The City of Somerville will host its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration at Trum Field on Wednesday, June 30 (rain date July 1). Live entertainment at Trum Field will begin at 6:30 p.m. with DJ Brother Cleve playing pop, soul, funk, and other classic tunes followed by Booty Vortex taking the stage at 8:00 p.m. Fireworks will begin at approximately 9:15 p.m. While fireworks attendees are not required to wear masks, anyone who is not fully vaccinated is advised to wear one whenever they are in a crowd. To ensure public safety and pedestrian access to events, traffic and parking restrictions will be in place. For more information, please call 311 (or 617-666-3311), or visit www.somervillema.gov.
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The Somerville Board of Health has voted to extend the eviction moratorium through September 15 of this year.
By Rachael Hines
In a virtual meeting at on June 17, the Board of Health (BOH) voted to extend the end date of the eviction moratorium to September 15, 2021.
“We’re still in a state of emergency in Somerville, though the state of emergency in Massachusetts has been rescinded,” said Board member Robert Ciccia. “What’s on the table is a sensible next step given the transition that the entire Commonwealth is in.”
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It’s nice to finally be able to get back to some favorite destinations in Portland since things are starting to get back to normal from the past 15 months.
One of my guilty pleasures is the lobster roll at The Highroller Lobster Company, (https://highrollerlobster.com/about/). Served on a griddled brioche roll, and I highly recommend you get the lobster meat dipped in clarified butter, and topped with the lime aioli. The flavor combination enhances the moist, sweet lobster meat. I’m sure you will order a second one, seriously.
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What is more delicious to the young mind than that savory and unrivaled treat, summer vacation? A well-deserved reward for all the hard work and irreplaceable time invested in the previous school year.
As adults, we can look back fondly on those golden days with a warm sense of nostalgia and a longing to return to the carefree days that linger now only in our memories. And yet, we can live those times again vicariously as we engage with the present younger generation who will be making its own special memories.
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On June 21, Somerville friends held a memorial at Belmont Park to honor the lives of James Buff Macauley and Mike McLean. Families from both decedents were at the impromptu tribute to discuss and celebrate their lives. Both men, Somerville residents, recently passed and they were honored at Belmont Park, where they spent much of their younger days.
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In his newest volume, Pieces of Bones and Rags, Michael C. Keith brings to the reader more idiosyncratic and laconic narratives designed to amuse, enlighten, and provoke. This quirky collection mines the full range of human behavior and experience for all their varied and distinct manifestations and consequences. The epigrammatic tales between these covers provide a sometimes numinous often harrowing sojourn across landscapes both familiar and exotic.
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Arrests:
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Pershing B. Reid III, June 16, 9:36 p.m., arrested at Barton St. on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and violation of city ordinance possession of a dangerous weapon.
Robert Vallery, June 18, 8:35 a.m., arrested at Broadway on charges of operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and possession of a class E drug.
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Thirty-fourth Middlesex District State Rep. Christine Barber.
On Wednesday, June 23, the Massachusetts Transportation Committee will hold a hearing for H.3456/S.2289 An Act relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency. The Committee will hear testimony from legislators, law enforcement, impacted individuals, and other supporters.
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The City of Somerville and its contractor, Simple Recycling, are making several changes to Somerville’s curbside textile recycling service to improve the program for residents and the environment.
Each year, only 15 percent of all unwanted clothing in the United States is donated or recycled, while approximately 14.3 million tons of clothing (or about 80 pounds per person) ends up in landfills. These process adjustments will make recycling textiles even easier and make the “pink bag” program even greener.
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