The brain child of Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, who played trumpet in the Somerville High School Jazz Band, Joe’s Jazz and Blues Festival is back this year, kicking off on Saturday, June 19 at Powderhouse Park and continuing throughout the week at Somerville’s local hotspots.The festival begins with a free concert in Powderhouse Park, from 12-8 p.m. The Somerville High School Jazz Ensemble will get the crowd going with sounds ranging from American Jazz to Big Band, and everything in between. From then on, there will be non-stop music until 8 p.m.-from Latin beats to rock-hard blues to violins and fiddles. The lineup includes Professor Harp, Brendan Hogan & Band, Evan Marien Trio, The Ben Powell Quartet, Eric Hofbauer and the Infrared Band, Peter Parcek 3, and the Camelia Latin Jazz Sextet. |
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Local police make arrest for possession of OxyContin with intent to distribute. (from the City of Somerville) Local police today arrested City of Somerville Housing Inspector George Duffney for possession of a class B substance (OxyContin) with intent to distribute. The arrest stems from an investigation that began on May 7, 2010, involving a narcotic surveillance outside the residence at 11 Dresden Circle in Somerville. In previous years, that residence has been the site for several arrests involving the violation of controlled substance laws and Somerville police had received reports that new illegal drug activity may have been taking place on the premises. |
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Route 28 Somerville Closure Beginning Monday, June 14, the Assembly Sq. Mall left turn exit on Route 28 westbound will close with mall traffic re-routed to the Middlesex Avenue/Courthouse exit about 100 yards away. The traffic plan, for construction purposes, will be in effect until further notice. For transportation news and updates, visit www.mass.gov/massdot, blog www.mass.gov/blog/transportation , or follow MassDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/massdot |
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Part 2: Trends William C. Shelton (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.) All of the many factors that contribute to a square's vitality depend on the mix and health of its businesses. They bring people into the square, employ its residents, maintain and improve its buildings, provide leaders, and produce the tax revenues that support infrastructure and amenities. |
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Jimmy Del Ponte (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.) I always thought it was cool to be able to stand in front of the old Western Junior High School on Holland Street, and see the Prudential building in Boston. |
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By Tom Nash
A last-minute move to stop an Indian grocer from moving in next to Somerville's busiest supermarket was defeated last week, leading owner Dipti Mistri to claim a victory for small business.
Mistri, who has operated Little India with her husband, Umesh, since 1985, says she had long been eyeing the warehouse adjacent to the Market Basket across the street from her relatively cramped Bow Street store. The move would give her store, which stocks mostly bulk items, roughly 2,000 more square feet.
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| City Hall announced yesterday and we here at the News congratulate both Mike Buckley and Matt Dias for their new appointments. Mike is going back up in the Mayor's office as Joe's aide, meanwhile Matt Diaz is moving down to Traffic and Parking and taking over for Bob Bradley in that position. Again we are happy for both and wish them both the best, bet this comes as a surprise to many here in Somerville.
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In budget-cutting season, politics can be brutal. In Somerville, the pain is particularly severe because we rely more on diminishing state aid than almost any other city or town in Massachusetts. And, with a long tradition of supporting organized labor, we don't like to see the jobs of our neighbors on the chopping block. But Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has to close an $8.1 million budget gap and some job cuts are going to be neccessary. He presented a lean budget to aldermen and this week the city announced 10 layoffs. |
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Crew members from Cambridge's & Somerville's Portuguese communities will be in attendence at the event as they hit the Charles this weekend!
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