It’s not just another three-day weekend, folks. It’s a huge part of our national – and regional – heritage.

Patriots’ Day was established over 100 years ago to commemorate the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. Re-enactments are staged and speeches are given, and a generally festive air of patriotic zeal pervades.

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Recently, the Ibbetson Street Press of Somerville, MA. published an anthology of Arlington Poets, titled The Silver Note: Poets of Arlington, Massachusetts. I spoke with one of the editors of this book, Jean Flanagan. Flanagan is the poet laureate of Arlington, MA, and is an accomplished poet and publisher.

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Emily (Pineau) Lacey’s poetry has appeared in The Bluebird Word, The Raven’s Perch, Evening Street Review, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Solstice’s MFA program at Pine Manor College.

One Somerville, Every Child: ‘Week of the Young Child’ April 5, 2024 through April 11, 2025

 Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Superintendent Rubėn Carmona, and Somerville’s early childhood community invite Somerville caregivers, children, and educators to celebrate the Week of the Young Child from April 5 to 11, 2025.

Central Street Studios, 57 Central Street, Somerville.

Over three-dozen artist and musician tenants at Central Street Studios announce their preservation campaign fundraiser in support of helping to secure their affordable artist workspaces at 57 Central Street in Somerville. The fundraiser is in support of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston purchasing the 4-floor property at 57 Central Street, with a mission of keeping it as affordable artist workspaces, with support from the City of Somerville.

By Dennis Fischman

Writing a science fiction murder mystery is difficult. As I pointed out in my review of Arkady Martine’s fine example A Memory Called Empire, to play fair with the reader, the science fiction has to be clear and convincing – a world we can imagine, whose rules make sense.  Simultaneously, the means and motives have to fit within that world (while being recognizable to us pitiful humans of the 2020’s).