Tuesday April 5 marks  the six-year anniversary of Senator Charlie Shannon’s passing, hard to believe he’s been gone that long, he was a good guy to all those who both he knew and didn’t know, he liked everyone.  Unlike the present senator who only likes those that agree with her leftist liberal thinking, would be nice to have someone like Charlie again back in office.

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Speaking of Charlie Shannon, today Wednesday marks the anniversary of the bill that passed called The Shannon Grant, again this fiscal year funded, it’s an “anti gang grant” named in Charles honor for his years as State Senator and before that as a Police Officer.

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Annual Somerville Guns and Hoses Hockey game between the Somerville Police and Somerville Fire Departments is Saturday, April 9 4:00 p.m. at the Skating rink on Somerville Avenue.  Every year this is a great hockey game, money raised goes directly to benefit the Somerville Youth Hockey.  Tickets are available at the door, go and enjoy and support Youth Hockey here in Somerville.

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The Somerville Chamber of Commerce is having its Annual Business Town Meeting with Mayor Joe Curtatone, where the mayor outlines his business economic agenda afterwards a one hour question and answer session.  Wednesday, April 13 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, time is 5 p.m. This year’s program sponsored by Middlesex Federal Savings Bank, great business networking, for reservations call or email the chamber of commerce also if you want to submit advanced questions to the mayor you can write to smackey@somervillechamber.org

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Thursday night this week on the April 7 is the monthly Chamber of Commerce Business after hours get together, this month it’s being held over at the Joshua Tree Bar & Grille 256 Elm Street, starts at 5 p.m. no cover, free appetizers, great for local businesses again this is a great opportunity to network and meet other businesses owners and discuss how the economy is going.

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We hear that the McGrath Highway overpass will be demolished by 2014 to make that entire area part of the extended Union Square District. Traffic will flow through a rotary so that life will be brought back to normal in that area that was effected over 50 years ago with the constructions of the existing McGrath Highway wiped out a lot of homes that existed in its path.  Would definitely be a nice addition to the Square and the city without this major ugly road there.

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Happy Birthday to Susan Pye yes of the famous Pye family here for many generations, also Happy Birthday to Tyler Hart who is also a lifelong resident of the city, he’s running his annual marathon and is looking for donations, look him up on Face book actually the both are on Face book. Many Happy returns to the both of them.

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Our hearts and prayer are with the Cremin Family of Winter Hill whom 16 years ago now, Deanna Cremin murderer still hasn’t been found, the Police Department still has it listed as an active case. It would be nice to have some resolution in this matter with the person who did this crime being found, convicted and sent away. If you have any information no matter how small call the Somerville Police.

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Lots of times we take our postal workers for granted sometimes not realizing how much we depend on their services. So we would like to do a shout out to our own Mary Ellen Ford that works out of the Union Square branch she also goes above and beyond with it comes to serving and satisfying her postal customers we congratulate her with a job well done.

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Condolences to the family of Lena Breda. Lena was a longtime Cobble Hill resident. Grandmother to former Mayor Gene Brune’s daughters Debbie Carbral and Corinne Dell’anno. She was a nice lady and will be sadly missed.

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April 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to the Lions Eye mobile will be at the Healey School, to check your vision and blood pressure.   Also on May 22 the Somerville Lion’s Annual Charity Breakfast that will be held at the Lions Clubhouse on 9 New Washington Street behind the Holiday Inn and President Billy is also reminding you about the gala Boston Pops event in June tickets still available at 617 293-2016.

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Still no return of Cindy Hickey to the Council on Aging, we hear that Lady J is still there and we have kept a count of the papers, none missing so that’s good.   Regarding the investigation we hear it’s pretty much through but no word is leaking out yet. Speaking of Lady J, it was interesting getting an anonymous copy of the bankruptcy filing by lady J and her husband Demo Man, quite a few local people and businesses took a hit with them filing.

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Next week in the News we will be having a new addition to the paper, which will be of interests to a lot of people here in the city, look for it.

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