Host Sarah Fishman speaks with Somerville’s Ward 2 City Councilor JT Scott.

Starting Monday, March 15, Somerville residents can once again drop off select waste items at the DPW Yard at 1 Franey Road. Yard waste, electronic waste, and tires will be accepted. Note that yard waste cannot be in plastic bags. 

Residents may drop off eligible items weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. or between 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or utility bill, is required and must be presented at the guard shack. Drop-off will be open to residents only, not contractors. The city reserves the right to refuse drop-off for any reason.

MassDevelopment, MAPC award over $2.5 Million to help cities, towns and organizations expand transportation service capacity through contracts with taxi and livery companies

MassDevelopment, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), has awarded $2,543,883 in funding to 47 cities and towns, municipal agencies, regional transit authorities, nonprofits, and health and human service providers through the Taxi, Livery, and Hackney Transportation Partnerships Grant Program, an operational subsidy program aimed at expanding transportation service capacity through contracts with licensed taxi or livery businesses.

By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to a Linden Ave. location in the early last Friday morning on a noise report.

Upon arrival, the officers observed a vehicle in the middle of Linden Ave. The car had the keys on the ignition, in the on position and the engine was running. There was smoke coming from the front tires.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I posted a picture of the railroad tower that used to be in Davis Square years ago on my Facebook page. My friend Gary D posted a color photo of the tower on The Pride of Somerville Facebook page.

Dear Community Member,

Today marks one year since the COVID-19 state of emergency was declared in Massachusetts. The past year has been undeniably difficult. We’ve lost 75 people in Somerville to COVID-19 and still more are suffering long-term effects of the disease. Many have also experienced financial and social losses in the past 12 months.

By Alex Reidy

The Somerville City Council’s Human Rights Commission meeting on March 3 concerned a letter to be drafted in the future, detailing questions for immigrant restaurant owners. Questions such as “What’s your story?” “How can the city of Somerville help you?” and “What has been your experience been like being a restaurant owner in Somerville?”

The increasing popularity of so-called “clean beauty” products, such as those sold by Noel Herbals in Somerville, indicates a rising trend among health conscious consumers. — Photo by Lillian Cohen

By Lillian Cohen

We are constantly concerned with how we look and what we put in our bodies. But what about what goes on our bodies?

The “clean beauty” market has swept through the cosmetic industry, fueled by growing concern over product ingredients and their impact on the environment. Founded on natural safe ingredients and an eco-friendly mindset, the clean beauty industry is largely made up of small businesses. And yet, the clean beauty market is currently worth $5 billion and expected to double in the next seven years, according to Brandessence Market Research, with many larger beauty companies such as Yes To and Neutrogena framing their own products toward similar values in an effort to recapture the market.

This week, Ward 7 City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne announced that she will be running for mayor, in hopes of replacing Mayor Curtatone, who has said that he will not be running for re-election again. Although she is the first to have formally announced, we’re sure there will be others who step forward for your consideration. We wish her and all the others the best in their bids to become our new mayor.