Newstalk for September 23

Our own Mike Capuano announced last Friday he's going to seek Ted Kennedy's seat in the Senate, already mailings are out and we hear rumblings around the city that's with him for this bid. Interesting enough we hear that Mayor Joe is backing him all the way, so Mike's backyard, so to speak, will be good to go with the Popular Mayor backing him. One good advantage Mike has over his major opponent is that we hear he has racked up a lot of money over the past several years that he can use in the Senate race but his opponents can't do the same. ********* We also hear that former Mayor Dot Gay, who was defeated this time 6 years ago, is backing Martha Coakley - at a recent event here in the city, her husband was heard telling people that the Gay's would be with Coakley. Apparently more then one person overheard that, but we were shocked when we were told. Wasn't it Mike Capuano who gave a picture of him standing with Dot supporting her for re-election, the year she lost to Joe? One thing everyone knows about Mike is that he's loyal, and if this rumor is true, he might not be happy. But then again, the Gay's know what the word "loyalty" means...or do they? *************** Alderwomen Rebekah Gewirtz is having her fundraiser tonight at Redbones in Davis Square - we hear the place is going to be packed and it starts at 5:30pm. *************** Now we hear that Alderman Bob Trane has been amongst the missing lately, nobody has seen him or heard from him, appears that Trane is off the track somewhere, so to speak. We're sending out a search party - hoping he's ok and everything is fine...he's properly working those streets up there in Ward 7. *************** Rumor has it that Marty Martinez, the man about town, which has lived in all parts of Somerville - is or will be moving to Ward 7 again. The gossip grape vine is abuzz that he has moved again back to Ward 7. What makes this more interesting was a little well placed rumor around that State Rep. Carl Sciortino is seeking an appointment from our Governor and if he gets it he will resign. Marty would be right in the district to run for his seat then...again, it's a rumor, but wouldn't it be funny if it was true? Those PDSers are so transparent, aren't they? *************** Our own Ward 4 School Committeeman Jamie Norton will host a fundraiser at the "On The Hill Tavern" (499 Broadway - Magoun Square) this coming Monday night, the 28th starting at 6 pm. Tickets are $50.00pp (suggested donation). Many of Jamie's friends and family will be there and it should be an interesting evening. *************** What the Fluff is this Saturday in Union Square, from 4 pm to 7 pm on the Union Square Plaza. Somerville, in particular Union Square, is the home of the invention of Fluff - by Archibald Query in 1917. Every year lately Union Square has been celebrated with games, musical and theatrical performers, inventors, culinary wizards and humorists - enough stuff to fluff out and for every one in the family to enjoy. *************** We mentioned a couple of weeks ago the passing of our friend Barry Parsons from East Somerville, a life long resident. His wife Emily and family are having a celebration of life and remembrance of Barry on Sunday September 27th at 2 pm at the Knights of Columbus hall at 570 North Avenue, Wakefield. For further information, contact [email protected] - Barry was a nice guy and is already missed. *************** Boring election year here, but in traveling around to the various other cities and towns nearby, you can see by the signs that some of their elections might be more interesting. We have no primary and only 3 ward elections in November and there will be an Alderman at Large race as well with 5 candidates and only 4 to be re-elected. So it might be interesting to see the various Alderman at Large candidates working wards 4, 5 & 6 - where the races are. Already one candidate, challenger Morales, sent out a large mailing. We're still trying to figure out who the PDSers and Somerville Community Corp are tying to vote out of office amongst the Aldermen at Large - it's very apparent that both groups support Morales. *************** Congratulations to Jose Jorge for being installed as the new Master of King Solomon's Masonic Lodge here in Somerville, he was installed by the Kilwinning Club of Boston in full Scottish regalia and bagpipes this past Saturday. King Solomon's Lodge, which is heading into its 226th year of existence, is having another Open House on Saturday October 17th, at 125 Highland Ave (rear building). The public is invited to come and ask questions and see what a Masonic Lodge looks like - check out all the history and maybe just come and talk about the latest by Dan Brown, who has been writing about the Mysteries that Masonry is all about. There are several hundred Masons here in Somerville, and tens of thousands statewide, which is a charitable organization. Come meet Wor. Jose, the first Portuguese-born Master of that lodge here and some of your neighbors who are from Somerville. A website is in progress and will be online with full pictures of all the Paul Revere jewels and ancient historic papers from the lodge here in Somerville. *************** Looking for Senior Housing? Know someone who is? The Somerville Home on Summer Street is having and informative meeting at the Somerville Public Library's main branch on Highland & Walnut, Thursday September 24th from 6:30-7:30p.m. ****************** We're just reminding you that the 2nd Annual Fireworks on the banks of the Mystic at Assembly Square will be on Saturday, October 3rd from 4 to 8 pm with the fireworks at 8 pm. It will be a great time - there was a large crowd last year and best of all brought to you by the folks at Federal Realty and Mayor Joe Curtatone. Mark it down in your calendars - there will be plenty of parking. *************** Community Baptist Church at 31 College Avenue is having a Rummage Sale - Flea Market this coming Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th from 10 am to 2 pm each day. Many tables with lots of stuff and best of all fresh baked homemade food. Sponsored by the Jolly Elders. *************** Somerville High School class of 1949 will be having their 60th Reunion coming up shortly; cost is $55.00pp, for info email [email protected] *************** Happy Birthdays go out to Emily (Mama) Tauro, Emily is the mother and matriarch of the Tauro Family and she's a great lady to boot. Happy Birthday also to Mary Murphy of the TF Murphy Florist family, and mother of popular Tom Murphy Jr. well known in the business community here in Somerville - Happy Birthday to both ladies and many more. *************** On the movie scene, we hear Ben Affleck will be filming a movie about a Wells Fargo Bank heist here on the Somerville / Cambridge line at the Twin Cities Mall sometime next week - stay tuned - we'll get the word what day...the movie name is supposed to be "The Town." Also don't forget this Monday with Cameron Diaz filming her movie 480 Columbia (Nissenbaum's Auto) Keep watching online for all your local movie film information here first and only in Newstalk. *************** In the works and coming shortly to all the Cambridge residents a new paper framed after our own News - by request throughout Cambridge and in the local neighborhoods another paper...We found out how popular The News is in Cambridge by attending a City Council meeting not to long ago and we spotted some our of papers over there. We're going to be looking for writers over in Cambridge and especially in the neighborhoods which have long been ignored by the Farm Team over there. *************** Appears the big boys in Boston are reading our column here and getting their ideas from us and putting them on their local sites - claiming to be the "local guys." We have news for them, you can't be local if you're not even living and/or working here and you just copy our stories and the Farm Team stories and then try and tell people you're more local. It doesn't work that way, we're more local because everyone here at The News lives/works here in Somerville and some for many, many years - What's local? We are. *************** The Somerville Lions Club and King Lion - our own Billy Tauro - again raised a lot of money this past Saturday night with the poker games and cigar night, only thing was smoking outside, not in...

Comments

[Dot Gay is a mush!]

Dottie Gay should be ashamed of herself for backing Martha Coakley. She's a turncoat and shouldn't be trused. She almost bankrupted this city. She's a mush!

[Anonymous]

Do you have any update on when the Diaz/Cruise filming will occur at Nissenbaums?

[anon]

Who else from Ward 7 would run if Sciortino gets an appointment? Trane again?

[Movie producer]

Ben Afleck is filming today in the Twin City Shopping Plaza Parking lot for the day!