JUNE 26, 2019 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Inside: Overdose Aftercare Community Teams Discussion in Somerville

VOL. 7 NO. 25 SOMERVILLE, MASS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Inside: Overdose Aftercare Community Teams discussion in Somerville

By Melissa Rosales ACCESS Drug User Health Program part- nered with the City of Somerville and Everett to discuss overdose aftercare services, harm reduction and the use of fentanyl strips last Wednes- day, June 19 at the Public Safety Building, 220 Washington St. The ACCESS mobile health van was also present for tours to explain how they can assist in reducing overdoses. ACCESS serves active users and their loved Venice in ones with programs and services like education, the 'Ville grief supports, Family Resource Detox Clinics, page 3 family safety planning, Narcan kits, Suboxone treatment, Hepatitis C and HIV testing. “Our mission really is we're reaching out for aftercare to you and your loved ones together to prevent overdoses and keep these people safe. You are the experts in your own lives. You and ACCESS Drug User Health Program, in conjunction with the cities of Somerville and Everett, held a your loved ones deserve access to care, safety, discussion forum last week focusing reducing drug overdoses. — Photo by Melissa Rosales education, and resources in Continued on page 4 2019 Fourth of July celebration Join Mayor Curtatone for the annual 4th of July Fireworks with live entertainment on Thursday, June 27, from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m., at Trum Field, 541 Broadway, Somerville. Somerville veteran The entertainment lineup for the celebra- comes home tion includes performances by the USO Met- page 5 ropolitan New York Performers and local Disco-Funk band Booty Vortex, leading up to a 20-minute fireworks display beginning at approximately 9:15 p.m. To ensure public safety and pedestrian access to events, several road closures and bus detours will be in place. Traffic alterations will be as follows: Broadway (in front of Trum Field): No parking 12:00 p.m. – midnight. Street closed from 5:00 p.m. – midnight. Cedar Street from Morrison Avenue to the Bridge: No parking on either side from 8:00 a.m. - midnight. Traffic restricted to residents only from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (from Morrison Ave. only). No access to street af- A day of summer ter 6:00 p.m. family fun Cedar Street from the Bridge to Broadway: page 12 No parking on either side from 8:00 a.m. - mid- The 2019 City of Somerville Fourth of July celebration takes place this Thursday, June 27, at Trum Field, night. Street will be closed Continued on page 17 beginning at 6:30 p.m., with fireworks scheduled at approximately 9:15 p.m. 2••JUNE 26, 2019

TheSomervilleTimes.com Comments of the Week Response to: Newstalk – June 19 Old Taxpayer says:

The views and opinions expressed in Newstalk do not necessarily reflect those of We have been moving all our scripts to Stop and Shop. Don’t want to do CVS. The people at Stop The Somerville Times, its publisher or staff. The column has many contributors. and Shop have been very nice. Also stopped going to Home Depot after they closed the registers. Mayor Joe Curtatone held his re-election event this past Monday. About 80 – most were payroll patriots employees – Court says: showed up at this campaign kickoff. We heard his campaign the “new” walgreens/rite aid is dindgy. My scripts don’t get auto renewed when asked to make sure even did robo-calls. One of our Newstalkers mentioned that they do they say they are but they don’t. Their a mess! Really miss the old NICE organized crew he got a call about the kickoff and couldn’t figure out why. He at walgreens. Bad move, smdh! is a registered Republican and has never gone to any of May- or Joe’s fundraisers. The newDilboy Post is said to hold way Bosco says: over a 100 and something. It must have looked bare, with only The property the winter hill yacht club sits on is owned by the state and it is leased to the 80 people present. One person told us that in his speech he mentioned Donald Trump 19 times. Now, don’t you think he club. A very long lease. I believe the club has had lease for at least 100 years. It started at should have been talking about development and various proj- mystic ave and shore drive. The city has no chance in taking over property. At least not in the ects going on in the city? We couldn’t find out why thePerson - foreseeable future. nel Director, who we heard hasn’t received a college degree, had her salary shoot up to $147K. That must piss off some TL says: other department heads. Does the DPW Commissioner Stan Maybe the fired pharmacist can start a career as a real estate professional Koty make that amount? ************************ City Councilor At-Large Bill White held his re-election Response to: Joggers and drivers and bikes, oh my! event on Monday night at the Olde Magoun’s Salon in Ma- MacGyvers says: goun Square. Bill had a lot of competition, but he managed to Jimmy, great article. It sounds like what my life is also like on a daily basis. I live next to the Gilman pull out a small but committed crowd. We heard from one of our Newstalkers there there were about 20-25 there on Mon- St. GLX construction myself. All this traffic also makes me feel like a prisoner of my own home. I day night. Maybe it was the mayor’s time, which was same come home from work and lose any desire to go out and about to avoid a constant battle driving/ night and time. walking/biking. ************************ What is wrong with the city? Potholes this late in the year all They are all dangerous now. I am blessed to have a 6 minute walk to my job, but today still almost over, rubbish on the streets in the squares, sidewalks broken. managed to get myself hit by a car. I was not on my phone, halfway through the crosswalk, when Maybe the city should review the contract with the people who a car finally came to a rapid stop a mere 6 inches from my leg. I am in my early 40’s and still too sweep our city? The city infrastructure just hasn’t been kept up young to turn into a homebody. I can only play my guitar for so long! Somerville, time to say byee and we're wondering what are the councilors are doing, refer- byee. ring people to 311? Was a time in the past that the not so old Board aldermen would pick up a phone and things got done? Chris says: Speaking of pot holes, Aldersey St. in Ward 3 seems to have more than its fair share of pot holes. Maybe the city councilor Jimmy, the speed limit in the vast majority of the city is 25 miles per hour. If you’re having a hard representing Ward 3 might want to check it out. time stopping for people in crosswalks, I know a great brake guy I can send you to. ************************ Continued on page 11 Theosays: Sometimes common sense is just not that common.

At 25 miles per hour, the typical stopping distance on a dry surface will be between 60 and 75 feet. There’s little margin for safety when a bicyclist or runner comes running out without looking and 699 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144 first becomes visible when a vehicle is 100 feet away or less. [email protected] www.thesomervilletimes.com Response to: Third East Somerville Reunion 617-666-4010 • Fax: 617-628-0422 Bob DiGuardia says: It was a great night seeing my friends from the old days. My first band practiced in the basement www.facebook.com/ @somervilletimes at 201 Pearl St. We played at local dances and out in the streets for Somerfest. I have been blessed thesomervilletimes with music and also by growing up in East Somerville with friends like Danny Rogavich whom I Publisher – Somerset Valley Publishing Inc. met in the 5th grade at the Hanscom School and went on to coach little league with him. I truly Editor – Jim Clark hope that we get the opportunity to party again with these people. Assignment Editor – Bobbie Toner Neil Gillis says: Advertising Director – Bobbie Toner Another slam dunk show produced by Danny Rogovitch, Susan Mangherini Griffin, Diane Syl- Arts Editor – Doug Holder vester Ames, with tons of donated food Leones pizza, and others who brought food and the help with the cleanup Ann Ragucci, of course Susan,Diane Dannys daughters helping out selling the Writers: Jim Clark, Denise Keniston, Jackson Ellison, Michael LoPilato, Marshall Collins tickets Michelle and Danielle great time it was and it never fails ppl show up to make it happen Contributors: Jimmy Del Ponte, Dorothy Dimarzo, One Moe Time our own East Somerville band. Blake Maddux, Bob Doherty, Ross Blouin, Donald Norton Photographer: Claudia Ferro Response to: Howe Gelb is back with a solo album and The Somerville Times is published every Wednesday show at ONCE A proud member of the following newspaper organizations: Jay Tarpley says: Good intro for the show. And it was a great evening. Howe is a treasure.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte Venice in the ‘Ville was like walking into a place you would find in Italy. Vividly painted scenes of Venice were done in ornate raised plaster relief around the entire restaurant. It was around three feet by two feet and very detailed. This article first appeared in the A friend in the masonry busi- September 19, 2012, edition of ness was wondering if any of The Somerville Times. the plasterwork was saved. But what was saved was all the 65 Holland St., outside Davis memories Somerville patrons Square is now the site of Orle- have of The Venice Café. ans, and The Bull Pen before Sometimes you would have that, and maybe a few oth- to go from booth to booth to ers. I can’t keep track of all the find one of the table jukeboxes restaurants that have come and that worked. Remember those gone. Back in the day it was The table top jukeboxes? There was Venice Café, where you could also a big aquarium in the din- get spaghetti and (huge) meat- ing room area. balls, antipasto, veal parmesan, Here is a personal memory: Another friend used to get “all but I couldn’t get that on pa- pizza at The Venice as the best chicken (marsala) dinners, sea- “My mother and father were dolled up” with her girlfriends per. My sources are my friends, all time slice in the ‘Ville, ever. food and fantastic pizza, and of there the night I was due. and go there alone when they the people of Somerville, and Back when a lot of establish- course beverages of all kinds. They were having pizza and were in junior high. Someone what they can remember. They ments took your word that you The red wine flowed freely there. beer, and the owner picked up who was there seems to recall have vivid memories of a com- were old enough for a beer, The The Venice Café is one of those their check as congratulations. the owner having three Cor- fortable place to go where you Venice was busy providing the historic old places that a lot of He then asked them to leave vettes that he drove in rotation. could see familiar faces. Faces people of Somerville with some Somerville people remember because he didn’t want a baby They were parked out front. On like Eddie D, Jimmy P, Fred D, tasty memories. Veteran ‘Villens with a smile. For many of us it born in his restaurant.” Do Thursdays the crowd from St. and Nunzi. The Venice’s pizza like me may drive by the Orle- was the first real restaurant our you remember the red plastic Catherine’s bingo would pile in. was so good that many a pa- ans restaurant, but it’s the vision parents took us to, especially if breadbaskets, cokes served in A friend recalls that the ladies tron burned the roof of their of The Venice Café that we see. you lived near Davis Square. short highball glasses and A room smelled like cherries. mouths because they couldn’t The pleasant images and recol- When you entered, the dé- Boy Named Sue and Candy Popular opinion has the clos- wait to dig in. A survey that I lections flow as freely as the red cor was red and white and it Man blaring on the jukebox? ing date to be around 1983 conducted a while back had the wine used to back in the day. 4••JUNE 26, 2019

