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For poet Gloria Mindock, “The doves are in the trash” in her new poetry collection Grief Touched the Sky at Night.

Gloria Mindock, former Somerville Poet Laureate and the founder of the Červená Barva Press, has published a new book of poetry, Grief Touched the Sky at Night. It is inspired by the Ukrainian/Russian War, and it is unflinching with its depictions of violence and the horror of war. I caught up recently with Mindock to talk about her new collection.

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Our poet writes, “My name is Katherine Davis and I am a junior at Endicott College. I am a film and television major, with a minor in creative writing. Currently I am taking Poetry with Professor Sklar, the class in which I wrote the poem George about my late grandfather. I took up poetry writing as a hobby a little over a year ago, and I have found I am most often inspired by the people I am closest to.”

Former City Councilor Bob McWatters encountered Michael Myers on Highland Ave Halloween eve.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, along with Somerville’s Department of Public Works and Parks and Recreation Office, invited all local ghosts and ghouls to “Truck O’Treat” on Thursday, October 26, on the City Hall concourse. Costumes were encouraged at the family-friendly event, which included safe Trick-or-Treating, a spooktacular visit from a decorated City of Somerville truck, refreshments and more. ~ Photos by Claudia Ferro

MBTA Transit Police are seeking to ID the two people in this photo as people of interest in an incident that took place Saturday night around 11 p.m. on a Green Line train in the vicinity of Gilman Sq.

The Somerville municipal 2023 election is Tuesday, November 7
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Eligible voters may vote one of three ways:

1. On election day at your designated precinct location
2. Early voting at City Hall on November 1, 2 and 3
3. Vote by mail 

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Charitable Spice Packs Sold at Curio.com fight food insecurity

Thanksgiving is often a lavish feast for most people. But, many go hungry on this holiday. To spice things up and help those in need to access fresh, healthy food, Food For Free and Curio Spice Co. have launched Seasoned Greetings for the second year in a row. The charitable curated spice collection is available for sale starting November 1 at CurioSpice.com. A portion of the proceeds from all Seasoned Greetings packet sales will support the Somerville and Cambridge-based nonprofit’s food rescue and distribution efforts in 27 communities across Eastern Massachusetts.

On Sunday, October 29, around 2:08 p.m., Somerville officers responded to Draw Seven Park in Assembly Row for a report of an altercation where the operator of a gray Mazda 6 flashed a firearm.

As 1 in 3 Massachusetts households faces food insecurity, it is estimated that Bay Staters discard one million pounds of food per year. To tackle both issues of food waste and food insecurity, Lesley University has partnered with Food For Free – the leading food rescue and distribution nonprofit in Eastern Massachusetts – to repurpose excess food from the school’s dining halls to feed those in need through the nonprofit’s Heat-n-Eats program.