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Somerville man pleads not guilty in murder case

A Somerville man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of stabbing his former girlfriend to death and is being held without bail. Antonio Marcos Ferreira, 38, was arraigned on Wednesday in Middlesex Superior Court on a sole count of first-degree murder. Boston Globe, 12/4/09
Dumpsters yield bounty for 'freegans' (Gretchen Ertl for the Boston Globe)Julia Golomb (right) and Alison Abreu-Garcia, both of Somerville, stand with some of the food they found in the dumpster of a metro area grocery store.

Dumpsters yield bounty for 'freegans'

CAMBRIDGE -- Spring Greeney started eating food out of dumpsters shortly after she graduated from Harvard University. She doesn't do it because she is hungry (at least not hungry in the cardboard-sign sense); or broke (she has a cubicle job with a state environmental agency). She does it to make a statement.

Dems reach out to voters as primary looms

With the major debates now over, most of the endorsements in hand, and last-minute television and radio ads up and running, the four Democrats vying for the Senate began turning their attention yesterday to their final appeals to voters in the closing days of the primary campaign. Boston Globe, 12/4/09
Somerville Scene

The ins and outs of Somerville supermarkets

The ins and outs of Somerville supermarkets What's Fage? Keep reading.
Sure there's family and time off, but for many of us the holidays boil down to one key ingredient: food. Which means shopping. Supermarket lovers know that not all purveyors of towering cans of discounted pumpkin are alike - not even two branches of the same store. Boston Globe, 11/27/09

Parking office to hold extended hours

From the City of Somerville: Acting Director James Kotzuba announced today that the City’s Traffic and Parking offices at 133 Holland St. will open their doors on the nexr two Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and will also remain open until 7 p.m. on Jan. 4 and 5, in order to provide permitting assistance to residents affected by new parking regulations. Boston Globe, 12/2/09

'Savoring East Somerville' cookbook released

From East Somerville Main Streets: SOMERVILLE - Chefs, foodies, and East Somerville fans alike have cause to celebrate: after minor delays, additions, and a lot of anticipation, the “Savoring East Somerville” cookbook and neighborhood guide is finally off the presses, just in time for the holidays! Boston Globe, 12/1/09
Coakley picks up endorsements From left, former state senator Sal Albano; former Somerville mayor Dorothy Gay; Coakley, former Somerville mayor and Southern Middlesex County Register of Deeds Eugene Brune; and state Representative Carl Sciortino.

Coakley picks up endorsements

In a slap at a native son, four prominent politicians who have represented Somerville in recent years endorsed Attorney General Martha Coakley for the US Senate today over US Representative Michael E. Capuano. Boston Globe
Local children in 'Nutcracker'

Local children in 'Nutcracker'

The Boston Ballet’s production of "The Nutcracker" has a little local flavor this year. Three Somerville youths are appearing in the holiday classic, which runs through Dec. 27 at the Boston Opera House - and their parents are pumped.Boston Globe, 12/1/09

Celebrating renovation of Grimmons Playground

Celebrating renovation of Grimmons Playground (City of Somerville photo)
From the City of Somerville: Community members joined Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Ward 4 Alderman Walter Pero, and other elected officials celebrated the grand re-opening of Grimmons Playground. Boston Globe, 11/30/09
Artists oppose new Green Line facility

Artists oppose new Green Line facility

The manager of the Brickbottom Artists Building is urging city residents to tell state transit officials that putting a Green line maintenance facility in the area known as Yard 8 would hurt the neighborhood.Boston Globe, 11/25/09

Somerville visionary meetings start Dec. 1

From the City of Somerville: Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development Monica Lamboy announced that the City will hold a series of Visioning Meetings throughout the months of December and January. Boston Globe, 11/19/09

See the holiday lights by trolley Dec. 19

See the holiday lights by trolley Dec. 19 This beauty is on Central Street.
The Somerville Arts Council will hold its annual Illuminations Holiday Tour on Saturday, Dec. 19. The Illuminations Tour is the Somerville Arts Council's annual trolley tour of holiday light displays. Boston Globe, 11/24/09

