GLOWBALL’s Glow-in-the-Dark Rave will also include honors to community arts advocates Rachel Strutt; Nelson Salaza, and Clay Fernald, with beats provided by DJ Adam Gibbons.

On Friday, April 25, GLOWBALL will transform the Armory Performance Hall into an immersive Glow-in-the-Dark Rave created by Afro House DJ Adam Gibbons with hypnotic visuals by Jay Medina, all in support of The Center for Arts at the Armory.

By Carlie Lombardi

On April 7, the Open Space, Environment, and Energy Committee tackled several major sustainability topics, including infrastructure upgrades by Eversource, invasive species management, and changes to the city’s yard waste pickup calendar.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

When the idea hit me, I started by looking up gimp. But I didn’t even know how to spell it. Then gimp came up as an app to enhance the use of Photoshop on computers. I finally found the description of the summer activity that was enjoyed when we were kids at our neighborhood playground. Here is the definition found on the internet.

June 7, 1994 – May 21, 2024

A funeral mass will be held for Darin on April 24, 2025 at 1:30  p.m. at St. Monica Church, 331 Old Colony Avenue, South Boston, a five-minute walk from Andrew Station on the Red Line. He will be laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett at a later date.

Darin loved and was loved by his mother Megan Fewtrell, his father Jason Carney, his grandparents Frederick Fewtrell and Leslie Baldner, the late Denise Carney and Joseph Carney and the late Shane O’Neil who was his brother. All from Somerville, MA. Darin also had many other treasured family and friends.

The Somerville City Council voted against increases in salaries for council members, the mayor, and school committee members.

By Jeffrey Shwom

The City Council voted not to approve an automatic increase in city council, the mayor’s, and school committee members’ salaries at its latest regular meeting on Thursday, April 10. After much discussion and two public versions of the ordinance, the council had a majority at six votes to five, but they needed eight votes to pass.

Patriots’ Day is Monday, April 21. All city offices are closed. Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day. Join the Somerville Museum and the City of Somerville for the annual Patriots’ Day celebration at Foss Park. Play colonial games and activities, enjoy refreshments, and greet Paul Revere. Admission is free. 11:30 am at Foss Park.

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Dear Editor,

This week, I wrote to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) asking that she respond to two questions I posed about whether she supports impeaching Donald J. Trump and removing him from office. Neither Rep. Pressley nor any member of her staff responded at all. This is upsetting and I am unhappy seeing this lack of foresight and leadership from my district’s representative.

A brother and sister, Barbara Survilas and Joseph Roberts, have been eating breakfast at the same table at the same Somerville restaurant every day for 35 years – rarely, if ever, missing a morning meal together.

To honor their commitment, loyalty, and dedication, McDonald’s owner-operator Vijay Selhi celebrated them last week and added a plaque to their table, which has now officially become Barbara and Joseph’s spot.