Don’t forget, tonight, Wednesday, March 8, Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang will be holding his re-election fundraiser from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Olde Magoun Saloon, 518 Medford Street, in Magoun Square. Plenty of parking in the lot next door. Come celebrate Ward 5 and Somerville’s progress and challenges, and contribute to our future. Guest speaker: State Representative Christine Barber. MC: Alex the Jester. Complimentary food, cash bar. Suggested Donation: $500, $250, $100, $75. Please come and give what you can. Make checks payable to: Committee to Elect Mark Niedergang, 29 Conwell Street, Somerville, MA 02143.

This past week, Ward Three Alderman Bob McWatters presented a check for $10,000 on behalf of an anonymous donor and admirer of the work that the Little Sisters of the Poor do here in Somerville. From Left to right: Sister Patrice along with resident Tina Quintal, Alderman Robert McWatters and Sister Mary Vincent. The Little Sisters of the Poor has been serving the needy here in Somerville and local area for over a 100 years. This donation is very generous and was well received by everyone associated with the home.

Eagle Feathers #124 – A Pain in the Neck

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

On October 16, 1846, painless surgery was first performed at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Bulfinch Dome to remove a tumor from a patient’s neck.

The Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards tangle with the Community Charter School of Cambridge Lady Cougars in the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization’s championship game this Friday. — Photos by Correen Demers

By Ashley Richardson

The Lady Wizards of Prospect Hill Academy will face-off against the Community Charter School of Cambridge Lady Cougars in the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization’s championship game on Friday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

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Author of ‘Admit One…’ a lyrical exploration of scientific racism
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Martha Collins is the author, most recently, of Admit One: An American Scrapbook (Pittsburgh, 2016), Day Unto Day (Milkweed, 2014), White Papers (Pitt Poetry Series, 2012), and Blue Front (Graywolf, 2006), a book-length poem based on a lynching her father witnessed when he was five years old. Collins has also published four earlier collections of poems, three books of co-translations from the Vietnamese, and two chapbooks. I spoke with Martha Collins on my Somerville Community Access TV show Poet to Poet/Writer to Writer about her new poetry collection Admit One… that deals with the scientific racism of the early twentieth century, including the Eugenics Movement.

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I use a laundromat on Bow St. in Union Square religiously. A lot can go down in said establishments. One might – pardon the pun – air his or her dirty laundry. Local poet Linda Larson gives us her take on it…

Somerville resident sought for open Condominium Review Board seat.

The City of Somerville’s Condominium Review Board, which is charged with enforcing the condominium conversion ordinance to protect tenants in rental properties being converted to or sold as condominiums, has an open position. The City invites interested Somerville residents to apply.

Arrests:
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Justin Robinson, February 27, 5:29 p.m., arrested at Washington St. on warrant charges of unregistered motor vehicle, motor vehicle lights violation, larceny from a person, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, trespassing, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and assault and battery.

National Consumer Awareness Week 2017

The Consumer Advocacy & Response Division (CARD) is promoting consumer education during National Consumer Protection Week, (March 5-11). Know your rights and avoid scams. Visit consumer.ftc.gov for consumer protection tips and materials.

The Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) invites the public to comment on the Master Land Disposition Agreement (MLDA) with Union Square Station Associates (US2) at a special SRA meeting and public hearing on Wednesday, March 8 at 5:30 p.m. The MLDA between the Somerville Redevelopment Authority and Union Square Master Developer US2 was submitted to the SRA for review at their meeting on February 16.