Taking license with temporary plates

Taking license with temporary plates
Sitting in traffic, I noticed the license plate in front of me: a scrap of cardboard with numbers and letters scribbled in black marker. It reminded me of Stewart Berg, a volunteer historian with the Registry of Motor Vehicles who has collected more than 100,000 old license plates. He told me that when Massachusetts created plates back in 1903, drivers had the option of either buying a plate from the state for $2 or making one. Boston Globe, 11/20/09
Somerville Scene

Engaging the young and the restless

Young Somerville: An unexpectedly loaded phrase for those who have lived here long enough to know they're still newcomers. Boston Globe, 11/20/09

Mayor announces new crime tip tool

From the office of Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone: The mayor and the Chief of Police Anthony Holloway have announced the launch of Tip411, a service offered by Citizen Observer, a nationally recognized provider of web-based policing tools. Boston Globe, 11/23/09

Capuano nets two mayors' endorsements

Somerville's Congressman Michael E. Capuano picked up endorsements from two mayors on Sunday at a rally in Malden. Melrose Mayor Robert Dolan and Malden Mayor Richard Howard told the crowd of more than 100 that they're backing Capuano. Boston Globe, 11/23/09

Somerville takes inventory on trees

Somerville takes inventory on trees (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)Kyle Hairston helped plant trees in front of the West Somerville Neighborhood School on Arbor Day last spring.

Somerville's early-summer tree inventory has produced piles of data like falling leaves, said Urban Tree Initiative coordinator Brad Arndt. Somerville has ... drumroll ... 11,062 trees on city-managed land, plus 244 planting sites and 66 stumps. Boston Globe, 11/23/09

Op-ed view: Stand up, get mad, and be like Mike!

Writing about the former Somerville mayor and his bid for the US Senate, Globe columnist Scot Lehigh says, "I used to be a mild-mannered sort, but no more. Michael Capuano has ignited my sense of grievance.'' Boston Globe, 11/18/09
Buonomo gets 2 1/2 years in prison

Buonomo gets 2 1/2 years in prison

John Buonomo, a former Somerville alderman and former register of probate for Middlesex County, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in state prison yesterday for stealing over $100,000 in taxpayer money and campaign funds. Boston Globe, 11/18/09

New vehicles en route for police, firefighters

Somerville police will soon have a new fleet of wheels following a Board of Aldermen vote to authorize spending $375,640 for more than a dozen vehicles. The Fire Department is also slated to receive three new Toyota Priuses and a $500,000 pump truck. Somerville News, 11/18/09

Bilingual story time at library

From the Somerville Public Library: Join us at the Central Library (79 Highland Avenue) on Saturday and on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 3 p.m. for storytime with Elizabeth Jose, graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz and current Somerville resident. Elizabeth has been studying Spanish for over 7 years. Boston Globe, 11/20/09
Martinis with history

Martinis with history

The idea of digging into the cocktail archives has become de rigueur in recent years. For Gargoyles owner James Conforti and bartender Paul Christie, that was the plan from the get-go when they opened in 1996. Boston Globe
John P. Driscoll Jr., a top lawyer who fought for others

John P. Driscoll Jr., a top lawyer who fought for others

John P. Driscoll Jr. (inset), who rose from his childhood in Somerville as a son of Irish immigrants to the heights of Boston's legal circles, used his life to teach that service meant more than simply achieving public office or personal aggrandizement. He died at age 77 Sunday in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston of complications from an aneurysm. Boston Globe, 11/17/09

Signs at last of new resident-only parking rules

Evidence of progress for the city's long-delayed resident-only parking restrictions will start showing up this week, with signs being installed on the streets involved and multilingual fliers tucked under windshields in preparation for the Jan. 4 starting date. Boston Globe, 11/16/09
Holiday project tips crane onto library (Bobbie Toner)

