SCES volunteer Technology Coach, Chris Rucinski — Photo courtesy of Clayton Raithel

Name: Chris Rucinski
Lives in: Somerville
Occupation: Software Litigation Expert Witness
SCES Volunteer since: 2021

How Chris helps: As a volunteer Technology Coach, Chris helps SCES clients get started with common smartphone and tablet applications.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and City of Somerville staff invite you to attend the second community meeting to discuss 90 Washington Street, a 4-acre site near the East Somerville Green Line station envisioned as the future home of a new Public Safety Building and a range of civic, commercial, and residential spaces. 

Imani and her daughter Delmeshia invite you to come and check out their line of luxury head wraps at their Bow Market pop-up location now until March 2022.

In 2006, after working at a Boylston St. firm, @tafariwraps founder Imani desired to heal herself and her community and founded the design house House of Tafari Collection.

Imani toured the libraries in Boston and New York, local YMCAs, medical centers and community clinics, and colleges from Boston to Georgia sharing Tafari Wraps and the art of head wrapping. In 2017, Imani was joined by her daughter Delmeshia and the two run @tafariwraps today.

The City of Somerville is now accepting applications for full-day preschool and child care financial assistance through its new Child Care Access and Affordability Program. To qualify, children must be between 15 months and 4 years old by August 31, 2022, and families must meet income eligibility requirements outlined at somervillema.gov/somerpromise. Tuition assistance will be provided at child care programs that have partnered with the City of Somerville. Partners for the 2022-23 school year will be finalized in March. 

Due to anticipated weather conditions that are expected to make traveling particularly hazardous, all SPS schools and district offices will be closed tomorrow, Friday, February 4. SPS evening events scheduled for tomorrow are also canceled. The latest forecast for tomorrow calls for a mix of precipitation throughout Massachusetts that starts as rain and turns into freezing rain, sleet, and possibly snow, creating a high probability of very icy conditions on roads and sidewalks as temperatures drop well below freezing as the day progresses.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Drunk with power defines some bosses.

I asked my Somerville social media friends this question. What’s the worst thing your worst boss ever did or said to you?

One of my radio bosses was pretty cantankerous. I got an offer from another radio station while working at one station as an intern. I had the chance to go to a station and make some money and when I told the boss about it this is what he said, “If you go to that station I’ll go on the air and tell all the listeners that you died of a terrible disease in a Somerville Hospital. Nice guy, huh? I’ve had some good bosses, but I’ll tell you I had some real doozies too.

John J. Howe of Somerville passed away peacefully surrounded by family, January 31, 2022. Beloved husband of Sheila (O’Brien) Howe. Loving father of John Howe and his wife Karin of Wakefield, Kristen Kennedy and her husband Michael of Melrose, Gregory Howe and his wife Paige of CA and Erin (Howe) McGovern of Somerville. Brother of Marie Howe of Somerville, William Howe of FL and the late Desmond Howe. Cherished grandfather of Pierson, Harrison, Katherine, William, Barron, Jillian, Caitlin, Julia and Desmond.

The Rockland Trust charitable foundation recently presented a check to The Center for Arts at the Armory for $5,000 which will go towards funding the Somerville Winter Farmers Market.