Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Christopher Mason and Winchester Chief of Police Daniel O’Connell have confirmed that Brady McCue, 28 of Medford has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault and assault and battery of a 48-year-old woman which occurred at approximately 8:00 a.m. today near South Border Road on the Medford/Winchester line in the Middlesex Fells Reservation.

Congratulations to the members recognized at the 32nd Annual Firefighter of the Year Award ceremony in Worcester. They received a Citation for Meritorious Conduct and LT Danielle O’Hearn was the receipt of the Medal of Valor for their lifesaving actions at a 3 alarm fire on Kensington Ave last December.

Because this winter begins in an odd-numbered year, snow emergency parking will be on the odd side of the street all winter, unless posted signage says differently. Check streets signs in your neighborhood so you know where you can park ahead of winter weather. You can also learn more about the city’s snow policies at somervillema.gov/snow.

Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Superintendent Mary Skipper, and local elected officials for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the renovated and reconstructed Somerville High School campus on Wednesday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m.

Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and special guests for two of Somerville’s annual holiday celebrations.

The festivities will begin with the annual Christmas tree lighting on Thursday, December 2, at 5:00 p.m. on the City Hall concourse. After the tree lighting, Santa Claus will join us for a meet and greet next door at Somerville High School (don’t forget your camera if you’d like a photo). Santa will be escorted by the Somerville Fire and Police departments, with a gift and cookies for each child in tow. Live entertainment will feature the Somerville High School Chorus, Somerville High School Orchestra, El Sistema Somerville, and the Somerville High School Jazz Band.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Thanksgiving is a day where friends and relatives join together to give thanks. Like any other large gathering there are bound to be disagreements, funny episodes and unexpected circumstances.

Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 25, the annual Gobble Gobble road race will be held in and around the Davis, Teele, Ball, and Magoun square areas. Short traffic delays may occur in the areas of Holland Street, Broadway in Teele Square, North Street, Powder House Boulevard, Broadway in Ball Square, Medford Street in Magoun Square, and Central and Summer streets headed toward Davis Square. There will also be detours in place near the start and finish lines in Davis Square beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Plug your lights in, don your bike helmet, and hit your high notes for Somerville’s interactive Illuminations extravaganza. This year Illuminations includes self-guided car tours, a bike tour, porch caroling around town, and a community lantern project.

A possible reduction of parking spaces is a major concern in planning the Highland Ave. Redesign Project, scheduled to begin next year. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Eileen Qiu

Drafting designs for the Highland Ave. Redesign Project will start this winter with the goal of having a concrete blueprint by spring 2023 and starting construction at the end of 2023, according to Senior Transportation Planner, Viola Augustin.