Holiday project tips
crane onto library

A crane putting up a Christmas tree in East Somerville on lower Broadway tipped over onto the East Branch Library on Tuesday night. Traffic was stalled for hours while emergency crews worked to put the crane upright again. Somerville News

Turning stories into songs of inspirational power

    Anne Heaton, a singer-songwriter from Somerville (at right), was at a conference in Costa Rica when asked a question that set her on a new and unexpected mission: "What are you going to do to promote peace?" She blurted out, "Tell other people's stories." From her simple answer grew her latest project, "Life is Alchemy," which uses a journalistic approach to songwriting. Boston Globe, 11/17/09
    (Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff)
    Somerville residents Gretchen Eisenman (left) and Alexis Weglowski soak up the atmosphere at the Boston Tiki Bash at the Villa Victoria Center. The Nov. 14 bene- fit for On the Rise, a Cambridge nonprofit aiding women in crisis, was organized by LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails). (Erik Jacobs) Somerville residents Gretchen Eisenman (left) and Alexis Weglowski soak up the atmosphere at the Boston Tiki Bash at the Villa Victoria Center. The Nov. 14 bene- fit for On the Rise, a Cambridge nonprofit aiding women in crisis, was organized by LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails).
    Passionate sense of right, wrong

    Passionate sense of right, wrong

    In 1993, when Michael E. Capuano (inset) was Somerville's mayor, an encounter with unleashed rottweilers getting too close to his son led to angry words backed up with a baseball bat. Now he's a US representative, running for the Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy as a self-described "fighter" for liberal causes. The bat may be gone, but the anger is often there, as visible, sometimes as palpable, as ever. Boston Globe, 11/16/09
    Democractic US Senate contenders (from left) Michael E. Capuano, Stephen G. Pagliuca, Martha Coakley, and Alan Khazei at Sunday night's forum hosted by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization at a church in Jamaica Plain. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff) Democractic US Senate contenders (from left) Michael E. Capuano, Stephen G. Pagliuca, Martha Coakley, and Alan Khazei at Sunday night's forum hosted by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization at a church in Jamaica Plain.

    Forum presses Democratic rivals for answers

    The four Democrats running for the US Senate met Sunday night with almost 800 members from Boston area congregations, who demanded they commit to a platform of actions, including capping interest rates and restoring health care benefits recently taken from legal immigrants. Boston Globe, 11/16/09

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      Eating local takes root (Danielle Dreilinger)

      Eating local takes root

      In the nine years since I discovered community-supported agriculture, the distance between me and my farm share has steadily shrunk. I'm far from the only Somerville resident getting food closer and closer to home. Boston Globe, 11/13/09

      Ball Square Café offers breakfast at its best

      Ball Square Café offers breakfast at its best
      Ball Square Café in Somerville is pleasant and comfortable, the staff is warm and welcoming, and everything I managed to sample was breakfast fare at its best. Boston Globe, 11/13/09

      A new rhythm
      for Shakespeare

      The American Repertory Theater’s “Best of Both Worlds’’ transports "The Winter's Tale" to the imaginary land of Funktopia with the help of local gospel ensembles. Boston Globe, 11/13/09
      Director David Coleman leads the Tufts University Third Day Gospel Choir through a rehearsal for its turn performing in 'Best of Both Worlds.' (Barry Chin/Globe Staff) Director David Coleman leads the Tufts University Third Day Gospel Choir through a rehearsal for its turn performing in "Best of Both Worlds."

