~Photos by Claudia Ferro

On Saturday, April 8, more than 300 youth and adults attended the 11th annual Somerville Youth Peace Conference at the East Somerville Community School.

The Federal Transit Administration has given an all but certain thumbs up to approval of funding for completion of the Green Line Extension Project.

By Jim Clark

Last week’s news that federal funding for the heretofore beleaguered Green Line Extension project would be approved was welcome relief for proponents of the project as well as for those who simply yearned for a conclusive decision on the matter.

Popular Ward Two Alderman Maryann Heuston is having a campaign fundraiser. Join in to kick off her campaign to continue serving as your Ward Two Alderman. With special guest, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone. The kick-off will be held at the Kirkland Tap and Trotter on Wednesday, April 19, starting at 5:30 p.m. She looks forward to seeing you there. Just in case you didn’t know, we’ll tell you, Maryann has not missed a hearing or vote on any issue in her ward. That’s more than couple of other ward aldermen can say. Maryann is considered a constituent’s alderman. always looking to make Ward Two better, just saying!

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All of a sudden you find yourself with an abundance of hard boiled eggs. Now you’re wondering what to do with them. There’s no need to put all those eggs in one basket. You can chop a couple up and add to a green salad. Perhaps just take the shell off and add a sprinkle of truffle salt for a snack. Or you can make an egg salad.

After years of holding our collective breath, it now seems as though we can let out a shared sigh of relief that the on-again/off-again status of the Green Line Extension project is once and for all set for on-again for good.

Last week’s news that the Federal Transit Administration has tentatively agreed to approve the funding required to sustain the project through to completion represents the fruits of years of effort to hammer and forge together a workable plan that could be supported by the feds.

From left to right: Washington Post Columnist Tamar Haspel, Global Alliance for the Future of Food’s Lauren Baker, Tufts University Researcher at the Global Development and Environment Institute Tim Wise, Johns Hopkins University Professor of Global Food and Agriculture Jess Fanzo, Oxfam America’s Senior Campaign Strategist Oliver Gottfried, Stonyfield’s Mission Director Nichole Cirillo.

By Margaux Maxwell

“Nutritious food is a human right,” said Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank, at the opening of last Saturday’s Food Tank Summit at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, a conference that brought together food policymakers, chefs, farmers, and researchers to tackle questions surrounding the future of food security.

~Photos by Bobbie Toner

The Anthony V. Fedele Chapter of the National Honor Society Class of 2017 & 2018 held its Induction Ceremony on Thursday, April 6. The class of 2017 received their National Honor Society stoles that they will wear on graduation day and students of the class of 2018 were inducted into the National Honor Society. Guest Speaker Rae Axner, Class of 2010, spoke of what she has done since she graduated and encouraged students to not only do well in school but to also get involved in causes going on around them that they believe in.

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Somerville’s Ed Meek is an accomplished poet and writer. I reviewed a new collection of his short stories:

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Poet Barbara Matteau writes: “I lead a pretty hectic life with 2 teenagers and a full time job at UMass Boston, but each year, during the month of April, I dedicate myself to writing a poem a day since it’s Poetry Month. I’ve had some poems published in The Dudley Review, The Maryland Review, The Antigonish Review, Fulcrum, among other periodicals.”

The City of Somerville’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, and the City Engineering Department, invite all interested community members to the next community meeting in a public meeting series to discuss construction updates and park design for the upcoming Nunziato Field Stormwater and Park reconstruction project. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m., in the Somerville High School Library.