Stay safe during this week’s extreme cold. Take a few minutes to review Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)’s extreme cold safety tips: http://mass.gov/mema/cold. Also be careful when using space heaters. Make sure to keep them away from anything flammable and use appropriate outlets.

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Happy birthday to the following this week: Happy birthday to our own Denise Cosby, a local real estate agent here. Happy birthday to one of Somerville’s new startups in the real estate business, Albert Azatyants. Albert is the successful broker/owner of Branch Out Realty on Somerville Ave. at Bow St. Happy birthday to our old friend and a great guy, Jeff Cappello. Another great person celebrating this week is Pat Moran Quinlin. We wish her the very best of birthdays. Another local Winter Hill lady who is celebrating this week is Maria Nella Nunes. We wish her the very best, and if you’re on Harvard and Mystic stop in at McCarthy’s and wish her a great birthday as well. Happy birthday to Sheila Howe. We wish her the very best on this her birthday. And finally, we wish Naomi Landers a big time happy birthday this week. Happy birthday to everyone here and from the city who is celebrating this week. We wish every one of them a very happy birthday.

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We hear through the Somerville grapevine that several potential candidates will be throwing their hats in the ring for Councilor. We guess some are seriously looking at both water bills and the tax bill. Going up every year!

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There is a meeting about the Green Line Extension with GLX Project officials on Wednesday, January 30, 6:00–8:00 p.m., at the East Somerville Community School cafeteria, 50 Cross St. There will be information on the design status of the seven new stations, the upcoming traffic detours, and Community Path Extension location and connections.

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The Somerville Office of Prevention and the Somerville Health & Human Services Department invite you to join in a World Café style presentation of the 2018 Somerville High School Student Health Survey results on Thursday, January 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Somerville High School Culinary Arts Bistro (use atrium entrance). The results will be presented in the form of an interactive game, facilitated by youth from Somerville Positive Forces 100 (SPF100). The Student Health Survey was administered to all Somerville High School students in February 2018, and anonymous answers were compiled into an analytical report and compared with state and national averages in various student health categories including alcohol use, drug use, bullying, physical, mental and sexual health, overall school environment, and school services. A survey will be administered to Somerville middle school students in this spring.

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The Medford High School Mustangs and Somerville High School Highlanders girls and boys basketball teams will continue their rivalry at the 3rd Annual Tufts Classic on Sunday, January 20, at the Cousens Gymnasium on Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus. The girls’ game will tip off at 12:30 p.m., and the boys’ game will tip off at 2:00 p.m. This is the only time Medford and Somerville will meet all season. For the first time, the winners of each game will receive a “Tufts Classic” trophy, which will stay in their possession until the next Tufts Classic. Event staff will be accepting donations for food pantries in Medford and Somerville. Fans are asked to bring nonperishable food items to support those in need in both cities.

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Enjoy the sounds of the season and help Somerville Public Schools celebrate the outstanding work of their student musicians and music educators. Learn more about Music and Performing Arts at the Somerville Public Schools in their latest production of Our Schools, Our City (https://youtu.be/nRg_nB-pV18). Upcoming concerts include: Thursday, January 31, 9:00-10:00am: Healey Winter Concert, featuring students in grades 3-8. To be held in the school cafeteria. Thursday, January 31, 9:15am: Argenziano School MLK Celebration Concert, featuring students in 5th through 8th grades and band students. Concert will take place in the school cafeteria.

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Learn about proposed improvements to Broadway and share your feedback at the Winter Hill in Motion community meeting on Monday, February 4, at 6:30 p.m., in the Healey School cafeteria, 5 Meacham Street. Proposed work includes a dedicated bus lane, bike lanes, additional crosswalks, and looking at traffic signal timing.

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Share your thoughts on proposed changes to Somerville’s condo conversion ordinance at a public hearing on Thursday, January 31, at 6:00 p.m., at Somerville City Hall, or via email to BoardofAldermen@somervillema.gov and cityclerk@somervillema.gov. Proposed changes to the ordinance would, among other things, increase the notification period for informing elderly, low- and moderate-income tenants, and strengthen provisions for a tenant’s rights to purchase. Learn more about the full list of proposed changes to the existing ordinance and find a detailed FAQ document, timeline, and other information at somervillema.gov/condo-conversion. Please submit any feedback by Friday, February 8.

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The Somerville School Committee is hosting a second public hearing on the proposed Powderhouse Studios Innovation School on Wednesday, February 6, 6:00pm at the West Somerville Neighborhood School. There will be a presentation about the plan and then public comment. Visit www.somerville.k12.ma.us/powderhouse-proposal for more information.

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The 17th Annual Brian Higgins Foundation Trivia Night takes place on Thursday, March 21, from 6:30 – 11:00 p.m. at the Tufts University’s Cousens Gym. Join the fun and support a great cause. The Brian Higgins Foundation’s goal is to help children with special needs and their families have a fun quality of life. Along with a fun and friendly trivia competition, the evening includes a silent auction, a 50/50 drawing, numerous raffles to win, a light dinner and a cash bar. Donations are tax deductible. Enter a team for $250, or purchase an individual ticket through PayPal and join an existing team. Registration deadline is March 1. Learn more about this event and the Brian Higgins Foundation at http://www.thebrianhigginsfoundation.org/.