      Tufts Senate seeks changes to alcohol policy

      The Tufts Community Union Senate has broken its silence on the university’s new alcohol policy, voting after a heated discussion Sunday night to seek revisions to this semester's new rules. Tufts Daily, 11/16/09
      Buonomo's pension rescinded after guilty plea

      Buonomo's pension rescinded
      after guilty plea

      The city of Somerville has rescinded the $3,200 a month pension of John Buonomo, a former Middlesex Register of Probate who awaits sentencing on charges he stole cash from state copy machines and his own campaign fund. Boston Globe, 11/10/09

      Chambers makes the 10 best list

      Somerville-based Herb Chambers makes Globe's top 10 best places to work list. Boston Globe, 11/8/09

      Somerville's busiest guy

      Somerville's busiest guy (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
      US Senate candidate Mike Capuano leaves his Somerville home to attend a campaign event. Capuano is holding an “Open Mike” night from 6:30 – 8:30 tonight at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.Boston Globe, 11/9/09
      Pay options for preschoolers considered

      Pay options for preschoolers considered

      As the School Committee mulls a proposal to charge an enrollment fee for some preschoolers at the Capuano Early Childhood Center, the school district's financial director recommends collecting all fees up front, if implemented. Boston Globe, 11/6/09

      Mayor to reconvene Financial Advisory Committee

      The following is a press release issued by the City of Somerville: With state and local revenues continuing to lag well behind projections, and with more economic uncertainty ahead, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he is reconvening the special Financial Advisory Committee. Boston Globe, 11/6/09

      E. Somerville Main Streets to give awards

      East Somerville Main Streets is singing the praises of business advocate Stephen Mackey and youth worker Roland James at the group’s Thursday, Nov. 12 fund-raiser.Boston Globe, 11/6/09

      Fabulous prize for Somerville's Faint

      Fabulous prize for Somerville's Faint Faint with Elizabeth Hurley.
      Trinette Faint, 38, of Somerville, won the Harper's Bazaar-Estee Lauder-sponsored Fabulous at Every Age contest last week. Faint, who used to be Matt Damon's personal assistant, is a photographer who also runs FaintServicesGroup.com, a personal assistance company catering to film stars in town for movie projects. Boston Globe, 11/5/09

      Who Taught YOU to Drive? Rebuttals, revisions

      We’ve got lots of mail to catch up on, letters on everything from leaky air conditioners to no-turn signs to the identity of the youngest person ever to drive in Massachusetts. Here we go. Boston Globe, 11/6/09
      Rafal ousts Norton on school panel

      Rafal ousts Norton on school panel

      Ward 4 School Committee member James Allen Norton appears to have lost his seat Tuesday, despite an endorsement from the Somerville News - which he edits. According to unofficial results released by the city, challenger Christine Theberge Rafal collected 596 votes for the seat, to Norton's 469. Boston Globe, 11/4/09
      School Committee weighs preschool fees (Dina Rudick/Globe staff)219 children currently attend the Capuano center.

      School Committee weighs preschool fees

      The School Committee may vote this winter to charge an enrollment fee for preschoolers at the Capuano Early Childhood Center, and the issue will get an airing before a subcommittee on Wednesday at 7.p.m. at the Somerville High Library. Boston Globe, 11/3/09
      Sixth grade will likely survive at Brown

      Sixth grade will likely survive at Brown

      Fifth-graders attending the Brown School will likely be able to stay there next year, thanks to the School Committee's finance and buildings subcommittee. Boston Globe, 11/5/09
      Capuano pitches his insider status (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff)Michael Capuano speaks to media after an Oct. 26 debate.

      Capuano pitches his insider status

      While his opponents and many political candidates around the country are running against Washington, US Representative Michael E. Capuano is casting himself as the quintessential Beltway insider deeply comfortable in the corridors of power.Boston Globe, 11/3/09

      Delicious organized chaos at Trina's Starlite

      Delicious organized chaos at Trina's Starlite (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)
      Trina's Starlite Lounge is the coolest place in town. It looks like a dive, one of those 1950s roadside spots that you can't see into (though Trina's does have a window on one side). Mysterious nonetheless. Inside, you're met with a wall of noise, a crush of people, friendly staff, and bartenders who seem to be able to lip-read. In this hipster crowd you'll see lots of National Health Service glasses, narrow-brimmed hats, long colorful knit scarves. Boston Globe, 11/1/09

