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Located at Assembly Row, this is the third location featuring barbecue by Chef Andy Husbands. If you’re looking for a place to go with a group of friends, I highly recommend it and they also accept reservations.

Join Somerville Media Center, East Somerville Main Streets and Arlington International Film Festival on Friday, August 31, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m., for Movies in the Park. They are excited to be turning the Chuckie Harris park back into a movie theater where they will all be able to enjoy movie screenings for various countries.

Films start at dusk. Music and drinks start one hour before.

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My friend Sam Cornish, the first Boston Poet Laureate passed away last week. We had Sam at the Somerville News Writers Festival, and I was privileged to publish a collection of poetry of his, Dead Beats. Sam was truly a poet of the people.  In a short piece, the renowned poet Afaa Michael Weaver wrote that he and Sam used to visit his favorite meatloaf and mashed potatoes joint in Boston, and argue about the city of their roots, Baltimore. That was Sam – an unaffected man – who always kept it real. Here is an article I wrote a while back when I met him at his office in the Boston Public Library:

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Mary Kelley lives on Richdale Ave., Somerville. She studied with poet Katia Kapovich at the Cambridge Adult Center.

Former Somerville Mayor Gen Brune, former Ward 3 Alderman Bob Mcwatters, and former At-Large Alderman Jack Connolly are hosting a campaign rally on Wednesday, August 29, 5:30 p.m. at Sally O’Brien’s pub for current Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan. All are welcome to attend.

Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Massachusetts Secretary of state Bill Galvin paid a visit to Properzi Manor last week. The event was hosted by former Somerville Mayor Gene Brune, former Ward 3 Alderman Bob McWatters, and former Alderman At-Large Jack Connolly.

Arrests:
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Brian Donnellan, August 20, 4:12 p.m., arrested at Assembly Row on a warrant charge of larceny over $1200.

Devin Newbery, August 20, 4:12 p.m., arrested at Assembly Row on a warrant charge of possession of a class E drug.

The easiest and best way to avoid WNV is to prevent mosquito bites.27

State health officials announce fourth case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the fourth human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. The person is a woman in her 50s from Middlesex County who was never hospitalized for her illness. Three other cases were reported on Friday.

Investigations conducted by state public health officials indicate that at least two of the four cases were exposed in the greater Boston area leading them to raise the risk level from moderate to high for 11 communities in the area. Those communities are Arlington, Boston, Belmont, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Medford, Newton, Somerville, and Watertown.

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 late 2018. While the bridge is closed, detours will be in place for cars, bikes, pedestrians, and MBTA bus routes 80 and 89.

Please join City of Somerville staff, Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang, Ward 6 Alderman Lance Davis, and representatives from the GLX team for a community meeting on Wednesday, August 29, at 6 p.m. to discuss the upcoming bridge closure and detour routes. The meeting will be held at the Somerville Community Baptist Church, 31 College Ave.

Carolynn Nagao-Marcotte, dementia certified Aging Life Care Manager for the CLO program at (SCES)

By Carolynn-Nagao Marcotte

Assisted Living can be a great option for older adults who are isolated or looking to downsize. But finding the assisted living situation that best fits your needs can be complicated; there are many factors to consider and the task can feel daunting when you first begin to familiarize yourself with the Assisted Living model.

It is a big decision, and getting it right can mean the difference between a successful transition to an enjoyable new lifestyle—or needing to relocate, either because a higher level of care is required or the assisted living  is just not the right fit.