Koty, Barbara G. (Magrath) – Of Somerville January 16, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Stanley M. Koty. Loving mother of Stan Koty and his wife Gay of Somerville, Diane Glenn and her husband Brad of North Reading. Dear grandmother of Stanley “Chip” M.  III and his wife Jocelynn, Russell Koty, Alison Fernandes and her husband Mark, Caroline Koty, Kassondra Glenn, and Jason Glenn. Sister of the late George Magrath. Aunt of Lorraine and Paul Magrath.

Funeral procession from the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq.) Somerville, Saturday morning at 9am, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Clement Church, Somerville at 10:00. Relatives and friends invited. Calling hours Friday 4-8. Interment Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge. Late employee Somerville Public Schools.

Many residents have complained that city snow plows have piled snow onto already shoveled sidewalks and driveways, leaving some – such as the elderly and disabled – unable to cope with the situation as it stands.

By Jim Clark

The City of Somerville Board of Aldermen addressed several issues related to snow removal at its most recent regular meeting last Thursday.

An order sponsored by Ward Five Alderman Mark Niedergang and Alderman At-Large Wilfred N. Mbah asked for the Commissioner of Public Works deploy a shoveling crew after major snowstorms to shovel out the sidewalks of elderly and disabled residents that get buried by city snow plows, and that the Director of Health and Human Services and the Director of Communications work together to register such residents so they can contact 311 to get their sidewalks re-shoveled after they have been buried by snow plows.

These modular constructions will serve as temporary classrooms while the Somerville High School renovation project is underway.

By Genevieve Bien-Aime

If you have recently driven by Somerville High School on the Highland Ave. side you may have noticed a long, one story air force blue colored building facing the street. Considering it sits directly in front of the left side of the high school, it’s really hard to miss.

By Sabrina Joseph/Photos by Claudia Ferro

Somerville celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a variety of performances at the annual event, this year entitled “Growing Our Community,” on Monday at the East Somerville Community School. The first performance was by Marcus Santos, who is a master Brazilian drum teacher and a graduate of the  Berklee College of Music.

Somerville is looking for crossing guards. Crossing Guards provide essential public safety by ensuring safe student crossing at intersections along the routes to school. The salary is $37 per day with some incentive bonuses. Uniforms and on-the-job training are provided. Access to a motor vehicle is preferred but not required. Work BOTH mornings and afternoons based on school year calendar. Must pass a pre-employment CORI and drug screen. Applications are available and must be submitted to City Hall Personnel Office, 93 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143 or fax @ 617-666-4426. You can also email resumes to: employment_opportunities@somervillema.gov. Inquiries can be referred to School Safety Officer Sean Sylvester at 617 625 1600 X7248 or by email: ssylvester@police.somerville.ma.us.

Medford and Somerville boys and girls varsity basketball teams squared off at the Cousens Gym at Tufts University on Sunday, January 14. Somerville boys defeated Medford, 62-54. Somerville girls defeated Medford, 35-32. The girls game came down to the final shot.

Update: Maple Tree Tapping Day has been changed to this Sunday, January 21. They don’t want people to have to choose between tapping local maple trees and attending the Women’s March on Saturday. They hope to see you on Sunday, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

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When I walk through the door, I see a line of seniors sitting on chairs – a Greek Chorus of sorts – crooning commentary on the flash of patrons who continually come through the store. There is the heavily accented cacophony, “Paper or plastic?” There are the coupon men and women who confusingly rifle through their list of bargains, as the people who stand on line have the zombie-like sort of posture that would make the filmmaker George Romero proud. The deli counter is a symphony of shouts, a friendly argument or conversation with the customers, “What’s it gonna be, hon?” “Do you want the Provolone thick or thin?” “Not an ounce of fat on it, chief. God be my witness.” The fish mongers come out from the back, hearty, red-faced from the freezers, staring down the poker -faced fish eyes of the Red Snapper, admiring the sleek texture of an upscale piece of swordfish, even giving the lowly chowder fish its due.

Linda Larson has been a journalist, poet, writing teacher, and a writing student in the course of her career. One thing she likes about the role of a poet is that she gets to write about what she loves. And it is evident in her body of work that she has a deep love for her subjects and the craft of writing. Larson was born and educated in the Midwest, and spent many a childhood summer in Mississippi. She graduated with an M.A. from the Writing Seminars at John Hopkins University in 1970. While in Mississippi she worked as a feature writer for The Capitol Reporter and The Jackson Advocate. She relocated to the Boston area and for five years served as an editor and contributor to Spare Change News a homeless paper based in Cambridge. In 2007, she published her first book of poetry Washing the Stones (Ibbetson Street Press).

Arrests:
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Ladjuan Guichard, January 10, 4:49 p.m., arrested at Highland Ave. on warrant charges of annoying telephone calls, false crime report, and false report to public safety.

Sondra Noonan, of 111 Pilgrim Rd., Weymouth, January 11, 7:07 p.m., arrested at Mystic Ave. on charges of possession of a class A drug and shoplifting by concealing merchandise, and on warrant charges of shoplifting by asportation, furnishing a false name or Social Security number, operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor 2nd offense, reckless endangerment to a child, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, marked lanes violation, and alcohol from open container.