~Photos by Bobbie Toner

Tufts dining workers and student supporters picketed for a fair contract on Tuesday, March 5, at Carmichael Dining Hall on the Tufts University campus.  The workers say that Tufts University refuses to put forward a contract that ensures a living wage and affordable healthcare for their workers.

The property at 90 Washington St. is being purchased by the City of Somerville by right of eminent domain for the purpose of building a new Public Safety Building.

By Denise Keniston

On Thursday, February 28, Somerville’s City Council unanimously approved a land purchase by eminent domain for $8,735,000. The parcel at 90 Washington St. (formerly Cobble Hill Shopping Center) will be the new site of Somerville’s Public Safety Building.

At the latest meeting of the Somerville City Council on February 28, the Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution supporting Tufts University dining hall workers in their fight for their first union contract. The workers say they are seeking the same affordable healthcare and wage standard as dining hall workers at Harvard, Northeastern, Simmons and other Boston universities where food service workers have joined Local 26 over the past decade.

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By Jack Connolly

In the last few weeks, a handful of motivated concerned citizens got together, planned and held a meeting, with city engineers and elected officials agreeing to fix everything that was detailed in a powerful PowerPoint display of and what’s been termed the “disinvestment of Davis Square.”

“Bring Us Your Women: An Arts Odyssey” will take place at the Somerville Theatre on Friday, March 8.

On Friday, March 8, International Women’s Day will be celebrated locally with global fanfare through Bring Us Your Women: An Arts Odyssey (BUYW) at the Somerville Theatre.

This woman-created, multimedia spectacle features performances and works by 40 artists from France, Switzerland, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, China, Ukraine, Netherlands, and the U.S. honoring diverse female icons. Universal and timeless stories are reimagined through film, music, dance, and poetry. From Eve to Ishtar, Joan of Arc to Kali, and more, these unique retellings aim to inform, empower, and inspire.

Let’s face it. When so many people start complaining and raising the alarms about how badly our beloved Davis Square is doing in terms of upkeep and infrastructure, we all need to wake up and pay attention.

While the city has invested heavily in the development and promotion of various areas such as Assembly Row and Union Square – and justifiably so – the very heart of the downtown community, Davis, has quietly been suffering a slow death of a thousand cuts.

Lorraine Ruth Burlamachi, age 92, and lifelong resident of Somerville passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Sancta Maria Nursing Facility in Cambridge. She was affectionately known as “Nannie” to all.

Born in Somerville on June 20, 1926 the daughter of the late Peter D. and Mary C. (Razzaboni) Burlamachi. She was raised and educated in Somerville graduating from Somerville High School.

— Photos by Claudia Ferro

While predictions of a big snow storm for last weekend targeted Friday into Saturday at first, it was Sunday into Monday that saw the most snowfall. Families and business owners took to their shovels and snowplows once again in hopes that this would be the last big one of the season.