The City Council’s Legislative Matters Committee recently examined issues related to law enforcement and traffic violations.

By Jennifer Purcell

The Somerville City Council’s Legislative Matters Committee convened on September 19 to discuss several of the significant changes that have been proposed and requested for approval by Mayor Ballantyne and the Somerville Police Department. Many of the topics that were discussed during the meeting could have quite an impact on residents of Somerville.

By Jennifer Purcell

This past Sunday, Somerville residents gathered in Union Square to celebrate the existence of Marshmallow Fluff. Various vendors attended to sell their food and fluff-related art, alongside a variety of equally exciting Fluff-related games.

Exchanging Notes Performance takes place at Somerville High School, 81 Highland Ave., this Friday, September 29, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. An evening showcasing the first of its kind cross-cultural exchange between Somerville artists and artists from the country of Georgia. Join in for a celebration of songs and stories that fuse Georgian and American themes, connect cultures, and enrich our common humanity. Special guests will be the members of the choir from Somerville High School. The event is free to the public.

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By Will Mbah
Candidate for Somerville City Councilor at Large

Among the new spending lines that have been most welcomed in the FY2024 Massachusetts State Budget are two funds that look forward to tuition-free Community College in the Commonwealth.

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By Jack Connolly
Jackconnolly422@gmail.com

Heard the latest?

The Stop & Shop grocery store Bfresh is closing soon, mid-October; “Not meeting financial expectations” was the press report.

Street talk is that there’s been a lot of shoplifting going on in there, as well as in the CVS store just up the block; Maybe Bfresh’s parent company, Stop and Shop, decided Davis Sq. is not the place to be anymore. Dunkin’ Donuts has already left Davis Sq.

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I recently had the opportunity to try a restaurant that’s been on my radar for quite some time. I mean what are the chances that I was hungry, I was driving by the area, and found a parking spot right out front? It was meant to be! Upon entering the restaurant, we were promptly greeted and seated.

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I recently caught up with poet Max Heinegg, who has a new collection of poetry out. Heinegg works as an English teacher, brew master, musician, singer, actor and of course poet. He resides in Medford, and his poetry reflects the Somerville, Cambridge and Medford area.

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Charles Coe is the author of two previous volumes of poetry, both with Leapfrog Press: All Sins Forgiven: Poems for my Parents (2013) and Picnic on the Moon (1999). He’s also the author of Spin Cycles, a novella published by Gemma Media. Charles is the winner of a fellowship in poetry from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and was selected by the Associates of the Boston Public Library as a “Boston Literary Light in 2014.” He teaches poetry in the MFA programs at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island and Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. His latest collection is Purgatory Road.