Summer is over so quickly, but this was a different kind of summer, with lots happening in our city and lots of good times. The doors are shutting closed real loud up in NH and down on the Cape with all the returning residents. We have a lot to be thankful for. But those in Texas and Louisiana will need our help. Join us at The Somerville Times in donating to the many charities that are set up and being set up: The Salvation Army, Red Cross and various clubs and organization as well a “gofundme” page that was set up to donate directly to residents that need our help and money. We send them our thoughts and prayers for a quick and speedy recovery to normal. We are all proud Americans and we are very generous to other countries with their disasters, but we all need to step up to the plate and donate – even $10 – to help out our fellow Americans. Imagine if everyone here in Somerville sent a check or donated online. Every $10 or more would be a great help to our fellow Americans who need us now. God Bless Texas and Louisiana and all those affected by this horrible nightmare.

The Kiss 108 reunion was held on Sunday, August 26 at the Jetty in Marshfield. There were a lot of sales and front desk people along with on air DJs such as Jimmy Del Ponte, Tad Bonvie, JJ Wright, Joan Quinn Eastman, David Iseman and Joe DiDonato(currently at NESN)

~Photos by Bobbie Toner

Somerville’s youth boxers put on an exhibition at Fight Night at Dilboy Stadium last Friday at Dilboy Stadium. The event was presented by the Somerville Youth Development and Boxing Club, in conjunction with Mayor Joseph Curtatone and the Somerville Recreation Department.

Passing legislation that adapts to the changing needs of a community should be a no-brainer, especially if it has to do with public safety and environmental protection, and will save us money. Instead, as Erin Wade reported in The Somerville Times, the proposed bill to address the gas leaks issue has been sitting in the Massachusetts legislature for nine months. I wonder how much more gas has gone to waste since January.

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I know what you’re thinking, another dried out flavorless turkey loaf. It doesn’t have to be that way. Really. There are three rules for a flavorful and moist turkey loaf. Flavor layering, fat content, and not over cooking. Sautéing the ingredients and blooming the spices enhances the flavor, adding a more refined flavor profile.

How much do we love summer? It’s certain that we all feel varying degrees of enthusiasm for the season. Some may live to revel in the warm sunshine, while others might prefer a cooler climate, even to the extent of pining for snowy picture-postcard  scenes straight out of Currier and Ives. One thing’s for sure, we could sure do without as much snow as we sometimes get at the worst of times.

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Review by Timothy Gager

This novella, beautifully illustrated by Sara Zieve Miller, transcends the world into a place of whimsy and adventure. It is an adventure that will capture the imagination of children and those of any age. In The Little Queen, Geddes tells the story of a little girl whose parents pass on, leaving her to live on as the little queen. It is a role the little queen initially wants to rid herself of, willing to trade places with anyone to become something else.

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Somerville poet Melissa Castillo-Garsow recently released a book of poems, Coatlicue Eats the Apple. Grasow is a Mexican-American writer, poet and scholar currently completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Here is an excerpt from this fine collection.

My new book, Last Night at the Wursthaus (Grey Sparrow Press), will be up shortly on Amazon. The title poem is about the Wursthaus, a German eatery in Harvard Square that closed in 1996. I was a patron of the said bar, and met many interesting characters over a house dark…

Don’t forget: Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote or change your address ahead of the Sept. 18 City preliminary election.
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