By Jim Clark Young shoplifters packing serious blades Police officers were dispatched sembly Square train platform. The officer asked Lopez how Kmart Loss Prevention Officer, timated it to be around $100. to the area of the Kmart store The officer notified dispatch of old he was, and he replied he was police learned that the juve- He reportedly recovered sever- on Middlesex Ave. on reports of the situation and approached 18. The juvenile did not speak nile had allegedly placed several watches from under cars in three shoplifters at large. the suspects. any English. The officer asked al items of jewelry in his coat the parking lot outside Kmart, Upon arrival, a Kmart Loss Due to the fact that the officer Lopez to ask the Juvenile how before leaving the store. Police which he states were taken by Prevention Officer informed the was was acting alone and was old he was. He asked the Juve- could not locate the jewelry on the third shoplifter. police that he had attempted to outnumbered, he placed both of nile in Spanish, then stated that the juvenile's person. According Both subjects were transport- stop three males who had stolen the suspects in handcuffs. the juvenile said he was 18. to the Loss Prevention Officer, ed to the police station, where it jewelry and watches from the One of the suspects, later iden- Police pat frisked both of the Lopez was with the juvenile and was learned that the juvenile was store. The three men had refused tified as a juvenile known to the suspects. A machete, approxi- the other unknown shoplifter, not an adult, and was released, to stop for him. Commonwealth, tensed up and mately 18" in length, was con- but did not actively participate pending further investigation by A short time later, an officer struggled with the officer for a cealed in the juvenile's pants, and in stealing anything. juvenile authorities. observed two males matching few seconds while he handcuffed Lopez had a bowie knife, ap- The Loss Prevention Offi- Lopez was placed under arrest the photo that had been sup- him. The second suspect was lat- proximately 12" long concealed cer stated that he had no way on a charge of violation of city plied by the Loss Prevention er identified as Bayron Lopez, of in his pants, police said. of knowing what the value of ordinance possession of a dan- Officer of subjects on the -As Chelsea. After a follow up with the the stolen jewelry was, but es- gerous weapon. SOMERVILLE POLICE CRIME LOG Arrests: ed at McGrath Hwy. on war- possession of a class B drug, arrested at Middlesex Ave. on a June 23, 5:52 p.m., arrested Jarrod Lee, of 46 Prospect rant charges of unlicensed op- shoplifting by concealing charge of violation of city ordi- at Somerville Ave. on warrant St., Brockton, June 18, 2:38 eration of a motor vehicle, not merchandise, disorderly con- nance possession of a danger- charges of operation of a mo- p.m., arrested at Middlesex being in possession of license, duct subsequent offense, pos- ous weapon. tor vehicle with a suspended Ave. on a charge of violation of and no inspection sticker. session of a class E drug, and Tanya Silva, June 23, 4:37 license, marked lanes viola- city ordinance possession of a Christopher MacInnes, of removal of theft prevention p.m., arrested at Memorial Rd. tion, motor vehicle operator dangerous weapon. 64 Gibson St., Medford, June device. on a charge of trespassing. failure to identify self, miscel- Jose Escobar, of 15B Hamlet 21, 6:28 p.m., arrested at Da- Bayron Lopez, of 22 Watts Pablo Batista, of 7220 laneous municipal ordinance St., June 19, 11:43 p.m., arrest- vis Sq. on warrant charges of St., Chelsea, June 21, 9:35 p.m., Crane Brook Way, Peabody, violation. Overdose aftercare discussion CONT. FROM PG 1 your own community,” Outreach Manager of ACCESS Kristin Doneski said. Doneski stressed that there is a miscon- ception that drug users don’t care about their health. The community team provides access to Hepatitis C treatment, wound cleaning, and clean supplies like needle exchange. ACCESS also helps connect women to doctors who can prescribe them with Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) to prevent HIV. and a brief demonstration was given after. “I just think it's such an important thing The test strips are used to test for fentanyl right now to be able to give them a little bit in methamphetamine. Fentanyl is a cheap of hope and give them information and say, and potent synthetic opiate that is a depres- ‘Hey, well, you know, when you're ready, sant unlike meth that is a stimulant. Meth this is available. When you're ready, did users need to test for laced fentanyl in their you know,’” said Jodi Horton, Overdose drugs to avoid accidental overdoses. Aftercare Specialist and person in recovery. “I think any tools like this really help Director of Community Outreach and people stop, pause, and think about how Harm Reduction at the Somerville Po- they're using their drugs, which we want lice Department Patty Contente said the everyone to do,” Doneski said. “I think public safety sector records overdose calls. it's always important for people to know The partnership of the public safety and what's out there as tools.” Overdose Aftercare Community Teams After the demonstration, the ACCESS allows the teams to check back with the program gave a brief tour of their mobile household and provide resources and in- health vans that they drive around to pro- formation in a comfortable space. vide resources, support, and education to “Change is hard. We can never force any- persons affected with drugs. Narcan kits, body. We strive to be independent. Valu- clean needles, condoms, abscess warmers, ing people’s decision making is what harm were labelled in blue drawers inside the reduction is all about,” Contente said. “It’s van. Information on fentanyl and Hepati- not ‘treatment or nothing.’ We want to em- tis C were also taped to the van’s windows. brace everyone and offer different kinds of “We’ve lost so many people because peo- supports throughout the process.” ple are afraid to talk about drugs,” Doneski Fentanyl Test Strips were passed around said. “There needs to be an open discussion.” JUNE 26, 2019••5 Veteran's recovered remains returned home iment, 1st Cavalry Division, tatone said. “People from older By Erin Nolan according to the U.S. Defense generations, and from younger Last week, Sgt. George R. Schi- POW/MIA Accounting Agen- generations. They all came to- pani was finally returned to his cy (DPAA). gether on this hallowed ground hometown of Somerville for In 1954, his remains were re- to welcome George Schipani the first time in almost 70 years. covered by American soldiers in home. I think for everyone it is a Schipani, who was killed in ac- what was known as Operation sense of pride. We may have our tion during the Korean War in Glory and buried as an unknown political differences and debates, early 1951, was buried with full soldier, Unknown X-13448 Op but we know how to honor our military honors, including a pro- Glory, in the National Memorial servicemen and women, certain- cession led by Massachusetts of the Pacific, also known as the ly those who made the ultimate State Police and the Somerville Punchbowl, alongside other fall- sacrifice. I’m proud to be a mem- Police Department, at Veteran’s en soldiers. ber of this community.” Memorial Cemetery on Satur- In July 2018, Unknown The Massachusetts Secretary Sgt. George R. Schipani was laid to rest at Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery on Sat- day, June 22. X-13448 Op Glory was re- of Veterans Affairs, Francisco urday, June 22, with family members and many local officials in attendance. More “It was an amazing turnout. moved from the Punchbowl Urena, said that he hopes this photos online at www.thesomervilletimes.com. — Photos by Erin Nolan I never thought it would be and sent to a laboratory for will bring hope to other military like this,” said Schipani’s aunt, analysis. In early 2019, the families. Grace Quatieri. “I never thought remains were identified as “We are honored to bring Sgt. it would be like this. I’ve never George Schipani. George Schipani home to his been to anything like this. It re- “It was a sad moment,” Quat- city of Somerville, a city that he ally was quite an event.” ieri said about the day she found loved,” Urena said. “Today we Sgt. Schipani was only a teen- out that her nephew’s remains finally not only bring him home ager on November 2, 1950 had finally been identified. “It and bring him to his final rest- when he was reported miss- was 69 years ago. It’s hard to ing place, but we provide a light ing in action. In 1953, after the conceive, but it does bring a of hope to so many families that war, returning American pris- sense of closure.” wish they were in the same sit- oners stated that Schipani had Numerous members of the uation as the Schipani extended been captured during the Bat- community, including Somer- family is today.” tle of Unsan, North Korea and ville City officials, friends, family Sgt. Schipani was the 70th marched to Pyoktng, Prisoner members, veterans, and fellow Somerville veteran to be interred really moving. People from may have our political differ- of War Camp 5 where nearly Company members, attended in the cemetery. He is also the older generations, and from ences and debates but we know half of all prisoners died. The the burial service where they first burial in Veteran’s Memori- younger generations. They all how to honor our servicemen returning prisoners said that paid their respects to Schipani. al Cemetery as a result of death came together on this hallowed and women, certainly those he was killed in early 1951. He “It was a proud moment to be during active duty since 1983. ground to welcome George who made the ultimate sacri- was a member of Company K, part of this community. It was re- It was a proud moment to be Schipani home. I think for ev- fice. I'm proud to be a member 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Reg- ally moving,” Mayor Joseph Cur- part of this community. It was eryone it is a sense of pride. We of this community. 6••JUNE 26, 2019

Beacon Hill Roll Call

Beacon Hill Roll Call can also be viewed on our website at www.thesomervilletimes.com THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call valuation targets or certain values.” Craney, executive director of the Massachusetts Fiscal records local representatives’ votes on two roll calls from Alliance. “It should never be considered and always re- the week of June 17-21. There were no roll calls in the “Appraiser independence is vital to both safety and jected. If politicians were successful in taxing voters be- Senate last week. soundness of financial institutions, and to consumers cause they chose not to vote, their next step would be to who regularly rely on the appraisal obtained by the lend- increase those taxes if you vote the wrong way.” GROWING HEMP (H 3535) er to determine if the price they are paying for a house House 152-0, approved and sent to the Senate a bill that is reasonable,” said Rep. Tom Stanley (D-Waltham), the SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION (H 636) – would allow farmers with agricultural deed restrictions sponsor of the bill. “Missing the … deadline impacts The Election Laws Committee hearing also included a on their land to grow hemp. It would also qualify hemp everyone either looking to buy a home or refinancing bill that would allow Massachusetts qualified voters to farmers for the property tax breaks currently given to a mortgage as AMCs will not be able to operate in the register and vote on Election Day. Under current law, growers of other crops. state. There’s no opposition to this legislation. It’s time voters must be registered at least 20 days before an elec- to sign this bill into law and comply with the Dodd- tion in order to be eligible to vote in it. The state’s Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Frank Act requirements.” Program, according to its website, “helps to preserve “In Massachusetts, we know that 15 percent of people and protect agricultural land to keep valuable farmland “For many of my constituents, a real estate transaction who are eligible to vote can’t vote because they aren’t soil from being built on by development companies for will be one of the most important financial decisions in registered," said Attorney General Maura Healey. “That’s non-agricultural purposes that could be detrimental to their life,” said Rep. Jim Murphy (D-Weymouth). “We over 780,000 voting-age adults in our state whose voices the environment.” must ensure that people are receiving an accurate assess- aren’t counted, aren’t heard on Election Day. The result ment that is free from influence or bias. By regulating the is unmistakable: fewer people of color, lower-income The program pays farmland owners the difference be- AMC industry, we are taking an important step forward residents, renters and younger people are participating tween their farm’s fair market value and the lower ag- to protect Massachusetts consumers.” in the process.” ricultural use value in exchange for a permanent deed restriction which forbids the property from being used (A Yes" vote is for the bill.) “It has never been more important to protect and for anything that will have a negative impact on its agri- strengthen our democratic institutions,” said Pam Wil- cultural viability. Rep. Christine Barber Yes mot, executive director of Common Cause Massachu- Rep. Mike Connolly Yes setts. “Election Day Registration is a simple and com- The growing of hemp was legalized along with marijua- Rep. Denise Provost Yes mon sense reform that will increase voter participation na in 2016, but farmers that want to grow the industri- and ensure that every eligible voter can cast a ballot. It al-use cannabis plant still can’t cultivate the crop if their ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL has been working well in 21 other states and will do so land falls under the APR. here in Massachusetts.” PAY FINE FOR NOT VOTING (H 653) – The “Allowing hemp to be grown on APR deed-restricted Elections Laws Committee held a hearing on a bill that HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK'S SESSION? land is an opportunity for Massachusetts farmers to would require eligible voters to cast a ballot in any No- Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the expand the $550 million agricultural industry which vember General Election or face a fine of $15 that would House and Senate were in session each week. Many leg- will benefit the entire commonwealth,” said Rep. Smitty be added to the non-voter’s state tax liability for each islators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of Pignatelli (D-Lenox), the sponsor of the proposal. “We election missed. The measure also clarifies that the voter the Legislature's job and that a lot of important work is are currently importing hemp for various manufacturing does not have to actually vote for anyone and is allowed done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They products such as clothing, food, paper, and textiles, and to leave the ballot blank. note that their jobs also involve committee work, re- tapping into these industries right here in the common- search, constituent work and other matters that are im- wealth will generate jobs and bring our farmers closer to “There are two schools of thought when filing legis- portant to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature economic security and success.” lation,” said the bill’s sponsor Rep. Dylan Fernandes does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and (D-Falmouth). “One is filing a bill that is rigorously vet- vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legisla- (A Yes" vote is for the bill.) ted, that has been combed line by line and that you hope tion that have been filed. They note that the infrequency only receives marginal edits through the committee pro- and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to Rep. Christine Barber Yes cess. The other is filing an idea that you believe is wor- irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act Rep. Mike Connolly Yes thy of a robust public debate that will reshape the bill. on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the Rep. Denise Provost Yes Although it won’t pass this session and may never pass end of an annual session. at all, I believe mandatory voting is an idea worth debate APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT (H 3904) and consideration at the Statehouse and by thoughtful During the week of June 17-21, the House met for a House 153-0, approved and sent to the Senate a bill citizens across the state because it drives at questions total of six hours while the Senate met for a total of two that would establish a system for the state to license and fundamental to our society, which is whether civic par- hours and four minutes. regulate appraisal management companies (AMC). It is ticipation in democracy is a duty or a right. I filed this estimated that 80 percent of appraisal orders in the Bay bill to spark that debate.” Mon. June 17 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:13 a.m. State are processed by AMCs. The other 49 states al- Senate 11:08 a.m. to 12:22 p.m. ready have AMC registration in place. “Only in Massachusetts could a blatantly unconstitutional reverse-poll tax seem like a good idea,” said Chip Tues. June 18 No House session “AMC registration is a nationwide licensing requirement Ford, executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxa- No Senate session with an August 2019 deadline,” writes Allan Cohen in tion. “Such craziness is pushing the saying that ‘In Mas- the New England Real Estate Journal. “AMC registra- sachusetts everything that is not forbidden is mandatory’ Wed. June 19 House 11:03 a.m. to 3:57 p.m. tion comes right out of the federal Dodd-Frank law en- to a third-world extreme. What would follow, ordering No Senate session acted by the U.S. Congress in 2010.” voters who they must vote for under penalty of prison?”

“Specific in its language about firewalls, Dodd-Frank “I am in full support of compulsory voting,” said Cher- Thurs. June 20 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:56 a.m. gave impetus to the use of AMCs acting as an interme- yl Clyburn Crawford, the executive director of Mass- Senate 11:09 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. diary between lenders and appraisers,” continued Cohen. VOTE. “I just want to make sure it does not dispropor- “The goal is to protect consumers and avoid having fi- tionately affect communities of color, low income and Fri. June 21 No House session nancial institutions fall back into poor lending practic- new citizens. Maybe consider a sliding scale.” No Senate session es. Using an AMC as a firewall reduces the frequency of relational lending and influencing appraisers to meet “It’s a really bad idea and unconstitutional,” said Paul Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at [email protected]

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COMMENTARY

The views and opinions expressed in the commentaries and letters to the Editor ofThe Somerville Times do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions ofThe Somerville Times, its publishers or staff. A system gravely out of balance Fiscal Health building were excluded, as was debt service on the new By William C. Shelton The most important reason for these differences is high school, that was also excluded from the Proposition Somerville is in the midst of a deepening crisis. The simply that those cities have more money. Even though 2½ limit. Costs of new water and sewer infrastructure Mayor and others have named it a “housing crisis.” But Boston’s median household income is only two-thirds were underestimated. the crisis is systemic, and our shrinking stock of afford- Somerville’s, Boston spends 39% more per resident. able housing is only one aspect. Cambridge spends 48% more, while its residential prop- Somerville as a system erty tax rate is only 55% that of Somerville’s. At the same For most of us, systems thinking does not come eas- time, residential properties produce twice the municipal ily. We are schooled in classes that separate the world costs that commercial properties produce. into different subjects, and we work in organizations and One measure of a city’s fiscal strength is its free cash. polities that compartmentalize it into separate functions Boston has almost three times Somerville’s free cash per and jurisdictions. resident; Cambridge, twelve times. So we make plans that do not capture how our city – or organization, or planet – is composed of many inter- acting elements that influence and transform each other Therefore, net-income amounts for each of the graph’s over time, forming a whole qualitatively different from land uses are, in reality, lower. Few residential properties the sum of those parts. break even, and most produce deep losses. As I write this, two Somerville groups are making such “Mixed-Use Residential” housing is the units in Assem- plans. The City Council is conducting its budget review, bly Square and that are planned for Union Square. The which is the quantification of an annual plan. The in- difference between them and most Somerville housing is trinsic nature of their one-year horizon, limited scope that the “Neighborhood Residential” category assumes of information, and episodic and discontinuous decision Commercial development one school-age child per dwelling unit, and Mixed-Use making necessarily constrain their ability to plan sys- Boston and Cambridge have more money because they Residential assumes one child per twelve units. So to temically, as many Councilors would wish to do. have more commercial property. Only 17% of Somer- break even, or produce only small losses, housing has to Separately, a committee of which I am a member is ville’s real estate tax base is commercial. It generates 24% exclude families. working to update SomerVision 2030, the city’s com- of the City’s real estate tax revenue because the commer- Lab space, which did not appear in the analysis, would prehensive plan. Adopted only seven years ago, it deter- cial tax rate is 38% higher than the residential rate. conservatively generate $5,000 per year per 1,000 square mined that planning decisions would be guided by many Because Boston’s and Cambridge’s residential-to-com- feet because lab equipment is taxable. Hotel net income worthy principles, and by separate numerical objectives mercial property ratio is more balanced, their commer- is high because revenues include substantial excise taxes. for new jobs, housing units, open-space acreage, and cial real estate tax revenues per resident are 4 and 4.7 But hotel occupancy can be volatile. trips by modes other than cars. times that of Somerville's. Jobs and wages Simplifying planning considerations to these num- Somerville’s severe scarcity of commercial property bers and principles afforded a certain degree of ele- produces a severe imbalance between jobs and workers, gance. But SomerVision 2030 did not go very far in and between work sectors. Average weekly wages here understanding how these separate objectives connect – reflect this imbalance. In Somerville, they are $472 and supporting, constraining, and transforming each other $1,081 less than in Boston and Cambridge, respectively. as part of a larger system. Or, that that system extends beyond the city. And SomerVision 2040 committee members are still obligated to plan their respective subject areas separately, although we are promised that there will be one or more “reconciliation sessions.” Jobs vs. workers I want to make the systemic connections that public So the ratio between Somerville residents and jobs is planning processes in Somerville have not thus far made. also extremely unbalanced. Boston and Cambridge em- Many newcomers to the city who displaced long-term ploy our residents. Only 15% of Somerville residents residents over the last ten or more years by bidding up with jobs work in Somerville; more than half work in housing prices are now frightened that they will be sim- Boston and Cambridge. ilarly displaced. Accordingly, affordable housing has be- As municipalities, Boston and Cambridge make mon- That’s because jobs in Somerville are concentrated come Somerville’s hottest policy issue. So I will attempt ey on the commercial properties in which Somerville in lower-wage sectors and underrepresented in high- to use it as a narrative thread around which to weave residents work, while we house their workers and lose er-wage sectors. And that’s because we lack properties other systemic local and regional forces. money on the residential properties in which they live. in which to house higher-wage sectors. The industrial Affordable housing sectors in the “Percentage of total jobs” graph are arrayed Few, if any other, Massachusetts cities have stretched from lowest-wage to highest, left to right. more to preserve some measure of affordable housing. We have instituted transfer fee legislation, a Communi- ty Preservation Act, 100-Homes Program, Condomini- um Conversion Ordinance, Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Office of Housing Sustainability, Community Land Trust, the highest inclusionary zoning requirements, and numerous other housing programs. Yet Boston has, proportionately, twice as much housing that is affordable permanently, or for at least 30 years. Cambridge has half again as much. Land uses Open space The figures shown in the net-municipal-income-by- Pursuit of SomerVision’s housing-units objective, in land-use graph represent tax revenue generated by dif- turn, systemically affects the open-space objective. The ferent property types, minus the cost of providing city more new housing that we build, the greater is our need services to them. But they are not quite accurate. for green space, and the more we absorb land that could When Carson Bise performed this analysis, he was told be used for it – or for income-generating commercial to assume that the city would not build any more mu- properties – while we further erode our capacity to pay nicipal buildings. So costs of the planned Public Safety for green space. Continued on page 8 8••JUNE 26, 2019

