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In AMERICAN QUEERS: Poems Celebrating Mid-Century Gay Activists, Jesse Mavro Diamond imagines a metaphoric kingdom inhabited by four relatively unknown gay and lesbian royal champions. With sharp wit and whole-hearted empathy, the poet extols and elegizes Stormé Delarverie, Richard Leitsch, Pat Parker and Charley Shively. Appending the poems with well researched biographical notes on each activist, diverse readers, students and teachers will discover the work is compelling and informative. AMERICAN QUEERS “impresses with historical vision and authenticity.” (Judson Evans)

A wide variety of free outdoor events are being planned for Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston

HONK! 2023. The dates for this year’s music festival of activist street bands, October 6-8, are now set. The organizing has already begun in earnest, with a more complete schedule of in-person free outdoor events available soon after Labor Day weekend.

Proceeds from the Limited-Edition Ale will Support the Nonprofit’s Year-Round Food Rescue and Redistribution Efforts across Eastern Massachusetts

Food For Free and Lamplighter Brewing Co. (LBCO), are ready to quench your thirst to end hunger. On July 11, the organizations launched “About Thyme,” a limited-edition charitable beer to support the nonprofit’s year-round food rescue and distribution efforts across Eastern Massachusetts.

Noah Bacon

A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor offenses for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

At approximately 9:55 p.m. tonight a vehicle flipped over on its side on Washington St. in Somerville. The Somerville Fire Dept. arrived after receiving reports of entrapment, the driver was trapped behind the steering wheel of the vehicle. Once extricated, the driver was transported to the hospital.
Injuries are unknown and no further information is available at this time.

By Jim Clark

On Monday, July 17, at approximately 7:03 p.m., Somerville Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Myrtle St. and Pearl St. on reports of a suspicious person. The reporting party was stating that an older woman wearing a sundress and black scarf was punching cars as they were driving by.

~Photos by Claudia Ferro

NICE, a Vendor Market, took place this past weekend in Statue Park, Davis Square. A wide array of amazing brands, makers and sellers took part in the market offering label merch, used vinyl, second-hand clothes, free goodies and more. The Crystal Ballroom at the Somerville Theatre and The Rockwell played dual hosts for the third annual NICE, a fest, all ages concert event featuring over 70 musical acts, mostly from the Greater Boston area, spread out through the weekend at the two hosting venues.