~Photo by Claudia Ferro

To celebrate the opening of Road to the Races, a nationwide tour inviting fans of #95 to gear up for the upcoming big-screen release of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 3, a grand opening kick-off celebration took place last Friday at Assembly Row, Sylvester Baxter Riverfront Park.

Infrastructure improvement is an unavoidable priority for the city, according to Mayor Curtatone in his presentation to the Board of Aldermen last week.

By Jordan Deschenes

Somerville’s Board of Aldermen held an official meeting on Thursday to officially discuss a variety of items, most notably a communication from Mayor Joe Curtatone regarding infrastructure redevelopment.

Mayor Curtatone’s communication pertained to the city’s outdated sewage system, the redevelopment of which he considered a responsibility to both the state and the city’s SomerVision Comprehensive Plan.

US2 agreement receives SRA approval after key 4-1 vote
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By US2 – Union Square Station Associates

US2 is proud to announce that at last Thursday’s Somerville Redevelopment Authority meeting, the Master Land Disposition Agreement (MLDA) between the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) and Union Square Master Developer Union Square Station received a 4-1 vote of approval. The Agreement sets the terms for the acquisition and redevelopment of 15.5 acres of designated development land in Union Square by US2. The properties are part of the state-approved Union Square Revitalization Plan that was adopted by the Somerville Board of Alderman in 2012.

Attention members of Local 103 of the Electrical Union in Boston: voting is this coming Saturday May 6. We hope you elect a real good guy, Kevin Molineaux, for one of the six seats on the Executive Board. Over the past few years Kevin has worked hard for the union in many capacities, we hope that all those that vote this weekend mark your ballot for Kevin Molineaux.

By Meghan Maloney

On Saturday, April 29, supporters of the Little Sisters of the Poor came from far and near for an entertaining evening of good food, good conversation and very good intentions. The event was the Fifth Annual Dinner and the Little Sisters have held it at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in as many years.

By Donald Norton

Last Wednesday night, April 26, the local Masonic Lodge (King Solomon’s Lodge) held its 5th annual Giggles Comedy night at the Tower of Pizza Rte. 1 in Saugus.

Six Somerville High School students participated in the SEPARO exchange program to Somerville’s “sister city,” Gaeta, Italy. They left on April 17th and returned on the 26th. The students experienced a glance into another culture, history and cuisine. They stayed at other students’ homes throughout the trip and visited places like Rome and Naples.  Students were accompanied by two chaperones for the trip, Mr. and Mrs. Machnik. Mrs. Machnik is the high school’s new head of the World Language Department.

Eagle Feathers #128 –Light Cream, Heavy Cream and Ice Cream

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Eating something cold and refreshing on a sweltering hot day isn’t an original idea. The Chinese indulged in flavored ice chips thousands of years ago. Later the Romans flavored ice gathered from the mountains. Explorer Marco Polo brought back eastern ice cream recipes to Italy in the late 1200’s. This introduced the first Italian slush and French royal frozen creams to Europe. Considered a rich man’s dessert, nobility kept their ice cream ingredients a secret. It wasn’t until the early 1700’s that sherbets began taking root in America.

— Photo by Claudia Ferro

Some local kids took advantage of the nice weather last week. Let’s hope those days return soon!

I usually use my backroom perch at the Bloc 11 Cafe to interview the many poets, writers, artists, and interesting folks who live in the city of Somerville. On this April morning my position on the backroom table was to be reversed. I was to be interviewed by Somerville writer Thompson.