A system gravely out of balance CONT. FROM PG 7 scarcity of living-wage jobs prevents low- and moder- ate-income people from paying for market-rate housing, while our residential-dominant tax base produces insufficient income to fully fund permanently affordable housing efforts. Meanwhile, rising residential taxes and fees burden homeowners and renters. And when homeowners on fixed incomes are forced to sell out, they understand- ably do so at top dollar. Buyers increase rents to service Community fabric their mortgages, and tenants who cannot pay are evict- In the last two decades there has been an explosion Somerville was once renowned for its tight community ed. These trends increasingly outpace all our affordable in clinical research demonstrating the breathtaking fabric. But the long-term residents who have been priced housing interventions. impacts of the presence and absence of green space on out were disproportionately those who coached little No amount of new housing that we could build in human mental and physical health. Somerville has the league, looked in on elderly neighbors, participated in Somerville would equilibrate supply and demand at a worst proportion of usable open space per resident in voluntary associations, and wove the community fabric. lower price point because the housing market is regional. the Commonwealth. Low-income households suffer In their absence, the fabric has unraveled. But some city officials argue that we need to build more most from this deficit because they don’t have the means It’s hard to find quantitative measures for communi- housing to set an example for other cities and towns. to visit greener settings. ty. But we know that relationship density, participation This is like insisting that a trauma victim who has lost Already the densest city in New England, Somerville in voluntary associations, civic engagement, and other half of his or her blood should inspire blood donors by continues to sacrifice the wellbeing of its citizens, while measures of social capital are strongly correlated with giving another pint. other cities do not. the presence of families. They are becoming ever scarcer This is not sustainable. in our city as they are priced out by more affluent, child- One-time residential building permit fees, condo- less transients. And developers are building few units minium conversions, and maximizing the 2½ lim- that can accommodate families. So our age distribution it have masked the fiscal imbalances in our system. is acutely out of balance as well. Some will remember the Planning Board’s refusal to hold Federal Realty to a 20% affordable-housing requirement because loss of $3 million in building permit fees would produce a gaping budget deficit and force extensive staff layoffs. Extreme imbalances are not sustainable in any system. Masked as they are, our current imbalances could con- Trips, traffic and congestion tinue for years, while our underlying structural deficit We are performing well on the SomerVision 2030 ob- grows ever deeper, and we grow ever more unbalanced. jective of shifting new trips onto transit, bike, and walk- But, as with a crystal meth addict, the longer that the ing modes. Yet vehicles registered here, and traffic and run continues, the more devastating will be the crash, parking congestion, continue to increase. This is because Affordable housing consequences and the more tortuous the recovery. we keep building more unaffordable housing, and be- If we examine Somerville as part of a system, we Recognizing this, our city’s leaders could now institute cause more affluent people with cars displace lower-in- discover that the greatest obstacle to housing afford- policies to rebalance the system. I’ll examine some of come people without cars in existing housing. ability is insufficient commercial development. The those in my next column.

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JUNE 26, 2019••9 Union Square developer unveils new plan for open space and east-west connections In combination, the resulting that, he shared that they plan to be well received by the audience By Marshall Collins • Make the new MBTA stop streetscapes would exceed area create a second neighborhood and community, and signal that At the June 13 Planning Board more accessible standards and a neighborhood park away from Prospect Street, the project is gaining momen- meeting, the developers be- • Offer the potential for even park would be added to the plan, responding to community con- tum, with the amount of open hind the revitalization of Union more affordable housing and together delivering better concerns about moving green space space and connections to the Square shared their updated vi- open space in Union Square nections to the neighborhood. away from traffic, and also con- MBTA being some of the final sion for open space, which was The D2 Block will now fea- Karczewski noted that these necting the MBTA Station to pieces of feedback from the com- refined based on feedback from ture 33,000 square feet of total changes will be key to helping the neighborhood to the east. munity that the developers have the community over the rigorous Civic Space, an increase of more the city realize the goals laid out He noted that an adjacent piece now addressed. The updated 18-month community process. than 11,000 square feet from in Somervision. That plan called of land to the new park - cur- plans followed a recent Planning During the presentation, Greg what was initially proposed. for creating and programming a rently being used by the MBTA Board meeting where the City’s Karczewski, president of US2, With these changes, open space network of vibrant public open for construction - could become fiscal expert Barry Abramson the master developer selected now accounts for 35 percent of spaces and shared use paths an additional 62,000 square feet concluded that moving parking for this project, shared the plans the site. Karczewski stated that throughout the city. The Union of open space, with the potential underground was not a viable for Union Square’s D2 Block, throughout the year and a half Square project will feature land- to become fields, which is anoth- option, and pushing for it could which were made to significant- long community process, more scaped pedestrian plazas, pocket er community priority. put the entire project in jeopardy. ly increase the amount of open green space was a consistent parks, community gardens, new The reconfiguration of the site The developers and the Union space. Karczewski shared that community desire. His team neighborhood parks and more to may also allow for more flex- Square Neighborhood Council the changes were responsive to returned to the drawing board not only promote healthy living ibility to achieve community recently gave an update on the community feedback, and will to understand how they might but also foster community recre- goals, such as affordable hous- community benefits package, help Somerville to advance the achieve this objective while still ation and cultural opportunities. ing, Karczeski said. His team is noting that the two groups are goals set out in Somervision. achieving the other project goals The community had also pro- discussing the possibility of us- close to reaching an agreement. Karczewski stated that the up- to deliver new housing, lab and vided feedback wanting the new ing a now freed-up parcel to cre- The project is awaiting a cer- dated plans do the following on office space. They determined MBTA station to be easily ac- ate additional affordable units tificate from the state’s environ- the D2 Block: that by making strategic build- cessible. Karczewski stated that with Preservation of Affordable mental protection agency and a • Increase open space to 33,000 ing footprint reductions they these changes he presented help Housing, Somerville Communi- transfer of a key parcel of land square feet Add a new neighbor- could make proposed open spac- to create a strong connection ty Corporation, and Cambridge from the city of Somerville to hood park es larger while also introducing between Union Square Plaza Health Alliance. move forward, both of which • Allow for better north-south new open area into the plan. and the MBTA station. Beyond The updated plans appeared to could come this summer.

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The views and opinions expressed in the commentaries and letters to the Editor ofThe Somerville Times do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions ofThe Somerville Times, its publishers or staff. Be Somerville apply at www.somervillema. nity. The ongoing SomerVision courage residents to remove it shows on the City’s cable chan- gov/besomerville. And don’t 2040 process is a chance to look from their yards. There are two nel (channel 13 or 613 for RCN forget to check back for fu- at the original SomerVision plan ways we’re asking for help: Visit subscribers and 22 for Comcast ture opportunities to serve on and make updates and changes www.somervillema.gov/BSW subscribers) and on Education- boards and commissions relat- when appropriate. 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You can learn more changed in the past decade and terflies, birds, and other ani- Catch a City Meeting or Event Look up city events and meet- about what each board or com- we want to make sure we keep mals. We’re partnering with the Online or on TV ings (as well as agendas and mission does, what is involved our goals updated and in sync Somerville Garden Club to raise You can watch City meetings, minutes) 24/7 on the City cal- in being a member, and how to with the needs of the commu- awareness about BSW and en- events, and other community endar at www.somervillema.gov. Bills Come Due and other miscellaneous costs Somerville’s capital budget is Look no further than Cam- linkage payments and new tax By Stephen Mackey, that every city faces. Somerville roughly $750 million, which is bridge, where the business sector revenue. Those payments, will president/CEO of the has always operated as one of substantial for a community of pays more than 60 percent of the only be realized, however, if the Somerville Chamber of the leanest municipalities of any its size, and far greater than any- total tax burden. Cambridge has city’s Planning Board approves Commerce urban core city in the Common- thing Somerville has faced be- substantially more commercial the project and the City Council The City of Somerville faces wealth. However, capital needs fore. City officials have worked properties than Somerville, be- transfers a small parcel of prop- unprecedented financial pres- are continuing to grow as the city diligently to increase the city's cause it has long pursued com- erty that the SRA has already sure as it heads into 2020. Big seeks to address its need to up- commercial tax base, which has mercial development to support agreed to convey to the developer. bills are coming due at City Hall grade facilities and infrastructure. the dual effect of reducing the its budgetary needs. Recent reports indicate that for a number of substantial capi- The high school was recent- tax burden on residential tax Since the turn of the century, the Union Square Neighbor- tal projects. For example: ly warned by the New England payers and increasing available Somerville has adopted a similar hood Council and US2 are close • $257 million is due for Association of Schools and Col- revenue for capital investment. approach, with Assembly Row to an agreement on a commu- Somerville’s new high school, leges that a failure to advance If the city’s efforts to broaden as the most prominent example nity benefits package, though it which is under construction and renovations would jeopardize the commercial base stall, the of growth that benefitted the city appears a sticking point may lie due to be completed in Spring the school’s accreditation. A burden to pay for capital proj- budget. Assembly Row has sur- in the Neighborhood Council’s 2020 new campus featuring a state- ects will fall upon residential passed all of its projections and demand that US2 enter into a • At least $50 million will be of-the-art learning environment property owners, who - in the produced millions in new com- project labor agreement, which needed for a new municipal pub- is far more preferable than a most recent fiscal year - paid 76 mercial tax revenue for the city. could stop the development due lic safety complex, according to facility with a failing exterior, percent of Somerville’s overall Somerville’s next opportunity to fiscal impacts. the most recent City of Somer- outdated steam heating system taxes. By comparison, business to broaden its commercial base In December, one Union ville Capital Investment Plan and improper insulation. Since property taxes accounted for less awaits in Union Square, where Square resident told The Boston (CIP), with costs anticipated to 1985, the Somerville Police De- than 17 percent of municipal Union Square Associates (US2), Globe that his “greatest fear is rise by at least 5 percent annual- partment has operated from a revenue. the master developer selected to that in seeking to get everything, ly, suggesting the final cost could location that wasn’t designed to It’s easy to demonize the com- revitalize Union Square is mov- we get nothing. When is good be as high as $80 million function as a public safety head- mercial sector, but communities ing toward approval for the first enough good enough?” For City • Another $50 million must quarters (the building original- that balance their tax base more phase of its development. Hall and residential tax payers, be paid to MassDOT for the ly served as a car barn for the efficiently have the opportunity The first phase, which includes an influx of millions of dollars to Green Line Extension MBTA). The building recently to minimize the financial strain a 175,000 square foot lab and defray the rising cost of capital Of course, on top of all of that, experienced severe flooding that on homeowners, while generat- office building, will generate tens projects could be plenty good. there’s the usual maintenance - displaced some of the depart- ing sufficient revenue for services of millions of dollars in land ac- Time will tell if that’s good water and sewer infrastructure ment’s essential services. that residents want and deserve. quisitions fees, permitting fees, enough for Union Square. JUNE 26, 2019••11

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The Fourth of July holds a special sig- Great memories for the future are in assuring that we Americans enjoy one like these when we can unite together in nificance in the hearts of truly patriotic made each year as we attend a patriotic of the finest standards of living among all the spirit of true patriotism and national Americans. Not only is it a time to cel- gathering, watch some fireworks, or just nations of the world. pride to celebrate the great gift of being ebrate the birth of our nation, but it also take a quiet look around and realize that Yes, we have our challenges and burdens Americans, and commemorate the sacri- happens to fall at the best time of year to America is still the Land of the Free and to bear, and a number of political and fices of our forebears in bringing this na- make good times happen, summer. the Home of the Brave. There’s nothing philosophical differences between us. But tion to life. We owe it to their memories Who among us doesn’t enjoy the occa- corny about these ideas. They are con- we also seem to push through successfully to take the time to pause and reflect on sion? Who can resist the warm glow of cepts that live and breathe as vitally to- as we strive to solve our many difficult is- what their efforts mean to us today. good fellowship between friends, neigh- day as they ever have. sues, and to soothe the afflicted among us. Enjoy the day and remember what it bors and families as the “birthday” of our We must never take these freedoms for For whatever exists momentarily that stands for. That’s the most important nation comes around? granted, nor minimize their importance may divide us, there are important times thing of all.

