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Well, with all the closing and mergers of community newspapers, I decided to contact Jason Pramas to get his take on it, and what he offers community newspapers through his advocacy and projects.

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Long ago, Denise Provost attended Bennington College to study poetry. She then became a lawyer, worked in local government, and served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for fifteen years She has published in such journals as Ibbetson Street, Muddy River Poetry Review, qarrtsiluni, Quadrille, Poetry Porch’s Sonnet Scroll, Sanctuary, and Light Quarterly. Provost received the Best Love Sonnet award from the Maria C. Faust Sonnet Competition in 2012, and the New England Poetry Club’s Samuel Washington Allen Prize in 2021. Her chapbook Curious Peach was published by Ibbetson Street Press in 2019. Her collection City of Stories was published by Cervena Barva Press in 2021.

A Special Commemoration of an Unknown British Soldier at took place at Milk Row Cemetery on May 5. The program included a brief history of the Battle Road events leading up to the burial of the British solider, the laying of several symbolic poppy wreaths, and remarks by the British sponsors of the custom marker to be installed on site.

A fundraising event to benefit the immigrant community offers the public an opportunity to buy original local art with a “set your own price” policy at a Somerville craft brewery.

“Our moto for this event is ‘Do good, buy art,’ ” said Jeremy Fischer of Boston For All, which is organizing the fundraiser at Aeronaut Brewery. “Every piece of art has been donated by the artist who created it, and they include sculptures, drawings, paintings and more. We’re proud that 100% of proceeds will go to La Colaborativa, a trusted partner to Massachusetts’ Latinx immigrant community.”

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Lots of us have sweet memories of getting mom that special gift that she so richly deserved.

When I was six (1959) I walked to Ball Square and bought my mom an apron at the (Savel’s, I’m pretty sure) 5 & 10. I paid for it with a special silver dollar that I had received as a birthday gift from former Somerville politician and all around nice guy Lenny Scott. We lived downstairs and became like family with Louise and Lenny and the kids.

Dedication of the Sullivan Brothers Memorial at Lexington Park

Artists who have been part of Somerville Arts Council’s AiR Program have been hard at work in the studios to bring you in-progress showings, performances, and experiences from May into the summer. You can join these artists in venues such as the Center for the Arts at the Armory, at ArtAssembled at Assembly Row, the Crystal Ballroom, and along the Mystic River all in Somerville.