Center for Teen Empowerment advocate Councilor Matthew McLaughlin is appealing to the city to ensure that adequate funding is provided for the organization.

By Harry Kane

Ward One City Councilor Matthew McLaughlin recognized The Center for Teen Empowerment for providing over 20 years of service in Somerville, but said that funding is decreasing for the organization.

Mayor Jake Wilson, Ward 1 Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, and city staff invite you to a virtual community meeting on Wednesday, June 17, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. to discuss the quick-build safety improvements project on Washington Street between Tufts Street and the city line. Hear an overview of the project, learn more about the opportunities in quick-build projects, and share your questions and feedback. Following the community meeting, they will launch an online survey to gather community input and host pop-ups along Washington Street. Please find more information about the event and other opportunities for engagement at voice.somervillema.gov/eastwashington.

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With the Fourth of July just around the corner, I thought I would share this recipe for those of you who love a good coleslaw. This is not a traditional coleslaw, but delicious all the same.

For those of us who are fortunate enough to have had a strong, loving father figure in our lives, we have indeed been truly blessed.

They have served as our providers – along with mom, of course – our enablers, our staunch supporters, our coaches, our towers of strength.

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Review by Off the Shelf Correspondent Laura Cherry

As in the eponymous Great Pond, there is much more going on beneath the surface of Ed Meek’s most recent poetry collection than first meets the eye. What begins as a series of lyrical meditations on nature evolves into a commentary on relationships, longing, grief, missed chances, art, and the fraught political landscape.

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Mike Burgess is a Cambridge-based hobbyist writer. After growing up in New Hampshire, he moved to Cambridge for college and has stayed in the area since. All the while, he writes in his free-time as motivated by fortunes and troubles in his personal life alike.

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

Dear Members of the Somerville City Council:

Soon, the SRA plans to submit for your approval their recommendations for the redevelopment of 90 Washington Street. We respectfully ask that you consider Cobble Hill’s community priorities as part of your evaluation and approval process.

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The City of Somerville raises the Portuguese flag in celebration of our vibrant Portuguese, and Portuguese-speaking community. co-hosted by the Consulate General of Portugal in Boston, Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers and the Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs.

Saturday night, Mayor Wilson, Councilor At-Large Will Mbah and Councilor Matt McLaughlin visited the Highland Creole Cuisine to support Haiti as they played against Scotland. That night, Scotland won their first World Cup match since 1990.