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FRANK “BUTCHIE”‘S OBITUARY

MORAN, Frank J. “Butchie” – Of Somerville February 5, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Mary (Grande) Moran.

Loving father of Christo-pher of Somerville, Mark of Boston, Ashley of Ev-

erett, Jonathan of Somer-ville and the late Thomas Moran. Brother of Patricia Quinlan, Kelly and Leo Moran, the late Rosemary Squires and Joyce Moran. Dear grandfather of Tayla, Jordan, Max, Benjamin, Gavin and Bianca. Great grandfather of Isabella. Devoted companion of Kathleen Vanyo. Also

survived by many nieces and nephews. A Funeral Home Service will be held for Butchie, on Friday morning, in the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq.) Somerville, at 9:00AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visit-ing hours, Thursday 4:00 – 7:00. Interment Holy

Cross Cemetery. Late member Long Shoreman I.L.A.

VICTORIA’S OBITUARYVictoria (Tello) Foley passed away peacefully on February 8th, 2022. Vicki is preceded in death by her husband, John (Jack) Foley, and her brothers Francis Tello and Joseph Tello.

She is survived by her five sons, John J. Foley Jr. and his wife Robin of Vero Beach, FL, Michael F. Foley and his wife Judi Anne of Salem, NH, Stephen J. Foley and his wife Rhonda of Camarillo, CA, Martin D. Foley of Salem, NH, Robert P. Foley and his wife Jessica of Santa Barbara, CA.

Vicki is also survived by her thir-teen grandchildren, six greatgrand-children, one great great grand-child; her sister, Joanne Jacobs and her husband Warren of Waltham.

Victoria grew up in the North End of Boston, the second of four children with large extended fam-ily nearby. The family moved to Somerville where she graduated from Somerville High School, and she met her forever friends Grace

and Jean and her future husband,Jack Foley. Her relationship with Grace and Jean was truly special, and one she cherished greatly, through marriage, children and grandchildren.

Jack and Vicki settled in Somerville and raised their family. With five boys, she certainly had her work cut out for her and Jack could often be heardyelling “Dora” for any number of reasons. She was devoted to being mother, and as her family grew, so did the laughter and love she created in her home. She was a very strong, very independent woman. There wasn’t much she couldn’t do if she set her mind to it.

Vicki was never one to sit still. She was truly an artist, a gift she passed

onto her children and grandchildren. She had to be cooking or creating, planning the next big gathering from family reunions to grand-daughter’s day. If it wasn’t a parade, it wasn’t grand enough. She made beautiful homemade cards and was always ready to do a bit of shop-ping. She loved F rank Sinatra, the California sun, the color purple, her girl squad, “The Verbotens,” and, most of all, she loved her fam-ily. Family meals were by far her favorite and her idea of “pickies” was a five course dinner. Having raised five boys, this is no surprise.

All of her grandchildren truly thought they were the favorite, that’s how special Nana made them feel. She was their biggest cheer-leader. The little ones who are still

little and little ones who are now grown have been blessed with all the parts of her that will continue to live on. The legacy that she has left is something made of the intangible-the things that cannot be held by a hand, but will be held by a heart. That’s what makes a life worth living. Victoria knew that and never wasted a second of the life she was given.

Funeral procession from the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq.) Somerville, Tuesday morning at 9am, followed by a Funeal Mass in St. Clement Church, Somerville at 10:00.Relatives and friends invited.Visiting hours Monday 4:00 – 7:00.Interment Oak Grove Cemetery.

LILLIAN’S OBITUARYNelson, Lillian M. (Swee-ney) of Medford, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday February 11, 2022. She was 99.Born and raised in Med-ford, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Maude L. (Fallon) Swee-ney.

Lillian loved to travel, especially on cruises. She loved the peace and seren-ity it brought to her. She was never one to say no to a trip to Hampton beach to relax with the fam-ily. Lillian loved her trips to the casino and would always ask when where they are going back. If it was Sunday, you could find Lillian cooking her famous Roast beef din-ner for her and her whole family. No one could compete with her home-made mash potato’s. But what brought the biggest amount of pride and joy

was her family. Lillian was more than just the matriarch that always had the best advice, she was the most loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of all.Lillian was the beloved wife of 66 years to the late George D. Nelson. She was the devoted mother of Linda McDonald and her late husband Jack of Med-ford, George Nelson and his wife Janet of Waltham. She was the loving grand-mother Christopher McDonald and Donna of Hudson, Joseph McDon-

ald and Theresa of Beverly, Timothy McDonald and Tara of Natick, and Katie Carter and Kevin of Mal-den, great-grandmother of Joey, Luke, Giullia, Allison, Megan, Mary, Tess, Thomas, Alexandra, Brigid, McKenzie, Chris-topher and Jack, and the great-great-grandmother of Teddy. She was the sis-ter of Lorraine Dixon and the late John and Darcey Sweeney, and Elinore Greene. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.Funeral procession from the George L. Doherty

Funeral Home, 855 Broad-way (Powder House Sq.) Wednesday, February 16TH at 9 AM, followed by a funeral mass celebrat-ed in St. Joseph Church, 118 High St. Medford at 10 AM.Relatives and friends are invited. Calling Hours Tuesday February 15th from 4 PM to 7 PM.Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.

