The second virtual meeting on the 90 Washington Street project drew together project team members, associated project stakeholders and the general public to review and look forward to the future of the project as it develops.

By Jim Clark

The second virtual meeting to envision a new 90 Washington Street, the future home of the Public Safety Building (PSB) and the Washington Street Redevelopment Parcels, took place on Wednesday, February 16.

The project team provided updates on the PSB project and showed options for future development based on the feedback received at the December meeting.

Four Somerville High School seniors have set an impressive tone early in the 2022 college scholarship season, each earning multi-year awards to continue their education. Edrick Pacheco earned the prestigious full four-year QuestBridge Scholarship to attend Tufts University starting this fall. Nathalya Castillo is the recipient of a full-tuition Posse Leadership Scholarship and will attend Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. JC Welch was awarded a $27,000 Presidential Scholarship at Pace University’s New York City Campus that is renewable for four years, for a potential total award of $108,000. And Aidan O’Donovan, a 3-time Greater Boston League MVP in golf and a five-time League All-Star received a full golf scholarship to the University of Rhode Island. Aidan won the 2021 GBL Golf Championship in November to wrap up an impressive senior season, and was also named to the Boston Herald HS All-Scholarship Golf Team.

Bill builds on Senate’s work to reduce prescription drug costs,  promote transparency, and increase patient access   

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Senate passed by a vote of 39-1 An Act relative to Pharmaceutical Access, Cost and Transparency (PACT Act 2022), comprehensive pharmaceutical legislation to address the rapidly increasing cost of prescription drugs and to ensure life-saving medications are affordable, fairly priced and accessible for all consumers.      

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This past New Years Eve, I made a prime rib along with a few sides, including haricot verts, roasted brussel sprouts, corn casserole and a copious amount of mashed potatoes. Leftover mashed potatoes can be used in many different ways. For example, a Shepherd’s Pie, potato croquettes, creamy potato soup, potato pancakes, potato gnocchi, and even potato waffles. This time around, I chose to make waffles. The waffles came out slightly crispy on the outside and had a creamy texture in the middle. They were a huge hit in my house!

Somerville Firefighter Rudy Revilla retired last month after working 30 years with the Somerville Fire Department. Friends gave him send off with a cake at the Medford Sons of Italy on Wednesday, February 16.

When so many people start complaining and raising the alarms about how badly our beloved Davis Square is doing in terms of upkeep and infrastructure, we all need to wake up and pay attention.

While the city has invested heavily in the development and promotion of various areas such as Assembly Row and Union Square – and justifiably so – the very heart of the downtown community, Davis, has quietly been suffering a slow death of a thousand cuts.

The Center for Arts at the Armory hosting The Moth’s Spring Season in the Armory Performance Hall.  The Moth which started on January 25, 2022, is an acclaimed non-profit organization based in NYC dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling.

Students at the Brown School participated in the Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day, an event that is one of three flagship days organized through MA Safe Routes to School. Co-organizers Kate Melillo, counselor educator, and health and physical education teacher, Sharyn von Trapp, made the event especially fun and engaging by adding a Winter Olympics theme to increase student participation.