the child care they need so they can earn a living and to move toward being able to support their families on their own.
A Somerville housing inspector arrested for selling oxycontin on Friday, allegedly met drug customers as he conducted lead inspections for the city, court records show.
Two weeks after Massachusetts senators passed a far-reaching crackdown on illegal immigrants, a group of Somerville immigrant teenagers opened their photography exhibit at the State House.
Somerville Police are investigating today's double stabbing at 60 Washington St. Two males were transported to an area hospital and are in stable condition, police said. Somerville police are investigating the incident.
Somerville Police responded to a call at Statue Park in Davis Square to break up a fight between two males. Later Officer Jack Leuchter placed one of the alleged combatants under arrest for disorderly person. Acting Somerville Police Chief Michael Cabral was also on location and assisted Officer Jack Leuchter in the arrest.
As Mayor Joseph Curtatone prepared to present the city's proposed FY11 budget on Tuesday, he stressed jobs would not be spared if services can be maintained in other ways.
Somerville honored one of its most dedicated citizens on Sunday June 14, when Vito Vaccaro, 86, former alderman and School Committee member was given his own square outside his family home.
Vito Vaccaro Square was christened with a little help from current aldermen Dennis Sullivan, William White and Jack Connelly, as well as a few words from Mayor Joseph Curtatone.
Faced with an audience of striking Shaw's supermarket workers, the Board of Aldermen approved a resolution last Thursday asking for the grocery chain to get back to the bargaining table.
Somerville site to create 500 housing units and 120 jobs in a series of 50 construction projects supported by the Administration that will break ground and create jobs in 2010.
Children who have grown up with the Washington Street Boys & Girls Club will be spending their last summer there, following a decision by Boys & Girls club directors to sell the building.
The club, in operation for 37 years, cited changing needs and low enrollment as the reason for ending its programing in August. But the immediate reason became more clear last Thursday after its tenant, the Somerville Public Schools administration, received approval to move into a new building.
Crews unload a truck load of trees that are being planted on Washington Street. Freshly planted trees line the street and giving Washington Street a new fresh look.
A Somerville drug suspect who fled from police and allegedly swallowed the evidence was held at Cambridge Hospital on Friday and treated for cocaine and oxycontin ingestion.
As the race for governor heats up, Governor Deval Patrick made a stop in Somerville to address concerns of the arts community.
In a campaign stop at Q Division Recording Studios on Highland Avenue Friday, Patrick also announced plans to host an international music festival in Boston as part of an to revitalize the arts economy in Massachusetts.
The brain child of Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, who played trumpet in the Somerville High School Jazz Band, Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival is back this year, kicking off on Saturday, June 19 at Powderhouse Park and continuing throughout the week at Somerville's local hotspots.
Local police today arrested City of Somerville Housing Inspector George Duffney for possession of a class B substance (OxyContin) with intent to distribute.
The arrest stems from an investigation that began on May 7, 2010, involving a narcotic surveillance outside the residence at 11 Dresden Circle in Somerville. In previous years, that residence has been the site for several arrests involving the violation of controlled substance laws and Somerville police had received reports that new illegal drug activity may have been taking place on the premises.
Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT) won two awards in the 2010 Alliance for Community Media's Hometown Video Contest. The awards were for Overall Excellence and for a documentary produced by SCATV's Next Generation Producers participant, Anthony Soto. The Alliance for Community Media is the largest organization of public access TV stations in the world.
Beginning Monday, June 14, the Assembly Sq. Mall left turn exit on Route 28 westbound will close with mall traffic re-routed to the Middlesex Avenue/Courthouse exit about 100 yards away. The traffic plan, for construction purposes, will be in effect until further notice.
A last-minute move to stop an Indian grocer from moving in next to Somerville's busiest supermarket was defeated last week, leading owner Dipti Mistri to claim a victory for small business.
Mistri, who has operated Little India with her husband, Umesh, since 1985, says she had long been eyeing the warehouse adjacent to the Market Basket across the street from her relatively cramped Bow Street store. The move would give her store, which stocks mostly bulk items, roughly 2,000 more square feet.
