Tonight, Wednesday, February 24 at The Norton Group Real Estate offices, 699 Broadway (Ball Square), they will be holding a FREE real estate buyers seminar. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Local Attorney Edwin Smith will be one of the speakers. They will have also a credit restoration company present to talk about credit and how to improve it. Also, bank mortgage officers will be speaking on the various options open to home buyers on mortgages. Free to the public and there will be free gifts for those attending as well. For the next six months, both buyers and sellers seminars will be held FREE to all who are reading this. Call 617-623-6600, The Norton Group Real Estate, for more details or go online to www.nortongroupre.com.

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The Massachusetts State Presidential Primary is next Tuesday, March 1. The polls are open here in Somerville from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is your chance to make a difference. The lines might be long, but Tuesday’s vote is going be very important. Most today are voting ideology, and maybe that’s the reason why some of these candidates have taken a lead in both parties.

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The new mayor of Medford, Stephanie Muccini Burke, will be hosting a breakfast this coming Sunday over at the at the John Brewer’s Tavern, Highland Avenue on the Malden/Medford line. The suggested donation is $100. Mayor Burke is the first woman elected Mayor of Medford, and is a very nice person. We wish her the very best of luck in her tenure as mayor of our neighbors over in Medford.

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Coming on March 11, “Flashback Friday” at the Somerville City Club. Do you still have that poodle skirt? Maybe your bellbottoms and platform shoes? What about those ripped jeans or hammer pants? Break them out! Take a journey back in time and dance the night away to songs from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Costume dress optional. Join in on Friday, March 11, 7:00-11:00 p.m. at Somerville City Club, 20 Innerbelt Rd., Somerville. Tickets are $15. There will be a cash bar, raffle tickets and 50/50’s. Adults only. All proceeds benefit The Somerville PTA Scholarship Dinner Dance. For tickets, email Kristine Vallery at afaspta@yahoo.com.

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Happy Birthday to a lot of our friends and fellow Villens here this week: A big happy birthday to our good friend Denise Racicot Kallis, a nice lady who still has that special sense of humor she’s been known for. We wish her the very best of birthdays. Another old time friend who is also a nice lady, Celia Taylor, whom is a caring and loving person who sees good in everyone is also celebrating this week. We hope she has a great birthday. A guy who is very popular here in the city is also celebrating this week. We wish Rod Kreimeyer, the Best Pest guy, a happy birthday as well. Happy birthday to another good guy, Sean Fitzgerald, who is very involved in the city. Happy birthday to another good friend, Eamon Fee, who is celebrating this week as well. Old time Somerville Villen Sam Natale is celebrating this week, so happy birthday to him. Another one on our list this week is a lady who deserves a special day on this, her birthday, Nancy Trane. Bob better do the cooking. To all the others we may have missed, please have a great birthday. If you want to have a friend or relative mentioned here, let us know.

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There’s a new website in town. Check it out at www.somervillema.com. The Somerville Times is on the site. Also check out www.medfordma.com.

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Those who might be interested in obtaining certification for firearms should look up the Lawrence Rod & Gun Club. They offer an extensive program at the end of which you receive certification for Massachusetts/NRA Certified Firearm Safety Classes. They run a class once a month, which is limited to 10 people and we hear that this is the place to go to learn safety when handling guns. Email gunclub@earthlink.net for more information and or go to their website at www.lawrencerodandgunclub.org and read up about the course.

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The East Somerville Reunion is being planned for this coming June 25 at the Somerville City Club, across from Holiday Inn. They have a Facebook page set up to take reservations: East Somerville Reunion 2016. The first reunion was very successful, with well over a 100 people attending, and lots of old friendships were restarted. If you grew up in East Somerville in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s you should set aside the date and make your plans to attend. You won’t be disappointed.

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We hear a new restaurant is about to open in Union Square. Named “Juliet,” it will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The owner tells us that he’s looking to open very soon, within days or weeks. We’re looking forward to trying it out. If you do so first, let us know what you think. Oh, the address is 257 Washington Street, across from St. Josephs. If you remember Sherman’s Café then you’ll know where Juliet is. We wish them the very best. The owners seem like nice people, and guess what? They also live here in the Ville!

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It’s a good thing the DPW commissioner was on a cruise last week and there were no storms of four inches of snow to hit the city while he was away, causing all the businesses to be closed again. We hope he had a good vacation!

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There will be no tax decrease again this year in Somerville. Those lawsuits the mayor has decided to file against the developer of the Casino in Everett will cost us huuuuuge. The mayor and most of the aldermen haven’t seen or fought for a tax reduction in so many years they wouldn’t know a savings if it hit them in the face. It will be interesting to see how much money is spent on new job creations this year and overtime paid to favorite employees. Just saying!

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Frank Kelly Healing Service – A Mass will be held at St. Catherine of Genoa Parish, located at 179 Summer St. Somerville, MA, in the lower Church on Friday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. Following the Mass a healing Service will be conducted by Frank Kelly. Kelly received many gifts from God following a near death experience. As his relationship with God grew it became clear to him that God wanted to use him as his instrument to bring healing and love to all. Frank now travels around the country praying over people and giving them insights into their lives. Please come and join us the first Friday of March for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and healing service.

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Villari’s Martial Arts Center welcomes the community to its open house on Saturday, February 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 54 Union Square in Somerville. Activities will include classes for children, a self-defense class for adults and demonstrations by their children’s and adult demonstration teams. Children’s classes for ages 4 to 6 start at 10:00 p.m., ages 7 to 16 start at 11:00 a.m. Adult self-defense class starts at 12:00 p.m. and all classes are free of charge and open to the public. For more information please call Master Brad Rogers at 617-625-5070 or email at villaris@villarisomerville.

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MassDOT and the MBTA are currently working through a reevaluation of the Green Line Extension project, focusing on four key areas: project management; redesign; re-procurement; and the development of a reliable cost estimate and schedule. This reevaluation has been prompted by significant cost overruns on the project, and is expected to be complete and submitted to the MassDOT Board of Directors and the MBTA Fiscal & Management Control Board in May. In order to seek public ideas and input on the reevaluation, MassDOT and the MBTA will be holding the following public meetings over the next two months the first one will be held at the Wednesday, March 2 at the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave. from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Open House/Presentation and Q&A from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 6 Alderman Lance Davis invite all interested neighbors and community members to a meeting on the status of the West Branch Library Renovation on Monday, February 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the TAB Building, 167 Holland St., 2nd Floor. Come support your local library and help  with continued community input on key design features for the West Branch Library. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. For more information please contact Steve Vitello, Project Manager CPPD, svitello@somervillema.gov 617-625-6600 x5124.

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Spring is right around the corner and the Somerville Arts Council is busy planning all their great warm weather events. If you are an artist or vendor interested in being involved with Arts Council events like ArtBeat, Joe’s Jazz and Blues Fest, and ArtsUnion, for more information visit: http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/resources/calls..

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Don’t miss the Summer Camp & Activities Fair on Wednesday, March 2. Talk to representatives from local camps and activities and plan your student’s summer. The fair takes place at the Healey School, 5 Meacham St., Wednesday, March 2 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. For more information call 617-625-6600 x6966 or go online to www.somerville.k12.ma.us/families. Sponsored by the Somerville Family Learning Collaborative (SFLC) and SomerPromise.