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Reebee Garofalo, recipient of a citation for his 80th birthday, at the December 12 City Council meeting with Councilors Wilfred N. Mbah and Ben Ewen-Campen. — Photo courtesy of the City of Somerville
By Harry Kane
Musician and activist Reebee Garofalo was given a citation for his 80th birthday and commended for his community involvement by the Somerville City Council at the December 12 meeting.
Garofalo spent years organizing and performing in progressive street festivals, benefit concerts and cultural events. He was born on November 18, 1944.
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City offices will be closed on Wednesday January 1, for New Year’s Day. Trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be delayed by one day. No street sweeping on Wednesday. All Somerville Public Library locations will be closed at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, and all day Wednesday, January 1, for the New Year’s holiday. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, January 2.
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— Photos by Bobbie Toner
Celebrate the incredible artistry of residents and businesses as they transformed their yards, windows, and storefronts with festive lights, whimsical decorations, and dazzling displays of creativity. While there is still a little time left, take a self-guided tour using the Somerville’s official online map (https://beta.somervilleartscouncil.org/illuminations/) and experience Somerville’s unique and interactive Illuminations extravaganza.
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Eagle Feathers #319 – The Finest
By Bob (Monty) Doherty
In 1927, life changed dramatically along the Mystic River marshes in Somerville. Headquarters for the nation’s first retail supermarket chain was built at the intersection of Middlesex and Mystic Avenues. It was a huge complex that encompassed a packing plant, a bakery complex, and multiple produce warehouses.
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Looking back on the year just passed is an interesting thing to do. Sometimes sobering, at other times amusing, yet always somewhat inspiring if one considers what has been accomplished and what else is left to be done.
The advance of progress and renewal marches on as we in turn continue the pursuit of our individual hope and dreams.
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Country Manor? Or Somerville street scene?… — Photo by Denise Provost
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I am on the board of the New England Poetry Club, and at a recent meeting one of our board members wondered why we don’t have a state poet laureate. In December, we had a wonderful reading with New England Poet Laureates, and we all were very impressed with the work that they have done. A friend of mine – a former state legislator – tried to push a bill through many times, but it was considered “fluff.” Hey, don’t we have a state donut? This couldn’t be a money issue, because most laureates get grants of only a couple of thousand per year, and I believe you get a lot of bang for the buck. And it is a damn shame that our state that has a rich literary history does not have one.
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November 3, 1936 – December 29, 2024
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City offices will be closed on Wednesday January 1, for New Year’s Day.
Trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be delayed by one day.
No street sweeping on Wednesday.
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Museum are inviting community members to commemorate an iconic moment in American history at the 249th Annual Prospect Hill Flag Raising on January 1, 2025. On this date in 1776, General George Washington raised the first American flag atop Prospect Hill, marking a pivotal moment in the Revolutionary War. Each New Year’s Day, the city honors this legacy with a community celebration.
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