Seconds after Ferdinand Saintville was murdered outside Good Times in April 2007, the killer and his friends immediately began a plot to evade authorities and hide the crime, according to prosecutors.
As 10 city employees lose their jobs, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is reshuffling his City Hall staff.
Mike Buckley is returning as an administrative assistant to Curtatone, replacing Matt Dias, who is moving up to director of Traffic and Parking on July 1.
As Mayor Joseph Curtatone confronts an estimated $8.1 million budget gap, the city is seeking input from residents about their priorities as his administration eyes how to cut costs.
City officials eliminated 10 employees and eight vacant positions this week, claiming it will save cash-strapped departments close to $1 million as the city struggles with an $8 million budget gap.
Timothy Springer, 30, of 11 Burnside Avenue, 2:39 a.m., arrested and charged with breaking and entering for a misdemeanor.
Neil Berwick, 28, of 41 Crescent St., Charlestown, 10:16 p.m., arrested and charged with assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
The Somerville Retirement Board met today in special session to discuss the decision of Associate Justice James H. McGuiness to reverse the Board's action taken on January 22, 2010 to revoke the public pension retirement allowance of former Middlesex County Register of Probate, John Buonomo, pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 32, Section 15(3) (theft of governmental funds) and 15(4) (violation of the laws applicable to his office).
Event to feature presentations and discussions on Green Line Extension, city's comprehensive planning process.
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) Monica Lamboy announced that the City will partner with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to host a SomerVision and Green Line Extension Open House on Saturday, June 12th from 10am-3pm at the Argenziano School, 290 Washington Street.
Somerville Police cruisers were dispatched to the intersection of McGrath Highway and Linwood Street in Somerville today for an irate Cambridge taxi driver.
The local group, Somerville Cares About Prevention, has had success in fighting underage drinking. They have produced educational videos and worked to make Somerville the toughest place in the state for minors to buy alcohol.
But now, Somerville Cares About Prevention is fighting to maintain their services. SCAP Director Cory Mashburn said the group will be forced to cut their budget by 50 percent next year, after a federal grant expires.
A mourning friend of a deceased Somerville woman is calling an alderman "cold and uncaring" after a funeral procession dust-up outside St. Ann's Church on May 26.
A majority of the Board of Aldermen signed on to a resolution supporting an amicable end to a Shaw's workers strike at last Thursday's meeting, but discussion ended abruptly after one board member changed his mind.
Mayor Joe Curtatone had one message to the 20 and 30-somethings in the back room of the Burren during Wednesday's State of Young Somerville address: stay.
A man whose truck was stolen in Everett, found it on Medford Street in Somerville and detained the alleged thief until police arrived on May 25, police said.
Michael Carroll, 30, of 13 Trenton St., Charlestown, allegedly stole the truck in Everett and drove past the owner, police said. The truck's owner tried to follow but lost the vehicle, police said
A mother stands outside of a Somerville police cruiser immediately after her two children were pulled from the submerged automobile that they were driving in by police and fire crews.
Meet Timothy Springer. The 30-year-old Somerville man allegedly walked into the Cedar Street home of a stranger to use the bathroom at 2:39 a.m. on Sunday.
Who knew that even a postage stamp-sized back yard could bring you closer to nature, being nicer to the environment and mindful of your own health?
Many locals could attest to this truth, especially now that the Massachusetts Outdoor Volunteer Experience (MOVE) and Somerville Climate Action (SCA) have teamed up to launch "community garden-raisings." The program entails teams of volunteers coming over to build and plant a raised garden bed over the course of one weekend afternoon.
Somerville District Court Clerk Magistrate Robert "Ted" Tomasone and Somerville District Court Presiding Judge Maurice Flynn, two Ted Williams fans, are shown here displaying a piece of baseball historical memorabilia.
Pluralism is democratic; it can also be inefficient.
A week before the superintendent's recommendation and a public hearing on the Healey School's future, parents, educators, and curriculum directors presented analyses of three proposed reform options, one of which would move the Choice program to a different building.
