As an exercise in my poetry class at Endicott College I asked students to create a fictional Dad modeled after Sylvia Plath’s caustic but brilliant poem Daddy.  My student Kyle Giroux came up with this one.

Ordinance to curb late night disturbances

New rule holds landlords and underage drinkers responsible for rowdy gatherings

Alderman Robert Trane today praised passage of an ordinance that gives the City of Somerville renewed authority to directly hold absentee landlords responsible for late night parties and illegal drinking. Alderman Trane was the lead sponsor of the ordinance.

The seven candidates fielded questions and challenged one another at Monday’s debate at The Somerville Theater. - Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

The 2011 Alderman At Large debate took place on Monday evening at the historical Somerville Theater in Davis Square. Somerville’s four incumbent Aldermen-at-Large and three new candidates for that office were all on stage to earn your vote and to battle the right to occupy the four Aldermen At Large seats for the upcoming November 8 election.

By Sanjeev Selvarajah

So why is Kirsten Opstad asking for 5,000 dollars? She feels compelled to do so for the very reason she is also being whisked away to record her first full-length album in a studio: her music. Because of her music, a filmmaker named Whit Scott wishes her to compose a song for the soundtrack of his upcoming documentary Rolled. Afterwards, he is leaving her alone in the studio, for however long or short it takes to produce an album.

Everyone is welcome to attend the Somerville Alderman At Large Debate at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square on Monday, October 17, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. The debate is sponsored by SCATV and the program “Greater Somerville with Joe Lynch and KyAnn Anderson.” Admission is free, and the program will be videotaped for cablecast on Channel 3 later in the week.

Pitching in to clean up Somerville’s forgotten spaces, volunteers shared a sense of accomplishment and duty to community.

On Friday, September 23, Groundwork Somerville engaged Tufts University Volunteers in an effort to clean up Somerville in our second annual Green-a-thon.  Students volunteering through “Repair the World Service Day” met Groundwork Somerville representatives at two sites in the city that have been flagged “dirty” by community members.  The event was made possible thanks to the support of Apex Green Roofs,  www.raymondzonghetti.com, and Somerville’s Department of Public Works.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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I would like to present a great story written by one of my friends, Anthony Accardi. Like me, he grew up in Somerville and has seen the city’s many exciting changes.  This is the second story Anthony has shared with us. He is also a fan of  “the old days.”  I hope you enjoy this special guest feature.

Holidays and common sense

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

Today Somerville got caught up in the national game of who can take the most offense. The Boston Herald got a hold of an email sent by the principal of the Kennedy School to school staff raising the question of how to teach the history of the European discovery of the Americas, and decided to make it as sensational as possible.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 7 Alderman Bob Trane deliver the first new zero-sort recycling cart to Hooker St. resident Anastasios Papatsoris.

Mayor and Aldermen make first delivery in Ward 7
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In advance of next week’s official start of citywide zero-sort recycling, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and a group of Somerville Aldermen made the first delivery of new zero-sort carts to local residents.

Detective Paul Glejzer (left) teaching CPR, AED, and first aid lessons at the Winter Hill Yacht Club. - Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Somerville’s Winter Hill Yacht Club hosted a community event with a  CPR and AED (Automated Electronic Defibrillator) course Wednesday evening.

The American Heart Association approved course was voluntarily presented by veteran Burlington Police Detective Paul Glejzer who donated his time for training the group. He also brought in special training mannequins and training defibrillators along with an American Heart Association training video on CPR, AED use, and first aid.