A big celebration throughout Somerville took place on Saturday as the results of the 2020 Presidential Election were finally announced. We congratulate all who participated peacefully, safely, and without incident. This is how we show the world how well Somerville works.

Eagle Feathers #217 – Remembering Veterans Day

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

This year, November 11 marks the 102nd anniversary of the end of World War I. Armistice Day, as it was known until 1954, was dedicated to honor the sacrifices of American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and the losses they suffered during that war.

We honor them every year and we regard them with awe and deepest admiration. Proud, but humble in countenance, they seem to simply play their part in our annual celebration of appreciation for their courageous contributions to the wellbeing of our nation. The well-being of ourselves as a society.

According to Boston Real Estate Times, JLL Capital Markets announced that is has arranged the $48 million sale and $24 million in acquisition financing for two contiguous properties in Somerville, including a 1.2-acre development site and the leasehold interest in a 252-space parking garage in a Qualified Opportunity Zone.

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“Jaina Cipriano is creating visual metaphors for emotions she has trouble defining. Without the help of Photoshop, she builds physical environments that open her subjects up to become part of something bigger. This primes the space for an authenticity that is so visceral it brings the viewer back to their own memories.” (From her website)

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Meg Smith is a writer, journalist, dancer and events producer living in Lowell, MA. Her poetry has recently appeared in Lyrical Somerville in The Somerville Times, The Cafe Review, Poetry Bay, The Horror Zine, Star*Line, Good Fat Poetry Zine, and more. Her poetry books, Dear Deepest Ghost, This Scarlet Dancing, Night’s Island and Pretty Green Thorns, are available on Amazon. She welcomes visits to megsmithwriter.com.

Wednesday, November 11 is Veterans Day. Please be advised that trash collection will be delayed by one day, and the city will be closed tomorrow. Check the holiday schedule, your trash collection day, and street sweeping schedule at somervillema.gov/Trash.

— Photo by Bobbie Toner

On the afternoon of November 3, the Somerville Police Department responded to the intersection of College and Kidder avenues for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. The pedestrian, Leah A. Zallman, 40, of Somerville was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where she died from her injuries on November 4.

Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 7 City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne, and city staff invite you to a virtual community meeting to discuss plans to redesign the intersection of Powder House Boulevard and Alewife Brook Parkway. Following a presentation by city staff on the project background and current design concepts, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and share priorities for this project.

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As part of the mobility safety upgrades announced in September, a series of roadway improvements on western Washington Street will be installed starting in mid-November. The project is supported in part by the MBTA’s COVID-19 safety initiative for bus riders and will be installed by the city.