Earlier this year, students from the Somerville High School Local History Club, with guidance from their teacher Adda Maria Santos and the Somerville Museum, curated an exhibition, The Basement Project: Not Your Usual Basement Junk. Through objects from the museum’s collection, each student thoughtfully reflected on Somerville’s past and their experience as a Somerville resident today. Unfortunately, the show was cut short by the pandemic.

Arrests:
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 Jason Ventolieri, of Boston, August 18, 8:24 p.m., arrested at Broadway on a warrant charge of larceny over $1200.

Marco Ellison, of Cambridge, August 19, 7:33 p.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.

At approximately  5:15 p.m. Sunday night a two alarm broke out on Munroe St. Firefighters  worked extensively to put it out during the storm with high humidity and temperatures. According to reports,  lighting  struck the house. Cambridge and Boston fire assisted. As of this time there are no reports of injuries. The occupants of the home were displaced.

Whether heading back to the classroom or back to a digital device this fall, it is important to be prepared. Get your children set up for academic success with the following resources and gear:

Bow Market has taken steps to make its spaces social distancing friendly, while striving to maintain its normally cozy atmosphere. — Photo courtesy of Bow Market

By Rachel Berets

Last August, Bow Market in Union Square buzzed with activity. They hosted a week-long “Melty Fest,” celebrating dairy in all forms and organized “CommUNITY,” an afternoon of art, music, and sidewalk chalk to support a local charity.

The City of Somerville, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), is seeking submissions of original photography and artwork for the Keep Cool Somerville photovoice project and survey. 

By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to a Woods Ave. residence last Thursday to conduct a well-being check on all the occupants after receiving reports of a possible shooting.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Life in the Ville has sure changed since March. Excuse me for straying from my usual format of discussing a light hearted topic from Somerville’s past. But, as a citizen of Somerville, I need to discuss our present and our future. I live here and every day I see how individuals are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Neighbors, 

We are in unusual times, this is certain, but that may be the only certainty we have before us.

Many of us are frightened for our health, stunned at the squandering of our wealth, and worried about the very structures that support Democracy.