Fans of karaoke and free popcorn have only a few more nights to enjoy a popular Somerville Avenue bar. Razzy's, which in its five years has amassed a loyal following, will be shutting its doors for good on Saturday.
A Somerville man speeding down Powder House Boulevard could not hear police sirens behind him because he was wearing headphones as he drove on May 20, police said.
As officials brace for cuts in local aid and a tight city budget, School Committee members are discussing layoffs and elimination of jobs in city schools.
A contract dispute is threatening a 35-year-old Somerville health organization and could eliminate local options for 800 Somerville citizens who need mental health treatment.
Tufts professor Sol Gittleman is an expert on Yiddish culture and baseball history, not motivational speaking. On Sunday, Gittleman addressed more than 3,000 Tufts University students awaiting graduation, and he left out the pep talk.
A 39-year-old homeless man asked a woman if she wanted to "get together" and "get high" on May 17 before fighting the woman's boyfriend on Garfield Avenue, police said this week.
A police officer working a paid detail on Somerville Avenue saved the life of a choking two-year-old boy Tuesday morning, leaving a relieved Somerville dad to say, "Big up to the cops, I thank them a million times."
At 7:40 a.m., Somerville Police Officer Albert Gee was working on the MassHighway construction project when he heard a radio call reporting a baby not breathing at 15 Church St. He then saw the child's father running toward him screaming for help.
Construction started last Saturday on the new Clarendon Hills community garden on the corner of Powderhouse Boulevard and North Street. The project was approved in January by the Somerville Housing Authority (SHA), which owns and operates the housing development.
Immigrants who gather at Foss Park each morning as early as 5 am looking for work as day laborers are the subject of a new play that will enjoy its community premiere on Friday, May 21st , at the Black Box Theater at the Elizabeth Peabody House, 277 Broadway. The program begins at 7:30 pm.
Mayor Joseph Curtatone attended a ground breaking ceremony Thursday afternoon at 377 Summer Street. Project owner/developer Chris Poutahidis developed this as a mixed use project-- residential and commercial on the 1st floor.
As the end of the school year approaches, students look forward to summer vacation, but for those involved in renovating the East Somerville Community School, the work is just beginning.
Disgraced state senator Anthony Galluccio will stay in the slammer a little longer after a parole board hearing on May 14 denied him an early release from Billerica House of Correction.
Expect layoffs and fee increases as city officials grapple with an $8.1 million budget gap, said Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone last week.
Curtatone said some city departments will have full time staff reduced to part time and some work will be outsourced to save money as the city deals with rising health care costs and diminishing state aid.
After a two-year battle between Somerville and the state, transportation officials have approved a plan for a Green Line maintenance facility that won't encroach on an artist community in Brickbottom.
Somerville Police today released a composite sketch of a suspect who was involved in two assaults on women earlier this month. On May 6th, at about 10:30 p.m., a 21 year old female victim reported that she was walking on Main Street from Broadway nearing Moreland Street when she heard the sound of footsteps. She looked back and saw a man behind her. Less than ten seconds later this male subject grabbed her from behind and indecently assaulted her. The victim was able resist her attacker. She then ran to a safe location. When she looked back she saw her attacker running back toward Broadway.
The 2010 Sunsetters auditions took place on Monday evening at the West Somerville Neighborhood School located on Powderhouse Boulevard.
June Knight, Jimmy DelPonte and Jackie Rossetti judged hundreds of local talent hopefuls that auditioned one by one to be picked and hopefully chosen to become a Sunsetter for the 2010 season.
Somerville Police Officer Warren Chaille, while doing a detail on Medford Street early Monday morning, noticed a male walking by that fit the description of the suspect from last week's two assaults on two women.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) today joined Congressman Michael Capuano and Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone in announcing an agreement on a new preferred site for a maintenance and storage facility needed for the Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford.
