Poet Adria Holmes

Poet Adria Holmes is a senior at Endicott College majoring in Creative Writing. She is a member of Spoken Bird, (the poetry slam club), and edits for the Endicott Review. She enjoys writing fiction, poetry, and song lyrics, and is currently the intern for New England Poetry Club.

Arrests:
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Joseph Dixon, 52, of 278 Powderhouse Blvd., November 13, 5:09 p.m., arrested at home on a warrant charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor.

Kwesi George, 21, November 13, 9:06 p.m., arrested at 20 Canal La. on charges of trespassing, abuse prevention order violation, larceny from a building, stalking in violation of a restraining order, witness intimidation, and misdemeanor breaking and entering.

Coordinator will advise city staff on policies and procedures, work with Disabilities Commission,City  Engineer to devise 10-year strategic plan to address accessibility and transparency

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the City of Somerville is currently seeking candidates to fill the position of Disability Coordinator within the Executive Office.  The Coordinator is responsible, in conjunction with the Disability Commission, for advising the city on policies and procedures relating to disabilities and access issues, while providing technical assistance to the city regarding compliance with state and federal disabilities laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  As the city works to upgrade and implement a 10-year Transition Plan which will advise city staff on necessary alternations and improvements to municipal buildings in order to continue to adhere to ADA regulations, the Coordinator will also work with the City Engineer to refine the plan and manage community outreach on disabilities policy. Candidates are being sought for a proposed January 2013 start.

Trash, recycling, and yard waste pickup will be on a normal schedule for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, however they will be delayed by one day for Thursday and Friday, due to the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Parking meters will not be enforced on Thursday.

– Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

An aerial balloon camera was flying high over high over the Assembly Square construction site in Somerville last week. Balloons of this type are usually flown over work sites to track and monitor different types of movement and take photos with a birds-eye view.

The Friends of the Community Growing Center are pleased to offer fresh evergreen wreaths artistically hand-decorated with an attractive bow and locally grown and wildcrafted plant materials. Wreaths are $30 for orders received by November 28.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to a community meeting to discuss upcoming renovations to Kenney Park (located at the corner of Highland Ave. and Grove St.).

With 75 percent voter approval on Nov. 6, Somerville to establish local ordinance, create local committee with power to recommend projects for funding by added annual revenues of $1.5 Million; Alderman must approve all CPA spending for historic preservation, recreation and open space, and affordable housing   

Ten days after Somerville voters overwhelmingly approved local ballot Question 4, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today announced the city’s next steps in creating the local mechanisms to implement the Community Preservation Act (CPA).  As directed by the enabling state legislation, the Curtatone Administration will propose a local ordinance establishing a nine-member Community Preservation Committee to begin the process of developing recommendations to allocate additional revenues that the City will begin receiving under the terms of the state’s CPA law.  The total annual amount raised under the CPA will vary with the city’s total property tax revenues and the amount of money disbursed by the state’s CPA fund to participating communities.  Based on current property tax assessments in Somerville and on this year’s rate of disbursement from the state fund, Somerville’s Board of Assessors estimated that, had the CPA been in place this year, the city would have accrued over $1.5 million in additional funding for the three specific purposes covered by the CPA law: historic preservation; open space and recreation; and affordable housing.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

This article originally appeared in The Somerville News on February 25, 2009.

(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville News belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville News, its staff or publishers.)

Today there are plenty of places in Somerville where you can go to have a meal and an adult beverage. From one end of the city to the other, these mid to up-scale eateries offer an enticing menu and a wide array of inebriates. There was a time, not too long ago, when local barrooms were just that, barrooms. If you wanted to see what food was served, it was usually right in front of you, in a large glass jar or hanging on a display rack. The fare was simple, including bags of chips, peanuts, slim-jims and pickled eggs. The upscale joints offered beer nuts to their customers – bon apétit!

The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission (SHPC) has extended the deadline to submit nominations for the 2013 Preservation Awards.  Nominations will now be accepted through Monday, December 3rd.  The Awards will honor Somerville property owners that have performed significant restoration or maintenance efforts on either designated historic buildings, or on non-designated buildings erected before 1962.