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On Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Officers Kevin Goulart and Justin Buswell were on routine patrol in the area of the Dilboy Pool located on Alewife Brook Parkway. At 1:47pm they heard a radio transmission from Somerville Housing Officer Billy Rymill, who was on a nearby detail. He was alerting dispatch of a rollover involving a trailer truck in the area of Capen Court.
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A walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic for initial doses and boosters will be held February 11 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at the Argenziano School at 290 Washington St. The Pfizer vaccine will be available for all people 5 years and up, and boosters will be available for all people 12 years and up. Walk-ins are accepted, or you can pre-register at somervillema.gov/vaccine or call 311 (617-666-3311). The clinic is free, regardless of immigration status or health insurance. Identification is not required.
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Arrests:
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James Flynn, January 31, 6:38 p.m., arrested at Alewife Brook Pkwy. on charges of malicious damage to a motor vehicle and attempt to commit a crime.
Juan Rodriguez Rosado, of Boston, February 1, 1:17 p.m., arrested at Memorial Rd. on warrant charges of witness intimidation and assault with a dangerous weapon.
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L to R: Rothschild: When My Parents Were Alive, Rozenman: Meeting Frida at the Mexican Border, Gerstein: Find Your Passion. — Photo by Doug Holder
By Doug Holder
I went with a friend to a reception for “Space<—>Color<–>Movement: From Lyrical Realism into Poetic Abstraction” at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Inc. Gallery, Somerville, MA. And indeed, I saw the poetry in the paintings both in the abstract and in the realistic renderings. This show is curated by artist Philip Gerstein, and included works by Alexandra Rozenman, Jo Ann Rothschild, and Gerstein. The show runs at the Brickbottom Gallery through February 26.
For more information visit: https://brickbottom.org/exhibition/space-color-movement/
(left to right) Stephanie Berkowitz of The Center for Teen Empowerment, Tom Schneider of Rev Clinics, Mike Libby of the Somerville Homeless Coalition and Lindsay Allen of East Somerville Main Streets.
Revolutionary Clinics, one of the state’s leading providers of medical marijuana, announced today a collective donation in excess of $28,000 to a slate of local and national organizations. As part of the donation, Rev’s annual contribution of $10,000 to Somerville-based organizations will be split evenly between the Somerville Homeless Coalition, East Somerville Main Streets, the Somerville Center for Teen Empowerment, The Welcome Project, and the Somerville Community Corp. Additional donations have been distributed to the Last Prisoner Project, the GLAD fund, and to artist Ifé Franklin. While each recipient has a distinctive mission, the contributions reflect Rev’s desire to give back and support the communities it serves.
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Host, Sarah Fishman, speaks with Ward 7 Councilor, Judy Pineda Neufeld.
SCES volunteer Technology Coach, Chris Rucinski — Photo courtesy of Clayton Raithel
Name: Chris Rucinski
Lives in: Somerville
Occupation: Software Litigation Expert Witness
SCES Volunteer since: 2021
How Chris helps: As a volunteer Technology Coach, Chris helps SCES clients get started with common smartphone and tablet applications.
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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and City of Somerville staff invite you to attend the second community meeting to discuss 90 Washington Street, a 4-acre site near the East Somerville Green Line station envisioned as the future home of a new Public Safety Building and a range of civic, commercial, and residential spaces.
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Imani and her daughter Delmeshia invite you to come and check out their line of luxury head wraps at their Bow Market pop-up location now until March 2022.
In 2006, after working at a Boylston St. firm, @tafariwraps founder Imani desired to heal herself and her community and founded the design house House of Tafari Collection.
Imani toured the libraries in Boston and New York, local YMCAs, medical centers and community clinics, and colleges from Boston to Georgia sharing Tafari Wraps and the art of head wrapping. In 2017, Imani was joined by her daughter Delmeshia and the two run @tafariwraps today.
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Letter to the Editor – February 5
(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries and letters to the Editor of The Somerville Times belong solely to the authors and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville Times, its staff or publishers)
To the editor:
Somerville is right to tackle the issue of access to EV charging stations for e-car owners. As the article points out, it’s unreasonable to expect tenants to install stations on property they don’t own. But access shouldn’t be limited to condo developments. All cities should be exploring how they can support e-car owners. Here are just two ways they can do it: cities can install car charging stations on public rights of way, including street curbs, and cities can work with owners of non-residential parking areas like parking garages, houses of worship, and businesses to install EV stations. More ideas can be found in this study: EV charging access for renters by the Urban Sustainable Directors Network.
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