Once the snow has melted – or has been “eaten” by the dragon – a long laborious process still awaits those who care for the functioning of our city’s infrastructure.

Potholes in our streets and other types of damage caused by all the scraping, digging, and shoveling will have to be dealt with. Public buildings will need shoring up, their roofs checked and repaired where necessary, etc.

Eagle Feathers #73 – Hidden Henry Hansen

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

It has been seventy years since the United States landing on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945.

At an appalling cost of nearly 6,800 lives and 17,000 injured, the month-long struggle proved to be the toughest in Marine Corp’s history. The battle was highlighted by the early American flag raisings on the island’s highest peak, Mt. Suribachi. It was a photo of the second and larger flag raising by Associated Press photographer, Joe Rosenthal, that became a national, iconic image. Two American flags would be flown on that day. First, a small flag was raised under fire and combat. Hours later, a larger, more visible flag was raised after the elevation had been secured.

By Tom Bannister

Even though there’s still snow on the ground it’s not too early to start thinking baseball! Somerville Little League and the Tufts University Varsity Baseball Team welcome all baseball players registered with Somerville Little League to a free one day baseball clinic on Saturday, March 7.

Last summer, at the defunct Sherman Cafe, Harris Gardner, Kirk Etherton, Greg Jenkins and myself met to establish the position of the first Somerville Poet Laureate. Here is an interview with Nicole Terez Dutton, conducted by Somerville Community Access TV reporter  Laura Onyeneho.

This week our poet is Lawrence Kessenich. He dedicates this poem to Somerville resident and poet Kirk Etherton.

Ready, set, go! The City’s annual Shape Up Somerville/Somerville Recreation Road Race is set for Sun., Apr. 19, beginning and ending at the Somerville High School Concourse at 81 Highland Ave.

Arrests:
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Tanya Venezia, of 179 Temple St., W. Roxbury, February 24, 8:11 p.m., arrested at Everett Ave. on a warrant charge of failure to return leased motor vehicle.

Stanley Enayo, of 88 Bradford St., Everett, February 26, 12:34 a.m., arrested at 23 Cummings St. on a charge of possession of a class A drug.

Joan Osborne will be gracing Johnny D’s with her presence on March 6.

By Jim Clark

Joan Osborne’s 1995 mega-hit single One Of Us made her an overnight sensation, and the widely popular song, from her Relish album, has stood as a classic standard of its time.

Her career has not rested on the laurels bestowed to her for that effort alone, and she has kept recording and playing for grateful fans throughout the ensuing years, serving up nine studio and two outstanding live albums along the way.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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This past Saturday, I had to retrieve one of my favorite scarves that I left at Burton’s Grill in Burlington. I decided since I was right there, I’d do a little shopping at the Market Basket in the same complex. (Thanks Burton’s for taking care of my scarf!)

Senator Pat Jehlen

By Rebecca Danvers

The sixth of eight Commonwealth Conversations tours crossing the state comes to the area on March 4. Senators Pat Jehlen, Will Brownsberger, Sonia Chang-Díaz, Sal DiDomenico, Linda Dorcena Forry, and Anthony Petruccelli will tour schools, local businesses, redevelopment sites, Massport, and a union apprenticeship program.