A parody of Somerville’s own Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s Monster Mash by Somerville’s own Jimmy Del Ponte:

A tribute to The 2013 Boston Red Sox!

The demolition of Somerville’s hulking, long-out-of-place waste transfer station began Monday with a gaggle of wrecking celebrities joining Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston for a “Wallbreaking” Ceremony. The city staff impersonated Wreck-It Ralph, Mario of Nintendo fame, as well as the wrecking field’s latest hanger on, “Miley Cyrus.”

Amplified or acoustic, street performers will be required to adhere to noise level standards mandated by the city, and the police are being asked to enforce them.

By Harry Kane

In Somerville, street performers have been given the go-ahead to play music or perform, but some residents complain that the noise is too loud and want the police to investigate these noise disturbances a bit more often.

The Somerville Police Department and Inspectional Services use decibel meter readers to monitor the noise levels and manage street performers in neighborhood squares. And while aldermen understand the intrinsic value of allowing street performers to showcase their musical talent, they want performers to abide by the noise level code.

Don’t forget the elections are next Tuesday, November 5 here in Somerville, and although not every ward is having a contest, the At Large race has seven candidates, so read their resumes (websites) and make good decisions. You can vote for one or any four candidates for At Large. We suggest checking out the sites of Mary Jo Rossetti, Sean Fitzgerald, Willie Medeiros and Carol Dempkowski. All four are seeking the office for the first time and deserve at least a look and maybe your consideration.  Remember, change isn’t so bad, and if we leave our vote to someone else we shouldn’t complain. So drag out all you know and vote on Tuesday. Go to www.thesomervilletimes.com for the location of your polling place.

Eagle Feathers #38– Hail to the Redskins

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

If you find yourself walking east through Davis Square with the Rosebud diner to your left, you will soon enter the junction of Cutter Avenue, Summer Street and Elm Street.  This location is known as Cutter Square.

On Saturday afternoon, October 26, an attendance of over 200 were present for the “Founders Memorial Rink” dedication on Somerville Avenue.

As all of us here in Somerville go to the polls this coming Tuesday, November 5, we want to exercise our duty to vote for the right candidates and to read as much about them and their opinions as possible.

The “Weekend for Sean Collier at Lyndell’s Bakery” was held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 25, 26, and 27. The bakery sold individual custom half moon cakes dedicated to Sean Collier with his Somerville Police badge number on them. $1.00 from every half moon sold was donated to the Somerville Auxiliary PD Sean Collier memorial scholarship fund.

Eating Grief at 3 A.M.
By Doug Holder
Muddy River Books
Brookline, MA
27 Pages

You know the old saying: “Hair today gone tomorrow.”  Poet Lawrence Kessenich faces his face after years in the underbrush.