President Katjana Ballantyne has called for a Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen, to be held as follows:

TIME:   Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 5:30 PM.

LOCATION:   Aldermanic Chambers, City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue.

AGENDA:   Public Hearing on, and adoption of, the tax levy percentages for fiscal year 2019, and all related financial matters.

The public is invited to attend and be heard.

Registered nurse and director of Adult Family Care at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Jeanne Leyden.

By Jeanne Leyden

November is Caregiver Appreciation Month, and it’s a great time to recognize unsung heroes who do amazing work each day.

I’ve worked with hundreds of family caregivers over the years, and their stories never cease to amaze me. Most of them had no prior background in the field, but they stepped up when the need became apparent.  That dedication to providing the best possible care at home is always compelling, and so worthy of recognition.

It is that time of year again to put in your wreath order with the Somerville Community Growing Center.

In addition to our wreaths being a beautiful, hand-decorated craft item, your purchase helps support programming and maintenance at the Growing Center. With that said, we would like to say how greatly appreciative we are for your support and community love. These wreaths include handmade bows, in choice of three colors (red, burgundy or purple), cones and other natural materials.

Episodes begin taping January 2019 at WGBH Studios

For the sixth time, Somerville High School will compete on WGBH’s High School Quiz Show. Somerville High School will join 15 other academic teams from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to compete on the tenth anniversary season.

Through a collaboration with the Office of Sustainability, DPW and Garbage to Gardens, four Somerville Public Schools kicked off a pilot recycling and composting program during lunch in October. With the support of school staff and Garbage to Garden staff and volunteers, students have learned to sort recycling, compost and trash into the appropriate receptacles at the Argenziano, Brown, Healey and Kennedy schools.

It’s almost that time of year again. The annual Next Wave/Full Circle Tree Lot will be open November 30 through December 19. Stop by and pick up a holiday tree and/or wreath, and support Somerville youth.

All proceeds from the Tree Lot sales go toward student programming. The Tree Lot will be located at the Full Circle Garden on Cross Street, between Otis and Bonair streets. The Lot is staffed by Next Wave/Full Circle students and staff and will be open from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturdays, and 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Sundays.

~Photos by Ryan Glover

By Ryan Glover

MC Lars is a rapper who is known for creating the genre of hip-hop know as “lit-hop” and he is currently on tour with the Chicago rock band I Fight Dragons.

Tuesday night in Somerville’s Thunder Road was a momentous occasion when the Stanford University graduate, Tedx speaker, and all around mic controller hit the stage with fans driving from as far as Portland, Maine and New Hampshire to witness the clever wordsmith live in the flesh.

By Jim Clark

Police officer were dispatched to Sally Beauty Supply Co. on McGrath Hwy. in the early morning hours of Wednesday last week for a glass break alarm.

Upon arrival, officers noted that the glass front door of the establishment was smashed by with a rock.