Mayor Joseph Curtatone traveled with a delegation to Honduras to learn about the country’s living conditions.

By Shira Laucharoen  

Mayor Joseph Curtatone embarked on a trip to Central America as part of a fact-finding mission, with the purpose of learning about living conditions and gathering information that will help protect immigrant rights in the United States.

Curtatone, who traveled with U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern and representatives from human rights groups, aims to combat President Donald Trump’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Central America.

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS SEVENTH DISTRICT

(D)Michael E. Capuano  – Candidate for Re-nomination

(D) Ayanna S. Pressley  (Won)

Although 17 years will have passed since the terrible and tragic events of September 11, 2001, took place, for many of us the shock and horror remains fresh in our memories. And since we, as New Englanders, were relatively close to the sites of destruction and loss of life, we can perhaps feel those sensations of sadness and even anger a little deeper than some others might, especially since our own Logan Airport played a role in the perpetrator’s deadly scheme.

Eagle Feathers #161 – British Landing

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

It was the end of the summer in 1774. In Boston, tensions between the occupying British Army regulars and the Massachusetts Colonists were at a near boiling point. For years, citizens had suffered intolerable acts and taxation. British Tories, or citizens in favor of English rule, were moving closer to the city for protection, and local town farmers began withdrawing their gunpowder stores from the colony’s arsenal at Charlestown’s Quarry Hill.

Triangle Field near Somerville’s Powderhouse Circle is one of the fields available to Somerville’s recreational athletes. ~ Tufts University Photo

Tufts University provided Somerville’s youth sports programs with daily access to its athletic fields and facilities for over 450 hours this year in an effort to help address a shortage of city space. The arrangement – which benefitted sports like basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, lacrosse and baseball – continues Tufts’ commitment to supporting the university’s host communities.

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We Could Be Anywhere

Walnut meat crushed on the sidewalk.
Brown-sugar donuts with black coffee.
A mid-day’s nap under our willow tree.
The nation’s cloth flutters on a white line.

Brown sugar donuts with black coffee.
This city feeds off the ocean’s breeze.
The nation’s cloth flutters on a white line.
Main Street taut as a bowstring.

This city feeds off the ocean’s breeze,
loud freight cars, and the scent of dog parks.
Main Street taut as a bowstring.
Urban sprawl spreads out to sea.

Loud freight cars and the scent of dog parks.
Farm trucks at the Saturday market.
Urban sprawl spreads out to sea.
Baby strollers racing fixed gear bicycles.

Farm trucks at the Saturday market.
Artisanal pesto sauces,
baby strollers, and fixed gear bicycles.
Flower boxes on every triple-decker.

Artisanal pesto sauces.
A slew of new neighbors.
Flower boxes on every triple-decker.
That stray cat with its bent tail.

A slew of new neighbors.
A mid-day’s nap under our willow tree.
That stray cat with its bent tail.
Walnut meat crushed on the sidewalk.

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Today is the day to get out and vote in the Massachusetts Primary Elections. This is the process by which voters can indicate their preference for a candidate in the upcoming general election. Polls close at 8pm and you can find where to vote in your community by visiting this link here!

Arrests:
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Eric Clark, of 33 Kristin Rd., Plymouth, August 28, 9:22 a.m., arrested at College Ave. on charges of trespassing and shoplifting by asportation.

Sebastian Lapage, of 23 Christine St., Rockland, August 29, 10:15 a.m., arrested at Holland St. on charges of disorderly conduct and threat to commit a crime.

Our endorsements:

Endorsements are a norm for a newspaper. But if you ask us, it is only a guide for what we feel. After all, we too live here and we do serve the city. The paper and its staff have a stake in the election and, as in the past, we hereby offer our endorsements.

Primary Day here for state and federal office holders is next Tuesday, September 4, and although many avoid voting in the primary, perhaps this time you should not. What follows are our suggestions and why we make them.