Winter roses… — Photo by Denise Provost
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Review by Off the Shelf Correspondent Dennis Daly
Poetry usually works best when the poet objectifies the personal on a mindful scale between self-evaluation and mythic individuality. Nina Rubinstein Alonzo does exactly that in her latest collection, The Ones I Could Tell Anything, subtitled Mists of Self.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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