On December 7, at the Somerville City Club, The Music of Sinatra starring Joey Chiarenza will be hosting a night of Sinatra’s greatest hits – and his favorite Christmas tunes – to benefit The National MS Society (NMSS).

Joey Chiarenza has wanted to raise money to fight MS for some time now. And the season of giving felt like the perfect time to do it. Joey will be joined by his good friend singer Linda Chase, and a portion of all proceeds will go directly to the National MS Society.

In honor of Veterans Day, City offices, Somerville Public Schools, and school offices will be closed on Monday, November 11. Street sweeping will be suspended and parking meters & resident permit enforcement will not be in effect on Mon., Nov. 11. Trash and recycling pickup will be on a one day delay all week. To double-check your trash & recycling pickup schedule visit somervillema.gov/trash.

The Mystic River Watershed Association recently honored Michael Fager for his many years of service monitoring the water quality of the Mystic River.

Every year at the Mystic River Watershed Association’s annual meeting community leaders and volunteers are honored for their effort to improve their local watershed. For this year, they recognized Michael Fager for his ten years of service for monitoring water quality through their baseline program.

The City of Somerville honored providers and staff at Cambridge Health Alliance with an official proclamation declaring October 29, 2019, CHA Cares Day. Doug Kress, director of health and human services at the City of Somerville, read the proclamation from Mayor Joseph Curtatone at an event at CHA Somerville Hospital to celebrate the launch of CHA’s new brand and rallying cry: Care to the People.

Working Together to Protect Working People

By Jane Regan

Over the past four years, more than $200,000 has been stolen from workers by firms working in or located in Somerville, according to the state attorney general’s office. The Herb Chambers company alone was fined over $116,000 in 2018.

Below please find a response by the City of Somerville Housing Division provided to address the content of a flyer produced by the Somerville Property Owners Coalition about Somerville’s Condominium Conversion Ordinance (CCO).

Italicized statements are from the flyer, non-italicized text is clarifying information from the Housing Division prepared in response.

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By Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

One hundred years ago – on November 11, 1919 – the United States marked the first Armistice Day, which became Veterans Day in the 1950s. As Veterans Day approaches this year and we prepare to remember and celebrate those who have served in the military, it’s also a good opportunity to reflect on how we support them and their families throughout the year.

In an effort to restore natural open space, improve and create trail connections, and increase climate resiliency, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is currently developing the schematic design for Draw Seven Park within the Mystic River State Reservation. Once complete, the project will connect ten miles of continuous parkland along the Mystic River. The agency anticipates construction to potentially begin in fall 2020, with a completion date expected in 2022.

By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to Walgreen’s Pharmacy on Somerville Ave. last week on reports of shoplifters in the store.

Upon arrival, the store manager told the officers that a man and a woman had just stolen merchandise from the store. He stated that both individuals came into the store together and left together. He also said that the both of them got on the Central Sq. bus that just picked them up prior to the officers’ arrival. The manager said that the bus turned right onto Park St. and was heading toward Beacon St.

A multimedia presentation about the book “Pilgrims of Woodstock” will take place at Somerville Public Library on Saturday, November 9.

By Blake Maddux

“My heart is in Somerville,” says New Hampshire resident John Kane, a college professor and recent first-time author.

“I have a tile in the Davis Square T stop on the Holland Street side,” Kane explains. “I went through the Somerville school system. I was kind of an apartment rat. I moved around a lot as a kid.”