— Photo by Lita Vongsavanh

The Cities of Cambridge and Somerville, together with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), have submitted a joint Draft Updated Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to protect local waterways from pollution, the first in the nation to go beyond EPA guidance and prepare for climate change.

Broadway Magoun Open House. The City of Somerville is planning to reconstruct sidewalks, repave, and redesign the segment of Broadway that passes through Magoun Square (Winchester Street to Central Street) to improve safety, accessibility, comfort, and sustainability. The Mobility Division is hosting an open house to share preliminary design concepts that seek to address these concerns and provide a safer, more comfortable experience for everyone using the street. Wednesday, May 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Arthur D. Healey School Cafeteria, 5 Meacham Street.

The city’s Legislative Matters Committee recently reviewed the annual report on surveillance technology.

By Regina Arana

The Somerville City Council’s Legislative Matters Committee met on Tuesday, April 28, to go over the city’s annual report on surveillance technology. The meeting touched on transparency efforts but also raised some real questions about oversight and costs.

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Memorial Day will be celebrated on the last Monday in May to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the military. For detailed information on how this holiday came about, you can visit http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day.

Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus School was founded in 1926 by Father James O’Brien of St. Catherine of St. Catherine’s Paris. In 1953, the school was renamed Saint Catherine of Genoa School to strengthen its connection to the Parish.

Even in troubled times, even the worst of times, there is one particular beacon of goodness and light that pierces through the gloom to warm our hearts and lift our spirits – Mother’s Day.

While life as we know it has been far from normal in recent years, mainly due to political divisions and the like, this is one occasion that can restore a bit of normalcy and order for us as we pause to honor the beloved matriarchs of our families.

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At the memorial service for Jack Powers, the founder of Stone Soup Poetry of Boston, Mass., the famed street artist and Power’s close friend Sidewalk Sam, made an eloquent tribute speech about Jack. A few years back I worked with Sam to organize Jack’s 70th birthday, along with Margaret Narin and the Rev. Louise Anderson. Sam graciously sent me the text of the speech.

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Kye DeAngelis is a first-year Studio Art major with a minor in Creative Writing and Expressive Arts Therapies at Endicott College. She is from Mansfield, Massachusetts, and has been writing since she was young, with one short story winning an honorable mention in the Scholastic Writing competition in 2024.