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Local artist Rebeca Cotton Baez is hosting community art pop-up events at Osgood Park this summer.
Four dates remain for playground pop-up
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By Fernando Cervantes Jr.
Rebeca Cotton Baez, a six-year Somerville resident and local nanny, has a plan to create connections and community in her area.
Starting last Sunday, Cotton Baez began hosting painted playground art pop-ups in Osgood Park near Prospect Hill. In these, participants will create art pieces with their families and get to know people from the community. With five different dates this summer, she hopes to create a sense of community and meet new neighbors.
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A small group of concerned residents in Medford and Somerville started a grass-roots effort to notify their neighbors about the proposed changes to the MBTA bus routes in those cities. They have been putting up posters, alerting residents on neighborhood websites and going door-to-door. They have collected over 2,000 signatures from residents in Medford and Somerville over the last three months since the MBTA released their proposal. Members of the state delegation for Medford and Somerville share many of the concerns and are now calling on the MBTA for a more transparent process with more time for incorporating community feedback.
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Somerville has been announced as a host city on this year’s nationwide tour of The Moving Wall, a half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Moving Wall has been traveling to cities and towns across the country for nearly forty years to give those who can’t get to Washington a chance to experience the power of the memorial. This fall, it makes its way to Somerville for the first time, setting up in the Mass General Brigham Great Lawn at Assembly Row, 399 Revolution Drive, November 10-14.
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On the morning of March 25, 2022, Officers Mackenzie Richardson, Alex Lorenti, Joseph Moreira and Detective Jason Costa were assigned to serve a Harassment Prevention Order and an Arrest Warrant to a male party residing at 32 Kent Street # 308. Prior to the Officer’s responding to Kent St. an operational plan was established. Detective Costa provided the Officer’s with information pertaining to the individual’s past violent criminal history and possession of firearms. Based on this information and for the safety of the Officers, the goal was to inform the male party of the HPO and serve him outside of the curtilage.
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Assaults
On 7/19/22 at approximately 10:13 p.m, Somerville Police responded to Myrtle St. for report of an attempted larceny. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated while walking home, he was approached by a black male riding a bike who demanded he give up his wallet. When the victim stated he didn’t have it, the suspect punched him in the face resulting in his teeth getting broken. The victim then continued home. The suspect was gone upon police arrival.
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The future of the former Star Market property at 299 Broadway is once again uncertain in light of revelations of the presence of asbestos on the site.
By Mina Rose Morales
The building plans for the former Star Market might cease after developers found asbestos where they planned to build underground parking.
On Thursday, July 21, at 6:00 p.m., the city held a virtual neighborhood meeting regarding the latest news of the development plans for the former Star Market on 299 Broadway. About 50 people attended the online webinar. Audio translation services were offered in Portuguese, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and English.
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The Urban Forestry Committee recently hosted a meeting informing the public about its latest efforts in managing the city’s green spaces.
By Luda Tang
The Urban Forestry Committee hosted a virtual meeting on Thursday, July 21, which discussed some concerns from residents and presented several updates of the on-going projects.
Committee members started the conversation by sharing the possibility of the emergence of one invasive insect in the city of Somerville, which is the spotted lanternflies. They attack trees like the tree-of-heaven variety. In the early stage, lanternflies are black and small, and become red with white as they grow. A small population of lanternflies were detected in Worcester County last year.
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Food and Farms Manager and Educator Emily Reckard-Mota from Groundwork Somerville was but one of the panelists at the first session concerning food access in the community.
By Michael McHugh
For the first session of a monthly speaker series held on Wednesday, July 20, Somerville’s Office of Food Access and the Friends of the Community Growing Center invited panelists from local hunger relief organizations and businesses to have a conversation about their work increasing food access.
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A neighborhood meeting for 35 McGrath Highway will take place tonight, July 27, at 6:00 p.m. Join Councilor JT Scott, The DeNunzio Group on behalf of the owners of 35 Realty Trust and the City of Somerville for a neighborhood meeting under SZO Section 15.1.3. Login: https://bit.ly/35McGrathMeeting1, Meeting ID: 812 9681 9443, Passcode: 355683. Join by phone: (646) 558-8656. For more information about the meeting, please contact Ward 2 City Councilor JT Scott at jtscott@somervillema.gov.
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