Vincent Lalli rented an apartment in this Sycamore Street home. –Photo by David R. Smith.

By David R. Smith

Police identified the body discovered behind a Norwood school last week as that of a 66-year-old Somerville resident.

Vincnet Lalli was identified using fingerprint analysis. His identity was confirmed last Thursday, a day after a woman walking her dog in the woods behind the Coakley Middle School discovered his body, which Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey said had “suffered massive trauma.”

I am reprinting this article I wrote for Rattle  magazine (2006)  about the late poet Ed Galing. Galing’s poetry appeared on the pages of The Somerville News many times.  He died in Dec. 2013, at the age of 96. I spoke to him a few weeks before his death and he was still writing.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Police Chief Kevin Molis informed the public today that a former postal worker has been charged with stealing more than 7,000 pieces of mail – including mail containing gift cards, cell phones, and Christmas cards and presents – from residents of Malden, Somerville, Medford and Melrose.

Over the years that I have eaten breakfast at the Bloc 11 Cafe in Union Square I have met many creative types who worked behind the counter. I have interviewed artists, musicians and poets. Keith Cooper is another person who serves coffee and in this case a poem.

Somerville Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 5.

In accordance with the City’s Snow Emergency Procedures, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has declared a snow emergency for the City of Somerville will go into effect at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. During snow emergencies, parking is allowed on the odd-numbered side of the street only (unless otherwise posted).  Cars not moved by 12 a.m. Wednesday morning will be subject to ticketing and towing.  Residents unable to find a parking space on the odd-numbered side of the street may park in any municipal or school parking lot for the duration of the emergency.  Full snow emergency and snow removal policies may be found on the city’s website at www.somervillema.gov/snow. 

Arrests:
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Stephen Remick, 54, January 27, 6:29 p.m., arrested at 212 Elm St. on charges of failure to appear upon recognizance and violation of city ordinance open container, and on multiple warrant charges of larceny under $250.

Rickey Edwards, 18, January 28, 7:15 p.m., arrested at Mystic Ave. on a charge of drug possession to distribute.

On Saturday evening, February 1, Somerville firefighters responded to a house fire at 39 Church Street. The fire was reported at 10:13 p.m.
Arriving fire companies found smoke pushing from the eaves of a 2 ½ story home containing two apartments. A fire, apparently of electrical origin, originated in the second floor kitchen ceiling and spread across the ceiling and into the attic. Firefighters had to pull down the kitchen ceiling, several walls and cut several holes in the attic floor as well as the roof to extinguish the fire.
Seven adults and one child have been displaced. Damage is estimated at approximately $75,000.

~Somerville Fire Department

Be part of history in the making! Somerville Public Library is one of ten public libraries across the United States to be selected as a StoryCorps @ your library pilot site. Through this project we aim to record the voices of a diverse mix of Somerville residents and to capture their stories, thoughts, and ideas. Somerville teens, families, and adults, come by to find out more, sign up for a time, and to share your story. Refreshments will be served.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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There has been a lot of talk about slots coming to the Boston area, but did you know Somerville had slots years ago? I’m not talking about those illegal machines that were in the back rooms of some bars in the Ville back in the day. I’m talking about model slot car racing in the mid-to-late-1960s.