Somerville’s over 180 miles of sewer pipelines are a critical asset to our community that residents and businesses rely upon daily. Just like any other infrastructure or equipment, our sewers require regular upkeep and rehabilitation in order to function effectively.

The intersection of health and nutrition will be the focus of two webinars hosted by Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services in March. The first is: 

Science Based Nutrition for Brain Health

The foods we eat can protect our brain or harm it.  Join researcher, lecturer and advocate Dr. Emerson-Lombardo for a discussion about which foods to enjoy and which to avoid, as we seek to make our brains more robust and resilient. The discussion will highlight delicious and easy-to-prepare options that support brain health.

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On Tuesday, Feb. 20, families with children ages 10 and up will spend a morning of their February school vacation boxing fresh produce and pantry staples for neighbors in need through Food For Free’s Just Eats grocery box program. Forming a production line, volunteers will work to fill 320 grocery boxes, each adding a single item, such as sweet potatoes, beets, plantains, or beans, to each Just Eats box. Once closed and stacked onto pallets, Food For Free will load the boxes onto trucks for delivery to food programs across 16 Eastern Massachusetts communities.

Bob Sweeney, President of the Boston Bruins Foundation (center) and representatives from Bosch Power Tools meet with students and staff from the Somerville High School Center for Career and Technical Education’s Carpentry Program to celebrate a new partnership. — Photos courtesy of Boston Bruins.

This week, Bosch Power Tools and the Boston Bruins formally announced a new partnership that will directly benefit students in Somerville High School’s Center for Career and Technical Education. Through the partnership, which solidifies Bosch’s position as the Official Power Tools, Power Tool Accessories and Measuring Tools Partner of the Boston Bruins, Bosch Power Tools will donate tools and directly enhance career readiness opportunities for students in the SHS Carpentry Program. On Wednesday, February 6, representatives from Bosch Power Tools visited the Carpentry Program to formally launch the partnership at SHS.

City buildings will be closed Monday, February 19, in observance of Presidents’ Day. Trash and recycling collection will be delayed by one day.

The Somerville Bike Kitchen invite all cyclists to come and learn a few things about bike maintenance.

By Emmett Biewald

The Somerville Bike Kitchen is a volunteer-run bike cooperative open to anyone with an interest in learning about their bicycle. The space is located on 15 Properzi Way in Somerville, and hosts walk-in shop nights twice a week. These open shop nights are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The SBK was founded in 2015 and has since been providing tools as well as information to people who come in looking to fix a bike.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

When I went to the Western Junior High School in 1968, there were a few classifications of people. There were the Mods, the Studs, Hippies, and the Rats had slicked back hair, pegged pants and pointy black shoes. The rats walking around the city are four-legged ones.