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The House gave initial approval to legislation that would raise from $35 to $200 the fine for violating the traffic rule that provides when two vehicles approach or enter an intersection at approxi-mately the same instant, the operator of the vehicle on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. The proposal also imposes additional

penalties and/or license revocation for up to six months for any of these violations that cause death, serious bodily harm or bodily harm.

Sponsor and former police officer Rep. Tim Whelan (R-Brewster) noted the bill has been filed for 12 years and is named “Ce-celia’s Law” in memory of a young lady from Saga-more who was killed when sometime turned in front

of her and caused a fatal crash.

“Failing to grant the right of way to oncoming ve-hicles is one of the leading factors in personal in-jury motorcycle crashes,” said Whelan. “[The bill] addresses all road users such as, and including, pedestrians, bicycle riders, horseback riders, motor-cycle riders and automo-bile operators at no cost to the commonwealth. As

a police officer for over 40 years, I recognize the importance of traffic laws combating poor driving decisions, distracted driv-ing and reckless behavior behind the wheel. Having seen firsthand the harm that can come from motor vehicles, it is this poten-tial for danger that calls for laws encouraging safe driving practices to keep all in our commonwealth safe.”

By Bob Katzen

The Senate 39-1, approved and sent to the House a bill aimed at addressing the high and rapidly increasing costs of prescription drugs in the Bay State. A key pro-vision provides immediate price relief for insulin used by one in ten people living with diabetes who must take it daily or risk major health problems.

The measure limits out-of-pocket spending for insulin by eliminat-ing deductibles and coinsurance and capping co-pays at $25 per month. Rising insulin prices have resulted in some people paying

out-of-pocket costs of $1,000 or more per year, leading to some patients decreasing their insulin dose or not taking it at all.

Other provisions include requir-ing pharmaceutical companies to notify the state in advance of new drugs coming to market, and of significant price increases for existing drugs; providing patients with greater access to mail-order prescriptions; and several transparency and accountability mandates.“This legislation moves the com-monwealth one step closer to a system that delivers affordable,

high quality and accessible care for our residents,” said Sen. Cindy Friedman (D-Arlington), Senate chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing. “[The bill] ensures that more consumers can access prescription drugs at a fair price, by capping out-of-pocket insulin costs, providing relief for certain high-cost drugs, improv-ing patient access to medications and pharmacies of their choice and enhancing transparency and oversight within the pharmaceu-tical industry.”

“Our Helpline takes calls from people across the state who can’t afford their medications,”

said Amy Rosenthal, executive director at Health Care For All. “Individuals and families in Mas-sachusetts have been struggling for far too long to access and af-ford the prescriptions they need, and this legislation provides critical financial relief at a pivotal time,.By passing this bill today, senators took an important step to rein in excessive drug costs, bringing oversight of pharmaceu-tical companies and pharmacy benefit managers in line with other health care industries in the state.”Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton), the only senator to vote against the measure, acknowledged that there are many laudable parts of the bill but criticized parts to which he objected and resulted in his vote against it. “[The bill] unfairly penalizes individuals who receive mail-order prescrip-tions by raising the cost of their drugs,” said Fattman. “Many

people today use mail order prescriptions from pharmacies because of the convenience and the fact that there are certain dis-counts offered for out-of-pocket costs. The number of people that use this program has increased significantly since the start of the pandemic, as it was seen as a safer and more convenient alternative for many people who wanted to avoid going to the store and being in public. The passage of this bill will force all current mail-order pharmacy patients, many of whom are older or ill, to pay higher out-of-pocket cost be-cause they will not be allowed to take advantage of these discounts. [That provision] is a poison pill, and in good conscience, I can’t vote to increase costs for drugs for those who want them deliv-ered via mail.”

(A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against the bill.)

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The Senate 7-31, rejected an amendment extending until 2028 the current law,

due to expire in 2023, that allows consumers to use coupons to get discounts and rebates when purchas-ing prescription drugs. In 2012, Massachusetts was the last state to lift a ban on the use of prescription coupons.

“It’s important that we continue to have this particular tool particularly because it helps those who have high out of pocket costs, which a recent state

study concluded are twice the national average and the third-highest in the nation,” said amendment sponsor Sen. Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester). “This amendment helps con-sumers control their out-of-pocket costs and pro-vides further information for policymakers so we can achieve what is clearly our common objective—reducing the systemic cost of prescription drugs and improving the lives of

those who need prescrip-tion medicines.”

Amendment opponents said that extending the authorization for prescrip-tion drug coupons is typi-cally done through a pro-vision in the annual state budget. They noted they prefer doing it that way because the budget, with the coupon provision, will eventually get to the gov-ernor’s desk and be signed into law. They noted that

including it as part of a comprehensive drug bill with an uncertain future is not a good idea.