      Somerville hydrants need repairs

      The Fire Department has identified 25 badly damaged hydrants in this year's citywide flushing program, which ends Saturday. City spokesman Tom Champion said repair costs weren't immediately available from the Water Department. Boston Globe, 10/30/09

      Picking trash contractor always tricky business

      It’s everyone’s favorite time of year in Somerville: Time to renegotiate the trash and recycling contract. Last year, the city avoided the fracas by extending its five-year agreement with Somerville-based Fred W. Russell & Sons. Though a new trash task force revised specs before issuing the July 1 bid, it looks like the old boys will be back, according to data provided by city budget analyst Matthew Dias. Boston Globe, 11/2/09

      Internet addiction is hard to break

      Internet addiction is hard to break (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)Tufts sophomore Walker Holahan said losses of Internet access "brought people closer."
      The trouble signs are all there. They don’t sleep enough, they don’t eat right, they’ve lost touch with their friends, and their school performance has dropped off a cliff. Their worried parents bring them to the doctor, fearing drug abuse or depression, but the evaluations come up empty. Boston Globe, 11/2/09

      Residents discuss hopes for Green Line extension

      As the Green Line extension project picks up steam, some Somerville residents are worried about its possible effects on environmental and affordable-housing efforts in the city. Tufts Daily, 10/29/09
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      Zombies go for the Thrill of it all in Somerville

      Zombies go for the Thrill of it all in Somerville (Nate Tompkins)The dancers make their moves at the Unity Church of God.

      Our intrepid Somerville correspondent Danielle Dreilinger put on her best zombie outfit Saturday night and headed to Davis Square, where she joined thousands worldwide in dancing simultaneously to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Here's her account of the zany event. Boston Globe, 10/28/09

      Suspects in stabbing due in court Friday

      Two teens are due in court on Friday for their alleged roles in the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy on Monday in front of Somerville High School. Boston Globe, 10/29/09

      Glenn Mohr Chorale to perform Nov. 1

      From Little Sisters of the Poor: To celebrate the canonization of Jeanne Jugan on Oct. 11, the Jeanne Jugan Residence in Somerville has invited The Glenn Mohr Chorale to present its original production “Jeanne Jugan – The Hidden Heart.” Boston Globe, 10/29/09
      Leaders, Little Sisters honor canonization (City of Somerville)

      Leaders, Little Sisters honor canonization

      From the City of Somerville: Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Board of Alderman joined the Little Sisters of the Poor’s Jeanne Jugan residence on Highland Avenue in celebrating the canonization of their Mother-Foundress, Saint Jeanne Jugan last week, in two ceremonies. Boston Globe, 10/29/09

      No casinos: from Somerville's Bob Massie

      One point, proven over and over again, but conveniently forgotten: Every slot machine kills one permanent job in an economy. Blue Mass Group, 10/26/09

      'War of the Worlds' coming

      Martians are coming! Well, they're coming to the Somerville Theater via the Post-Meridian Radio Players, a local group mounting a Hub version of "War of the Worlds" this weekend as part of its annual Halloween production. Boston Globe, 10/27/09

      Somerville arrest log: assaulting a police officer

      Last week's arrest log includes charges of assaulting a police officer, armed robbery, and drug distribution. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Boston Globe, 10/28/09

      City officials investigating church noise

      Sound the trumpets ... or don't. Just in time for the holidays, Somerville city officials are investigating noise complaints about neighborhood churches. Boston Globe, 10/28/09
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      Green Line turnabout could be a win

      Green Line turnabout could be a win (Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership Illustration)
      Danielle Dreilinger says most people in Somerville look forward to raising a glass of champagne to the Green Line extension. But as of June, the state Executive Office of Transportation was poised to drop some bitter into the sweet: Planning to put a big, honking MBTA maintenance facility in southeast Somerville. Boston Globe, 10/23/09

