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Here we are again, setting our clocks and watches back an hour this coming Sunday. The days are growing shorter, and this will only shorten them further.
So, who thought this thing up anyway? Spring forward, fall back. Or is that fall forward, spring back? The only way we can ever be sure is if we’re early or late for church Sunday morning, or whatever it is you do on Sunday morning.
To be fair, there’s usually someone around smart enough to know the difference, if it isn’t you yourself.
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Review by Off the Shelf correspondent Denise Provost
I’ve just finished one of the most intelligent, funny, and beautifully written novels I’ve read in a long time. It leaves another novel I’ve recently read – a former Booker Prize winner, which shall go unnamed – in the dust. On the chance that this novel may not receive the same attention as some of the trendier material out there, I’ll tell you why Class Dismissed is worth seeking out.
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Johnna Marcus is a Clinical Social Worker in Boston, MA and resident of Somerville, MA. Her professional interest areas include substance use disorders, chronic pain and adult mental health. Her hobbies include running, weightlifting and writing articles about Social Work and addictions. She is fairly new to the art of poetry but has felt it helps her express herself in new and fulfilling ways.
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Katjana Ballantyne has been elected the next Mayor of Somerville with almost 56% of the vote according to unofficial election results.
Ballantyne said in a post-election statement, “I am honored and humbled to be the next Mayor Somerville. Somerville voters showed they want bold, inclusive leadership to move us forward on covid recovery, affordability, climate change, and more. I look forward to working together with everyone in Somerville, to keep making Somerville a city where we can all thrive together.”
Following the announcement of the results in Somerville’s mayoral election, Somerville City Councilor Will Mbah released the following statement:
“While I had hoped for a different result, the people of Somerville have spoken and I respect their decision,” said Mbah. “I want to congratulate Councilor Katjana Ballantyne on her victory and on the honor of being selected to represent the great city of Somerville. I also want to thank my supporters who invested their time, energy, and money into a campaign that was bigger than any single person and was dedicated to putting the needs of our city’s residents first. Your belief inspired me and sustained me over the past six months. My campaign may have ended tonight, but our fight for affordable housing and racial equity here in Somerville continues. I look forward to remaining involved and organizing in this community that has given me so much and continuing to fight for bold progressive policies. Onward.”
Members of the public are invited to join the annual meeting of the Job Creation and Retention Trust (JCRT) on Tuesday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. This virtual public forum will be an opportunity to learn about the JCRT’s members, hear about this past year’s investments, and give input on future investment ideas.
The Job Creation and Retention Trust Fund was created in 2018 to use the linkage fees collected from commercial development to provide and enhance employment opportunities for Somerville residents. The Fund has allocated $254,000 over the past year toward contextualized ESOL and experiential learning opportunities, in addition to continuing to support industry-specific training programs and workers’ rights trainings funded in the previous year.
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Somerville Police respond to residential breaking and entering
On 10/24/21 at approximately 7:30 p.m., Somerville Police responded to a multifamily residence on Crocker St. for report of a past breaking and entering. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a resident who stated while lying in bed, he heard someone moving around inside then observed a male coming into his room. A laptop was reported missing. The male suspect was described as white, in his late 30s, wearing a surgical mask.
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Marcia Jane Macres.
Women in Music Gathering #WIMG return to The Burren (Backroom Series) in Somerville, MA on Sunday, November 7 for a music showcase to benefit Wigs for Kids. Performing are #WIMG musicians/songwriters CiCi Eberle, Jan Luby, Janna Marie Fröhlich, Diane Battistello, Linda Marks, Mara Bettencourt, Marcia J. Macres, and Robert Lamb. Women In Music Gathering is an artist-alliance group of women musicians/songwriters who gather to network, encourage and listen to their sisters in song.
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To help reduce transportation barriers as residents head to the polls, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) is offering free Bluebikes rides on Election Day (Tuesday, November 2), providing voters a convenient and socially distant transit option. Complimentary rides will be available across the Bluebikes system’s 11 municipalities: Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Newton, Revere, Salem, Somerville, and Watertown. Blue Cross is the title sponsor of Bluebikes, a publicly-owned bike share managed by municipal staff.
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