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Jason Youngclaus was born in Boston and graduated from College of the Holy Cross. His debut collection Little Planet Raisins was released by Spartan Press in 2020. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in poetry.

Monday, January 12, Senator Patricia D. Jehlen filed An Act ensuring law enforcement identification for public safety. The bill bans the use of masks by all law enforcement officers in the state, including federal officers, while performing their duties. The bill was drafted as a response to growing concerns about activities of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. It takes a step to protect Massachusetts residents from the use of law enforcement officers as secret, unaccountable police.

Seasoned municipal recreation leader brings decade-plus of experience in equitable programming, operations, and fiscal stewardship

Mayor Jake Wilson is welcoming Ohemeng Kyeremateng as the city’s new Director of Parks and Recreation. Kyeremateng brings more than a decade of municipal parks and recreation leadership experience focused on expanding access, strengthening community programming, and improving the stewardship of public recreational spaces.

Somerville, Medford, Cambridge, and Winchester deserve effective values-driven leadership

State Representative Christine Barber, who currently represents Medford and Somerville in the legislature, today announced her candidacy for State Senate in the Second Middlesex District, pledging to build on the historic legacy of Senator Pat Jehlen by delivering progressive results for working families across Somerville, Medford, Cambridge, and Winchester.

“Crafting the Mind” is an exhibition of contemporary fiber art that speaks to the early history of crafts as a therapeutic practice at McLean Hospital, New England’s first psychiatric hospital. McLean was opened at Somerville’s Barrell Mansion in 1818, and today the Somerville Museum holds the mansion’s original flying staircase. McLean patients created textiles and other crafts for therapeutic benefit as part of the hospital’s “moral cure,” an approach to treatment that emphasized compassionate care, access to nature, and patient activities. “Crafting the Mind” explores the evolving definitions of “care,” “health,” and “treatment” in different cultural contexts, as well as today’s advocacy movement for mental healthcare equity.