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By Kyle Dante
The following information adds on to last week’s meeting with the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region. Information relating to the funding and its usage and purpose will be addressed in a future MBHSR meeting.
On Monday, February 7, the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region Maritime Group met. Regional Planner Steven Craney conducted the meeting following up on the Urban Areas Security Initiative between 2018 to 2022.
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Located next to Backbar, this takeout counter is a great addition to the growing number of diverse food choices throughout Union Square. Since 2017, they have evolved from a pop-up all around the Boston area, appearing in cafe’s, breweries, fine dining restaurants and beyond. But once the pandemic hit, they pivoted their business model to include a meal delivery service. For more information about their meal delivery service or catering, please visit the website below. It’s also best to follow them on Facebook or sign up for their email list for hours and menu offerings.
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Valentine’s Day is coming around once again, an occasion that many hold dear and cherish. For some, in fact, it is one of their favorite days of the year.
Sure, many people think it’s a corny tradition. Just another gimmick to ramp up sales of candies, cards, wine and what-not. For others, it’s a special time that provides an opportunity to express their deepest affections to the one – or many – who mean so much to them.
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When I began my career as a clinician at a substance abuse program, my treatment team met with an agent from the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). I learned that the fastest rising group of drug users was 8th graders – this, in the early 1990’s. 30 years later, the drug epidemic has killed thousands of Americans, including many young.
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Áine Griffin is a junior at Endicott College, where she is studying English and Secondary Education. Griffin is from South Boston, Massachusetts, but a piece of her heart will always be with her family in Connemara, Ireland. When she is not writing, she loves painting, rowing, having long conversations with friends, and getting perpetually distracted. She has previously been published in the Endicott Review and has received the Derby medal for an English poem.
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On Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Officers Kevin Goulart and Justin Buswell were on routine patrol in the area of the Dilboy Pool located on Alewife Brook Parkway. At 1:47pm they heard a radio transmission from Somerville Housing Officer Billy Rymill, who was on a nearby detail. He was alerting dispatch of a rollover involving a trailer truck in the area of Capen Court.
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A walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic for initial doses and boosters will be held February 11 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at the Argenziano School at 290 Washington St. The Pfizer vaccine will be available for all people 5 years and up, and boosters will be available for all people 12 years and up. Walk-ins are accepted, or you can pre-register at somervillema.gov/vaccine or call 311 (617-666-3311). The clinic is free, regardless of immigration status or health insurance. Identification is not required.
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Arrests:
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James Flynn, January 31, 6:38 p.m., arrested at Alewife Brook Pkwy. on charges of malicious damage to a motor vehicle and attempt to commit a crime.
Juan Rodriguez Rosado, of Boston, February 1, 1:17 p.m., arrested at Memorial Rd. on warrant charges of witness intimidation and assault with a dangerous weapon.
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L to R: Rothschild: When My Parents Were Alive, Rozenman: Meeting Frida at the Mexican Border, Gerstein: Find Your Passion. — Photo by Doug Holder
By Doug Holder
I went with a friend to a reception for “Space<—>Color<–>Movement: From Lyrical Realism into Poetic Abstraction” at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Inc. Gallery, Somerville, MA. And indeed, I saw the poetry in the paintings both in the abstract and in the realistic renderings. This show is curated by artist Philip Gerstein, and included works by Alexandra Rozenman, Jo Ann Rothschild, and Gerstein. The show runs at the Brickbottom Gallery through February 26.
For more information visit: https://brickbottom.org/exhibition/space-color-movement/
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