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“As a visual artist and a dancer, I find many connections between abstract painting and improvisational dance. Just as I let the music move me from within, I allow my artistic intuition to bring my brush to life.

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Carolynn Kingyens is the author of two poetry collections, Before the Big Bang Makes a Sound and the newly released Coupling (November 2021), both by Kelsay Books. In addition to poetry, Kingyens writes published essays, book and film reviews, micro fiction and short stories. She lives in New York and Canada with her husband and their two beautiful, kind, and very creative daughters. Here’s a link to Coupling on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Coupling-Carolynn-Kingyens/dp/1639800549/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=coupling&qid=1637736908&s=books&sr=1-6

The City of Somerville celebrates Hanukkah by lighting the last candle on its menorah at City Hall.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and The Educational Justice Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have announced a new partnership to expand education around racial equity issues in the criminal system. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office will facilitate two clinics to educate students about prosecutorial work and the daily functions of the court system with the goal of tasking the participants to develop innovative solutions to improve data management, increase transparency and view outcomes through a racial equity lens.

Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 2 Councilor J.T. Scott for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the Conway Park athletic field on Thursday, December 9, at 1 p.m.

December 9 at 11:00 a.m. – December 11 at 11:59 p.m. 

Residents urged to get COVID-19 vaccine, booster
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that genetic sequencing has identified the COVID-19 Omicron variant for the first time in a case in Massachusetts. The individual is a female in her 20s and a resident of Middlesex County who traveled out of state. She is fully vaccinated, has experienced mild disease, and did not require hospitalization. The variant was identified through sequencing performed at New England Biolabs.