Professor Jared Ross Hardesty spoke on the subject of his new book “Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England” at Tufts University on December 18.

By Shira Laucharoen

Professor Jared Ross Hardesty of Western Washington University says that his book Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England is one that the country needs right now. Hardesty discussed his work in a lecture given at Tufts University on December 18.

On behalf of the publishers, editors, writers and – most importantly – the staff here at The Somerville Times, we want to wish you all the very best in 2020 for the city, its residents and those who love Somerville like we do. Happy New Year 2020 to all!

The Winter Farmers will be in operation every Saturday at the Arts at the Armory through April 11.

By Robert Sondak

The Somerville Winter Farmers Market has evolved over a decade from a local winter farmers market into a large urban indoor market featuring more than 50 venders and drawing roughly 800 to 1,000 customers each week. Today, it is the second largest farmers market in Somerville, followed only by the Union Square summer farmer’s market.

Looking back to the year just passed is an interesting thing to do. Sometimes sobering, at other times amusing, yet always somewhat inspiring if one considers what has been accomplished and what else is left to be done.

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The “Queen” of the small press, poet Lyn Lifshin, has passed at the age of 77. Lifshin was published in almost every magazine out there including my own. You always knew it was a Lifshin submission because it was an overstuffed envelope with 50 to 100 poems, and many of them were very good.

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Dancer, poet, Karen Klein founded teXtmoVes, a collaborative of poets/dancers/ choreographers who perform together and independently, most recently at Urbanity Central, Boston. Her haiku have been published nationally, internationally, and anthologized. Her poems have been printed in The Cape Cod Poetry Review, Pudding Magazine, The Comstock Review, SLANT, The Somerville Times, online in The Drunken Boat, Fusion Magazine, read as Sunday Poet on Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene, WCAI Poetry Sunday, and Poet-to-Poet interview with Doug Holder, Somerville Cable TV. A member of Steeple Street Poets, she is compiling her first chapbook.

Arrests:
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John Elwell, of 27 Vernon St., Malden, December 27, 1:26 p.m., arrested at Assembly Row on a charge of larceny over $1200.

Itamar Neto, of 153 Second St., Framingham, December 27, 8:56 p.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct.

Joseph Walter Howard of Plymouth (Manomet) formerly of Lincoln and Somerville, passed away peacefully at home on December 12, 2019 at the age of eighty-eight. He leaves behind his loving wife of sixty-three years, Sally (Eldridge) Howard. Beloved father to Julie Head and her husband Chris of Marshfield, Pam Finn and her husband Mike of Plymouth (Manomet), Ann King and her husband Joseph of Marlborough, Chis Howard and his wife Jeannette of Everett. He was Gramps to seven grandchildren, Ryan, Cory, Jared, Sara, Jessica, Olivia and the late Taylor Finn.

The Board of Directors of the Somerville Community Corporation (SCC) announced that Danny LeBlanc will step down as Chief Executive Officer after 20 years of leadership effective June 30, 2020. The board formed a search committee in August and has enlisted the services of Third Sector New England to lead the work of identifying a new CEO.

Accessible Documentary Production: An Introductory Workshop

This one-day immersive workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to nonfiction storytelling. It will emphasize “accessible documentary production,” or how to create great content using even the most basic cameras and production tools. Participants will explore documentary style and form, story ideation, nonfiction shooting basics, conducting compelling interviews, and getting started with editing.