~Photos by Claudia Ferro

A Ball for Squares – the Ball Square edition – took place on Sunday. Attendees joined in Somerville’s bounciest square for a beer garden from The Pub, food from all of Ball Square’s wonderful restaurants, crafts, activities, bands, and more!
This was a great opportunity to celebrate Ball Square in advance of the Broadway bridge closure for GLX construction in late 2018 or early 2019.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

As I am recovering from my recent hip surgery, I came up with a silly bunch of questions. As a fan of Facebook, I always see all kinds of various quirky quizzes. I thought it would be fun to list a few questions from those formative, youthful, insane days growing up in Somerville with my fellow Baby Boomers. Feel free to add more!

With cannabis outlets soon to be opened in the city, a look at regulations concerning the use of these products as well as tobacco is considered necessary by the Board of Aldermen.

By Jim Clark

The Somerville Board of Aldermen took up the matter of smoking in public places and approved a resolution requesting that a representative of the Board of Health and the Administration work with the Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to revamp the city’s current ordinances and regulations for the use of tobacco and cannabis products in public places, and recommend signage and posting locations to inform the public where the consumption of those products is prohibited, along with fines for violation.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Somerville Chief of Police David Fallon have confirmed that Anthony Canejo Senior, 57, of Somerville, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court to manslaughter, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in violation of a restraining order, violating a restraining order and improper disposal of human remains in connection with the 2014 death of Vincent Lalli, 66, of Somerville. Judge Merita Hopkins sentenced the defendant to 18 to 20 years in prison with ten years probation from and after during which the defendant was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet. 

Activist music festival hits the streets this weekend
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The 13th Annual HONK! Festival, the 3-day free festival bringing brass bands from all over the United States and the world to Somerville for a celebration of music, community and activism takes place this week, October 5 – 7.

We heard this week marks the 42nd Anniversary of the ending of the Vietnam War. To all those that served, we thank you for and appreciate your service.

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The “A Ball for Squares” event in Ball Square on Sunday was quite a success, with hundreds of people attending. Many businesses had tables out to show what they offer or to give away items. We thank Lauren S. Drago, the Urban Revitalization Specialist from the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development. Mayor Joe was seen out and about at the event and lots of people thanked him. Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang and Alderman At-Large Mary Jo Rossetti were also in attendance. We think the event was a huge success. Maybe another one should be done?

Eagle Feathers #163 – The Ropewalk

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

If you were to list what items were in man’s first tool chest, rope would be found front and center. How old is rope and twine? No one knows for sure. It was made by hand since the Stone Age and may even predate the wheel. Egyptians used it to raise the pyramids. The English used it on their longbows. Every ship that sailed the seas found it essential. It has been defined as a braided, twisted and turned length of fiber used for hauling, lifting, tying, and securing almost anything.