The Screening and Interview Team will review applicant resumes, conduct the first round of interviews, and narrow the candidate pool to a small list of finalists for School Committee consideration and interviews.

At their regular meeting on March 6, the Somerville School Committee announced the members of the new Screening and Interview Team for the Superintendent Search process. The Team includes representatives from the School Committee as well as SPS administrators, educators, and community members.

Cambridge Savings Bank VP/Senior Branch Manager Evgenia “Jane” Gricci (center) presents a check for $10,000 to Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) CEO Marta Corvelo (left) and Nutrition Director Meghan Ostrander. The donation through the Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation will supports SCES Nutrition programs in Cambridge and Somerville

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Review by Off The Shelf Correspondent Denise Provost

The title of this collection of short stories invites us to ask, what is grace? Do we have it in our own lives? What would it be like to be unaccustomed to grace – to be a stranger to life’s blessings, to the genuine goodwill of others?

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Vyacheslav Konoval is a Ukrainian poet whose work is devoted to the most pressing social problems of our time, such as poverty, ecology, relations between the people and the government, and war. His poems have appeared in many magazines, including Anarchy Anthology Archive, International Poetry Anthology, Literary Waves Publishing, Sparks of Kaliopa, and many others.

Arrests:
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Jose Miguel-Melgar, February 27, 11:36 a.m., arrested at Washington St. on a warrant charge of misdemeanor breaking and entering.

Kenny Rivie, of Roxbury, February 27, 11:46 a.m., arrested at Assembly Row on a charge of larceny over $1200.

The City of Somerville Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change (CEUCC) seeks one new member, and all Somerville residents are invited to apply. Boards and commissions offer an opportunity for residents with a range of experience, skills, expertise, and perspectives to share their talents and insights with their community.    

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Indoor Free Food Market on Tuesday, March 7, 2:45 – 5:00 p.m. at East Somerville, Winter Hill, and West Somerville for SPS families.

Laura with two of her Meridian students, Amos (left) and Ezra (right).

Laura Grill Jaye, Somerville Singer/Songwriter and Music Teacher at Meridian Academy in Boston, along with former Meridian Academy Humanities colleague Shayok Misha Chowdhury, have won the Inaugural Relentless Musical Award. Given by the American Playwriting Foundation, the $65,000 prize was established in honor of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman to recognize artistic work that, “challenges, exhibits fearlessness, exudes passion, and is relentlessly truthful.” The musical writing duo, also known as Grill and Chowder, won for their piece, “How The White Girl Got Her Spots and Other 90s Trivia.” 

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Learn about Somerville’s Community Choice Electricity (CCE) program rates and renewable energy products for November 2022 – December 2024.

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) has recently promoted Alessandra Fisher, MA, to Director of Immigrant Integration and Elder Services.