The Somerville Police have taken two recent reports in which elderly victims responded to alerts on their computers and were then instructed to use their bank savings to buy gold bars to “protect their assets.” 
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Dorothy ‘Dot’ Iacopucci, 99, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Concord Hospital in Concord, NH.
The long and rich legacy of Dorothy began on February 6, 1926, when Dorothy Marie Ross was born in Boston, MA, to her loving parents Walter J. and Mary Ellen (McCarthy) Ross.
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This Sunday, December 14, the annual Jingle Bell Run & Walk will take place in and around Davis Square. Expect brief traffic delays and temporary road closures mid-morning to midday.
Beginning around 9 a.m., detours will be set up to accommodate the starting line on Elm Street in Davis Square. Please observe posted signage.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Silent auction to support families impacted by homicide and unexpected trauma featuring Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
On Sunday, December 14, The Just-In-Time Initiative will bring together families, survivors, community leaders, and supporters for a deeply meaningful fundraiser and silent auction from 3 to 7 p.m. at La Fábrica Restaurant, 450 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.
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By Dennis Fischman
Sheriff Walt Longmire of Absaroka County, Wyoming, is a melancholy man, despite flashes of humor that illuminate him and his best friend, Henry Standing Bear, at intervals like desert lightning. It’s not clear to me why every woman he meets either wants to be his lover or his mother – but I frequently question fictional women’s taste in men, especially in mysteries.
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City accepting applications for one vacancy
The City of Somerville is seeking one new member to join the Mayor’s Appointments Advisory Committee (AAC). If you care about fairness, transparency, and community voice in local government, this is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
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Somerville Public Schools is planning expansive changes in its usage of multiple media platforms.
By Harry Kane
The Communications Department at Somerville Public Schools is making some changes in the new year with the launch of a print newspaper, a new strategy for social media integration, the rebuilding of the SPS website, and much more.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
Before all the electronics and video games that the kids today enjoy, toys were pretty simple.
Today, a child’s Christmas list looks very different than back in the day. My sister loved her Chatty Cathy doll and her Easy Bake Oven. One year, I got a Mr. Potato Head that you actually used real potatoes or other vegetables with.
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Heavy smoke seen rising from the area of 179 Summer St. on December 10. — Photo courtesy of Tom Gibson
At 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, the Somerville Fire Department was notified of a truck fire on the grounds of St. Catherine’s rectory at 179 Summer St. Firefighters arrived to find a landscaping truck on fire with flames spreading to a tree and leaf piles nearby.
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