After 27 years in Cambridge and 6 years in Somerville Centro Presente moves to East Boston

(Press release issued from Centro Presente )

After 27 years in Cambridge and 6 years in Somerville Centro Presente has moved its offices to East Boston.  Centro Presente’s membership lives throughout the Bay State, but many have had their initial homes in the U.S. in the immediate Boston area.  By definition immigrants are people in motion. Our members at Centro Presente have travelled many hard miles from Latin America to Massachusetts in search of a better life for themselves and their families. Our organization has decided to emulate our members and has moved to East Boston.

Arrests:
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William Stone, 58, of 2 Meacham St., June 9, 6:45 p.m., arrested at home on charges of threat to commit a crime and assault with a dangerous weapon.

Moises Dasilva, 47, of 31 Montrose St., June 10, 6:16 a.m., arrested at 377 Highland Ave. on a charge of operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

City offices will be closed on Tuesday, June 17 in observance of Bunker Hill Day.

There will be trash, recycling, and yard waste pick up. There will NOT be street sweeping on June 17.

Parking meters will NOT be in effect on Tuesday, June 17.

Lt. Timothy Mitsakis was recognized by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) for his tireless efforts in the planning, support and implementation of a regional investigative exercise last March. The exercise dubbed RAPID – which stands for Regional Agency Practical Intelligence Drill – included law enforcement agencies from Boston and several surrounding communities including Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Quincy, Somerville, Winthrop and Revere. The goal or primary objective of the two day training was to better prepare the region’s first responders in the event of a terrorist attack. The two-day training was funded by the Urban Area Security Initiative grant and was recognized as highly successful by evaluators.

Fire Lieutenant Dave Stiltner speaks with Mrs. Stella Moccia of Putnam Road about the Senior S.A.F.E. program.

The Somerville Council on Aging in conjunction with the Somerville Fire Department have been offering free smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to Somerville’s older adults as part of the Senior SAFE Program.

The Senior SAFE program was created by the Legislature in the FY ‘14 budget. It is a grant program to local fire departments to support fire and safety education for older adults, those most at risk of dying in fires in our state. Senior SAFE builds on the successful 19 years of the school-based Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Program that has reduced the average annual child fire deaths by 72%. The fire service expects to have a similar impact for older adults.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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My dad once called Fort Devans and claimed to be an alderman from Somerville. They gave us a VIP tour of the base complete with lunch, and an official car and driver to show us around. My dad will be gone 20 years this November but I have tons of hilarious memories of him. After reading the previous statement, one might say that “the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree.” No, it doesn’t.

Grand Prize winner Anahi Gutierrez of Somerville.

The eight regional winners of the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s My Ideal School contest sponsored by Santander Bank, N.A. gathered for an awards ceremony at the Massachusetts State House today. The contest challenged first-grade students from across the Commonwealth to illustrate their vision of an ideal school.

By Sanjeev Selvarajah

How can anyone remain political about a hot button issue when seeing an investment coming from the disenfranchised voice of the population being examined?

The City of Somerville would like to invite all interested vendors to participate in the Summertime in Somerville Fireworks Celebration on Thursday, July 3, 2014 (rain date Thursday, July 10, 2014). The city plans to have up to five (5) concession stands and vendors selling items such as balloons, toys (no toy guns permitted), food and beverage at the event. The city will choose the location of these stands and will judge proposals on the following criteria: all licenses held by the business must be current; type of food/beverage/type of product or toy being sold; quality and price of product. The city reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or cancel this process at any time. Selected vendors will be notified by Tuesday, June 24, 2014.

Fourth of July Fireworks, Family Fun Day, SomerStreets, SomerMovies, ArtBeat and more are coming back to the streets of Somerville beginning in June!

Summertime in Somerville is kicking back into high gear for summer 2014, with the return of popular programming like SomerStreets, Fourth of July Fireworks, Family Fun Day, Joe’s Jazz and Blues Festival, the weekly SomerMovie Fest, and ArtsUnion programming in Union Square all summer long.