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Last week, Wednesday, June 19, at and now Somerville has to go to Wel- local councilor and asked why the traffic as well, Cheryl Taylor, of ERA Keys Healey School on Meacham St., the city lington to get a shuttle to the casino lights at Broadway and Boston Ave. are Realty. Happy birthday to Katherine held a meeting to discuss the old Star or walk from East Somerville over the not blinking. It seems pretty stupid to Cremins this week as well. We wish Market site. About a hundred people bridge. Hopefully, something will be have two transit cops sitting there play- her the very best and that all her wishes showed up to listen to basically nothing. done and soon. We can’t get there from ing on their phones, with signs every- come true and soon. Happy birthday to They handed out sheets with three op- here, but why? where and several huge trucks parked in a former writer here at The Times who tions on it, one of which was “wait and ************************ front of the bridge. That councilor wrote has moved on, Beecher Tuttle. Finally, a see what happens.” It appears that the What happened at the Winter Hill us back and forwarded a letter with an happy birthday to Joe Grafton, who is developer they had for the place total- Bakery? It seems like that nice lady explanation as to why it's the way it is. celebrating this week. To those that are ly backed out of the project. It’s been a who was always smiling and helpful to We can’t print the reason why this week. celebrating this week, and we didn’t post, long time and it is now the city's sore the customers during the week has been but it sounds like the men and women again we wish you the best of birthdays. spot. Mayor Curtatone and Ward 4 exiled to only Weekends. Anyone who at the GLX are still raking in the money! ************************ Councilor Jesse Clingan both should be has gone in to the bakery for the vari- ************************ The retirement party forRicky Willette working day and night to get something ous breads they sell knows who we are Celebrating their birthdays this week: (DPW) was last night at the Olde Ma- going and fast. People are getting upset. talking about. Happy birthday to a good guy, Jonathan goun’s Salon. We're sure it was packed. ************************ ************************ Buck, who celebrates this week. Jona- He’s a popular guy and we wish him The Encore casino grand opening was More new faces are showing up behind than is the General Manager at Mirak well. Of course, we wish Ricky the best this past Sunday. Thousands stood in the prescription counter at the former Motors in Arlington. He currently lives of luck in whatever he does. line from all over to get in, but a few Rite Aid now Walgreens in Winter in Winter Hill and is well known. Hap- ************************ Somerville residents wondered why Hill. It appears that the old staff has py birthday to Rod Laurenz, a great guy We heard that the DPW Commissioner Somerville doesn’t have a shuttle? It been fired. The other current Rite Aid and generous with his time and ener- is staying on until December 31 of this appears that Everett, Medford, Mal- stores are very anxiously waiting to see gy. We wish him a very happy birthday year. We guess so Joe can have him run his den, New Hampshire, South Shore what happens to them. Will they just be this week. Happy birthday to the nicest campaign again. Hopefully, Joe has others and even Boston at various points thrown out like the pharmacist on Win- Somerville lady – and we mean lady – co-running it, because although Stan was have direct shuttles to the casino, but ter Hill or will they keep their jobs? One here in the city her whole life and is still good in his day, now it’s like he is in a Twi- not Somerville. Why? Somerville is thing we can say is that many of them do here. She’s paralegal at Attorney Sean light Zone. We’re concerned here at New- closer to the casino than even Chelsea. not want that manager from Winter Hill O’Donovan’s Law Office. She's com- stalk that he can’t handle both jobs at the Assembly Square sits right across the to come down to their stores! mitted to doing her work every day and same time. Some are already questioning channel from the casino, but no shuttle! ************************ her love for her family, happy birthday the decision, but he trusts everyone now, Who pissed offWynn ? Someone has, Last week we told you that we called a Paula! Happy birthday to a good friend doesn’t he? Continued on page 17 12••JUNE 26, 2019 JUNE 26, 2019••13

Another Encore Boston 'Summertime Harbor opens The $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor opened its doors at 10 in Somerville' a.m. on Sunday, June 23. Thousands lined up to take part in the opening day festivities, which included a pyrotechnics display By Jennifer Grimes over the Mystic River. Encore Boston Harbor features 210,000 square feet of gaming Saturday June 22 was the perfect day for Somerville’s sum- space with more than 3,100 state-of-the-art slot machines and mertime event, which was held from 12 p.m.- 4 p.m. The sun 231 table games. The two-level casino also offers private gaming brightened stretches of grass on Trum Field, the breeze was rooms with secluded terraces, as well as an 88-table Poker Room. gentle, and the clouds ceased to threaten rain. Summertime in Somerville, operated by Somerville’s Parks and Recreation team, treated hundreds of families to a day of family friendly activities, pony rides, and a free BBQ. The annual family fun day was thoughtfully put together and run by community members who chose to volunteer their time for a relaxing, family-filled day. The weather lent itself to the public and gave families a day to spend with their kids. Families enjoyed playing catch, sitting at a picnic table enjoying a burger, and lounging in the sun-soaked grass. Many children joyously lined up to take their turn climbing on top of a quarter horse for a quick stroll up and down the field. There was not a frown in sight on the faces of children or their parents. Kids of all ages grouped together for games of soccer, frisbee, and football while teenage volunteers coached the activities. Firefighters and police officers also donated their services to the event. Firemen hoisted kids up onto their trucks and let them peer inside to see what a day in the life of a fire- fighter truly looked like. Police officers opened their cruis- ers as well and hoped to inspire the next generation to sit in the driver’s seat. Summertime in Somerville has been running for a few years, originally hosted by the yard’s council, and every year the event has a fantastic turn out. The streets were lined with parked vehicles and blocked off dutifully so that parents and children could walk safely to the field. Children’s faces were shimmering with face paint and laughing with joy as they jumped on the mattress of the bouncy houses that the community supplied. The day at Trum Field was definitely not one to be missed.

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Go to www.thesomervilletimes.com for more photos Photos courtesy of Encore Boston Harbor and Bobbie Toner 14••JUNE 26, 2019 5 tips for helping family caregivers manage medications more than one million emergen- why they are taking it, and the By Angela Clary cy room visits each year. possible side effects. Many medi- As we know, caregiving is a full- Allergic reactions, unexpect- cations have the potential for side time job that often requires co- ed side effects and human error effects, but are prescribed because ordinating many moving piec- are common factors behind ad- the benefits likely outweigh the es. Medication is usually a key verse reactions, so as a caregiver risk – so it’s important to know part of that picture, and it often it’s important to be aware of the the signs of trouble. Make sure falls on caregivers to ensure that potential pitfalls, and to ensure you understand the instructions things stay on track. prescriptions are taken properly. and only use as directed. Roughly 83 percent of Ameri- The following is a quick set List your medicines cans take at least one medication of tips to help family caregivers Maintaining a comprehensive daily, according to the Centers manage medications: list of medications, with dosage for Disease Control and Pre- Know your medicines and schedule, is helpful on several levels. It relieves the burden of trying to remember everything. It’s also a good idea to have this information handy if there is a Ms. Cam’s hospitalization or another emer- gency. Don’t forget to list over- the-counter medications as well. Reconcile medications Olio - (noun) A miscellaneous The interaction between some medicines can produce poten- Licensed clinical social worker and outreach specialist for Adult Family Care mixture, hodgepodge Angela Clary. tially life-threatening side ef- 1. What words are hand Osborne have from#685 1894- fects, so it’s important for med- ture in a sealed container, before fully you now feel a little more written on the back of the 1991? ical personnel to be aware of the putting it in the trash. Many empowered to take charge of Declaration of Indepen- big picture. Have an extra copy communities also host drug this often daunting aspect of dence? 8. What is the distance of of the medication list, so you can takeback days. An easy way to caregiving. While the vast ma- the Breeders' Cup turf? provide it when a hospitaliza- find out about those is through jority of caregivers have no for- 2. Which president was tion occurs. Be sure to take note the Drug Enforcement Admin- mal background in medicine, it’s the first to hold a Fourth 9. What was often spo- if anything new is added over istration website, DEA.gov. important to recognize that a of July celebration at the ken by Lurch on TV's The the course of a hospital stay. Ask Seek professional advice little preparation and mindful- White House? Addams Family? questions if you are concerned Your doctor and pharmacist are ness can go a long way toward 3. On what day did the 10. Who invented the about how the new prescrip- important resources. Don’t be helping a loved one successfully 2019 summer solstice process for making sweet- tions might interact. afraid to ask them questions, es- manage medications. ______occur? ened condensed milk? Dispose of meds properly pecially if you don’t understand Nothing good comes of having something. Some caregiver sup- Angela Clary is a licensed clinical 4. On what day is Na- 11. In 2017, what singer a medicine cabinet filled with port programs can also be help- social worker and outreach special- tional Ice Cream Day? did the Chinese govern- medications that are no longer ful. Our program, Adult Family ist for Adult Family Care (AFC), ment ban from perform- necessary. Many medicines can Care, helps caregivers follow the an Adult Foster Care provider that 5. Where is the Salvador ing in China because of be flushed down the toilet. Meds best practices on medication serves the Greater Boston, North ventionDalí (CDC). Museum Used located? correctly, hisIf behavior? you are going to help with can also be thrown away, but it’s management, and also provides Shore, and Merrimack Valley ar- medications are generally safe— medications, it’s vital you know best to mix them with some- regular training on the topic. eas. For more information, email 6. What is Frigophobia a 12. What is the name though the CDC cautions that what you’re dealing with. Know thing unappealing, such as coffee Those are the basics of medi- [email protected], call 617-628- fear of? of Celine Dion's family's adverse drug reactions cause the name of each medication, grounds. Be sure to put the mix- cation management, and hope- piano bar? 2601 or visit adultfamilycare.org. 7. What did Charles Answers on page 23 Summer programs in Somerville www.somervillema.com and surrounding area Starting July 1, 2019 enjoy free breakfast and lunch prepared www.medfordma.com by Somerville's award-winning Food and Nutrition Services Department, available all summer for youth under the age of 19. The meals are provided by Somerville Public Schools Want to write local Somerville stories? Food and Nutrition Services Department and by the Somer- ville Recreation Department. Here's a list of dates, times, and Call 617-666-4010 locations where you can enjoy a nutritious meal this summer: and speak to the Assignment Editor www.somerville.k12.ma.us/summer-meals-program. Also, take a look at the 2019 Fresh and Fun flyer to learn more about other free meal and reduced cost food options available in our community. Somerville Public Schools’ Reading Specialists have created a Summer Reading list of outstand- ing children’s literature chosen for students entering grades 1-8. These are suggestions, but children may select any title that matches their interests and their reading level, including books written in their native language. The suggested summer reading list as well as Somerville Public Library hours and locations can be found at this link. Visit the Somerville Family Learning Collaborative website (www.somerville.k12.ma.us/families) and the Somerville Hub (www.somervillehub.org) for resources for families on summer camps, summer programs, and recreational opportunities across the City. And check out the Somerville Recreation Department’s many summer program and activity options for kids and adults at http://www.somervillerec.com/info/activities/default.aspx?type=activities. JUNE 26, 2019••15