The city of Somerville is in the process of finalizing an exciting spring ResiStat program. The ResiStat meetings are a great way to hear about issues that are important to the community and engage city officials with questions and comments. The upcoming series of meetings will feature an optional walking tour around your neighborhood before the meeting starts (starting at the meeting location). These walks will be guided by City staff who can speak to the recently completed or upcoming development projects along the route.
Somerville Masons hosted a Child Identification Program (CHIPS) at the Boy's and Girl's Club on Washington Street Saturday morning.
The CHIPS program consist of the child accompanied by parents stopping at several stations within the workshop. The first station is the registration desk where the child's personal information is gathered.
Somerville Community Access Television's (SCATV) youth media program, Next Generation Producers, in collaboration with Somerville High School and Home, Inc., will hold the Fourth Annual Somerville Youth Film Festival on June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. The Somerville Youth Film Festival is free and open to the public.
Somerville Fire Department's Engine 3 responded to a call at Washington Terrace early Friday morning. They were following up on a report of utility wires that are hanging down too low on that street which could accidentally get hit by a delivery or trash truck when traveling beneath them and pose a saftey concern hazard.
The Planning Board recently learned it has little say in whether a developer can add three condos on the site of a Victorian era home known as the Giobbe house, despite opposition from both city officials and neighbors.
A 21-year-old Pearl Street man trying to retrieve his towed car was arrested after police allegedly found an ounce of marijuana and a silver knife in his black Audi, police said.
In one Somerville school building parents are debating if their children are getting two different educations.
The Arthur D. Healey School in Winter Hill has operated separate learning programs for Somerville kids since the 1980s when the Choice program was added to the neighborhood school. The Choice program bills itself as focusing on project-based learning and parents go through a lottery system to get their children enrolled.
Somerville is far from Arizona, but its high immigrant population keeps it close to the immigration debate. In the wake of the passage of the Arizona immigration bill, the city's immigrants and activists are reacting with fear, anger and uncertainty, and yet some are questioning whether the bill have much effect on Somerville.
Parents and dog owners have been hungrily eyeing the lush green field behind the Argenziano School and wondering what the rules really are for Lincoln Park, which includes a tot lot, basketball parks, and the soccer field.
The Cummings School located on Prescott Street was evacuated Tuesday morning because of a fire. The fire was on the third floor of the building.Somerville Firefighters extinguished the blaze within minutes.
The fire was contributed to a faulty light fixture ballast. Classes were back on schedule a short time after.
Somerville Police Department's Undercover Narcotic Unit detained and questioned multiple alleged drug related suspects in front of 97 Broadway Tuesday afternoon. The incident is part of an ongoing drug related sting operation investigation.
Early Tuesday morning on the Medford Street Bridge located behind the Somerville High School, New Hampshire civilian flaggers are directing traffic during road construction. Somerville police officer patrols with occasional visits at the detail and supervises to keep the peace and to make sure that nobody harasses the Flagmen and that no inappropriate behavior occurs.
Josue Laratte, 26, of 40B Memorial Road Apartment 35, 11:26 a.m., arrested on warrant charges of armed robbery.
Tuesday, May 4
Jeremy Foti, 29, of 27 Sylvia Road, Medford, 12:54 p.m., arrested and charged with failure to yield at a stop sign, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and speeding.
Gorbatchev Romeus, 18, of 25 River Road, 5:09 p.m., arrested and charged with possession of a dangerous weapon.
Historic Somerville, Inc. and The Somerville Museum presents Catherine Manegold, author of Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North for a lecture and book signing at The Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road, Somerville, MA 02143
Middlesex Register of Deeds Gene Brune held his 26th Annual Scholarship Breakfast Sunday morning at Anthony's Function Hall in Malden.
Over two-hundred friends, supporters as well as mothers were in attendance at the event Mother's Day morning in a packed function hall, supporting the foundation's great cause.
Somerville Residents in Grades 6 - 12 sought for summer performance group; auditions to be held Monday, May 17.
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Youth Arts Coordinator Jimmy DelPonte announced that the Somerville Sunsetters will return for the summer 2010 season.
