On a recent Sunday afternoon, Dr. Rosie Wagner, a general dentist in Somerville, opened her practice doors with a mission to help stop the spread of COVID-19. That day, she and several volunteers, administered 125 second-dose vaccines to children ages five through 11.
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Arrests:
Alex Cozeto-Junior, of Everett, January 4, 11:01 a.m., arrested at Myrtle St. on warrant charges of operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, motor vehicle operator improper use of phone, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, and uninsured motor vehicle or trailer.
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From Somerville artist Jenn Wood’s website: “Her work has been selected by distinguished jurors and curators from museums and galleries in New England, New York, and California. Jenn was awarded a summer residency at the C-Scape Dune Shack in Provincetown and also at the Plumbing Museum residency in MA. Recently, her work was included in a collage biennial exhibition with Denise Bibro Fine Art, Chelsea NYC, and #ICPConcerned Exhibition at the ICP Photography Museum in NYC. Jenn is a juried member of the Painting Center Art File Gallery in Chelsea, and shows work at the Kentler Flatfiles at Kentler International Drawing Space in Brooklyn. Additional artworks for exhibitions in the Boston and NYC areas, and CT were selected by Paul Ha, Marcela Guerrero, Howard Yezerski, Camilo Alvarez, Jane Szabo, Lisa Hayes Williams, Al Miner, Adam Peck, Lexi Lee Sullivan, Beth Kantrowitz, and Joseph Carroll.”
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Joanne DeSimone Reynolds is the author of two chapbooks, Comes a Blossom and Brought to Our Knees. Early in the pandemic she wrote sixteen ekphrastic poems to accompany the installations for 2020 Art Ramble. The poems can be found at https://theumbrellaarts.org/program/2020-art-ramble. She counts herself a Bagel Bard and is grateful for the support of Boston area presses such as Salamander, Ibbetson Street, Wilderness House, and Cervena Barva. She is currently working on a chapbook from which this poem is taken.
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Today the Baker-Polito Administration announced an order was placed with iHealth to supply the state with 26 million rapid antigen tests over the next 3 months. The tests will be prioritized to support K-12 schools and childcare settings. The agreement allows for shipments of tests to arrive on a rolling basis in the Commonwealth, but the Administration warns that the timing and shipment amounts will vary depending on international shipping and production variables.
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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Housing Division are pleased to announce an income-restricted resale homeownership opportunity in Assembly Row.
Unit 602 at 375 Canal Street is a one-bedroom condo available to households with a yearly gross income at or below 80% of Area Median Income ($70,750 for a one-person household, or $80,850 for a two-person household).
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Virtual Meeting, Monday, January 10, 6:00 p.m.
Please join Somerville Living, LLC and DiBiase Homes for a second Neighborhood Meeting under SZO Section 15.1.3 to continue discussions with the developer and review revised conceptual designs for this mixed-use residential and commercial project at 16 and 20 Medford Street, Somerville (Current site of the Cubby Oil Company and Somerville Gas & Service Station).
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Property owners must shovel sidewalks by 1:30 p.m., Saturday
The City of Somerville’s snow emergency will end Friday, January 7, at 5:00 p.m., and normal parking rules will resume at that time. Vehicles can be parked on the even side of the street starting at 5 p.m. As of midday Friday, crews are still plowing. To avoid ticketing and towing, do not move to the even side before 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise posted. The information below offers tips to avoid ticketing and towing as well as strategies for being a good neighbor and staying safe.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
One of my former bosses gave me the nickname “Gimme DelPonte” because whenever he started the sentence, “Does anybody want this?” I’d say “yes” before he even finished the question. I didn’t even care what it was as long as it was free.
Well, about 60 years ago the nuns at St. Clement were getting a new piano and they were going to give the old one to one of the families, first come first served. My father was an usher at the church because he got free breakfast in the rectory. He heard about the piano and immediately said, “I’ll take it!”
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