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Celine Shanosky works in nonprofit consulting and currently lives in the local area. She has a BA in English and Public Health Studies from Johns Hopkins University and is from Baltimore, Maryland.

Outgoing Mayor Joe Curtatone and incoming Mayor-Elect Katjana Ballantyne explain how they are closely coordinating on all aspects of the pandemic response as part of a highly collaborative transition process.

Some of the nearly two hundred toys that were distributed to CAAS Head Start children by Kiwanis members.

Over the past three days, members of the Kiwanis Club of Somerville have taken on the role as Santa’s elves, delivering wrapped toys to 150 children in Somerville and Cambridge who are part of the CAAS Head Start Program. The names, ages and gender of each child were sent to the Somerville Kiwanis Club where program chairman and head elf Jim Bowdring, and co-chair, Jillian Bowdring, divided the list amount amongst the member elves, who purchased and wrapped toys for the children.  The toys were then brought to the Kiwanis Toy Shop, also known as Superior Promotions, where members divided the toys for delivery to the children in our community.

Arrests:

Jasard Hardmon, December 14, 10:22 a.m., arrested at Assembly Row on charges of larceny under $1200, removal of theft prevention device, and possession of a burglarious instrument.

Robert Morales, of Bridgewater, December 17, 3:28 p.m., arrested at Washington St. on warrant charges of assault and battery on ambulance personnel, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and threat to commit a crime.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone’s farewell address to the Somerville community, scheduled for today, Monday, December 20, will now be a virtual event. The speech will be shared live, beginning at 6:00 p.m, on City YouTube, as well as on CityTV and Facebook, and will be available for viewing on-demand afterward.

Adult Family Care (AFC) received high scores for supporting friend and family caregivers in the program’s 2020 Customer Satisfaction Survey.

The survey sought feedback from all families served by AFC, asking both caregivers and the people receiving care about their level of satisfaction with the program and the support they receive.

Beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 19, the annual Jingle Bell Run road race will be held in and around the Davis, Teele, and Ball 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, and Cedar Street.

The City of Somerville’s 246th annual flag-raising ceremony will take place on New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2022. This celebration will begin at City Hall at 11:30 a.m. with a procession to the Prospect Hill Monument. At the monument, there will be a short program including Colonial songs, light refreshments, and speeches.