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The second meeting of the Somerville School Advisory Group discussed the future of the Winter Hill Community Innovation School and The Brown School.

Buy a wreath to help to spread holiday cheer.

By Cathleen Twardzik

It’s that time of year again. Christmas is starting to waft through the air, but at the Somerville Center that means wreath assembly time. You could partake in the creation of beautiful, festive creations by volunteering at The Somerville Growing Center: Volunteer Opportunities (signupgenius.com).

This annual event is “our biggest” fundraiser. Each wreath is “handcrafted” and “made with love by our volunteers, which helps to support programming and care for the Growing Center.”

By Ian Halim

When Dr. Audrey Evans was 80 years old, she got married for the first time, tying the knot with a physician-colleague she’d worked with for some 40 years, Giulio “Dan” D’Angio. One morning in 2005, Evans and D’Angio got married, went to a cafe for juice and croissant, and made it to work by 8:30am. She was a woman so devoted to her work, apparently, that she couldn’t take a day off for her own wedding!

Two former Somerville High School graduates, Tiffany Brathwaite (class of 2003) and Robert Buruca (2016), who now work for the world champion Boston Celtics received their championship rings last Thursday night.

By Katherine Davis

On Tuesday, November 12, the Central Somerville Avenue project met to discuss plans for Civic Space and Mobility in the area stretching between Conway Park and Market Basket.

When thinking about uses of civic space it’s important to remember that we “don’t need to accomplish everything,” because, as Alison Maurer, Senior planner in Ecological Restoration, pointed out, “Some things are being accomplished by adjacent civic spaces.” Therefore, a discussion over what features the community and planning boards do want and think will work the most is needed, the main questions being addressed are as follows:

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

In 1960 my family moved from the Ball Square area to Davis Square. My parents paid $15,000 for the house. It was pretty run down and needed a lot of TLC. Not everyone was thrilled about the new digs especially my Uncle Joe. He was a firefighter on engine 7 on Highland Ave. He was against my dad buying the house. When there was painting and wallpapering to do my aunts and uncles showed up to help.

— Photos courtesy of Theatre@First

By Jeffrey Shwom

Around forty audience members enjoyed the final show of an 8-day run of Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes (In The Heights). Performed at Unity Somerville and produced in special arrangement by Theatre@First with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., this play “explores how people begin to heal … and how they step up to support each other in times of need” through the eyes of a community, online and familial, dealing with recovery and mortality.

After a long wait, a timeline for the replacement of the blacktop space at Kennedy School has been established. —Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Harry Kane

For the past five years, students and parents at the John F. Kennedy School (PK-8) have eagerly awaited a new schoolyard to replace the blacktop space. At the City Council meeting on November 14, Ward 5 City Councilor Naima Sait requested that the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management provide an update on the redesign plan for the playground at the Kennedy School.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the city’s Public Space and Urban Forestry (PSUF) Division, is announcing the release of the Civic Space Design Guide, that provides a framework for developers and municipalities to collaborate to create Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) that serve and welcome all Somerville residents and visitors.

Join Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Department of Health and Human Services in the auditorium at the Central Branch Library (79 Highland Ave) on Wednesday, November 20, at 5 p.m. for a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony in honor of those who have lost their lives to violence. This event is open to the public and all community members are welcome.