An awesome reunion of the old friends Kiss 108 radio crew of the 80’s was spotted at the Kowloon Restaurant located on Rt. 1 in Saugus. Radio celebrities such as Somerville’s own Jimmy Del Ponte, Ed McMann, Lisa Lipps, Lisa Peterson, Jeff Berlin, Sue O’Connell and Tad Bonvie were all at the gathering reminiscing about the good old days at Kiss 108 Radio. They all worked together for the popular Boston radio station located in Medford.

On Wednesday, December 19, the City of Somerville will be holding a public information meeting to discuss the conclusion of remediation work at the Conway Park/15A Bleachery Court site with a release tracking number of 3-11753.  The meeting will focus on the work described in Release Abatement Measure (RAM) Completion Statement dated July 26, 2012.  The city will update the community on the activities related to managing any contaminated soils at the site which occurred during the construction of the new skating rink. The public will also have an opportunity to provide comments.

Silver Linings Playbook takes a deeper look into life and love. – Photo courtesy of Jojo Whilden/Weinstein Company

Review by Maria A. Cortes

A new, highly anticipated movie Silver Linings Playbook by David O. Russell stars Jennifer Lawrence as a young widow and Bradley Cooper as her love interest who is suffering from bipolar disorder. Scheduled to be released at the Somerville Theatre on November 21, the movie never made it to the big screen in Somerville, since the film studio The Weinstein Company withdrew the movie release plans. A touching love and life story from the Silver Linings Playbook will hopefully be shown to the Somerville audience in the near future.

 
The communities of Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville, New Jersey, and Summerville, South Carolina are joining forces this month to support victims of Hurricane Sandy along the Jersey Shore, in an effort coordinated by Somerville, NJ Mayor Brian Gallagher.  With supplies from around the nation already reaching the Shore over the past several weeks, efforts are being redoubled by the Somer/Summervilles in advance of the holiday season, and to address changing needs as residents begin to clean up and reoccupy homes.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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Twinkies and Foodmaster, taken from us in the same month? I remember seeing the tall and very well dressed John De Jesus in the Ball Square (Johnnie’s) Foodmaster back in the 60’s. Popping in and out of the Clarendon Hill store (also known as the Alewife store) was easy for me when I needed a few groceries.

“Normal Red Line train service will operate between Alewife and Harvard Stations on Saturday, December 8, through Sunday, December 9, 2012. The scheduled weekend Red Line diversion has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for Spring 2013.”

Per the MBTA Web site…

Shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Saturday evening, December 1, Somerville Police received multiple reports of gunshots in the area of Evergreen Avenue and Marshall Street. Police Units responded and were directed to a nearby residence where they located a 24 year old male suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Mass. General Hospital.

By Jim Clark

Police stopped a car last Friday because a Massachusetts license plate was improperly displayed in the rear window of the vehicle. Additionally, a Connecticut plate showed on the rear bumper of the car.

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By William C. Shelton

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Only 20.8% of ‘Villens who voted in last month’s election opposed Question 3, the ballot measure that legalizes and regulates the medical use of cannabis. But officials in nearby Wakefield and Reading have already banned treatment centers. Those in Melrose and Peabody are considering bans. And politicians in Boston, Framingham, and Quincy are discussing narrow restrictions.

Brownfield Renewal Magazine, a national publication featuring brownfields – contaminated properties poised for redevelopment – programs and projects, announced this week that its 2012 Person of the Year is Somerville Senior Planner, Steven Azar, who manages the City of Somerville’s Brownfields Program through the Economic Development Division of the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development.  Azar was selected from a pool of 23 nominees nationwide that included city mayors, chief executives and executive directors of brownfields programs across the country.  The magazine honors one individual each year from the brownfield industry who has demonstrated the ability to innovate, collaborate across multiple industry disciplines, and capture a unique vision of how to effect real change and generate positive results.