Eagle Feathers #140 – Somerville: An Embodiment of Movies

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Thomas Alva Edison was America’s most prolific inventor who fathered 1,093 creations. He produced his first two devices, the electric vote recorder and the universal stock printer, in the machine shop of Somerville’s Charles Williams.

— Photos by Bobbie Toner

SHS Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity Girls Volleyball team went up against Swampscott High Monday at Somerville High School. Freshman played a close game but lost to Swampscott, Junior Varsity beat Swampscott, and Varsity also lost to Swampscott. Each team will be playing Wednesday in Everett against Everett High and they will be back at home Friday to play Waltham. Freshman and Junior Varsity games are played at 4:00 p.m., and the Varsity game is played at 5:00 p.m.

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Moon until Night
by Richard Hoffman
Barrow Street Press $16.95

When I read the poetry collection Noon until Night by Richard Hoffman, I said to myself, “Damn, this is one wise dude.” I think Hoffman has a way of reporting back to us through his own scars, displaying the bullshit we will encounter, and then he tells us in an avuncular way, “Move on.”

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Dan Calnan is a freshman at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. He is an English major with a concentration in Creative Writing. Dan is from Lynn, MA, and graduated from Lynn English High School earlier this year. At Endicott, he is working on developing a portfolio of various writings, and aspires to become a writer for a career.

— Photos by Bobbie Toner

Fire crews battled a fire on the third floor of a residence at 31 Sydney St. late Tuesday evening.

Preliminary reports indicate that the entire third floor has been lost.

Pumpkin artisans and all others are welcome to take part in the 2017 edition of “Monster Mashed Up at SomerStreets” this coming Sunday.

Celebrate the season at “Monster Mashed Up,” the October installment of the City’s SomerStreets festival, on Sunday, October 22, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. between Union Square and Spring St. on Somerville Ave.

Jonathan T. Perry

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that Jonathan T. Perry, 17, of Somerville, has been indicted as a youthful offender and charged with manslaughter and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury in connection with the August 29, 2017 fatal shooting of Tenzin Kunkhyen, 16, of Malden. Perry will be arraigned in Cambridge Juvenile Court on October 18, 2017.

Arrests:
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Henry Horton, of 9 Wagley St., Roxbury, October 6, 1:57 p.m., arrested at Mystic Ave. on warrant charges of strangulation or suffocation and operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

Davron Davis, October 7, 9:53 a.m., arrested at Cross Street E. on warrant charges of municipal bylaw or ordinance violation and miscellaneous common law violation.

City of Somerville, Somerville Public Schools, and The Welcome Project to Sponsor Joint Donation Drive to Support Hurricane Victims in Puerto Rico

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Superintendent of Schools Mary Skipper, and Executive Director of The Welcome Project Ben Echevarria, announce the formation of a donation drive in support of the residents of Puerto Rico who remain in need in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Annual event grew attendance by 21% and funds by 48%

Approximately 900 people filled the streets of East Broadway on Tuesday, September 26 to participate in the Seventh Annual East Broadway Foodie Crawl to help raise close to $30,000 to support East Somerville Main Streets (ESMS). The Crawl raised 48% more funds than last year for the organization and featured a 21% increase in attendees and participants. The event presented the vibrant flavors of over 20 East Broadway restaurants, including yearly favorites like Fasika, La Brasa, Maya Sol and Vinny’s Restaurant.