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Review by OTS Correspondent Dennis Daly

Not since Saint Thomas Aquinas channeled Aristotle by way of Boethius in Summa Theologica has philosophy and theology met in such an unexpected and enlightened way. Richard Oxenberg in his new book, On the Meaning of Human Being, Heidegger and the Bible in Dialogue, uses a framework employed by the estimable (and somewhat infamous) Martin Heidegger to get at the ethical basis of humanity and the relevance of religion in the twenty-first century.

Seventh grade students at the Healey School learned how to bring poetry to life through an in-class poetry workshop with Spoken Word Poet, Anthony Febo.

Read all about how students in Ms. Emma Daniels’ English Language Arts class gave voice to their food-focused poetry in this recent blog post: http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/blog/bringing-poetry-life-healey.

Arrests:
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Tarcicio Infante, of 138 Pearl St., January 21, 11:09 a.m., arrested at Broadway on a charge of violation of city ordinance open container.

William Pires, of 64 Derby St., January 24, 8:33 a.m., arrested at home on warrant charges of possession of a firearm within 500 ft. of a dwelling, carrying a firearm without a license, and armed assault to murder.

“À quatre folioles” is French for “four-leafed,” in this instance its implies, clover. The piece recognizes a historical correspondence between Brook Watson and Andrew Brown, in which Watson describes the return of the Acadians after the deportation, and their story of perseverance.

The Sonic Liberation Players explore new ways of encountering sound.

Nathan Lamb is Director of Outreach and Community Relations at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services

By Nathan Lamb

I’m not a huge fan of New Year’s resolutions, but one incident over my holiday break has me dedicated to doing more in the coming year.

It was Christmas dinner at my father’s house, and his in-laws had questions for me. A lot of questions, actually. They know I am communications director at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES), and they were hoping to get some direction on how to help a family member who is facing a wide range of aging-related challenges.

Learn about proposed improvements to Broadway in the Winter Hill neighborhood and share your feedback at a community meeting on Monday, February 4, at 6:30 p.m., in the Healey School cafeteria, 5 Meacham Street. Proposed work includes creating a dedicated bus lane on a portion of Broadway, as well as bike lanes, additional crosswalks, and looking at traffic signal timing.

Free Digital Literacy Workshops
Ongoing; February – June 2019 at Somerville Media Center

Register at www.somervillemedia.org

SMC is offering a set of free digital literacy workshops geared toward audiences who want to improve their ability to navigate and participate in the digital media sphere and greater social economy. This SMC Digital Literacy program will address a wide spectrum of digital inclusion factors like taking full advantage of utilizing smartphones, researching the internet, learning media production, graphic design, building user friendly websites, becoming a community journalist, deepening media literacy knowledge and in general creating media savvy consumers.

Members of the public are invited to attend a public hearing hosted by the Board of Aldermen to hear testimony on proposed changes to the City’s condo conversion ordinance. The changes are designed to both protect the rights of property owners while also offering better protection to tenants especially the elderly, persons with disabilities, and persons with low and moderate incomes. The hearing will take place on Thursday, January 31, at 6 p.m., at Somerville City Hall on the 2nd Floor in the Aldermanic Chambers. All interested persons may provide testimony.