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CITY OF SOMERVILLE CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS PURCHASING DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RFP # 19-87 JOSEPH A. CURTATONE MAYOR Acquisition of Commercial Office Space by Lease for Inspectional Services Department GEORGE J. PROAKIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The City of Somerville, acting through the Purchasing Department invites sealed bids to relocate the Inspectional Services Department PLANNING DIVISION (ISD) offices in an effort to improve operations and the constituent LEGAL NOTICE experience. The proposal may offer an entire facility or a portion of a OF PUBLIC HEARING facility. The City is seeking a minimum of 7,000 square foot space in order to accommodate the Inspectional Services Department offices. A public hearing for all interested parties will be held by the Planning Board on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the VNA (Visiting Nurses Association), 259 Lowell Street , Somerville, MA. A request for proposals (RFP) and specifications may be obtained at the Purchasing Department, City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Somerville, 10-50 Prospect Street (PB 2019-03): Applicant, Union Square RELP Master Developer LLC and Owners, the City of Somerville and the Somerville MA 02143 on or after Wednesday June 19th. Sealed proposals will be Redevelopment Authority, seek Design & Site Plan Review under SZO §5.4 and SZO §6.8 to create an alley on Block D2 (as identified in the Union received at the above office until Friday July 19th at 11:00am. at which Square Revitalization Plan and the Union Square Neighborhood Plan) as proposed in the previously approved Coordinated Development Special time sealed proposals will be opened. The Purchasing Director re- Permit. TOD 100 and CCD 55-C underlying zoning district. Union Square Overlay District and CC7, HR, and MR4 sub districts. Ward 2. serves the right to reject any or all proposals if, in her sole judgment, the best interest of the City of Somerville would be served by so doing. 10 Prospect Street (PB 2019-04): Applicant, Union Square RELP Master Developer LLC and Owners, the City of Somerville and the Somerville Rede- velopment Authority, seek Design & Site Plan Review under SZO §5.4 and SZO §6.8 to construct a commercial building on Block D2 (as identified in The City will only consider facilities that provide a minimum of 35 off the Union Square Revitalization Plan and the Union Square Neighborhood Plan) as proposed in the previously approved Coordinated Development street spaces for 35 vehicles within the City of Somerville. The desired Special Permit. TOD 100 underlying zoning district. Union Square Overlay District and CC7 sub district. Ward 2. lease term is three years plus options to extend the lease for up to two additional years. Lease start date shall be September 1st, 2019 and 10-50 Prospect Street (PB 2019-05): Applicant, Union Square RELP Master Developer LLC and Owners, the City of Somerville and the Somerville end on August 31st, 2029. Redevelopment Authority, seek Design & Site Plan Review under SZO §5.4 and SZO §6.8 to construct a Plaza civic space type. TOD100 underlying Angela M. Allen zoning district. Union Square Overlay District and High-Rise sub district. Ward 2. Purchasing Director 20 Prospect Street (PB 2019-06): Applicant, Union Square RELP Master Developer LLC and Owners, the City of Somerville and the Somerville Re- 617-625-6600 x. 3400 development Authority, seek Design & Site Plan Review under SZO §5.4 and SZO §6.8 to construct a general building and a Special Permit under 6/19/19, 6/26/19 The Somerville Times SZO §6.8.10.A.4 to authorize a principal entrance for ground floor residential uses oriented toward a side lot line. TOD 100 underlying zoning district. Union Square Overlay District and High-Rise sub district. Ward 2. 50 Prospect Street (PB 2019-07): Applicant, Union Square RELP Master Developer LLC and Owners, the City of Somerville and the Somerville Re- development Authority, seek Design & Site Plan Review under SZO §5.4 and SZO §6.8 to construct a mid-rise podium tower building and a Special Permit under SZO §6.8.10.A.5 to authorize a 5% increase to the dimensions permitted for the point tower of the building. TOD 100 underlying zoning district. Union Square Overlay District and High-Rise sub district. Ward 2. 337 Somerville Avenue (PB 2016-09-R1-3/19): Applicant BwB – Square & Owner GNJ Real Estate Holdings, LLC seek revision to special permit 2016-116 to revise conditions. NB & CCD 55 zones. Ward 2. 60 Cross Street East/240 Mystic Avenue/771 McGrath Highway (PB 2014-31-R1-5/19): Applicant Anthony D. Galluccio and owner Young Lee are CITY OF SOMERVILLE filing to revise facades from the original plans approved by PB 2014-31. Original approval was to construct an approx. 107,597 sf 3-story residential PURCHASING DEPARTMENT building with 75 units and approx. 100 parking spaces located under the structure. No other revisions or changes requested. Zone BA / PUD-B RFP 19-89 Ward 1. The City of Somerville, through the Purchasing Department, invites 176-182 Broadway (PB 2017-22): Applicant and Owner, Yihe Patsy’s Corporation, seeks a Special Permit with Site Plan Review (SPSR) to construct sealed proposals for: a 26-unit mixed-use building with commercial space along the street frontage and residences above. CCD-55 zone. Ward 1. Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Bill Service 114-120 Broadway: (PB 2019-13): Applicant and Owner, Goodfood Restaurant Group, LLC, seek a Special Permit with Site Plan Review (SPSR) A request for proposals (RFP) may be obtained online at http://www. under §5.2 of the SZO to replace a one-story building with a 5-story mixed-use building (+/- 4,000square feet ground floor retail and 39 residential somervillema.gov/departments/finance/purchasing or from the Pur- units on floors 2-5). Inclusionary units provided under Article 13of the SZO and parking relief under article 9 of the SZO. CCD45. ardW 1. chasing Department, Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Somer- ville, MA, 02143 on or after June 26th, 2019. Sealed proposals will be 346 Somerville Avenue (PB 2019-08): Applicant, 346 Somerville Avenue, LLC, and Owner, Palmac Realty Corp, seek Special Permits and Special received at the above office until: July 17th, 2019 at 2:00 pm ET. The Permit with Site Plan Review (SPSR) to construct a 100-unit residential structure with inclusionary housing. SZO sections and articles including Purchasing Director reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if, §4.4.1, §8.5, §7.11, Article 9, Article 13. CCD55 zone. Ward 2. in her sole judgment, the best interest of the City of Somerville would 57 Broadway: (PB 2018-08): Applicant and Owner, Centrie Realty, LLC, seek Special Permits to alter a non-conforming property. The existing struc- be served by so doing. ture will be demolished and a new building with three residential units and ground floor retail will be constructed. Parking relief. Articles 4, 5, 7, The City of Somerville is soliciting proposals to provide a 8, & 9 of the SZO. CCD45. Ward 1. complete Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Bill Service 60 Cross Street East/240 Mystic Avenue/771 McGrath Highway (PB 2014-31-R1-5/19): Applicant Anthony D. Galluccio and owner Young Lee are from qualified, full-service providers with demonstrable ex- filing to revise facades from the original plans approved by PB 2014-31. Original approval was to construct an approx. 107,597 sf 3-story residential perience in the municipal area. building with 75 units and approx. 100 parking spaces located under the structure. No other revisions or changes requested. Zone BA / PUD-B Please email [email protected] for more information. Ward 1. Thupten Chukhatsang 365 Somerville Avenue: Applicant, Nikhilsh Rao Goruknati, and Property Owner, Riggins Holdings, LLC, seek special permits to convert from a café Procurement Analyst use to dentist office. Parking relief under Article 9. CCD-55. Ward 2. 617-625-6600 x. 3400 *** 6/26/19 The Somerville Times Submittals may be viewed in-person in the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, located on the third floor of City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA, Mon-Wed, 8:30 am-4:30 pm; Thurs, 8:30 am-7:30pm www.somervillema.gov/planningandzoning. As cases may be continued to later dates, please check the agenda on the City’s website or call before attending a meeting. Continued cases Commonwealth of Massachusetts will not be re-advertised. Interested persons may provide comments to the Planning Board at the hearing or by submitting written comments by The Trial Court mail to OSPCD, Planning Division, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143; by fax to 617-625-0722; or by email to [email protected]. Probate and Family Court Department 208 Cambridge Street Attest: Michael Capuano, Chairman Cambridge, MA 02141 As published in The Somerville Times on 6/19/19 and 6/26/19 MIDDLESEX Division Docket No. MI 19W-0750WD 6/19/19, 6/26/19 The Somerville Times SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION James A. Cabral, Plaintiff Notice of Self Storage Sale v. TO PLACE LEGAL Please take notice Prime Storage - Somerville located at 39R Medford Jasmyne R. Coffin, Defendant St., Somerville, MA 02143 intends to hold an auction to sell the goods To the above named Defendant: stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/8/2019 A Complaint has been presented to this Court by the Plaintiff, ADVERTISMENTS IN THE at 12:00 PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents ______seeking Custody/Support/Parenting Time______are household goods and furnishings. Nadia Washington unit #0591; You are required to serve upon Alessandra Donovan SOMERVILLE TIMES, Mike Vendetti unit #281B; Jane Arruda unit #292B. All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be with- attorney for plantiff - whose address is P.O. Box 1314, Marblehead, drawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. MA 01945 CONTACT US See manager for details. your answer on or before July 22, 2019. If you fail to do so, the court 6/19/19, 6/26/19 The Somerville Times will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer in the office of the Register BY 12 PM MONDAY of this Court at Cambridge. Legal Notices can be downloaded Witness, Hon. Maureen H. Monks, Esquire, First Justice of said PH: 617.666.4010 Court at Cambridge, this 7th day of June, 2019 from our website: Tara E. 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Removing black swallow-wort and spreading the word about invasive plants The City of Somerville is partnering with the Somerville Garden Club again in 2019 to raise awareness about (BSW), a very aggressive and invasive, non-native weed that can be found throughout Somerville. It displaces native plants and habitats, threatens butterflies and songbirds, and is toxic to deer and livestock. BSW is especially harmful to the monarch butterfly population as BSW resembles milkweed, where monarchs lay their eggs, and once the monarch larvae hatch they die from eating the toxic BSW leaves. BSW pods have already started to appear in Somerville this season, and the City and the Garden Club are asking community members to remove BSW when they see it. Volunteers are also being sought to help distribute informational door hangers in their neighborhoods about BSW, how to identify it, how to and remove it. Anyone interested in seeing what BSW looks like and learning the best practices for removing it may visit the City website at somervillema.gov/BSW, which also includes information on other invasive plants. The BSW plant has shiny, green leaves that come in pairs along winding vines that are often found around fences and shrubs. It also has slim, green pods that appear in June, which are imperative to remove before they turn brown and disperse wind-borne seeds. BSW also has small, dark purple flowers that grow in clusters with five petals and a green center. Whenever possible BSW should be uprooted completely and the pods should be removed. To dispose of the plant, be sure to place all of it in a sealed trash bag. Do not compost or place BSW in paper or yard waste bags, they will resprout. To sign up to help distribute door hangers now through mid-July (see sample at www.somervillema.gov/BSW), please contact City of Somerville Community Engage- ment Specialist, Taylor Ko ([email protected], 617-625-6600 x2620).

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from 4:00 p.m. - midnight. Traffic re- To ensure public safety and pedestrian stricted to residents only from 4:00 - access to events, several road closures and 6:00: p.m. (from Morrison Ave. only). bus detours will be in place for both events. No access to street after 6:00 p.m. Traffic alterations will be as follows: Franey Road: No Parking on either side Broadway (in front of Trum Field: No from 2:00 p.m. - midnight. Street will parking 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) be closed from 3:00 p.m. - midnight. Re- Due to the large crowds and loud noise stricted area authorized personnel only. of the Fireworks the City recommends Charles E. Ryan Road: No parking on that attendees leave pets at home and not street on either side from 8:00 a.m. - bring unnecessary bags or backpacks. All midnight. Access restricted to residents bags and backpacks are subject to inspec- from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. No access to street tion. For more information, please call from 6:00 p.m. - midnight. 311, or visit www.somervillema.gov.

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The campaign forSchool Commit- ers to turn multifamily homes into con- tee in Ward 3 is already very active. dos before the new law takes effect. It We heard from Mary Marshall that appears the condo review board is earn- she and her followers are planning on ing their money and more. When and if canvasing the ward several times. We this law happens, you can thank the city know one person in Ward 3 who met councilors for the prices drop here in her recently and was impressed with Somerville – like a rock. Many home- her credentials. Now, we don’t want owners with two, three and more fami- to say the other two aren’t working lies will see a significant drop in prices. hard. We haven’t heard from anyone in Guess the city council doesn’t get it. We Ward 3 that says they are or not. are a city of less than four square miles ************************ (fifth smallest in the country, and first It’s getting worse. Thecity streets are in New England). getting smaller because of bikes, that ************************ some don’t even pay attention to the After trying out some other donut plac- rules. We say charge them a license fee es, we keep coming back to Demet's in for bike excise tax. Medford on Mystic Avenue. They are ************************ made on location and fresh daily, and There appears to be a rush on applica- most of all they taste so much better tions from home owners and develop- than most. 18••JUNE 26, 2019