      Bike path in latest round of stimulus

      Gov. Deval Patrick is unveiling a second round of 33 transportation projects to be funded with $166 million in federal stimulus money, including money for an extension of the Minuteman Bike Path and road projects in Somerville and Medford. Boston Globe, 10/27/09

      Stabbing reported near Somerville High

      Two men were arrested today for their alleged roles in the stabbing of a 16-year old boy this afternoon in front of Somerville High School. Boston Globe, 10/26/09

      3 students injured in crash near school

      Three children from the Michael E. Capuano Early Childhood Center were hospitalized for minor injuries on Monday after a 32-year-old woman crashed her car into a fence in front of the school shortly before 2 p.m. Boston Globe, 10/26/09

      Somerville native battles Brandeis in age case

      Somerville native battles Brandeis in age case
      On a recent rainy morning, Mary Sullivan (left) looked out from her living room across the harbor in Marshfield to the Edna Grace, a 40-foot lobster boat she and her husband, Richie, would be working. But an impending northeaster had the Edna Grace battened down. Boston Globe, 10/26/09
      Blessing of the Bay Boathouse getting state grant Alderman William White at Friday's ceremony.

      Blessing of the Bay Boathouse getting state grant

      The city is receiving a $201,000 state grant for the Blessing of the Bay Boathouse, as well as a walkway from the boathouse to Foss Park - part of a program to spruce up areas along the Mystic River in Somerville and five surrounding communities. Boston Globe, 10/26/09

      Somerville aldermen push for Brown school report

      Citing the budget crunch, East Somerville Alderman Bill Roche revived the longstanding debate over whether to close the Benjamin Brown school at the Oct. 22 board meeting. Boston Globe, 10/26/09

      Quidditch of 'Harry Potter' fame comes to Tufts

      Every college tries to market a magical student experience, and the Harry Potter Society at Tufts University is picking up the slack. The Society recently launched a club for Quidditch, a game featured in the fantasy series that has caught on like wildfire at local colleges and universities. Boston Globe, 10/23/09

      Somerville arrest log: child porn, boat B&E, and witness intimidation

      Last week's arrest log includes child pornography charges, breaking and entering, and witness intimidation. Boston Globe, 10/21/09
      Discovering your inner geek
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      Discovering your inner geek

      Somerville resident Ethan Gilsdorf’s life looked pretty sweet: He was a freelance travel journalist based in Paris. But when he found himself obsessed with "Lord of the Rings" figurines, he wondered. Boston Globe, 10/16/09
      More than 200 attend Albion Park grand opening

      More than 200 attend Albion Park grand opening

      More than 200 residents and community members joined local officials on Oct. 10 to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Albion Park, on Albion Street in Ward 5. Boston Globe, 10/21/09

      Police get incident command vehicle

      Police get incident command vehicle
      The Somerville Police Department has taken delivery on a new Incident Command vehicle. The vehicle was converted from an ambulance donated by Cataldo Ambulance Company of Somerville. Boston Globe, 10/22/09

      Davis Square initiative plods ahead

      Davis Square initiative plods ahead
      As it approaches its fourth birthday, the Davis Square Area Resident-Business Initiative (DARBI) is having growing pains: Volunteers can barely keep up with interest and events, said president Thalia Tringo. Boston Globe, 10/21/09

      Canonization of Jeanne Jugan to be celebrated

      The Little Sisters of the Poor and Principal Celebrant Cardinal Sean O’Malley announces the local canonization Mass of Thanksgiving of our Mother Foundress Saint Jeanne Jugan on Saturday, Oct. 24. Boston Globe, 10/21/09

      Somerville celebrates All-America achievement

      Residents, business owners and elected officials from past and present joined in a community celebration on Saturday dedicated to celebrating one thing: Somerville. The Somerville News, 10/21/09

      Flu vaccines delayed in Somerville

      The city's manager of public health nursing says Somerville will have to wait longer than expected for its alloted doses of both the seasonal and swine flu vaccines. Boston Globe, 10/20/09
      Christina Economos, Tufts University's anti-obesity crusader who founded the nationally recognized 'Shape Up Somerville' program, shared a laugh with Governor Deval Patrick on Thursday at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel. Economos was one of four recipients of the New England Healthcare Institute's Innovators in Health awards. (Roger Farrington ) Christina Economos, Tufts University's anti-obesity crusader who founded the nationally recognized "Shape Up Somerville" program, shared a laugh with Governor Deval Patrick on Thursday at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel. Economos was one of four recipients of the New England Healthcare Institute's Innovators in Health awards.

