In honor of National Family Literacy Month the East Branch Library has posted pages of the picture book Windows by Julia Denos along Broadway. They invite you to take a short walk to find the pages and read the story.

Funding for this project was provided by the Friends of the Somerville Public Library (MA).

Please join in on  Thursday, November 12 at 6:30pm for: “Thank you, Rep. Provost!” A Zoom event to express gratitude to out-going State Representative Denise Provost (27th Middlesex District)

State Representative Denise Provost has served the City of Somerville for more than 30 years as an Alderman, Assistant City Solicitor, State Representative, and community and school volunteer. Please join us to celebrate Denise, to thank her for representing us, to honor her for her service and to hear hellos from old friends. 

The mood in Davis Sq., and other parts of the city, was jubilant as supporters gathered to celebrate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ win. Motorists honked their horns and returned expressions of glee as they passed by. — Photos by Bobbie Toner and Isabel Sami

It was announced on Saturday that Joe Biden has received enough electoral votes to be declared the winner in the 2020 presidential race.

Pennsylvania’s announcement that Biden secured the state’s 20 electoral votes sent the former Vice-President past the 270 total votes necessary to earn the win. Later in the day, the state of Nevada announced that their electoral votes were also given to Biden.

— Photo by Bobbie Toner

On Tuesday afternoon a woman was struck by a vehicle at the corner of College Ave and Kidder Ave. The 41-year old woman was rushed to the hospital and has since died from her injuries.

Starting on or around November 9, over the course of approximately four to six weeks, Eversource Electric crews will install underground conduit in Ball Square to support the Green Line Extension. Work is expected to primarily be conducted overnight to preserve on-street parking at local businesses.

Chief Fallon has announced that the Somerville Police will participate in this year’s No Shave, Winter of Giving. This will be their fifth consecutive year of participation in this worthwhile event. This year, the SPD will partner with the Ellie Fund.

— Photo © Aleksandr Zhurilo / iStock via Getty Images Plus

Want a snafu-free season of home heating? Better installation and quality service mean a longer life for your heating and cooling equipment, as well as increased energy efficiency and reduced energy bills. Not only that, regular service checks may actually detect problems before you notice them, and catching them in time may extend your unit’s life.

It’s been a tough year, and needing new Covid-19 rules may not be how we all hoped to spend fall. But winter is coming, the virus spreads better indoors, and Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise across the Commonwealth. We feel fortunate to be in a community where the vast majority have done all they can to help slow the spread. This week the governor announced new measures to help flatten the curve of the new Covid-19 surge. Please read them below and follow them. We flattened the first curve, Somerville, and we ask everyone to help do this again.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Originally published July 24, 2004.

No one’s name was safe from the teasing kids unleashed on each other back in the day. Almost everyone’s first or last name became a source of adolescent taunting. Even though it was meant as harmless teasing in my youth, name calling is a form of bullying and is simply not tolerated in our society. These stories are at least 30 years old which doesn’t excuse it, but thankfully we have grown!

By Max Eidelman

Last Thursday, a virtual town hall meeting was convened to address the plan for reopening Somerville’s schools. Mayor Curtatone and several others discussed the progress of the plan by focusing on its components one at a time, ending with a Q&A session.