The Tree Stand
By Jay Atkinson
Livingston Press, Alabama
2022, 318 pages. $19.95

Review by Ed Meek

Jay Atkinson is the author of two novels, a short story collection and five nonfiction books. He received Massachusetts Book Award Honors for Massacre on the Merrimack, a compelling tale of a vicious Abenaki attack in 1697 that killed twenty-seven men, women and children. But when captives are taken, they plot and carry out revenge on their captors. It’s an illuminative well-researched book about a murky period in our local history.

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Ruth Chad is a psychologist who lives and works in the Boston area. Her poems have appeared in The Aurorean, Bagels with the Bards, Connection, Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Institute of New England, Constellations, Ibbetson Street, Montreal Poems, Muddy River Poetry Review, Lily Poetry Review, Amethyst Poetry Review and Writing in a Woman’s Voice, pending on October 23/22. Ruth’s chapbook, The Sound of Angels, was published by Cervena Barva Press in 2017. Ruth was nominated for a Pushcart prize in 2021.

Weather permitting, City contractors will pave the intersection of Broadway and Boston Ave in Ball Square on Thursday, November 10, between approximately 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.  

Charitable Spice Packs Sold at Curio.com and Morrissey Market Fight Food Insecurity

Thanksgiving is often a lavish feast for most people. But, many go hungry on this holiday. To spice things up and help those in need to access fresh, healthy food, Food For Free and Curio Spice Co. have launched Seasoned Greetings. The charitable curated spice collection is now available for sale at CurioSpice.com and the one-stop online grocery store Morrissey Market. A portion of the proceeds from all Seasoned Greetings packet sales will support the Somerville and Cambridge-based nonprofit’s food rescue and redistribution efforts in more than 20 towns and cities across Eastern Massachusetts.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Ward 6 Councilor, Lance Davis, host the Fall Community Meeting for Ward 6.

The Somerville School Committee is seeking volunteers to serve on the Superintendent Screening Committee. If you are interested in serving on the Screening Committee, please complete the form linked below. 

Before applying for the Superintendent Screening Committee, please review the requirements, responsibilities, and time commitment expected of members:

The Evicted Exhibit is coming to a close! Join in for one last night in the Exhibit space this Sunday, November 6th to gather with neighbors and organizers and discuss what they  can do to continue the fight for housing justice here in Somerville.