MassDOT and the MBTA will host six public meetings to provide details about noise and retaining walls proposed for segments of the Green Line Extension Project. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, January 14 from 6–8 p.m., at the Holiday Inn, 30 Washington St. 
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville Times belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville Times, its staff or publishers)
Talk about luck! When I have a bit of bad luck, it seems there is always a little good luck that goes along with it. I hope it’s the same way for you. It brings to mind the old adage that “things could always be worse.”
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Chandler Travis’s 10th annual Christmas Cavalcade brought smiles and good cheer to Johnny D’s for the one-of-a-kind fundraiser benefitting the Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Holiday cheer and goodwill were especially abundant this December, as Johnny D’s and The Burren put on concerts and the artisans of the NAVE Gallery held their annual Wrap Around Sale, all to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition (SHC). The Radio Bar, Blue Ribbon Barbecue, PA’s Lounge, and the Tap and Trotter also dedicated proceeds of recent events to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition.
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Somerville High School’s Chris Pino. – Photo by Claudia Ferro
Somerville High School’s Chris Pino is seen here charging the court as the Junior Varsity Basketball team went up against Reading Memorial on Monday, Dec 23, 2013. This week SHS will be up against Malden at Somerville High, Field House. Freshman play at 3:45 p.m., JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 10.
By Jim Clark
Police were dispatched to the Cedar St. and Highland Ave. area last week on reports of an armed robbery committed by a two individuals.
Investigating officers spoke to the victims, who supplied descriptions of the suspects, and also reportedly said that the two men had fled down Alpine St. after assaulting and robbing them.
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Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder, and according to Melissa Glick it is everywhere, even in your trash bin.
By Douglas Yu
A couple of blocks away from Conway Park in Somerville, an “art hacker” is working on one of her latest pieces as her friend’s birthday present in an open multifunctional workshop called the Artisan’s Asylum.
Melissa Glick is playing around with a piece of artwork her friend made years ago. It is a nude and athletic female body, painted with pink color and white circles. By the end of this February, this painting will be decorated with remnants from various electronic devices.
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State Rep. Denise Provost, D- Somerville, has been invited by the British Consulate in Washington, D.C., to join a government delegation traveling to Great Britain this month. The purpose of the trip is for state legislators from the United States to learn about initiatives by the U.K. and European Union to address climate change through a variety of legislative and public-policy measures. Provost, representing Massachusetts, will join state representatives and state senators from Maine, Michigan, Washington and Oregon for an intensively scheduled program of meetings, briefings and site visits.
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By Jim Clark
Members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit were alerted last week to possible cocaine trafficking activities by a suspect that has been the subject of investigation prior to the informant contact.
The informant reportedly told police that they had been privy to a conversation wherein the suspect, Jean Exil, 31, of Boston, was anticipating making a delivery of a quantity of cocaine.
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By Joseph A. Curtatone
(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville Times belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville Times, its staff or publishers)
The following is the beginning of the mayor’s inaugural address that was delivered at the inauguration ceremony on Monday, January 6, 2014. The full text is available here.
As I reflect upon the past decade, I think back to why I wanted to run for Mayor in the first place.
I love this city. My parents came from Italy and settled here seeking a better life for their family. They came to Somerville because they sought opportunity. They wanted to make their hopes and dreams a reality.
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Hopefully everyone is back from vacations and ready to start that diet that we all know we won’t stick to for more than three days –and the same with the cigarettes. But what we will have is a new year for the city to move forward with new ideas and innovations to make it better, such as those proposed by Mayor Joe Curtatone and assisted by the Board of Alderman at the city’s inaugural address this past Monday night.
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