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“My name is Katherine Turner and am a senior at Endicott College. I’m a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology. I plan to further pursue an education at Suffolk University for an advanced degree, and hopefully realize a career in data analytics. I live in a small town of Wrentham, MA, and I am a huge New England sports fan!”

As more residents have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, including essential and service industry workers, the City of Somerville is moving forward with some additional modest business reopening steps starting Monday, April 5. Somerville is still reopening at a more cautious pace than the state, remaining in a modified Phase 3, Step 1 of the State’s reopening plan until further notice.

Somerville Firefighters responded to a fire at 657-659 Somerville Avenue on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. on March 27. Firefighters at the fire station at Somerville Avenue and Lowell Street were alerted to the fire by a passing bicyclist who banged on the fire station door. Arriving firefighters discovered a fully engulfed fourth floor balcony which was rapidly spreading.

Mayor Joe Curtatone leads a ceremony to honor George Dilboy and Greek Independence Day in Somerville.

Arrests:
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Christopher Towle, March 24, 5:30 p.m., arrested at Assembly Row on warrant charges of shoplifting by asportation, trespassing, possession of a burglarious instrument, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, larceny over $1200, and attempt to commit a crime.

Cliff Notez, award-winning multi-digital media artist, musician, organizer and filmmaker, educator Berklee College of Music will be participating.

A citywide poetry program starting this April 

The Somerville Council of PTSAs is pleased to announce their spectacular line-up of poet presenters for Somerville Poetry Open 2021! Everyone in Somerville is invited to participate in poetry this spring, launching April 1.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 1 City Councilor Matt McLaughlin, Ward 2 City Councilor J.T. Scott, and city staff invite you to a virtual community meeting to introduce the Public Safety Building Project. The meeting will take place Wednesday, March 31, at 6:00 p.m.

The Public Safety Building Project will provide new facilities for the Somerville Police Department’s Headquarters and the Somerville Fire Department’s Engine 3 at 90 Washington Street in East Somerville, as well as space for additional civic, residential, and/or commercial functions. 

— Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Shira Laucharoen
Somerville Wire

For too long, McGrath Highway, known for slicing through neighborhoods and creating unsafe spaces, has been “a scar on the Somerville landscape,” according to Rep. Mike Connolly. Now, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is finally moving ahead with plans to revamp the highway and take its elevated section down. The McGrath Highway Resurfacing Project will reduce the number of automobile lanes to four and include bike paths. However, Connolly and other political leaders are calling for other critical safety measures to be included in the plan.

The nutrition program at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) is celebrating National Nutrition Month 2021 by sharing tips about healthy food and lifestyle choices.

Observed each March, National Nutrition Month is sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  Speaking during a recent webinar to mark the occasion, SCES Dietitian Andrea Svartstrom said the annual campaign promotes good food choices and healthy routines.