      Police chief on 'short list' for Fla. position

      Somerville Police Chief Anthony Holloway is among 12 candidates for the police chief opening in Clearwater, Fla. The Somerville News, 10/20/09
      Capuano gets backing from two US reps

      Capuano gets backing from two US reps

      US Representative Michael Capuano of Somerville may be trailing Attorney General Martha Coakley in the polls, but he is winning among dropouts from the Senate race. Boston Globe, 10/20/09

      Somerville leading by example in saving energy

      Do believe the hype: Somerville’s municipal environmental improvements look pretty good to the experts. Boston Globe, 10/19/09

      Alderman Sullivan continues outdoor tour

      Alderman at Large Dennis Sullivan will continue his fall neighborhood mobile office tour across the city with stops in Wards 3 and 4 this Saturday. Boston Globe, 10/19/09
      Making their pitches at gaming forum

      Making their pitches at gaming forum

      Democratic state Senator Patricia Jehlen – who represents Somerville – invited lawmakers on both sides of the expanded gambling question to make their case at a forum on Thursday night at Century Bank headquarters on Mystic Avenue in Medford. Boston Globe, 10/16/09

      Gladys Knight and The (Senate) Pips

      The Democratic primary for US Senate resembles a Massachusetts version of Gladys Knight & The Pips. Boston Globe, 10/16/09
      Robbie Anderson flies though the air at the second annual Save Our Somerville skate demo at Conway Park. Skaters from Somerville and beyond rode rails and jumps and collected signatures to support development of a permanent skate park in the city. The demo was sponsored by Assemble and Conquer of Teele Square. (Save Our Somerville) Robbie Anderson flies though the air at the second annual Save Our Somerville skate demo at Conway Park. Skaters from Somerville and beyond rode rails and jumps and collected signatures to support development of a permanent skate park in the city. The demo was sponsored by Assemble and Conquer of Teele Square.

      SCC creating online map showing visions of Somerville Green Line corridor

      The Green Line won't snake its way through the map of Somerville until 2014. . . but the Somerville Community Corporation is creating an online map now showing "people's visions of Somerville along the corridor," said SCC coordinator Meridith Levy. Boston Globe, 10/14/09
      Somerville fire station getting new driveway

      Somerville fire station getting new driveway

      The Lowell Street fire station is getting a new concrete driveway for far less than the original cost estimate, according to a city official. Boston Globe, 10/13/09

      Somerville Kiwanis donates $10,000 to library

      Somerville Kiwanis donates $10,000 to library
      "This donation is one of the largest single donations ever made by the Somerville Kiwanis, and I’m very glad to be a part of such a wonderful group, and see this money being used for a worthy cause,'' said Alderman at Large Jack Connolly. Boston Globe, 10/14/09
      A look at Boston's driving rules, circa 1909
      Who taught you to drive?

