Drawing a cardioid with straight lines during Pi Night at the Healey School.

A great way to celebrate a transcendental number

By Erica Voolich

Thursday, March 14 was Pi Day (3.14). What better excuse is there to have a celebration of math with middle schoolers than π? On Pi Day, well over 250 students, parents, teachers, and volunteers from the high school, PTA and community celebrated π at the Healey School by eating pizza for dinner then spending an evening estimating, creating, collecting data, answering questions, and ending with pies for everyone.

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By Joseph A. Curtatone

Taking a closer look at notable city data—and interesting numbers. 

25% of our population: In Somerville, 25% of our population is made up of immigrant residents. Among that group are people of a variety of different immigration statuses – some are naturalized citizens, some have green cards, some have a work or student visa, some were granted temporary protective status (TPS) or asylum, some are “Dreamers” – people who were brought to America as children, and some, who are not counted in that stat, are here without authorization.  Some have been here for decades and others are newcomers. Other residents, like myself, are first generation Americans born to parents who, like so many immigrants, came here for a better life and to contribute to our country.  America is proud of its melting pot heritage, and Somerville is an example of the best of that.

SHC presents Spring Into Action 2019, a gala to benefit The Somerville Homeless Coalition, 6:00 p.m., March 28, at the Row Hotel, Somerville.

Somerville Homeless Coalition is proud to announce their featured speaker will be District Attorney Marian Ryan.

By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to the Supreme Kitchen restaurant on Highland Ave. last Friday on reports of a dispute.

Upon arrival, the officers were met by the reporting party, an employee of the restaurant who stated that a customer had come in, ordered $42 worth of food and then could not pay for it.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Remember all those old radio and TV jingles that used to stick in our minds? Well, I asked some of my friends to dig deep and come up with some, and they did. So here they are, and we’ll start with some of my favorites, as close as I can recall.

On Saturday, March 9, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) raised close to $50,000 at its annual Bike4Books spin-a-thon to benefit Project READ, its childhood literary initiative, at Tufts University in Medford. More than 70 people participated and raised funds to purchase new books to distribute to Pediatric patients who come to CHA for wellness visits. Pictured here are physicians and staff from CHA Malden Family Medicine and CHA Somerville Hospital Primary Care.

Shuttle Service Starts Week of March 25

To complete the next phase of work on the Green Line Extension (GLX) Project, the Broadway bridge, between Ball Square and Magoun Square, will close for construction for approximately one-year beginning Friday, March 22, at about 10:00 p.m.

Somerville resident Mike Grunko stands next to a walnut tree on his property at 51 Berkeley Street the morning after attending a public hearing at City Hall.

By Denise Keniston

The hearing on proposed changes to the Somerville Zoning Ordinance that would regulate the removal of significant trees from all private property, including residential property, attracted residents for and against the ordinance on Tuesday, March 12.

The city’s fire and police officials briefed the Somerville City Council on safety measures being implemented in preparation for the GLX project construction bridge closures set to begin later this week.

By Jim Clark

Ward 7 Councilor and Council President Katjana Ballantyne put forward an order that the Chief Fire Engineer and the Chief of Police discuss with the Council, at its February 14 regular meeting, the detailed safety plans for the city as it relates to the upcoming bridge closures due to the Green Line Extension construction.

By Jackson Ellison

Every winter the organization Groundwork Somerville taps maple trees, and with the sap the group hosts a boil down where everyone in the community can come watch maple syrup being made.