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If there was ever a cause to celebrate in this city, this is it.
After so many years of wishing and hoping, fighting for funding then finally ponying up the fare, the mighty behemoth known as the Green Line Extension project will gingerly dip its toe into the waters of Somerville when the first maiden voyage takes place on March 21 in Union Square.
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Eagle Feathers #248 – Our Town
By Bob (Monty) Doherty
Happy birthday Somerville … you’re 180 years old!
Our town helps to fill an historic and significant void in the history of our nation. She is 180 years old this week and her roots as part of Charlestown go back to July 4, 1629, the day Charlestown was founded. With the legislature and governor’s approval, she separated from her maternal town on March 3, 1842. She was the tenth and last town to do so. Woburn was the first two centuries before in 1642.
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Arrests:
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Jaqueline Laggasie, of Townsend, February 24, 9:16 a.m., arrested at Somerville Ave. on warrant charges of marked lanes violation, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, number plate violation, and state highway traffic violation.
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I lost my beloved cat Ketz this summer. I can attest to the mystery and magic that cats possess. So it came to my attention that Somerville novelist and critic Clea Simon has come out with yet another in her Cambridge Witch Cats series. It is titled A Cat on the Case, which concerns a young woman and her band of unique cats, as they try to solve a mystery in the Republic of Cambridge. I am hoping we see a Somerville cat series sometime soon!
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A walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic for initial doses and boosters will be held March 4 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 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. The clinic is free, regardless of immigration status or health insurance. Identification is not required.
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In response to updated CDC and Massachusetts Department of Public Health guidance on indoor masking, the Somerville Board of Health will hold a special meeting to discuss the local indoor mask mandate. The meeting will take place virtually on Thursday, March 3, beginning at 6 p.m. For information on how to join the meeting, please visit somervillema.gov/BOHMarch3.
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SMART is an intelligent pest control system that keeps an eye on things you don’t want to see, predicting and preventing costly infestations in an environmentally-friendly way.
City partners with Modern Pest Services to deploy 50 SMART Boxes in strategic locations
As part of Mayor Katjana Ballantyne’s 100-Day Agenda and the City’s ongoing commitment to mitigating rodent activity, the City of Somerville is launching a five-month pilot program to bring the latest rodent-control technology to Somerville this week.
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