On May 6th, at about 10:30 p.m., a 21 year old female victim reported that she was walking on Main Street from Broadway nearing Moreland Street when she heard the sound of footsteps. She looked back and saw a man behind her. Less than ten seconds later this male subject grabbed her from behind and indecently assaulted her. The victim was able resist her attacker. She then ran to a safe location. When she looked back she saw her attacker running back toward Broadway.
"Read it loud, like you're proud of it," New Bedford Poet Laureate Everett Hoagland urged a group of student writers who were tittering through Sonia Sanchez's "Reflections after the June 12 March for Disarmament.
(Back, L-R) Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Fair Housing Commission Chairperson Stacy Pires, Commissioner Terry Christopher, Commissioner Dennis Fischman, and Tammy Potter presented seven Somerville elementary school students with citations in honor of their winning entries to the 2010 Fair Housing Poster Contest. (Front, L-R) Georgia Beckman, Camille Chan, Jonathan Walsh, Isabel Silva, Nabila Anandira, Victoria Denovellis, and Denise Umana, third and fifth grade students from the Healey and Kennedy Elementary Schools, were selected from a total of 36 contest submissions.
People come to Davis Square to eat, drink, and buy camera supplies. They leave Davis Square to buy groceries, general merchandise, furniture, and clothes. That's according to data that Economic Development Planner Brad Rawson presented at a Davis Square community meeting last Wednesday evening.
Mayor Joseph Curtatone and the Somerville Council on Aging celebrate "Older American Month" with an event that was held at the Holland St, Center on Monday. Many enjoyed a fun filled day of bingo with served lunch and an ice cream desert served by the Mayor himself and the Somerville Board of Alderman.
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone faced around 100 business owners at the Somerville Theater last Wednesday, putting forward his goals for the city's infrastructure as a benefit to entrepreneurs operating in a still-struggling economy.
By the end of 'Aquapocalypse', the name given to the three day ban on tap water after a water main break in Weston, Somerville officials had handed out almost 6,000 gallons of water.
Assembly Square development has been delayed by lawsuits and political scandal in the past. But not even the recession could stop Somerville's biggest development opportunity this time around.
Somerville Police Chief Michael Cabral has issued an advisory to residents to beware of imposters seeking to gain entry into local homes. As the Water Emergency comes to a conclusion, it is anticipated that the area will see a surge in imposter burglaries and scams by travelling criminals. Reliable intelligence indicates that there a number of these travelling criminals in the area who typically prey on elderly residents, especially those who live alone.
Governor Patrick has announced that the water flowing to MWRA communities has been confirmed to be safe for all purposes, following repair of the rupture of the major water supply line to much of Greater Boston.
The City of Somerville has secured a very limited supply of bottled water, which we will make available to residents in families with small children, elderly residents, or to those residents with compromised immune systems or disabilities. ALL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BOIL WATER ARE ASKED TO CONTINUE DOING SO, as it will ensure that our limited supply is made available to those who are most in need.
The Dante Aligaeri Society Building in Cambridge was the location where the Democratic Party Unity Event was held earlier Monday morning to support newly elected Senator Sal DiDomenico as the Democratic nominee for state senate.
With an MWRA water boil order in place and over 2 million bay state residents without drinkable water, Sunday's Somerville Lions Club Annual Charity Breakfast was a complete success despite a few hurdles.
Somerville Schools: There will be school and all afterschool, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities tomorrow, Monday May 3 and at this time, school and activities are scheduled to be held throughout the water emergency situation. Students and staff should bring safe drinks to school each day, if possible, until the water emergency is lifted by the Public Health Department. Safe packaged beverages (juice and water) will be available in schools. However, quantities may be limited. The Food Service Department will be serving breakfast, lunch and snacks. The menu and beverages will be limited by the availability of safe water and beverages.
A Somerville High School junior is on her way to China in June after winning an international essay contest.
Frozan Omar was one of 20 winners from over 700 applicants for the scholarship. For 10 days, she will go on a free educational tour of China. Ten high school sophomores and juniors were selected from the United States and ten from India.
