Although 25 years will have passed since the terrible and tragic events of September 11, 2001, took place, for many of us the shock and horror remain fresh in our memories. And since we, as New Englanders, were relatively close to the sites of destruction and loss of life, we can perhaps feel those sensations of sadness and even anger a little deeper than some others might, especially since our own Logan Airport played a role in the perpetrators’ deadly scheme.

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I caught up with Michael Minassian about his latest poetry collection, 1,000 Pieces of Time. From his website:

Michael Minassian, a graduate of Dumont High School, Fairleigh Dickinson University (BA), and California State University at Dominguez Hills (MA) was born in New York and has lived in New Jersey, California, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. A professor of English for 30 years at Broward College in South Florida, he also taught in Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Jamaica, England, and served as a consultant in Spain and Ecuador.

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Michael Todd Steffen helps coordinate The Hastings Room Reading Series and frequently publishes articles about new and established poets on the Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene website. His poems have appeared recently in The Exacting Clam, Ibbetson Street, The Red Letters, and spoKe. Boris Dralyuk (managing editor for Nimrod Journal) writes, I have read [Steffen’s] poems with enormous satisfaction. His lines are supple and wear their unmistakable wisdom lightly.

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Somerville Mayor Jake Wilson and City Council President Lance Davis visit Bow Market and discuss upcoming fall events and welcoming newcomers. Jake and Lance also bring in the Director of Constituent Services, Steve Craig, to talk about 311 and all things Somerville.

The phone rang and the world changed.

That call, made in 1877 to the home of Charles Williams Jr in East Somerville was the world’s first phone call to a residence.

This year, that “first” is the inspiration for the Somerville Museum’s annual fundraiser PICK UP! on Thursday, September 10 from 6 to 8 pm at the Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square.

A new program that aims to improve health outcomes and quality of life for people living with dementia and their caregivers is now available to Massachusetts residents.

The City of Somerville is seeking two new members to join the Somerville Condominium Review Board (CRB). Vacancies are available for two full members.