Assault

25016391: On 3/26/25 at approximately 5:01 p.m, Somerville Police took a report from a female who stated she was taking care of an elderly male at her workplace and was struck with a cane by the male.

Arrest
25017160: On 3/30/25 at approximately 6:33 p.m., Somerville Police responded to Beacon St. for report of a fight. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated he got into an altercation with an employee at a nearby business. During the altercation, the suspect brandished a knife and held it to the victim’s throat. Officers located the suspect and he was placed under arrest.

~Photo by Jeffrey Shwom

Somerville Fire Department was dispatched to a 3-family working fire Saturday night located at 16 Charles Ryan Road. 15 people have been displaced, no reports of injuries at this time.

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Q: A tax form showed up after I filed my taxes – should I panic!?

A: No need to panic – but don’t ignore it. Forms like 1099s or corrected W-2s often arrive late.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Somerville Police Chief Shumeane Benford announced that Heinsky Anacreon, 38, of Malden has been indicted for murder in the shooting death of Charline Rosemond in Somerville in 2009. Charline Rosemond was last seen alive in Somerville on April 7, 2009. Her body was found slumped in her father’s car in a parking lot in Union Square on April 13, 2009. She had been shot.

By Carlie Lombardi

On April 3, the Somerville Land Use Committee met and dove into key zoning issues, focusing primarily on a proposed upzoning near transit areas and ongoing community conversations around development in Union Square.

New Somerville Commercial Leasing Handbook Offers Tools to Support Small Business Stability

Small businesses face many challenges, which is why roughly one out of five businesses fail in the first year, and about half close in the first five years nationally, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But as part of overall efforts to combat displacement of residents, artists, and local businesses, the City of Somerville just unveiled a new tool to help its small businesses improve their odds. 

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To the Editors,

Unanimous consent speeds up the Senate by avoiding time-consuming votes on routine business. Under the Trump administration, there is no routine business. Denying unanimous consent can’t stop Senate Republicans from doing anything, but, by requiring quorum calls and roll call votes, it can slow them down.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Remember when your medicine cabinet contained bottles of paregoric and Mercurochrome? On those old fashioned looking small bottles, you could barely make out the words Surabian, Grover, or Sordillo Drugs. There were many, many drug stores in Somerville at one time. Now, not.

Leeann Anderson, 55, of Waltham, MA, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2025. Born and raised in Somerville, MA, she was the beloved only daughter of James Anderson and Lillian (Rugoletti) Anderson. Leeann was the cherished sister of three brothers: Paul and James Jr. who survive her, and John, who predeceased her in October 2020.