— Photo by Mik Rosati

Ninet rocks Thunder Road
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By Daniel Sullivan

On Monday night, February 6, I walked into this little known gem of a club called Thunder Road on Somerville Ave. near Union Sq. I was just going to get tickets for the Friday, February 10 performance of blues artist Luther “Guitar Jr.” Johnson, who has played with many of the legends of the genre. All of a sudden, the band starts its second set. And well, sometimes you’re just in the right place at the time.

The Hero’s Cup Hockey Tournament takes place on April 21 – 23 at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, MA.

By Tom Bannister

The Hero’s Cup Hockey Tournament, the largest first responder hockey tournament in the United States, is set to be held at the New England Sports Center, 121 Donald Lynch Blvd, Marlborough, MA.

56 teams, over 900 first responders, including those from Somerville, will be competing in the inaugural 3-day tournament to raise money for the host charity, The Last Call Foundation. (www.lastcallfoundation.org) Each team also plays for their charity of choice.

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State Rep. Denise Provost reviews this latest collection of poetry by noted critic Dennis Daly:

Twenty-One Ghazals [of] Alisher Navoiy
Translated from the Uzbek by Dennis Daly
Cervena Barva Press, Somerville, MA, (2016)

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One of my poetry students at Endicott College has shared a poem. Here is a bit about her background: Mikayla Rose Brasefield (19) is a sophomore Nursing major from Vernon, CT, with a previous history in Creative Writing. She was featured in her high school’s student-written and published magazine, titled War & Pieces (2015), was awarded an honorable mention in the Nancy Thorpe Poetry Contest (2014), and has won several silver medals and a gold medal for some of her poetry/writings in the annual Scholastic Art & Writing Contest. She would like to thank her professor for the opportunity to continue featuring her work and also her friends, family, and boyfriend for always supporting her and giving her constant inspiration.

Arrests:
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Tesris Ceneus, February 6, 8:54 a.m., arrested at Great River Rd. on charges of disorderly conduct, trespassing, resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer, and possession of a class B drug.

Katherine England, of 1613 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, February 9, 12:58 a.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on charges of operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, resisting arrest, motor vehicle lights violation.

William K. McKenzie,  86, A Retired Somerville Police Officer, who resided in Medford for the past 32 years and was formerly of Somerville; where he was born and raised, passed away on February 10, 2017.

Beloved husband of 60 years to Mary E. (Troisi).

The Somerville by Design Davis Square Planning Meeting and the Nunziato Stormwater and Park Project Meeting will both take place as planned on Monday, February 13.

The Somerville by Design Davis Square Planning Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Somerville Baptist Church, 31 College Ave., in Davis Square. It is the first in a series of five meetings open to all community members to help plan next steps for Davis Square development and infrastructure improvements while preserving the square’s character. More information can be found on the online at www.somervillebydesign.com.

Sweet Wednesday (Dave Falk and Lisa Housman), hosts and performers at the Mardi Gras Concert/Party.

By Rebecca Danvers

In these harsh days of winter, the Somerville Homeless Coalition is working hard to keep people safe, through emergency shelters, Project Soup and food assistance, homelessness prevention and affordable housing programs, medical assistance, educational programs, and more.

A special Mardi Gras party/concert at the Burren on Sunday, February 26 will invite music lovers to enjoy live New Orleans style music and songs, while supporting the work of the SHC.

By Nathan Lamb

The countdown to cuts is on. On March 1, the Baker Administration will begin cutting as much as $5.6 million from the Adult Foster Care program. The cuts will continue through the last four months of the fiscal year.

“We are running out of time to protect the elderly and people with disabilities,” said Linda Andrade of the Mass Council on Adult Foster Care. “Adult Foster Care is one of the premier ‘community first’ programs in the Commonwealth. The population in need is growing, and our budget should be growing to meet that need.”