On Saturday, March 3, Mayor Joseph Curtatone will represent the Elizabeth Warren Campaign at the Somerville Caucus.

Democrats will convene at the Somerville High School at 11:00 a.m. to elect delegates and alternates to the 2018 MA Democratic State Convention, which will be held at the DCU Center in Worcester on June 1 and 2.

If there is one invaluable resource that all city residents can appreciate and be proud of, it is the Somerville Parks & Recreation Department.

They operate year-round programs throughout the city’s public facilities, playgrounds, schoolyards, and various other locations to promote positive and healthy activities for all members of the Somerville Community, in our particular our kids.

The East Somerville Community School (ESCS) Marimba Club gave an exciting and energetic performance for the Board of Aldermen at Somerville City Hall on Thursday, February 8th. After the performance, Board President Katjana Ballantyne presented each student musician with an official citation, signed by all the Somerville Aldermen, celebrating the students’ commitment to musical excellence.

— Photos by Kristina Sabatino

Somerville Girls Varsity Basketball lost the MIAA tournament playoff game they played against Danvers High Monday night in Danvers, eliminating the team from the tournament. The final score was 54-36.

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Review by Dennis Daly

Masked by its modest size and critically unconsidered, at least until now, because of the small number of available copies, Pearl, Lawrence Kessenich’s new chapbook, spellbinds the reader both as a commentary on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and, in its own right, as a compilation of compelling and elegant poetry.

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Actor, writer and comedian, George J. MacDonald has been a working professional in the entertainment industry for a number of years. Stage plays that MacDonald has written include Waiting For Whitey, At The Funny Factory, In A Better Place and Whistling Past The Graveyard. Screenplays include Both Guns Blazing, Still In The Picture and The Spider Sequence. Some of his film credits are Monument Ave., Celtic Pride, Bluff and When Stand-up Stood Out. Television credits include MAD-TV, The Michael Richards Show and A&E’s Comedy On The Road. In 2005, George made his directorial debut with Why Work?, a sketch comedy show that played in The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. MacDonald is a member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors Equity Association and The Dramatists Guild of America.

Arrests:
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Kelly Carey, of 933 Quincy Shore Dr., Quincy, February 19, 6:08 p.m., arrested at Mystic Ave. on a warrant charge of conspiracy to violate drug law.

Michael Zampitella, of 11 Garden St., Cambridge, February 20, 3:47 p.m., arrested at Elm St. on charges of violation of city ordinance possession of a dangerous weapon and shoplifting by concealing merchandise, and on warrant charges of larceny over $250, use of a motor vehicle without authority, larceny from a building, destruction of property over $250, shoplifting by asportation, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, felony nighttime breaking and entering, and shoplifting over $100 by concealing merchandise.

All interested residents are invited to join the Office of Capital Projects and Planning, the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, Ward 3 Alderman Ben Ewen-Campen and Alderman at Large Mary Jo Rossetti for a public meeting on Monday, February 26, to discuss upcoming tree removal as part of the construction process for the new Somerville High School.

The Somerville Democratic City Committee will be holding its city wide reorganization meeting on February 27, 7:00 p.m. at the Somerville High School Library, 81 Highland Avenue. Also speaking at this meeting will be the candidate for Secretary of State, Josh Zakim. For more information about this committee and to RSVP for this meeting, please visit http://www.somdems.org

Aging Life Care Manager Carolynn Nagao-Marco.

By Carolynn Nagao-Marcotte

Differences of opinion often come with the territory when dealing with relatives. But family disagreements about care can be a huge problem when there’s a crisis and a loved one’s best interests are at stake.

Unfortunately, this is a fairly common situation. But a bit of preparation and a collaborative approach can make a world of difference.