Eagle Feathers #12 – A mascot

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Tufts University was founded in 1852, and its campus bridges the cities of both Medford and Somerville. Almost all of the original professors, as well as the university’s largest land donor and namesake, Mr. Charles Tufts, resided in Somerville.

Arrests:
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Omar Muhammad, 19, of 14 Otis St., October 23, 4:36 p.m., arrested at 299 Broadway on charges of threat to commit a crime, misdemeanor breaking and entering, destruction of property over $250, and witness intimidation.

Michael Guida, 31, of 4 Spaulding St., Nashua, NH, October 23, 4:36 p.m., arrested at 299 Broadway on charges of conspiracy to violate drug law and drug possession to distribute.

Debra Spark.

Debra Spark is author of the novels Coconuts for the Saint, The Ghost of Bridgetown and Good for the Jews. She edited the best-selling anthology Twenty Under Thirty: Best Stories by America’s New Young Writers. Her popular lectures on writing are collected in Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction.

I received this letter from a proud granddaughter:

“Hello Doug,

My grandmother asked me to type this up for her and email it over to you. She is 85yrs. old (A Somerville resident for over 25 years) and has a hidden poem collection that she has slowly shared with me and now wants to share with the world. I feel honored that I am able to share this.”

The Somerville Police Department will once again join forces with the Somerville Auxiliary Police and School Crossing Guards on Wednesday, October 31, Halloween evening to help make a safe and fun filled evening for Somerville Trick-or-Treaters.

All Somerville Public Schools will be open tomorrow, Wednesday, October 31, 2012 with classes beginning at the regularly-scheduled time.

The City of Somerville announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Somerville Municipal Employees Association (SMEA) that clears the way for the City’s East and West Branch Libraries to open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The SMEA has already ratified the change and the new hours will go into effect on November 10, 2012. This will mark the first time since the 1970s that the Somerville Public Libraries East and West Branch Libraries have opened their doors on weekends.

Trees down on Pinckney Street, Somerville.

By William Tauro

Strong winds from Hurricane Sandy began wreaking havoc in Somerville.

The Somerville Council on Aging’s Voter Information Forum, originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 30 at 10:30 a.m. has been cancelled.

Somerville Public schools remain closed Tuesday.

The horror. Sans Nomenclature will breath new life into the Day of the Dead on November 1 at the Rosebud.

By Max Sullivan

On this year’s Day of the Dead, the night will end with an evening of very heavy and possibly frightening horrorpunk at the Rosebud in Somerville  Thursday night.