Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

My daughter and my grandkids came up to visit me and Gammie on Monday. We walked from Gorham St. to Davis Square along the bike trail. It was a beautiful day with sunshine and just the right amount of chill in the air.

Senator Ed Markey hosted a town hall to discuss the Green New Deal, a resolution with the aim of addressing climate change. — Photo by Shira Laucharoen

By Shira Laucharoen

Over 700 people filled the Centennial Auditorium at Somerville High School on Thursday, February 13, as Senator Ed Markey led a town hall meeting on the subject of the Green New Deal. The proposal was launched last year by Markey and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to address the crisis of climate change. But the piece of legislation is more than a resolution, said Markey.

By Jim Clark

The Somerville City Council approved a resolution last week calling on the state to pass an act that would allow qualified residents to obtain a standard Driver’s License regardless of their immigration status.

A resolution was put forward at the latest regular meeting of the Somerville City Council calling on the state to pass the “Act Relative to Work and Family Mobility” (S.2061 and H.3012), that would allow qualified residents to obtain a standard Driver’s License regardless of their immigration status.

We hope everyone enjoyed their Presidents’ Day holiday – for those who were fortunate enough to actually get the day off. The occasion reminds us that this is a presidential election year, so let’s all remember to get out and vote in the primary on March 3. Remember, it’s our Republic, and it’s up to us to keep it that way.

Drive-By Truckers stops off at the Somerville Theatre on Saturday in support of their latest release, “The Unraveling.” — Photo by Andy Tennille

Drive-by Truckers and Sonny Landreth to perform
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Two separate Somerville venues will play host to performances by two internationally renowned southern roots rocker outfits this week.

The alternative country/Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers (DBT) will be playing a show at the Somerville Theatre on Saturday, February 22.

L to R: Samuel Pahk, Elizabeth Gates, Aneurin Hullah, Sahai Virk, and Ultraviolet Gates. — Photo by Daniel Hullah

By Elizabeth Gates

A team of four students from the West Somerville Neighborhood School Math Club participated in the 2020 MetroNorth Chapter Competition on Saturday, February 8, held at Veterans Memorial Middle School in Melrose. WSNS came in 9th place out of 20 participating schools.

Eagle Feathers #198 – The Somerville Junction

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

The oldest passenger railway line in New England was the Boston to Lowell established in 1835. In 1870, it branched off at a location between Lowell and Central Streets and was called the Somerville Junction.

The Presidents’ Day holiday puts us in mind of those great leaders who governed us throughout our country’s tumultuous history: The American Revolution, the Civil War, two world wars, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam, and so on.

Arrests:
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Steven Garcia, of Boston, February 10, 4:58 p.m., arrested at Mystic Ave. on warrant charges of larceny under $1200, failure to stop or yield, trespassing, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, possession or use of counterfeit receipts, utter false prescription, and  obtaining drug by fraud.

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On any given meeting of the literary group Bagel Bards in Somerville, amidst the bobbing, hoary heads you might notice a strapping young Indian man taking in all the chatter around the table.