• • • • VILLENS ON THE TOWN • • • • The Burren The Burren Arts at the Armory Thunder Road CHILDREN AND YOUTH Front Room:Americana Session Front Room:Bluegrass Session|2 Cara Foster Karim Exhibit: Clos- 379 Somerville Ave Wednesday|June 26 with Matt Borrello, Mike Verge & p.m.Hunter Americana|5 p.m.|Ir- ing Reception Once Somerville East Branch Library Company |7 p.m. ish Session|2 p.m. 2 p.m.|Café|191 Highland Ave Heterofobia Preschool Storytime Matt Nakoa,Ilyaimy|7 p.m. Back Room: An evening with Bill Monday|July 1 Cremalleras 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.|115 Broad- Scattershots|10 p.m. Janovitz & Friends|7p.m. Dame Sally O’Brien’s Bar way Orleans Restaurant and Bar Cover Up|10 p.m. Shawn Carter's Cheapshots Com- St. Ripper Davis Square Farmers Market 65 Holland St|617-591-2100 247 Elm Street|617-776-6896 edy|7 p.m. Loretta Farmers Market Fun! Orleans Restaurant and Bar Bull McCabe’s Marley Monday with The Duppy 7 p.m.|156 Highland Ave 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.| Day & Her- Karaoke Krush Faktory(Dub Down) Conquerors reggae|10 p.m. Highland Kitchen bert Streets 65 Holland St 10 p.m.|366A Somerville 335 Somerville Ave|617-666- 150 Highland Ave|617-625-1131 Thursday| June 27 Ave|617-440-6045 Bull McCabe’s 3589 Aeronaut Brewing Co. 10 p.m.|366A Somerville Central Library Thunder Road The Burren Open Mic with Mike Morrissey Ave|617-440-6045 Preschool Storytime for 3 to Good Trees River Band with spe- Front Room: Bur-Run|6:45 8 p.m.|14 Tyler Street 5-year-olds cial guests MacGuffin, Offbrand Casey’s p.m., Run, Helena Delaney & 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. 8 p.m.|379 Somerville Ave Entertainment every Saturday Friends|9:30 p.m. CLASSES AND GROUPS TELL (Teen Library Leaders) Once Somerville 173 Broadway|617- 625-5195 Back Room: Irish Session with Wednesday|June 26 Meeting Helenor| 6p.m. Thunder Road Frank Horrigan|6 p.m. Central Library 3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m.|79 Highland Thin Lear Band Together: featuring Not Stump Trivia|8:30 p.m. Drop in Knitting and Needlecraft Ave Killian Whall Today, Toast, Karma, Yardsale, 247 Elm Street|617-776-6896 12 p.m.-2 p.m.|79 Highland Ave East Branch Library Second Chance Dance|8 p.m. and Friday Life|2 p.m. Bull McCabe’s Pub Thursday|June 27 East Branch Summer Reading 156 Highland Ave BALRFest: featuring The Skirts, Jimmy James Trivia|8:30 p.m. KICK-OFF with Ed the Wizard! Aeronaut Brewing Co. blindspot, The Dirty Dottys, and 366A Somerville Ave|617-440- Ciampa Manor 3 p.m.-4 p.m.|115 Broadway Ken Clark Organ Trio Analog Heart 6045 Learn English with the Library! 8 p.m.|379 Somerville Ave 6 p.m.-8 p.m.|27 College Avenue Friday|June 28 8 p.m.|14 Tyler Street Thunder Road The Rockwell Once Somerville 379 Somerville Ave East Branch Library Central Library Beat Surrender|6 p.m. Family Game Night Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Mac- Once Somerville Preschool Storytime for 2-year- Grendel|9 p.m. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.|115 Broad- beth Comrades olds Striplicker, Esoterik, Glass Apple way 7 p.m.|255 Elm St Formerly Bodies 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. |79 Highland Bonzai Arts at the Armory Deathbreaker West at TAB Ave 156 Highland Ave The Loop 8 p.m.|156 Highland Ave Books-to-Movies Club Saturday|June 29 Aeronaut Brewing Co. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.| 167 Hol- 7 p.m.|Café|191 Highland Ave Aeronaut Brewing Co. Copilot land St, 2nd floor East Branch Library Board Game Bonanza Friday|June 28 8 p.m.|14 Tyler Street Somerville Boxing Club on the 6:30 p.m.|14 Tyler Street First Church Somerville lawn at the East Branch Sally O’Brien’s Arts at the Armory Debtors Anonymous- a 12 Step Arts at the Armory 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.|115 Broadway Tom Hagerty Acoustic Band|6 Rick and Friends program for people with prob- Queer Tango p.m. 10 a.m.|Café lems with money and debt. 7 Tuesday|July 2 6:30 p.m.|Café|191 Highland Ave Hear Now Live / Tiny Oak present Contemplation Jazz p.m.-8:30 p.m.|89 College Ave Somerville Community Baptist - $10 cover |9pm 3 p.m.|Cafe Tuesday|July 2 (Upstairs Parlor). Church 335 Somerville Ave|617-666- Synth Bop: Inclusive Community For more info call: 781-762-6629 Preschool Storytime Sally O’Brien’s Bar 3589 Dance Party 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.| 31 College Christian McNeill & Tim Gearan Friday|June 28 The Burren 6:30 p.m.|Cafe|191 Highland Ave 8 p.m.|335 Somerville Ave|617- Ave East Branch Library Front Room: Irish Session|9:30 The Rockwell 666-3589 p.m. East Branch Book Group Wednesday|July 3 Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Mac- The Burren Backroom: An evening with Kevin 11 a.m._ 2 p.m.|115 Broadway East Branch Library beth Front Room: Jason Anick & The So|7 p.m. Preschool Storytime 7 p.m.|255 Elm St Swingers|8:30 p.m. Saturday|June 29 Pop Disaster| 10 p.m. 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.|115 Broad- Union Tavern Back Room: Central Library 247 Elm Street|617-776-6896 way Terminal 51 / jeannie / The 247 Elm Street|617-776-6896 June Gallery @ SPL Reception: Once Somerville Roughs Bull McCabe’s Pub Mountains (and where they MUSIC|ARTS As The Sparrow 9 p.m.|345 Somerville Ave Ghetto People Band come from) Wednesday|June 26 Old Fox 10 p.m.|366A Somerville 12:30 p.m.-3:30p.m.|79 High- Verdegree Sunday|June 30 Sally O’Brien’s Bar Ave|617-440-6045 land Ave Free Poker, lots of prizes! Hope & Things Sally O’Brien’s Bar Highland Kitchen Union Square Farmers Market 8 p.m.|335 Somerville Ave|617- 8 p.m.|156 Highland Ave Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars|6 First Tuesday of the Month|Spell- 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.|Union Square 666-3589 Orleans Restaurant and Bar p.m. African Night, SambaLolo and ing Bee Night Plaza The Burren DJ starting at 10 p.m. guests|10 p.m. hosted by Victor and Nicole of Bagel Bards Front Room:Americana Session 65 Holland St|617-591-2100 335 Somerville Ave|617-666- Egoart. Somerville Writers and Poets with: Grain Thief|9 p.m. Bull McCabe’s 3589 The fun starts at 10:00p.m. meet weekly to discuss their work Backroom: Tommy Sands|7:30 The Silks 150 Highland Ave|617-625-1131 9 a.m.-12 p.m Au Bon Pain| 18- p.m. 10 p.m.|366A Somerville The Burren PJ Ryan’s 48 Holland St Comedy Night with Arty P.|10 Ave|617-440-6045 Front Room: John Gannon & Friends|2 p.m., Alan Kaufman Pub Quiz 10 p.m.|239 Holland p.m. Joshua Tree Sunday|June 30 & Friends|6 p.m., Los Goutos|9 St.|617-625-8200 247 Elm Street|617-776-6896 DJ McRiddleton Fourth Step to Freedom Al- p.m. Thunder Road Orleans Restaurant and Bar 256 Elm St. |617-623-9910 Anon Family Groups Backroom: Hana Kahn Tour 379 Somerville Ave 65 Holland St|617-591-2100 7:00 P.M. | 6 William Street Casey’s Launch with Kerrin Connolly & Once Somerville Unity Church of God Bull McCabe’s Pub Entertainment every Friday Special Guest George Woods 156 Highland Ave Enter upstairs, meeting is in The Nephrok Allstars 173 Broadway|617- 625-5195 247 Elm Street|617-776-6896 Aeronaut Brewing Co basement 10 p.m.|366A Somerville Thunder Road Bull McCabe’s Pub Indie Trivia Ave|617-440-6045 379 Somerville Ave Monday|July 1 Dub Apocalypse 8 p.m.|14 Tyler Street Thunder Road Aeronaut Brewing Co. 366A Somerville Ave|617-440- East Branch Library Bearly Dead – Wednesday Night John Williams Jam Band 6045 Wednesday|July 3 Learn English at the Library! Residency 8 p.m.|14 Tyler Street Highland Kitchen Sally O’Brien’s Bar 6 p.m.-8 p.m.|115 Broadway 8 p.m.|379 Somerville Ave The Rockwell Sunday Brunch Live Country & Free Poker, lots of prizes! Central Library Once Somerville Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Mac- Bluegrass 8 p.m.|335 Somerville Ave|617- Chess Night Cabaret Witch Punk beth|7 p.m. Sunday Night Live Music 666-3589 7 p.m.-8:45 p.m.|79 Highland 7 p.m.|156 Highland Ave ClueProv|9 p.m. 150 Highland Ave|617-625-1131 The Burren Ave Front Room:Americana Session Highland Kitchen 255 Elm St Orleans Restaurant and Bar Tuesday|July 2 150 Highland Ave|617-625-1131 Game Night with: Grain Thief|9 p.m. Arts at the Armory East Branch Library Aeronaut Brewing Co. Cambridge Symphony Orchestra 65 Holland St|617-591-2100 Backroom: Roland Pearsall, Mike Hastings Band|7 p.m. GOOD CRAFTernoon! Last Wednesday Residency: Stran- Chamber Players Thunder Road Comedy Night with Arty P.|10 3 p.m.-4 p.m.|115 Broadway gled Darlings 7:30 p.m.|Café|191 Highland Ave 379 Somerville Ave 8 p.m.|14 Tyler Street p.m. Central Library Saturday|June 29 Once Somerville 247 Elm Street|617-776-6896 Learn English with the Library! Thursday|June 27 Cate Le Bon Sally O’Brien’s Orleans Restaurant and Bar 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.|79 Highland Moon Diagrams Sally O’Brien’s Tim Gearan Band|6 p.m. 65 Holland St|617-591-2100 Ave BT ALC Big Band 7pm - $10 The Very, The All Mighty Cow- 8 p.m.|156 Highland Ave Bull McCabe’s Pub Wednesday|July 3 cover boys, The Spearmint Sea - $10 Aeronaut Brewing Co. The Nephrok Allstars 7 p.m.|335 Somerville Ave|617- cover|9 p.m. Last Sunday BYOP Residency: The Central Library 10 p.m.|366A Somerville 666-3589 335 Somerville Ave|617-666- Late Risers| 2 p.m. Drop in Knitting and Needlecraft Ave|617-440-6045 3589 14 Tyler Street 12 p.m.-2 p.m.|79 Highland Ave PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO! JUNE 26, 2019••19

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CENTER LOCATIONS, TIMES & SCHEDULES BBQ at the Ralph & Jenny Center – Thursday, August sha at 617-625-6600 Ext. 2317. Holland Street Senior Center: located at 167 Holland 22 starting at 10:00 a.m. 9 New Washington Street. Join Current Events Group – Meets every Thursday at Street (between Davis Square and Teele Square) us for a BBQ of hot dogs and hamburgers and Bingo 9:30 a.m. Our Social Worker, Natasha Naim, facili- Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. too. Please call Josie or Vivian at 617-625-6600, ext. tates this group. Join a group of your peers to discuss Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 2300 to RSVP. current events. If you are interested in joining, have any 617-625-6600, Ext. 2300 Atlantic City Boys – Wednesday, September 18 at the questions or require additional information please call Cross Street Center: located at 165 Broadway Davensport Yacht Club. $69 per person includes trans- Natasha at 617-625-6600 Ext. 2317. (East Somerville) portation, lunch, show, taxes and gratuity. Meal choice De-cluttering support group - If you have concerns Mondays & Tuesdays - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. of stuffed breast of chicken or baked scrod.Time to be around your clutter, this group may be for you. This Thursdays - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. determined.If you require additional information, have closed group meets both in spring and fall for 6-8 617-625-6600, Ext. 2335 Fax: 617-625-1414 any questions or want to reserve your spot please call at weeks. This group is co-facilitated by Natasha Naim and Ralph and Jenny Center: located at 9 New Washington 617-625-6600, ext. 2300. Marina Colonas. If you are interested in joining, have Street (behind the Holiday Inn) Blood Pressure Screening – Cross Street Center located any questions or require additional information please Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at 165 Broadway from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Up- call Natasha at 617-625-6600 Ext. 2317. 617- 666-5223 coming Dates: June 13. If you require additional infor- Gardening Club – Meets the second Monday of each Main Office: located at 167 Holland Street mation please contact Debby Higgins at 617-625-6600, month starting at 9:00 a.m. and running for an hour (between Davis Square and Teele Square.) ext. 2321 or email [email protected] most times. Vilma Sullivan, facilitates this group. A dif- Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. LGBTQ EVENTS ferent topic each month ranging from gardening tips & Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. LBT Women Fit-4-Life - Fitness Class is Thursday eve- secrets to inexpensive greenhouses. If you are interest- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. nings starting at 6:00 P.M. $10 a month fee - scholar- ed in joining, have any questions or require additional 617-625-6600, Ext. 2300 Fax: 617-625-0688 ships available & it just might be covered under your in- information please call 617-625-6600 ext. 2300. TTY: 866-808-4851 surance. We have available slots and would love to have Low Vision Support Group – Meets the second Tues- UPCOMING EVENTS you. If you have any questions or require additional info, day of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Our Volunteers needed for the Engage for Brain Health please contact our Health & Wellness Coordinator, Chris Social Worker, Ashley Speliotis, facilitates this group. Do Study – Are you starting to have problems with your Kowaleski at 617-625-6600 Ext. 2315. you know someone who has trouble seeing? Do you memory or have trouble climbing stairs? Engage B LGBTQ lunches will be on hiatus until the fall. have low vision? Join our Low Vision Support Group for might be right for you! 24 week study for people 60 to WEEKLY EXERCISE AND NUTRITION CLASS SCHED- educational and informative information and peer sup- 89 years of age. Call Chris at 617-625-6600, ext. 2315 ULE (Please cut out and save) port in a confidential environment. Lunch and transpor- tation may be available on request. If you are interested or email him at [email protected] for ques- Monday: tions and additional information. in joining, have any questions or require additional in- Keep Moving Walking Club** - 9:00 a.m. (H) formation please call Ashley at 617-625-6600 Ext. 2318. Fit-4-Life Nutrition Classes – Thursday afternoons from Tai Chi – 11:30 a.m. (H) Memory Café – Meets the second Thursday of every 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with our Nutritionist Caitlin Fit-4-Life Group C - 1:00 p.m. (H) month from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon. McAfee. Learn about our new and upcoming nutrition Tuesday: programs including, Cooking with Caitlin, Fit-4-Life Our Social Worker, Ashley Speliotis, facilitates this group. Strengthening - 9:00 a.m. (H) Nutrition Class, Meal in a Mug and more. For more A welcoming place for people with forgetfulness and $3 per class (H) information call Caitlin at 617-625-6600, ext. 2316. their family and friends to share a meal and create new Fit-4-Life - 11:00 a.m. (C) memories. If you are interested in joining, have any Healthy Steps – Thursdays – Ralph & Jenny Center from Bike Club – 12:15 p.m. (H) questions or require additional information please call 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Healthy Steps is a therapeutic, Wednesdays: Ashley at 617-625-6600 Ext. 2318. gentle, movement class for anyone who needs to get moving, particularly anyone recovering from surgery, Fit-4-Life Group A (exercise) - 9:00 a.m. (H) Mens Group – Meets the first Tuesday of each month frail elders or those living with chronic fatigue or arthri- Fit-4-Life Group B (nutrition) - 9 a.m. (H) from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This group is facilitated tis. Class is free. For additional information or questions Fit-4-Life Group B (exercise) - 10:00 a.m. (H) by our volunteer, Norbert DeAmato. Are you recently to call 617-625-6600, ext. 2300. Fit-4-Life Group C (nutrition) - noon (H) retired? Looking to connect with other men in the com- Fit-4-Life Group C (exercise) - 1:00 p.m. (H) munity? Join our men’s group where you can connect Monthly Book Club Selections – Meets the 3rd Friday Zumba 4 All - 5:15 p.m. - $3/class (H) with old friends and make new ones. All men 55 and of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays: over are welcome. If you are interested please call 617- Country Western Line Dancing – The 1st & 3rd Thurs- 625-6600 Ext. 2300. day of each month- Holland Street Center. $3 per class Yoga - 9:00 a.m. (H) Signing with Bryan – Meets Mondays at the Holland – no experience needed. For additional information or Fit-4-Life - 11:15 a.m. (C) Street Center 167 Holland Street from 10:00 a.m. to questions call at 617-625-6600, ext. 2300. LBT Fit-4-Life, 6:00 p.m. (H) 11:00 a.m. For more information or to join the fun call Fridays: Movie Day Wednesday – June 26 starting at 10:30 a.m. 617-625-6600 ext. 2300. Book Club starring Jane Fonda. Lunch and Bingo to Fit-4-Life Group A - 9:00 a.m. (H) Veterans Group – Meets the third Monday of each follow. Please call Josie at 617-625-6600, ext. 2300 to Fit-4-Life Group B - 10:00 a.m. (H) month from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Our volunteer, reserve your spot. Fit-4-Life Group A (nutrition) 10:00 a.m. (H) Norbert DeAmato, facilitates this group. Are you a Adventure Group – Please call for details Afternoon at the Theatre – The Sound of Music – veteran? The Veterans Group is the perfect opportunity Thursday, July 18 at 2:00 p.m. $33 per person. First *All Fit-4-Life classes are $10 per month and require to socialize, have solidarity, to reminisce and to meet come – first serve, space is limited, no refunds. Check pre-registration other veterans. If you are interested in joining, have any in time is 12:30 p.m. at Holland Street with an approx- HOLLAND STREET GROUP INFORMATION questions or require additional information please call imate return time of 5:00 p.m. Payment due at time Book Club – Meets the third Friday of each month from 617-625-6600 ext. 2300. of reservation. Please call 617-625-6600, ext. 2300 for 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This group self-facilitates. CROSS STREET GROUP INFORMATION more information. Group members choose both fiction and non-fiction Lunch is served – every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Arts & Crafts with Judy – Wednesday, July 24 from 9:30 titles on a quarterly basis. Books are available on reserve please call Maureen at 617-625-6600, ext. 2335 for sign a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at our Holland Street Center. Bingo at the Central Branch of the Somerville Library. If inter- up. and lunch will follow. Please call 617-625-6600, ext. ested please call 617-625-6600 Ext. 2300. 2300 for more information or to sign up. Coffee & Conversation – Meets every Monday, Tuesday Caregiver Support Group – Meets the third Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Maureen BBQ at the Cross Street Center – Tuesday, August 6 of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Our Social Bastardi, Program Coordinator and Sandy Francis, Cross starting at 10:00 a.m. 165 Broadway. Join us for a BBQ Worker, Ashley Speliotis, facilitates this group. Are you Street Center Volunteer, work together to facilitate this of hot dogs and hamburgers and Bingo too. Please call caring for a parent, relative, s pouse or close friend? group. Come meet people from all over the world and Maureen to RSVP at 617-625-6600, ext. 2335. Feeling isolated or overwhelmed? You are not alone! join in the discussion of a different topic every day. Con- Afternoon at the Theatre – La Cage Aux Folles – Thurs- Come share your experience and practical support. versation is followed by the Fit-4-Life exercise program day, August 15th at 2:00 p.m. $33 per person. First Open to all and new members are always welcome. and then lunch. If you are interested in joining, have any come – first serve, space is limited, no refunds. Check If you are interested in joining, have any questions or questions or require additional information please call in time is 12:30 p.m. at Holland Street with an approx- require additional information please call Ashley at 617- Maureen at 617-625-6600, ext. 2335. imate return time of 5:00 p.m. Payment due at time 625-6600 Ext. 2318. Game Hour – Every Tuesday from noon to 1:00 p.m. of reservation. Please call 617-625-6600, ext. 2300 for Cribbage Club – Meets every Monday from 10:30 a.m. at our Cross Street Center. Join us for lunch and activi- more information. to 11:30 a.m. This group is facilitated by volunteer Nort- ties. Immediately following lunch we will have a “Game Movie Day Tuesday – August 20 starting at 10:30 a.m. bert DeAmato. If you are interested in joining, have any Hour.” Yahtzee, Sorry, Jenga, Cards, Scrabble, Check- Sister Act starring Whoopi Goldberg. Lunch and Bingo questions or require additional information please call ers, Clue, Qwirkle, Dominoes, Uno & Connect 4 are to follow. Please call Josie at 617-625-6600, ext. 2300 to Josie at 617-625-6600, ext. 2300. available to play. Community Cooks provides us with a reserve your spot. Conversations of the Heart – Meets bi-monthly on family style lunch on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays and Food Arts & Crafts with Judy – Wednesday, August 21 from Mondays from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. at our Holland Street Services provides us with lunch on the off days. If you 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at our Holland Street Center. Center. Social Worker, Natasha Naim, facilitates this are interested in joining, have any questions or require Bingo and lunch will follow. Please call 617-625-6600, group. If you are interested in joining, have any ques- additional information please call Maureen at 617-625- ext. 2300 for more information or to sign up. tions or require additional information please call Nata- 6600, ext. 2335. 20••JUNE 26, 2019

