Stay safe during this week’s extreme cold. Take a few minutes to review Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)’s extreme cold safety tips: http://mass.gov/mema/cold. Also be careful when using space heaters. Make sure to keep them away from anything flammable and use appropriate outlets.

Alex Capobianco, a former Somerville Police officer, was placed under arrest by Medford police after finding him passed out in his parked vehicle. Police said that they found drugs, drug paraphernalia and materials commonly used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

Capobianco was arraigned in Somerville District Court Monday on charges that include operating under the influence of drugs and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to not use drugs. His next court appearance will be in March.

The chances are probably better than even that if you asked just about anybody in the city these days if it’s cold enough for them you might catch a punch in the nose. So don’t risk it.

The record breaking low temperatures aren’t really a laughing matter, so please take the official warnings and tips seriously in order to stay safe and healthy.

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has some useful tips that we should all pay close attention to. Here are a few:

Eagle Feathers #171 – Auld Union Square

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

As far as historic cities are concerned, Somerville doesn’t have to tip its hat to any other. It is a small city with a large population. Through the years, it has been the home to many notable firsts.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan took the Oath of Office on January 2. District Attorney Ryan was joined by Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Judge Mary Elizabeth Heffernan, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, State Senator Cynthia Creem, Reverend Albert M. Faretra and Rabbi Susan Abramson. After Mayor Fuller administered District Attorney Ryan’s Oath of Office, District Attorney Ryan swore in approximately 150 Middlesex County Assistant District Attorneys.

Photos from the 2019 Boston Women’s March held on January 19 at Boston Common.

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Review by OTS Correspondent Dennis Daly

Not since Saint Thomas Aquinas channeled Aristotle by way of Boethius in Summa Theologica has philosophy and theology met in such an unexpected and enlightened way. Richard Oxenberg in his new book, On the Meaning of Human Being, Heidegger and the Bible in Dialogue, uses a framework employed by the estimable (and somewhat infamous) Martin Heidegger to get at the ethical basis of humanity and the relevance of religion in the twenty-first century.

Seventh grade students at the Healey School learned how to bring poetry to life through an in-class poetry workshop with Spoken Word Poet, Anthony Febo.

Read all about how students in Ms. Emma Daniels’ English Language Arts class gave voice to their food-focused poetry in this recent blog post: http://www.somerville.k12.ma.us/blog/bringing-poetry-life-healey.

Arrests:
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Tarcicio Infante, of 138 Pearl St., January 21, 11:09 a.m., arrested at Broadway on a charge of violation of city ordinance open container.

William Pires, of 64 Derby St., January 24, 8:33 a.m., arrested at home on warrant charges of possession of a firearm within 500 ft. of a dwelling, carrying a firearm without a license, and armed assault to murder.