Neville Place Executive Director Angela DeAngelis (right) recently met with Cambridge Connections Memory Café organizers Nancy Quigg-Gonsolves (left) and Maryellen McEleney. Neville Place recently became Grand Sponsor for the café, helping Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services and the Cambridge Council on Aging defray costs of the free event.  ~ Photo courtesy of Neville Place.

Neville Place Assisted Living is now grand sponsor for a free monthly social gathering geared toward people with dementia or forgetfulness.

Neville Place is sponsoring the Cambridge Connections Memory Café, which is a joint effort of Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) and the Cambridge Council on Aging.

Way back when I had more energy, I tried my hand at flipping a house. An auctioneer I was working with was always cleaning out houses prior to them going on the market. He’d be carrying out the big furniture, hiring guys, renting trucks and dumpsters so they could make a few hundred dollars on some old crappy couches, tables and other heavy objects that would rip a tendon out of your arm.

The First National Band Redux comes to Somerville
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All revamped and road ready, Michael Nesmith and The First National Band Redux is headed to Somerville for a performance at the Somerville Theatre on September 19. ~ Photos by Ed Heffelfinger

By Jim Clark

By the end of the 1960’s, former cast/band member of the wildly popular television show The Monkees, Michael Nesmith, was reaching out for new direction in his pursuit of his musical interests.

Frustrated by the rejection he faced while trying to get his compositions accepted by the producers of the show, he eventually opted out and began putting together his own band. The result was the First National Band, featuring Nesmith on guitar and vocals, John London playing bass, John Ware on the drums, and pedal steel guitar wizard O.J. “Red” Rhodes.

Update from the Somerville Police Department:

On Friday, September 7, members of the Boston Police Fugitive Unit with assistance from the Somerville Police Department and Massachusetts State Police arrested Lorne Harrison, 53, of Mattapan, on a warrant for Armed Robbery and other violations. Somerville Police have confirmed that Harrison is the suspect being sought this week following an armed robbery of Kay Jewelers at Assembly Row in Somerville on August 30, 2018. Harrison will be arraigned in U.S. Federal Court.

Although timelines are subject to change, current plans for construction of the Green Line Extension (GLX) call for the full closure of the Broadway Bridge, just east of Ball Square, for one full year beginning in January 2019. While the bridge is closed, detours will be in place for cars, bikes, pedestrians, and MBTA bus routes 80 and 89.

 Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang, Ward 6 Alderman Lance Davis, City of Somerville staff, and representatives from the GLX team for a community meeting on Monday, September 24, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to discuss the upcoming bridge closure and detour routes. The meeting will be held at St. Clement Parish Hall, 71 Warner St., Medford, MA. (The Parish Hall is located directly to the right of the church, which is just over the Somerville line and a 4-minute walk from Ball Square.) This is the second in a series of community meetings. A meeting was previously held on August 29. While there may be some minor updates to present at the September 24 meeting, the same general information will be shared.

Riverfest is the culmination of a summer of activity at Assembly Row. In partnership with The City of Somerville, Somerville Local First, and DCR, celebrate all that is great about the neighborhood!

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By Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

Warm temperatures blazing outside or not, fall is on the horizon,  and nothing signifies the impending return of autumn like the excitement surrounding the start of a new school year. Last week my four boys, along with more than 5,000 Somerville students, returned to school, gearing up for another year in the classroom and at sporting events, band concerts, art shows, and more. Most importantly, all of our students returned for another year of preparing for their future.

Photos by Claudia Ferro

On Thursday, August 30, a parade and celebration took place offering a chance to see the two new East Somerville murals. Participants gathered at Taco Loco at 64 Broadway to view the first mural on the wall of its new building and hear from the mayor and both artists.