Kiwanis Club school Draw Night at VOX POP supply drive

Join Somerville Media Center on Saturday, June 29, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., at what they hope will become a monthly gathering of creators who love to draw first, then drink afterwards. Comics artist and SMC Programming Coordinator Dave Ortega will host this chill-vibes event where folks get together and draw in the same space, working on whatever they choose, then go out to Riverbar afterwards for a post-draw share. Once again, the Somerville Kiwanis Club is implementing a school supply Simple supplies like paper, pens, pencils, erasers, and markers will be provided drive program to help less fortunate children and families to be ready for the if you are in need. Work on your own stuff or use one of our prompts. They will new school year starting in September. have prompts. They are also happy to give you points in the right direction if you want to learn to draw. In conjunction with the Parent Information Center and Somerville local schools, the Somerville Kiwanis Club has a goal of distributing 200 backpacks filled with necessary school supplies to children and families in need by early August. This year, we are focusing our efforts on serving students in Somerville Community Growing grades 7-12. It has come to our attention that it is the older kids who truly need our help. Center reopening Supply wish list: 17”- 19” backpacks; pencil cases (soft); pencils, pens, high- lighters, colored pencils; pencil sharpeners; sharpies; erasers; plastic folders; loose-leaf paper; spiral notebook or pad; pads of paper; rulers; 3-ring binders; section tabs for 3 ring binders. To donate supplies or support this effort financially, please drop off your donations at one of the following local locations between July 1 to July 30:

East Cambridge Savings Bank, 285 Highland Ave. Winter Hill Bank, 342 Broadway Winter Hill Bank, 5 Cutter Ave. Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate, 205 Holland St. Or, make a check payable to:

The Somerville Kiwanis Club SSD The Somerville Community Growing Center celebrated its reopening last Mail to: Pauline D'Aurora, Treasurer Saturday morning with a crowd of friends, neighbors, and volunteers. Kiwanis Club of Somerville c/o Winter Hill Bank The first stage of the renovation of this unique urban garden/park was made 342 Broadway possible with funds provided by the residents of Somerville through the city’s Somerville, MA 02145 Community Preservation Act funds. For twenty-five years, people have come to enjoy a variety of events and nature-based programs in this little oasis near Union Square. The Friends of the ' Growing Center look forward to raising more funds to restore many of the Bobby' s Dad Jokes Corner plants that had to be cleared during the process. By Bobbygeorge Potaris To find out all that’s happening at the SCGC check out the website at thegrow- ingcenter.org. — Photo by Mark Hoffman Why did the student eat his homework? Because it was a piece of cake.

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Wednesday, June 26 7:00pm LIVE - The Boston Medium 1:00pm Tele Magazine 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 12:00am Free Speech TV 8:00pm Startup TV Boston 2:00pm The Beantown Beatdown 9:00am The Stephanie Miller Show 9:00pm The Beantown Beatdown 3:00pm Democracy Now! 10:00am Both Sides of the Bars 6:00am SCATV Community Bulletin Board 10:00pm The Chatman Booth 4:00pm New England Pride TV 10:30am SOM Arts 7:00am Esoteric Science 10:30pm TUTV 4:30pm What's New Massachusetts? 11:00am Art Seen at SMC 7:30am DW In Good Shape 11:00pm DIWHY The show 5:00pm Reeling Review 11:30am DW Conflict Zone 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 5:30pm Both Sides of the Bars 12:00pm The Thom Hartman Show (Free Speech TV) 9:00am DW Global 3000 Friday, June 28 12:00am Heavy Leather Topless Dance Party 6:00pm The World Fusion Show 1:00pm The Kamla Show 9:30am Both Sides of the Bars 6:30pm The Literati Scene 1:30pm DW Global 3000 10:00am Poet to Poet, Writer to Writer 1:00am SCATV Secret Stash 1:30am SCATV Secret Stash 7:00pm Poet to Poet, Writer to Writer 2:00pm NASA TV Silicon Valley Live 10:30am Somerville Storytellers 7:30pm SOM ARTS 3:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 11:00am LIVE - Fallon’s Daily Roast 2:00am Free Speech TV 6:00am SCATV Community Bulletin Board 8:00pm Special SCATV Programming 4:00pm DW Euromaxx 12:00pm The Thom Hartman Show (Free Speech TV) 8:30pm Henry Parker Presents 4:30pm Legacies 1:00pm Health is Wealth 7:00am The Bill Press Show (Free Speech TV) 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 9:00pm Nossa Gente e Costumes 5:00pm TeleGalaxie 1:30pm Art Seen at SMC 10:00pm DIWHY The Show 6:00pm Going Postal 2:00pm Science 360 9:00am Esoteric Science 9:30am Cambridge Calendar 11:00pm SCATV Secret Stash 6:30pm The Last Sip 3:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 11:30pm TUTV 7:00pm LIVE - The Yellow Jacket Lady 4:00pm Speak Up! Somerville 10:00am NASA TV 11:00am SOM ARTS Sunday, June 30 7:30pm Henry Parker Presents 4:30pm The Literati Scene 8:00pm LIVE - Somerville Overcoming Addiction 5:00pm Hello Neighbor 11:30am DW Tomorrow Today 12:00am Flotilla 9:00pm Dedillhando au Saudade 5:30pm Women2Women Today 12:00pm The Thom Hartman Show (Free Speech TV) 1:00am SCATV Secret Stash 10:00pm Duck Village Stage Sessions 6:00pm Speak Up! Somerville 1:00pm The Yellow Jacket Lady 1:30am SCATV Secret Stash 11:00pm Boston Come Through 6:30pm Off the Shelf 1:30pm Speak Up! Somerville 2:00am Heavy Leather Topless Dance Party 7:00pm Haitian Poetry in 3 Languages 2:00pm The Kamla Show 3:00am Free Speech TV Tuesday, July 2 8:00pm LIVE - Somerville Pundits 2:30pm SMC Youth Media 6:00am Community Bulletin Board 12:00am Free Speech TV 8:30pm Speak Up! Somerville 3:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 7:00am Nossa Gentes e Costumes 6:00am Community Bulletin Board 9:00pm Boston Come Through 4:00pm Gay USA 8:00am Effort Pour Christ 7:00am DW Euromaxx 10:00pm LIVE - Heavy Leather Topless Dance Party 5:00pm The Chatman Booth 9:00am Tele Kreyol 7:30am Esoteric Science 11:00pm Flotilla 5:30pm What’s New Massachusetts? 10:00am Evangelista Camillo Fodera 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 6:00pm LIVE - Fallon's Daily Toast 11:00am The Chef’s Table Series Thursday, June 27 9:00am The Chef’s Table Series 7:00pm SOM ARTS 12:00pm Gentle Belly Dancing 10:00am Road to Recovery 12:00am SCATV Secret Stash 7:30pm Art Seen at SMC 1:00pm Off the Shelf 12:30am SCATV Secret Stash 11:00am Graphic Content 8:00pm The Grandstanders 1:30pm DW Conflict Zone 11:30am DW In Good Shape 1:00am Free Speech TV 8:30pm Greater Somerville 2:00pm Startup TV Boston 6:00am SCATV Community Bulletin Board 12:00pm The Thom Hartman Show 9:00pm The Boston Medium 3:00pm African Television Network 1:00pm Words on Film with Dan Burke 7:00am Perils for Pedestrians 10:00pm Heavy Leather Topless Dance Party 4:00pm Dedilhando a Saudade 7:30am DW Focus on Europe 2:00pm Somerville Overcoming Addiction 11:00pm Totally Working Out 5:00pm Gay USA 3:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 6:00pm The Grandstanders Saturday, June 29 4:00pm SMC Youth Media 9:00am DW Tomorrow Today 6:30pm Teen Empowerment 12:00am DIWHY The Show 4:30pm Henry Parker Presents 9:30am Hello Neighbor 7:00pm Cinema Somerville 1:00am Boston Come Through 5:00pm LIVE - Poet to Poet, Writer to Writer 10:00am Legacies 8:30pm Somerville Neighborhood News 2:00am Heavy Leather Topless Dance Party 5:30pm What’s New Massachusetts? 10:30am Somerville Pundits 9:00pm Tele Magazine 3:00am Free Speech TV 6:00pm Community Lens 11:00am Teen Empowerment 10:00pm The Boston Medium 5:00am Effort Pour Christ 6:30pm Art & Ideas 11:30am Art & Ideas 11:00pm Box House Productions Presents 6:00am SCATV Community Bulletin Board 7:00pm Art Seen at SMC 12:00pm The Thom Hartman Show (Free Speech TV) 11:30pm SCATV Secret Stash 1:00pm The Somerville Line 7:00am Road to Recovery 7:30pm LIVE - Greater Somerville 3:00pm Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) 8:00am Democracy Now! (Free Speech TV) Monday, July 1 8:00pm LIVE - Dead Air Live 4:00pm Hello Neighbor! 9:00am SMC Youth Media 12:00am Free Speech TV 9:00pm The Somerville Line 4:30pm The Struggle 9:30am Somerville Storytellers 5:00am Evangelista Camillo Fodera 10:00pm TUTV 5:00pm Words on Film with Dan Burke 10:00am Dead Air Live 6:00am Community Bulletin Board 10:30pm Public Access Boyz 6:00pm Community Lens 11:00am Haitian Poetry in 3 Languages 7:00am Perils for Pedestrians 11:00pm Box House Productions Presents 6:30pm Somerville Pundits 12:00pm TeleGalaxie 7:30am Going Postal 11:30pm Ojo Rojo CITY TV 22 (Comcast) | 13 (RCN) Schedule

