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Kitty Beer’s stories and articles have appeared in print and online in the U.S. and Canada, including her work as an environmental journalist. She grew up in New England and raised her two children in Canada, Germany, and upstate New York. She holds her B.A. from Harvard University, and her M.A. from Cornell University.
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Charline Rosemond was found murdered on April 13, 2009, in Somerville. It is 12 years later and her case remains unsolved. If you have any information about the unsolved homicide of Charline Rosemond, please contact Somerville Police Det. Alan Monaco at 617-625-1600 Ext. 7226 and DA Office 781-897-6600. Please help bring closure to the Rosemond Family.
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The Somerville Fire Department responded to a building fire at 2-4 Adrian Street on Monday afternoon, April 19. The initial call was reported at 2:52 p.m. Arriving firefighters encountered a heavy smoke condition in the building with an active fire in the basement. The building is currently under renovation and is unoccupied. Workers were on the site working at the time of the fire.
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The Somerville Police are interested in speaking to the individual shown below regarding an incident on Summer Street on April 9 at around 2:00 p.m. He is described as a thin white male in his 20s. He was seen wearing a tan jacket, light colored pants, and a backpack. If you have any information please contact Detective Mark Pulli at mpulli@police.somerville.ma.us or 617-625-1600 x7238.
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Celebrate Earth day! Residents are invited to sign-up and join Ward Captains, Groundwork Somerville leaders, Main Streets Organizations and City officials in each of the City’s seven wards to help prepare the city for the spring and summer by weeding open spaces, cleaning up streets and beautifying our community following the long winter months.
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Eagle Feathers #176 –One If By Land, Two If By Sea
By Bob (Monty) Doherty
Somerville statesman Edward Everett first brought Paul Revere’s ride to light in his 1825 speech at Concord. Thirty-five years later, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow solidified Revere’s fame with his legendary 1860 poem, Paul Revere’s Ride.
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Walker, Mary Emma Loretta (Champion), 72, died peacefully in hospice care on April 14, 2021. Mary was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada on July 8,1948, to Vernon Eldon Champion and Emma Jean MacDonald of Prince Edward Island. They immigrated to Somerville in 1963, sponsored by Vernon’s sister, where Mary enrolled at Somerville High for her sophomore year and graduated in 1966.
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Nomination applications for candidacy for seats on the board of Somerville’s Union Square Neighborhood Council are being accepted through Monday, April 26. Prospective candidates must complete and return a form contained within the election packet (PDF), where more information about USNC and the election process can be found.
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With complimentary bike valets and Bluebikes rides beginning on April 19, Blue Cross continues to broaden accessibility to vaccines
To boost access to COVID-19 vaccines and support transportation needs as more Massachusetts residents become eligible, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) will sponsor free Bluebikes rides to and from vaccination sites located within the Bluebikes system beginning on Monday, April 19. Providing equitable access to vaccines is a critical priority for Blue Cross, which recently made a $1 million commitment toward transportation to and from vaccination sites in underserved communities across the state, in partnership with Lyft and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Residents are eligible for two complimentary Bluebikes Adventure Pass rides, available across the system’s 10 municipalities: Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Newton, Revere, Somerville and Watertown. Blue Cross is the title sponsor of Bluebikes, which is owned by the municipalities and operated by Lyft.
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