~Photos by Claudia Ferro
The Ferro family hosted the Sunsetters on Tuesday, August 19 on Kensington Ave. Stop & Shop donated a $25 dollar gift card for snacks and Louie’s Ice Cream on Broadway gave all the Sunsetters free ice cream after their performance.

~Photos by Bobbie Toner

This past summer, MassDOT University conducted the 4th Annual MassDOT MBTA Intern Transportation Institute (ITI). The interns’ graduation celebration took place on Monday, August 21.

By Jim  Clark

A police officer assigned to Assembly Row last week was contacted by Saks OFF 5TH loss prevention personnel and alerted that Brandon Tracy, an allegedly known shoplifter who frequents Saks was in the store and had concealed two pairs of shoes in a brown paper bag.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries and letters to the Editor of The Somerville Times belong solely to the authors and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville Times, its staff or publishers)

On Saturday, August 12, I – like many people across the country – watched in horror and disgust as the KKK, neo-Nazis, and other alt-right and white supremacist groups descended upon Charlottesville, Virginia, and three innocent people lost their lives. I was appalled that this was happening in the United States of America in 2017.

— Photo by Erin Wade

By Rob Carter

The Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committee (SBAC) plans to use traffic barrels to protect a new bicycle and bus lane created during the recent overhaul to Union Square’s traffic pattern.

“The No. 1 issue for cyclists is the Prospect Street bike lane being used as a parking lane,” said Mike Tremblay, Somerville’s senior transportation planner.

House Bill 2683 is set to get much needed infrastructure repairs going with leaking gas pipes, if it can pass in the State House.

By Erin Wade

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has been in session for over eight months, and state Rep. Christine Barber’s House Bill 2683 hasn’t budged from the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, where it’s sat since January 23.

The purpose of the bill is to ensure utility customers don’t pay for the cost of “leaked and unaccounted for gas,” according to the language of the bill.

Condolences to the family of Maxine C. Faulkner who passed away recently. Maxine was married to Burton Faulkner Jr. for 52 years, is from a long established family here in Somerville that gave much to the city over the years. Mrs. Faulkner is being waked at Doherty’s Funeral Home today, Wednesday, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. and services are Thursday morning at St. Eulalia in Winchester. The Faulkner family is one of Somerville’s oldest families and have been well loved by many here over the years.

By Courtney O’Keefe
Executive Director | Somerville Local First

On behalf of the Somerville Local First Board of Directors, I would like to invite members of the public and all candidates for political office (opposed or unopposed) to join us on Tuesday, September 12, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. for a candidate meet and greet. This event will be held at Workbar Union, 31 Union Square, and light refreshments will be served.

Kelly T. Winn   November 21, 1960  –  August 19, 2017

WINN, Kelly Thomas, of Somerville, August 19, 2017. Beloved, devoted, and loving husband of Sandy (Hall) Winn and father to their daughter Kaitlyn Alyse Winn. Cherished son of Madelyn “Cookie” Winn and the late William M. Winn. Dear brother of William M. Winn, Jr. of Stoneham, Timothy F. Winn of Medford, Michael A. Winn and his wife Midgie of Salem, NH and Nancy E. Winn of Hanson. Kelly is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Eagle Feathers #136 – The Dentists

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

People often dislike dentists until they receive a smile better than the one they were born with. Much has been written about Paul Revere’s epic ride. More than most, the people of Somerville have tried to keep his remembrance alive by naming parks, businesses, memorials and buildings in his honor.