      A look at Boston's driving rules, circa 1909

      Harry MacLeod didn’t know what hit him. One minute, the physician was driving down Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester, returning home from a house call. Then . . . boom! A speeding trolley rammed his car, sending him flying as onlookers gasped. Boston Globe, 10/14/09
      Search for suspect who attacked woman outside supermarket

      Search for suspect who attacked woman outside supermarket

      Somerville police are searching for a man who robbed and beat a woman in a supermarket parking lot Sunday morning. Boston Globe, 10/13/09
      Timberlake movie in Somerville, but pop star shooting in LA

      Timberlake movie in Somerville, but pop star shooting in LA

      A location manager for "The Social Network," a biopic on the Facebook founders starring Justin Timberlake, says scenes will be shot at the Thirsty Scholar on Beacon Street next week, but the pop icon himself won't be there. Boston Globe, 10/12/09
      Women find inspiration at Tufts 10K

      Women find inspiration at Tufts 10K

      More than 8,000 women and a handful of men ran the 6.2-mile race through the streets of Boston and Cambridge yesterday. Boston Globe, 10/13/09
      Somerville Scene

      Not another Tony: Luis Morales says he can represent Latinos and beyond

      Everyone knew Luis Anthony Morales, 46, as “Tony”: at his church, at his family’s restaurants. But when he pulled papers to run for alderman at large, he remembered that a previous, failed candidate was named Tony — LaFuente. Boston Globe, 10/9/09

      Somerville Hospital lets sleeping patients lie

      Hospitals are notoriously poor places for patients trying to sleep. Not only can they be noisy, but staffers taking vital signs or giving medications around the clock can make a good night’s sleep seem like a dream. Boston Globe, 10/12/09

      Somerville Aldermen float records law remedies

      Two aldermen offered ideas last night for offsetting the costs associated with public records requests, on the heels of a Globe article detailing the plight of a local blogger who received a quote of over $200,000 for information on parking tickets and responses to citizen complaints. Boston Globe, 10/9/09

      Residents demand more changes to Summer Street development

      Attorney Rich DiGirolamo explains the features of the plans for a new VFW Dilboy Post, which would swap land with a proposed condominium development. The Somerville News, 10/7/09

      Power outage in Union Square in Somerville on Tuesday

      City officials and the utility NSTAR provided different accounts on Tuesday of a power outage in Union Square that disabled traffic lights and triggered a backup generator at the Albert F. Argenziano School on Washington Street. Boston Globe, 10/7/09

      Somerville continues to address contaminated sites

      Though the city continues to address three contaminated Somerville sites, environmental cleanup is still a ways off. Boston Globe, 10/7/09

      Somerville launches prescription drug discount program

      Somerville has become the first Massachusetts community to adopt a national program that offers free prescription drug discount cards. Boston Globe, 10/6/09
      A group of hikers participate in the hike-a-thon. (Eagle Eye Institute ) A group of hikers participate in the hike-a-thon.

      Eagle Eye Institute hike-a-thon held Oct. 3

      On Saturday Oct. 3, a group of committed supporters braved predictions of rain to hike portions of the Tully Trail for the 7th Annual Eagle Eye Institute Hike-A-Thon, which raised money for Eagle Eye’s hands-on experiential learning and career bridging programs that serve urban youth ages 16-24. Boston Globe, 10/6/09
      Somerville weighing proposal to close stores at midnight

      Somerville weighing proposal to close stores at midnight

      Aldermen on the Legislative Matters Committee are mulling a proposal to close stores in the city from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., with some exceptions. Boston Globe, 10/6/09
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      The parking epic Homer never wrote

      Snow emergency, street cleaning, resident-only: Parking rules drive (sorry) Somervillains nuts. They got mayor Joe Curtatone in trouble in his first month, when he ticketed cars for a snowstorm that never came. (He forgave the tickets.) This year, they put him on the hot seat again. Boston Globe, 10/2/09

      Somerville bridge renovations awaiting the go-ahead

      Renovations to the Mystic Valley Parkway Bridge over Alewife Brook could go out to bid next spring, according to a spokeswoman for the agency overseeing the project. Boston Globe, 10/5/09
      Somerville grocer's beer and wine bid stalled in Davis Square The owner of Farmer's Bounty wants to add to his offerings.

      Somerville grocer's beer and wine bid stalled in Davis Square

      A Davis Square grocer wants to sell beer and wine near a liquor store on Elm Street, a move backed by one alderman but opposed by another. Boston Globe, 10/2/09