Sitting watching the parade going by on Sunday was pretty impressive and big thanks goes to the Administration and in particular Frank Senesi of Veterans Services for another job well done. By the way, was that the Acting Chief riding along side Rex Trailer in the parade?
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Tragic accident on Highland Road the other night - it shouldn’t have happened with the no-chase policy that the city has. Seems like a lot of stuff going on throughout the city lately, hopefully the violence doesn’t get worse now that summer is here.
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Looks like the summer will be a sort of vacation for a lot of the elected officials including the mayor - no real threats to the incumbents other than in Ward 5 with Joe Lynch and in Ward 6 a candidate or candidates that are waiting for the last minute. Some of us are thinking out loud…maybe its time to go for 4-year terms of office and to get rid of the School Committee as an elected body…just thinking out loud.
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The city Dem’s are meeting on June 12th at the VNA on Lowell Street at 7pm. Call Helen Corrigan, Chairperson, with any questions.
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Congratulations to Lisa Marie Tauro on her graduation from St. Clements High School.
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Guess they have started work on the McGrath Highway overpass recently - the long overdue repairs are a welcome sight by all who have to duck to avoid falling debris when under parts of the bridge.
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It’s been two weeks and counting and Marty Martinez still has yet to call Jack Connolly to concede or congratulate him. Hey Marty, have some class and call the guy. He called your friend Rebekah Gewirtz when she beat him last time around. We think Marty’s refusal to call Jack is a good example of how these progressives need to be more inclusive and move beyond their little cliques to try and help the WHOLE city, not just their friends. Maybe one day they will learn.
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Yeah it’s a month away but everybody reading this (especially those of you in East Somerville) should head down to Broadway and Cross Street East Saturday June 23 for the Community Building Block Party. The theme of the party is celebrating community and keeping families together. There will be arts and craft tables, live music, food and fun for all! News Talk loves arts and crafts.
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We were sad to hear state Sen. Jarrett Barrios announce he will be stepping down from office soon and heading for the private sector as president of Blue Cross Blue Shield. Sounds like a big job but we know Jarrett can handle it. He was always an advocate for Somerville and its people and we wish him luck. The question now is, who will step up and run for his old job? Remember, last time Jarrett said he was leaving the state senate a host of candidates stepped up for his spot, with Cambridge City Councilor Anthony Galluccio the favorite to win. Things have changed now though, Galluccio’s buddy Robert Travaglini is no longer around to help pave the way and possible candidate Dan Ryan could siphon some of his support away. Remember, popular Alderman-at-Large Dennis Sullivan declared for the race too before withdrawing because of Barrios’ re-entry. Will he run this time? We don’t know but we think it’s going to be tough for a Somerville person to make a real run at the seat ---- the district has only a small portion of Somerville in it.
Senator Barrios is leaving the Legislature to become president of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. Foundation, which is a separate organization from the insurance company.
Posted by: Accuracy, anyone? | May 30, 2007 at 06:58 AM
We had the chance to meet Joe Lynch last weekend. This guy has style and substance and knows the stuff that's important to the people he wants to represent. We were impressed with his grasp of citywide issues too. Good luck to him.
Posted by: Alderpeople | May 30, 2007 at 08:15 AM
I guess Cry Baby Jack has spread the news that Marty had not called him. It must be a big deal huh Jack to go to the SN and tell them you haven't received a call as yet.
Posted by: Cry Babies | May 30, 2007 at 08:47 AM
Cry Babies..???? Big Deal??? Are you kidding me? It is basic respect. Please look at this when people start asking why the PDSers are not liked. I think it's an embarrassment to Mr. Martinez.
Posted by: Crying!!?? | May 30, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Since when did Highland Ave. become Highland Rd.? I made certain to look up at the street sign yesterday just to make sure. You, Boston.com, and even Ron(!) have said Road. Something picked up from the police report, perhaps?
Posted by: Wherever | May 30, 2007 at 11:07 AM
Highland Road is correct. The crash occurred at Highland Road and Kidder Avenue.
Posted by: Ron Newman | May 30, 2007 at 11:10 AM
Highland Road runs between Boston Avenue (the first right after what used to be Ball Sq. Seafood) and Morrison Avenue.
Posted by: Kate | May 30, 2007 at 11:13 AM
What's probably not correct in the police report is a mention of Morales going the wrong way through a rotary in Davis Square. This almost certainly should be Powderhouse Circle.
Posted by: Ron Newman | May 30, 2007 at 11:23 AM
"It’s been two weeks and counting, and Marty Martinez still has yet to call Jack Connolly to concede or congratulate him."
Well, I for one would feel hypocritical, congratulating someone on a deceitful, divisive, and hateful campaign that manipulated racist fears while lying to older voters that Martinez wanted to close down senior centers.
This is not the kind of behavior that I want to encourage, even though our beloved Somerville News was a collaborator in it.
Posted by: Fool on the Hill | May 31, 2007 at 10:07 PM
I laugh everytime someone calls somebody else racist or hateful. It's already lost its impact and drawn our attention from real racist acts. When somebody cries racism nowadays it's like somebody crying wolf, I hear and and yawn. I automatically assume it's somebody who can't carry on an intellectula argument to save their life.
People can say Connolly ran a racist, negative campaign all they want. He simply pointed out Marty's history to people. The party that gets embarrassed by the revelations always says that it's part of a negative campaign. The truth is it's not negative to point out somebody's record. It's simply the truth.
Get a new tactic to scare people away, because nobody buys the racist crap anymore.
Posted by: Be More Creative | May 31, 2007 at 10:20 PM