~Photos by Claudia Ferro
Poodle skirts, bellbottoms and platform shoes came out of mothballs last Friday as participants in Flashback Friday at The Somerville City Club took a journey back in time and danced the night away to songs from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s & 90’s. All proceeds benefited the Somerville PTA Scholarship Dinner Dance.

The Boston Irish Film Festival returned to the historic Somerville Theater for the sixteenth time to showcase the best in Irish film making. SCATV and Greater Somerville’s Joe Lynch covered opening night.

By Sara Harris

Congratulations to the Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards on winning the 11th Annual Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization Girls’ Basketball Championship. ~Photos by Correen Demers

U Mass Boston’s Clark Athletic Center was alive with drama and excitement as soon as the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers Huskies (20-3) and the Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards (18-0) arrived for the 11th Annual Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization Girls’ Basketball Championship Game this past Friday night.

By Haley ED Houseman

Groundwork Somerville conducted its annual Maple Syrup Boil Down Saturday, ~Photo by Bobbie Toner

It was a good weekend for those with a sweet tooth in Somerville. On Saturday, March 12, Groundwork Somerville conducted its annual Maple Syrup Boil at the Community Growing Center to turn local maple sap into syrup.

~Photos by Bobbie Toner
It was a very exciting race day in Somerville on Sunday as men’s winner Andrea Sorgato became a three time champion of the race with a winning time of 14:48 and barely beating John Schilkowsky – who finished in 14:49 – by one second. Sorgato improved on his 2011 winning time of 14:49 and his 2010 winning time of 15:36.

Kenneth Manning.

Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan has confirmed that the body of a deceased adult male recovered last night from the Mystic River has been positively identified as Kenneth Manning, 35, of Malden.

— Photos by Bobbie Toner

This past Sunday, March 13, marked the end of the epic near 50-year run as Somerville’s and one of the Greater Boston area’s premier nightspots and entertainment venues.

By Sal Ghamo

The pros and cons of natural versus artificial turf are still being debated and assessed by the city, according to a report by the Board of Aldermen’s Special Committee on Open Space, Environment, and Energy.

At the March 10 regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, a report was given on the activities of the Special Committee on Open Space, Environment, and Energy that had met earlier, on February 29.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone wearing the green here in the city. Some of the Irish pubs around the city will be celebrating but the one place to be on St. Patrick’s Day is Sally O’Brien’s on Somerville Avenue. Great food, awesome people, good conversation, lots of laughs and live entertainment every night. We’re going to be there, are you? A blessed and Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone. This is the 100th anniversary of the Easter Uprising against hundreds of years of English rule.

By Charles Lane

Legislation aimed at curbing the epidemic use of opioids brings hope for those who have searched for new tools to help in the battle against the rampant spread of drug addiction.

Governor Charlie Baker signed landmark legislation into law on Monday to address the deadly opioid and heroin epidemic plaguing the Commonwealth and was joined by a robust group including Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey, Auditor Suzanne Bump, members of the legislature, law enforcement, health care providers, community leaders, individuals in recovery and others.