Eagle Feathers #259 – Busby

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

William Berkeley Enos was born in Los Angeles on November 29, 1895, to thespian parents. His father was an actor, and his mother was an actress and choreographer. Upon his father’s death, he was placed in boarding schools, the longest being a five-year run at the Mohegan Lake Military Academy in Peekskill, New York. After graduation, he worked at a shoe company for three years in Athol, Massachusetts.

Denise Provost and Lesley Bannatyne doing their part in promoting locally made literature at the Davis Square Farmers Market. — Photos by Ryan DiLello

By Ryan DiLello

I could feel my shirt sticking to my back as I biked through the thick air in Davis Square. Off the main road now, I turned down a brick-laid alley and emerged at a parking lot farmers’ market. I ditched my bike, lodging it against an iron fence, and entered the paved paradise full of fresh produce, pressed juices, meats, and other local goods. It was nearly 6:00 p.m. and the market was winding down. I made my way through the aisles in the fading sun.

So, it’s always one thing or another. As of late, we are taking note of the big kerfuffle developing over changes to MBTA bus routes and schedules.

It seems as though many in the Somerville-Medford region feel that there has not been enough transparency offered by the public transportation authority, and a good number of them are up in arms over several proposed changes the system’s operations.

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Article by Off the Shelf Correspondent Michael Todd Steffen

Just a “hey there” to moviegoers considering Elvis, Baz Luhrman’s biopic of iconic rock legend Elvis Presley. If you’re scrunching your nose and thinking naw, this is just about a flashy rhinestone Vegas entertainer – think again.

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Llyn Clague lives in Sleepy Hollow, NY. His poems have been published widely, including in Ibbetson Street, Atlanta Review, Wisconsin Review, California Quarterly, Main Street Rag, New York Quarterly, and other magazines. His eighth book, Up Close And Nuclear, was published by Main Street Rag. Visit www.llynclague.com.

Arrests:
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Jacqueline McAll, of Charlestown, July 25, 11:00 a.m., arrested at Middlesex Ave. on a warrant charge of receiving stolen property over $1200.

Daniel Vivas, July 28, 1:37 p.m., arrested at Florence St. on charges of drug violation near a school, possession of cocaine to distribute, and carrying a firearm without a license, and on warrant charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and armed carjacking.

On July 29, 2022, YouthBuild Just A Start’s construction students delivered and installed the first community refrigerator and pantry at St Clement Church in Medford, MA as a part of a collaborative partnership with Somerville Community Fridge, a volunteer-run mutual aid group that provides assistance building, maintaining, and stocking community refrigerators in the cities of Somerville and Medford and collaborates with other towns and cities in the Metro-North area.

Riders can enjoy complimentary passes as part of “Mindful Mondays” throughout National Wellness Month, courtesy of Blue Cross

In recognition of National Wellness Month, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) is sponsoring free Bluebikes Adventure Passes each Monday in August, beginning August 1, as part of its second annual “Mindful Mondays” initiative. The free passes will be available across the system’s 11 municipalities, including Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Newton, Revere, Salem, Somerville and Watertown. Blue Cross is the title sponsor of Bluebikes, which is owned by the municipalities and operated by Lyft.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville invite you to a design workshop for 90 Washington Street, a 4-acre site near the East Somerville Green Line station envisioned as the future home of a new Public Safety Building and a range of civic, commercial, and residential uses. This is the latest engagement event for the 90 Washington Street project, coming after a series of community meetings and listening sessions held earlier this year. At this workshop, participants can use LEGOs to design their ideal redevelopment of the site. Each model will be photographed and used with other feedback collected to inform a development concept for public review.