All city offices are closed, Monday, February 21.
Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day.
Somerville Public Schools are closed this week for school vacation.
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Meals on Wheels Driver Martha Crowley packs meals for morning delivery at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services.
By Nathan Lamb
Meals on Wheels supports independence, reduces loneliness, and helps with food security, according to a recent survey of residents receiving the meals through Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES).
More than 240 Cambridge and Somerville residents responded to the survey, which is conducted annually by the SCES Nutrition program to assess the impact and quality of the program.
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Students in Corey Merrill’s third grade class at the Kennedy School enjoys snack time at the same time that UPS driver Tyler Kingsbury drives by or delivers packages to the school. The students have always greeted him enthusiastically, and received an appreciative beep or wave in return. When the students learned about Mr. Kingsbury’s upcoming 30th birthday, they organized a surprise party for him that he’ll never forget. Local television station WCVB interviewed Ms. Merrill, her students, and Mr. Kingsbury about the connection they have made. Enjoy this heartwarming story.
The City of Somerville Traffic Board will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, February 24, regarding the one-year parking-regulation changes for city and school staff on Central Hill, near City Hall, Somerville High School, and the Central Library. These changes were approved at the Somerville Traffic Commission meeting on November 18, 2021 (Agenda Items 5a-d and 6).
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PHA pre-K student Theodore, from Somerville, watches the Black is a Rainbow Color workshop with artist Ekua Holmes.
In celebration of Black History Month, renowned artist and award-winning children’s book illustrator Ekua Holmes hosted over 30 Prospect Hill Academy Charter School (PHA) families for an interactive virtual workshop on Thursday, February 10.
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Thirty-fourth Middlesex District State Rep. Christine Barber.
On February 16, the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to pass bill H.4461 the Work and Family Mobility Act, filed by Representative Christine Barber of Somerville and Medford and Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, enabling all state residents to apply for a standard MA driver’s license or identification card regardless of immigration status.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
How many cookies did Andrew eat? Andrew ate eight thousand. How do you keep your carpets clean? Call Andrew eight thousand. That was a radio jingle fifty years ago. It was when you could just look at the dial and use the numbers that they sang.
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