Wednesday, June 26 2:30am Historic Preservation Awards 6:00pm East Somerville Walking Tour - 6.16.19 8:00am SomerViva en Espanol 8:00am Talking Business "Bow Market" 8:00am Conway Park & PIP Plan Info Session 7:30pm Connecting Communities - June 2019 8:30am Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 8:30am Fit-4-Life #5 10:00am SomerViva em Português - May 2019 8:00pm Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 9:30am Connecting Communities - June 2019 9:00am SomerViva en Espanol 11:30am Connecting Communities - June 2019 9:00pm Copp's Hill Burying Ground 10:30am East Somerville Walking Tour - 6.16.19 12:00pm City Council Meeting - 6.27.19 9:30am Copp's Hill Burying Ground 12:00pm SomerViva em Portugues - June 2019 10:00pm Memorial on the Mystic 2019 4:30pm POW Veterans' Cemetery Ceremony 11:00am Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 12:30pm Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 Sunday, June 30 6:30pm Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 12:00pm SomerViva en Espanol 1:30pm School Committee Meeting - 6.17.19 12:00am Raising Families "Special Needs Education" 7:30pm SomerViva en Espanol 12:30pm Connecting Communities - June 2019 2:09pm Talking Business "Bow Market" 12:30am Roll Call of Heroes 2019 8:00pm Finance Committee - FY20 Budget 1:00pm East Somerville Walking Tour - 6.16.19 2:30pm Finance Committee - FY20 Budget 1:05am Talking Business "Bow Market" 2:30pm Pride Flag Raising 6:30pm Connecting Communities - June 2019 1:30am Copp's Hill Burying Ground Tuesday, July 2 3:00pm Historic Preservation Awards 7:00pm Raising Families "Youth Vaping & Smoking" 2:30am SomerVision 2040: Parameters - 4.5.19 12:00am Copp's Hill Burying Ground 6:00pm Finance Committee - FY20 Budget 7:30pm SCAP Annual Meeting 2019 8:00am Fit-4-Life #6 12:46am Pride Flag Raising 9:00pm Jane's Walk 2019 1:03am Jane's Walk 2019 Thursday, June 27 8:30am Jane's Walk 2019 11:00pm Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 3:00am Talking Business "Bow Market" 12:00am Senior Circuit - June 2019 10:30am SomerViva em Portugues - June 2019 7:30am East Somerville Walking Tour - 6.16.19 12:30am Connecting Communities - June 2019 Saturday, June 29 11:30am Connecting Communities - June 2019 9:00am Fit-4-Life #3 1:00am SCAP Annual Meeting 2019 12:00am Copp's Hill Burying Ground 12:00pm Senior Circuit - June 2019 9:19am Pride Flag Raising 2:30am City Council Meeting - 6.13.19 1:00am East Somerville Walking Tour - 6.16.19 12:30pm POW Veterans' Cemetery Ceremony 11:00am Copp's Hill Burying Ground 8:00am City Council Spotlight - Ben Ewen Campen 2:30am The Bilingual Brain: Benefits of Bilingualism 1:30pm Finance Committee - FY20 Budget 12:00pm Senior Circuit - June 2019 8:31am SomerViva em Português - May 2019 7:30am Fit-4-Life #2 6:30pm POW Veterans' Cemetery Ceremony 12:30pm Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 9:01am East Somerville Walking Tour - 6.16.19 8:00am Copp's Hill Burying Ground 7:30pm Senior Circuit - June 2019 1:30pm Historic Preservation Awards 11:30am SomerViva en Espanol 8:46am Pride Flag Raising 8:00pm SomerViva em Portugues - June 2019 3:00pm Conway Park & PIP Plan Info Session 12:00pm Senior Circuit - June 2019 9:03am Connecting Communities - June 2019 8:30pm City Council Meeting - 6.27.19 6:30pm SomerViva em Portugues - June 2019 12:30pm Finance Committee - FY20 Budget 9:30am Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 Monday, July 1 7:00pm Senior Circuit - June 2019 7:00pm City Council Meeting - 6.27.19 11:00am City Council Spotlight - Ben Ewen Campen 12:30am Senior Circuit - June 2019 11:31am POW Veterans' Cemetery Ceremony 7:30pm POW Veterans' Cemetery Ceremony Friday, June 28 1:00am Roll Call of Heroes 2019 8:30pm Roll Call of Heroes 2019 12:31pm Senior Circuit - June 2019 1:35am City Council Meeting - 6.27.19 12:00am Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest - 6.15.19 1:00pm Finance Committee - FY20 Budget 9:05pm SCAP Annual Meeting 2019 1:00am East Somerville Walking Tour - 6.16.19 7:30am Middlesex Update w/Marian Ryan 10:33pm Copp's Hill Burying Ground Educational TV 15 Schedule

Wednesday, June 26 9:00pm Healey School Spring Concert 6:30pm Rec All City Track Meet 11:00am SCALE Graduation 2019 9:00am WSNS Science Fair Winners 9:30pm SHS Baseball vs Pope John 8:00pm El Sistema Year End Concert 12:30pm El Sistema Year End Concert 10:00am Argenziano School Spring Concert 11:00pm Rec All City Track Meet 8:30pm WSNS Moving On Ceremony - 6.10.19 1:00pm Boys Intramural Basketball Championship 11:00am Rec All City Track Meet Friday, June 28 9:06pm Argenziano School Spring Concert 2:00pm Girls Intramural Basketball Championship 1:00pm WSNS Moving On Ceremony - 6.10.19 12:30am El Sistema Year End Concert 10:00pm Kennedy School K-3 Spring Concert 3:00pm SHS Graduation 2019 2:00pm WHCIS Moving On Ceremony - 6.7.19 9:00am Rec All City Track Meet 11:00pm WSNS Science Fair Winners 5:00pm Rec All City Track Meet 3:00pm Kennedy School 4-8 Spring Concert 11:00am SCALE Graduation 2019 Sunday, June 30 7:00pm SCALE Graduation 2019 4:00pm Kennedy School 4-8 Spring Concert 12:30pm El Sistema Year End Concert 12:00am WHCIS Moving On Ceremony - 6.7.19 8:30pm El Sistema Year End Concert 5:00pm WSNS Science Fair Winners 1:00pm Boys Intramural Basketball Championship 1:00am Rec All City Track Meet 9:00pm Boys Intramural Basketball Championship 6:00pm Argenziano School Spring Concert 2:00pm Girls Intramural Basketball Championship 3:00am Public Domain Theater [6/19] 10:00pm Girls Intramural Basketball Championship 7:00pm Rec All City Track Meet 3:00pm SHS Graduation 2019 9:00am An Evening of Song 11:00pm SHS Graduation 2019 9:00pm WSNS Moving On Ceremony - 6.10.19 5:00pm Rec All City Track Meet 10:00am Argenziano School Memorial Day Concert Tuesday, July 2 10:00pm WHCIS Moving On Ceremony - 6.7.19 7:00pm SCALE Graduation 2019 10:30am Brown School Spring Concert 1:00am Class Day 2019 11:00pm Kennedy School 4-8 Spring Concert 8:30pm El Sistema Year End Concert 12:00pm WSNS Spring Concert 9:00am WSNS Science Fair Winners Thursday, June 27 9:00pm Boys Intramural Basketball Championship 1:00pm Healey School Spring Concert 10:00am Argenziano School Spring Concert 12:00am Kennedy School 4-8 Spring Concert 10:00pm Girls Intramural Basketball Championship 1:30pm SHS Baseball vs Pope John 11:00am Rec All City Track Meet 1:00am SHS Boys Tennis vs Wakefield 11:00pm SHS Graduation 2019 3:00pm Rec All City Track Meet 12:30pm SCALE Graduation 2019 9:00am An Evening of Song Saturday, June 29 4:30pm El Sistema Year End Concert 2:00pm El Sistema Year End Concert 10:00am Argenziano School Memorial Day Concert 1:00am WSNS Science Fair Winners 5:00pm An Evening of Song 3:00pm Student of the Qtr. - Argenziano School 10:30am Brown School Spring Concert 2:00am Public Domain Theater [6/19] 6:00pm Argenziano School Memorial Day Concert 3:30pm Kennedy School K-3 Spring Concert 12:00pm WSNS Spring Concert 9:00am SCALE Graduation 2019 6:30pm Brown School Spring Concert 4:00pm WHCIS Moving On Ceremony - 6.7.19 1:00pm Healey School Spring Concert 10:30am Rec All City Track Meet 8:00pm WSNS Spring Concert 5:00pm WSNS Science Fair Winners 1:30pm SHS Baseball vs Pope John 12:00pm El Sistema Year End Concert 9:00pm Healey School Spring Concert 6:00pm Argenziano School Spring Concert 3:00pm Rec All City Track Meet 12:30pm WSNS Moving On Ceremony - 6.10.19 9:30pm SHS Baseball vs Pope John 7:00pm Rec All City Track Meet 4:30pm El Sistema Year End Concert 1:05pm Argenziano School Spring Concert 11:00pm Rec All City Track Meet 8:30pm SCALE Graduation 2019 5:00pm An Evening of Song 2:00pm Kennedy School K-3 Spring Concert Monday, July 1 10:00pm El Sistema Year End Concert 6:00pm Argenziano School Memorial Day Concert 3:00pm WSNS Science Fair Winners 12:30am Brown School Spring Concert 11:00pm Student of the Qtr. - Argenziano School 6:30pm Brown School Spring Concert 4:00pm WHCIS Moving On Ceremony - 6.7.19 1:35am WSNS Spring Concert 11:30pm Kennedy School K-3 Spring Concert 8:00pm WSNS Spring Concert 5:00pm SCALE Graduation 2019 9:00am Rec All City Track Meet 12:00am WHCIS Moving On Ceremony - 6.7.19 1:00am SHS Boys Tennis vs Wakefield

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OFF THE SHELF by Doug Holder Interview with Philosopher /Poet Ifeanyi Menkiti

Longtime Somerville resident, college professor, poet, and philosopher Ifeanyi Menkiti passed away at the age of 78 this month. Menkiti is noted for saving the famed Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Harvard Square, when he took over ownership. I am grateful for him for many things, his warm welcoming presence, his poetry, his generosity, and his humanity. I am also grateful that he bought the Bloc 11 Cafe building on Bow Street in Union Square years ago. SOMERVILLE He told me over lunch there that he wanted a cafe that would be a meeting place for writers, intellectu- edited by Doug Holder als, entrepreneurs, and others. As we looked across yrical the crowded cafe, I realized his vision had been met. LKrikor Der Hohannesian lives in Medford, Below you will find a poem in honor of Menkiti by MA. His poems have appeared in over 150 his friend Tomas O'Leary. The interview included literary journals including The Evansville was conducted years ago. Review, The South Carolina Review, Atlanta in developing this goal in your work? Review, Louisiana Literature, Connecticut Re- Bells for Ifeanyi IM: Being born in Africa, I had a very strong view and Natural Bridge. He is a three-time sense of my own being. I felt comfortable taking on Pushcart Prize nominee and the author of Death did not toll for Ifeanyi. the world. When I came to this country I was with two chapbooks, Ghosts and Whispers (Finish- The bells of Saint Paul were solemn kids from Asia, Sweden, all over, and it was good. I ing Line Press, 2010) and Refuge in the Shadows (Cervena Barva but joyful, an upbeat mystery to us enjoyed it. I like the global community. We tend to Press, 2013). Ghosts and Whispers was a finalist for the Mass Book awards poetry category in 2011. this afternoon. What’s that think we can only do the “local thing.” If you really all about, we wondered, being want to protect the local state, you really have to look WAKE neighbors of the church. what’s going on in the rest of the world. We’d not yet heard the news. It’s not only Americans trying to open their own Ifeanyi Mankiti, in memorium But now it’s as clear as those bells minds, it’s other people trying to see behind what’s How absolute, permanent that he’s changed locations. at the surface. Americans are real human beings the stillness of death… We’re not prepared to allow this, struggling to make sense of their lives. They have a the suddenness shocks us, lot of sorrow, and yet they keep on moving. In the I stood beside your casket we love Ifeanyi, we favor him book Altair… I am trying to bring this sense of willing to stay as long as it took living forever. May the Great God mutuality together. to see your chest rise and fall again, grant him rest, but with balanced DH: In your poem from Altair…, They Will Rise, wishing your eyes to open, measure of play, and all you write, “… the body of Europe,/ but an elonga- your lips to part in speech, such twinkling mischief as a man tion/ of the body of Africa…. Some deep mystery signature smile at the corners, steeped in grace and honor sprung/ from the soil of this Africa/ & the mystery is waiting to see your hand reach out loves to shed on those he loves. not done.” Do you believe Africa will rise from a third as if to reassure us all. world continent to a major player in world affairs? What’s its mystery? I wanted to break with decorum, — Tomas O’Leary IM: I believe Africa has ancient wisdom. It’s an extend my hand to touch you Ifeanyi Menkiti came to this country from Nige- elder continent. I don’t see the buffoonery of Idi as you touched so many, ria to study in the 1960’s. Years after, he earned a Amin, but I see the Africa of Mandela. There is an- solemnity be damned! PhD in Philosophy from Harvard University and other side of the continent that has to do with its — Krikor Der Hohannesian has since taught at Wellesley College for more than rich culture, not just its suffering. There is a sense thirty years. He has penned three books of poet- that we all carry that DNA from Eve who walked To have your work considered for the Lyrical send it to: ry, Affirmations, The Jubilation of Falling Bodies, and the grounds of Africa. The body of Europe is then Doug Holder, 25 School St.; Somerville, MA 02143. [email protected] most recently Of Altair: The Bright Light. His poetry an elongation of Africa. has appeared in journals like Ploughshares, New Di- DH: You like to play with words. In your poem rections, and the Massachusetts Review. Menkiti is a Hubble… you describe neutrinos like they are funnily From on page 14 recipient of an award by the National Endowment shaped pasta in alphabet soup, or the fact that “white of the Arts, and his poetry has been aired on NPR, instruments,” often search for “Black Holes.” Ms. Cam’s and other radio stations. I talked with Menkiti on IM: I am fascinated by the immensity of the night my Somerville Community Access TV show Poet to sky. All these wars, they are little, petty battles, like Poet/Writer to Writer. little chickens battling in the backyard, in compari- Doug Holder: You are trained as a philosopher. Is son. I am fascinated by the mystery of the universe – there poetry in philosophy and is there philosophy in the mystery of matter. Nature is so strange and mys- Answers poetry? Are they a good fit? terious that it becomes an inspiration for my work. DH: In any good work there is a musicality, a 1. "Original Declaration 7. Hiccups non-stop for Ifeanyi Menkiti: I don’t think we have to make particular cadence, inherent in it. Where does of Independence dated approximately 68 years such a rigorous separation between the two. I think 4th July 1776" there is a connection between the two. There was yours come from? 8. 1 1/2 miles an interesting observation by this poet who taught IM: My mother used to sing to me as a child. I 2. Thomas Jefferson physics. He said, “I teach physics to make a living, I think as you grow up, you pick these things up. The 9. "You rang?" write poetry to live.” I don’t know if I would quite put music of the African languages comes through. Each 3. June 21, 2019 it that way, but it is a sort of a philosophy of mine. language has its own music. It is the sound of hu- 10. Gail Borden Poetry deals with the meaning of life, the meaning of manity. It is good to know music in language is not 4. Third Sunday in July meaning, just like philosophy. encased in locality, but has huge worldwide content. 11. Justin Bieber DH: In a press release that concerns your work as a DH: In your own experience have you experienced 5. St. Petersburg, Florida poet, it reads: “… the poet looks deeply into the psy- poetry as a cohesive or healing force in society? 12. Le Vieux Baril in che of individuals, and urges us to look for references IM: I believe it has the power to do that. Poetry 6. Becoming too cold Charlemagne, Quebec beyond our local prejudices, and thereby discover a should not be used to beat up on the other guy, but sense of our shared humanity." Did your experience to explore our common humanity. It comes from our coming from Nigeria to the United States have a role common connection. 24••JUNE 26, 2019