Pecos Wind Power will be testing of their 85-kW PW85 prototype wind turbine with the aid of the DOE’s award of $200,00.

On Wednesday, July 17, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected Pecos Wind Power in Somerville as part of its 2024 Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP). These selections will advance distributed wind turbine technology through testing and commercialization, providing more certified technology options for clean energy deployment.

“The Mountain’s Farmers” by Colette Brésilla.

Se Réfleter Dans celebrates the dynamic vision of Haitian-born painter, textile designer, and sculptor Colette Brésilla who explores the cultural and creative contexts as a tool for social change. Curated from the artist’s private collection, the exhibition is organized thematically into a fifteen-piece series of work with a remarkable interpretation of mirrored images which, like their reflections, can be ambiguous and even contradictory; yet a glaring characterization of the complexities of human identity both personal and cultural.

Are you on the hunt for your next apartment in Somerville? Get guidance from the Somerville Office of Housing Stability (OHS) at a rental housing information session on Thursday, July 25, at the City Hall Annex (50 Evergreen Ave.) from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Whether you’re a first-time renter or looking to relocate within Somerville, this session will provide practical guidance and empower you to navigate the rental process with confidence. Topics cover preparing for the housing process, renting basics, navigating the market, and available resources for moving costs. To learn more and register to attend, visit: tinyurl.com/OHSsearch.

Middlesex County high school students submitted their works of art to be put on display at the county courthouse.   Somerville High School student, Ambika Bhardwaj, with guests.

The Middlesex County Superior Court hosted a Student Art Exhibit Launch and luncheon on Friday, June 21, at the courthouse at 200 Tradecenter Drive in Woburn.

Congratulations to the Somerville Williamsport team on an incredible run in the Little League World Series, finishing in the top 8 in Massachusetts! Your hard work, dedication, and team spirit have made our community so proud.

It seems as though we cannot get enough of the farmers market scene in Somerville. They have become time-honored traditions and perennial mainstays of alternative commerce in the city.

There is something special about shopping for fresh produce, discovering unique arts and crafts vendors, and enjoying live entertainment in the open air. We feel a sense of camaraderie, too, as we gather to take in the sights, sounds, flavors and aromas that permeate each market site.

Eagle Feathers #309 – Light Cream, Heavy Cream and Ice Cream

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Eating something cold and refreshing on a sweltering hot day isn’t an original idea. The Chinese indulged in flavored ice chips thousands of years ago. Later the Romans flavored ice gathered from the mountains. Explorer Marco Polo brought back eastern ice cream recipes to Italy in the late 1200’s. This introduced the first Italian slush and French royal frozen creams to Europe. Considered a rich man’s dessert, nobility kept their ice cream ingredients a secret. It wasn’t until the early 1700’s that sherbets began taking root in America.

In a few years I will have to leave my apartment for decades – my landlords have been great – but they are getting older and need my space. Thanks to them I have had a great place at a very reasonable rent. I have had my most creative and productive years in this flat. So, I am starting to downsize. My landlord and I will take down this large table that has been a bulwark in my living room and has accumulated all kinds of stuff, one friend opined, “Your apartment is a throwback to an old Greenwich Village Bohemian, a museum of Doug Holder.” My flat has books littered all around it, artwork, antique furniture, the severe bust of Dante staring at me every morning, a large framed photograph of the old elevated tracks above Harrison Ave. in Boston, the ashes of my late wife, a row of framed photos of my beloved cats who passed over the years, awards, stacks of the magazines and newspapers where my work has appeared, pictures of my late father with Jack Dempsey and Yogi Berra.

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Robbie Gamble (he/him) lived in East Somerville through most of the 1990s.  He is the author of A Can of Pinto Beans (Lily Poetry Review Press, 2022). His poems have appeared in Post Road, The Worcester Review, Pangyrus, Salamander, and The Sun. He is the poetry editor of Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices, and he now divides his time between Brookline and Vermont.