The Jungle will be closed for winter after their last concert on October 17 and operating the outdoor patio one more time for a day of activism for democracy on October 18. They will reopen in 2021 as soon as it is safe enough inside or warm enough outside.

Saloon is officially back on the map. After a hiatus, your favorite subterranean cocktail bar is back on Friday and Saturday evenings in Davis Square serving signature classic cocktails and light meals.

Flu season is coming soon, and Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) is urging older adults to get vaccinated before the end of October.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 50 to 70 percent of flu-related hospitalizations in recent years occurred among people age 65 and over, with more than 70 percent of flu-related deaths occurring in that age group.

Topics include COVID-19 response, pandemic-related housing issues, mental health & wellness, racial & social justice, support for the arts community, and a senior town hall.

With the city still unable to hold in-person meetings due to coronavirus concerns, ResiStat will host a series of virtual events in the coming weeks, giving residents the opportunity to engage with Somerville elected officials and staff on key topics. The fall ResiStat series kicked off with an arts community town hall on September 15 and will continue with five more installments beginning on Thursday, October 15, covering the city’s COVID-19 response, housing issues during this pandemic, mental health and wellness, racial and social justice, and senior issues.

Can’t believe it has been a year already
since God called you and Patty home.
Your time and work here on earth is gone.
Memories of your life and love shine brightly from above.
As we look at the stars at night, we know those are
your smiles we see through the light.
Remembering you today and always!

HONK!United started on October 5 and will run through October 11. The best way to watch will be on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=l2K9XkWIPcc or on their website at honkunited.org/.

By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to the Mercedes-Benz of Boston dealership on McGrath Hwy. in the early morning hours of last Thursday for a check condition of a male party in a vehicle located in the parking lot.

Up arrival, police made contact with a delivery driver, who pointed out a man sitting inside one of the dealership’s Mercedes.

Michael McGrath, a Somerville police officer, was placed on administrative leave and his pay revoked after an investigation into an October 1, 2019 arrest reportedly turned up evidence that he had used pepper spray on a suspect who had been placed under arrest and was already in handcuffs.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

On October 5 my dad would have been 100 years old. He grew up in Somerville when a movie ticket was 15 cents, gas cost 30 cents a gallon, and a new house was around five grand.

Ferdinando DelPonte, or Fred for short, was born right in the house, on Elmwood St., between Teele and Davis Squares, in 1920. He was the oldest of six with a younger brother and 4 sisters. So, on this momentous occasion, on what would have been my Dad’s 100th birthday, I present this remembrance/tribute to lifelong Somerville resident, my dad, Fred DelPonte.