By Donald Norton

The Ward 4 ResiStat meeting was held last Wednesday evening at the Healey School in Winter Hill.

About 60 to 70 residents showed up to hear Mayor Joe Curtatone and his administration talk about what is going on in Winter Hill.

Eagle Feathers #139– Oxford

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Oxford, Massachusetts lies in the southern part of Worcester County, just one town away from the Connecticut border. As early as 1682, the Massachusetts Bay Colony offered land grants to this area for people who would colonize the then, unbridled frontierland.

Somerville cares. And it shows it.

From time to time we are called upon to gather together to show our solidarity with worthy causes, to share the grief of loss with those who have lost so much, or simply to feel that kindred spirit that makes us a community, not just a city of brick and mortar.

On Sunday, October 1, members of Somerville Youth Softball, appeared on NESN Clubhouse, the commercial-free Red Sox pregame show for kids that airs every Sunday 90 minutes before Red Sox games on NESN. They closed out the 2017 NESN Clubhouse season as guests on the final episode joined by NESN hosts TJ Hourigan, Jahmai Webster, and Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster live on Yawkey Way.

Somerville Times photographer Claudia Ferro is going to be a proud Great Grandmother soon! One of Sal and Claudia’s 17 grandchildren, Michael Ferro and Catia Martin, are expecting. The family held a baby shower for the couple this past weekend. Catia Martin is a Somerville High School graduate. This baby will be the third great grandchild for Sal and Claudia. We wish them many more!

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Originally from California, voice teacher and performer Celia Slattery has lived in worked in Davis Square for the past 17 years. She described the community as vibrant, and a good place for someone in her profession to be located. She has performed in many local spots, such as: the now defunct Johnny D’s, the Davis Square Theater, Ryles in Inman Square, Club Passim in Harvard Square, etc.

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Julie Cristal is a freelance writer and essayist from Shaker Heights, Ohio.  Her blog can be found at juliecristal.blogspot.com. Julie wrote this poem about her late mother-in-law who treated her and her sister-in-law to a trip in the South of France to celebrate her cancer being in remission.

Clothesline Project, a visual display that honors survivors as well as victims of intimate partner violence.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, the Somerville Commission for Women, and RESPOND announce the annual Candlelight Vigil in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Wednesday, October 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Statue Park in Davis Square.

The vigil is an annual event bringing the community together in remembrance of those who have lost their lives over the last year to domestic violence.

Arrests:
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Kermit Sims, of 1200 Commonwealth Ave., Alston, September 25, 4:47 p.m., arrested at Somerville Ave. on charges of larceny of credit card and utter false instrument.

Scot Runyon, of 145 Hall St., Manchester, NH, September 26, 10:54 a.m., arrested at Washington St. on a warrant charge of number plate violation to conceal ID.

The Green Line Extension (GLX) project will host a public meeting: Monday, October 23, 2017, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.; Somerville High School Auditorium, 81 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide the community with a general update on the GLX project and ongoing early works construction in Somerville.