Courtney O’Keefe sits with outbound Ward 5 Alderman Sean O’Donovan, who has nominated O’Keefe to serve out the remainder of his term.
– Photo by Donald Norton

By Harry Kane

In a shocking turn of events, Sean O’Donovan announced his resignation as Ward 5 Alderman on April 11, citing family obligations and an increased workload at his law practice as reasons for retirement.

Some people are right, it probably could be a better time to leave office, but what is really a good time? None of us know why some people do things and, hell, that goes for all of us.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone submitted a proposed ordinance related to Wage Theft to the Somerville Board of Aldermen at their regular meeting on Thursday, April 11.

By William Tauro

United States Congressman Stephen Lynch was in Somerville on Sunday afternoon addressing the Somerville Pop Warner Football Teams at their Annual Awards Banquet.

– Photos by Donald Norton

The City of Somerville and Union Square Main Streets kicked off the 4th  annual “Mayor’s Fitness Challenge” on Saturday, April 13.    

Eagle Feathers #24 – April 19th

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

It was the day that colonial Americans stopped procrastinating and threw off the oxen yoke that England had put on her for over 150 years. It was the day that both Middlesex farmers and Boston businessmen put their lives and their holdings on the line in a rebellion against the powerful British Empire.

Get all the details at Murat Recevik’s showing at Gallery 321.

By Sanjeev Selvarajah

“My new show, entitled All of those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain explores the re-purposing of discarded items into compositions that tell us a story about our past,” writes Murat Recevik.

Firefighter Tom Ross works to extinguish flames spreading in a rear wall of 68-70 Holland Street on April 16. – Photo by Somerville Fire Department.

On April 16 at  11:08 a.m. the Somerville Fire Department responded to fire in a three unit dwelling fire at 68-70 Holland Street. Firefighters discovered a fire burning in a first floor rear stairway ceiling which had burnt through a rear wall to a second floor porch. Flames also spread through ceiling and wall spaces to the upper floors in the rear of the building. Firefighters had to open up numerous walls and ceilings to extinguish the fire. Damage is estimated in excess of $100,000 and displaced occupants of all three apartments. One firefighter was treated for a facial laceration at the scene.  Firefighters cleared the scene at 1:06 p.m.

The cause of the fire has been determined to have been of electrical origin in the first floor rear stairway ceiling.