(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment extending the use of coupons. A “No” vote is against it.)

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SOMERVILLE/MEDFORD REMEMBERING STEPHEN BUCKLEY OF SOMERVILLE

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House passes legislation to void forced arbitration provisions as they apply to sexual assault and harassment claims, giving survivors the choice of how to pursue justice

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As-sistant Speaker of the U.S. House Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted today to pass the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act, bicameral legislation that would void forced arbitration provisions as they apply to

sexual assault and harassment claims, giving survivors the choice of how to pursue justice, allowing survivors to discuss their cases publicly, and elimi-nating institutional protections for harassers and abusers.

“Forced arbitration is used to silence survivors and evade jus-tice, and with this vote, we say no more. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act gives power back to the survivor by allowing them to secure justice

against their perpetrator in whatever legal manner they choose. This bill is pro-worker, pro-women, and pro-equality – it’s a win for anyone who holds a job, has a loved one in a nursing home, uses a rideshare app, or signs a property lease. It’s a win for everyone looking to balance the scales of justice,” said Assistant Speaker Clark.

Assistant Speaker Clark has long been a champion for survivors of sexual assault and harassment. She is the

author of the Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination (BE HEARD) in the Workplace Act. This legislation is the first com-prehensive response to the #MeToo movement and takes critical steps to prevent work-place harassment and ensure workers can seek accountability and justice. Assistant Speaker Clark also included an amend-ment in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act to establish a grant program

to train state and local law en-forcement to prevent, enforce, and prosecute crimes carried out online and create a national resource center to study online crimes. Additionally, she has been an active voice in the fight against sexual harassment of women veterans and employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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BOSTON – State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump testi-fied today before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means in support of her fiscal year 2023 budget request, and offered insight into how she will be conducting audits of pandemic relief spending.

“Whether it is equity in geography, business size or type, income, race, or any of a number of other factors, public trust requires that our distri-bution systems provide equitable access,” Bump said. “I know this is a priority of this legislature and it is also the

desire of the U.S. Gov-ernment Accountability Office that state auditors conduct performance audits with an equity em-phasis,” Bump said.

A new initiative she detailed was the develop-ment of a more sophis-ticated IT audit unit to review and test the IT controls that protect the sensitive information, data, and financials of state agencies.

“In 2023, with more cyber threats than ever before, the digital security of government records is of top importance. Up to this point our office has been conducting per-formance audits in areas such as internal control policy and cybersecurity awareness and trainings, nearly all of which have

found imperfect compli-ance with agencies’ proto-cols,” Bump said. “While this is good and impor-tant work, this office needs to become more expert and aggressive in auditing the performance of IT systems and en-suring compliance with national and interna-tional security standards. We need a team of well-trained IT professionals to be able to probe more deeply and test for system vulnerabilities.”

She requested $500,000 in new funding to launch the unit.

“During my tenure in the Auditor’s Office, I have come to understand that to be an effective voice for accountability, we must lead by example. My office’s budget proposal

for the upcoming fiscal year will allow us to do just that. It will commit us to strengthening our oversight work in areas of high-risk, putting equity at the forefront of our work, using data and technology to move us forward, and prioritizing the people and systems that make all this pos-sible,” Bump said.

Bump’s full testimony as prepared for delivery is available HERE.

About the Office of the State AuditorThe Office of the State Auditor conducts per-formance audits of state government programs, departments, agencies, authorities, contracts, and vendors. With its reports, the OSA issues recom-mendations to improve

accountability, efficiency, and transparency. The OSA has identified ap-proximately $1.4 billion in unallowable, ques-tionable, or potentially fraudulent spending and saving opportunities for the Commonwealth since 2011. Last year, auditees reported implementation of 90 percent of the OSA’s audit recommendations.

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(Somerville, MA) Naveo Credit Union announced it would offer its annual Carlos Faria and Victor Da Silva Memorial Schol-arship for the 2022-2023 academic year. Naveo is offering three scholar-ships of $1,500 each.

The scholarship is open to full-time students cur-rently enrolled, accepted or awaiting acceptance to a college or univer-sity in an undergraduate or graduate program.

To qualify, applicants or their parent/guard-ian must be or become a Naveo member by the submission deadline. Applicants are asked to complete an application, provide a certified copy of their high school and/or college transcripts and write a 400-500-word essay on the topic of an obstacle or challenge the applicant has faced, how they overcame it and how the experience will help them succeed in college

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Naveo is accepting com-plete scholarship applica-tions through March 18, 2022. Naveo’s Scholarship Committee will anony-mously score recipients based on the quality of the essay and their finan-cial need, scholastic merit as well as community and school involvement. The recipients will be notified by April 6, 2022. The committee hopes to present scholarships

in-person at their An-nual Meeting, but it will be dependent on local guidelines on gatherings.

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City Holding ARPA Com-munity Meeting on March 9

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(MEDFORD)—Thanks to the American Rescue Plan (ARPA), over the next few years Medford will be invest-ing nearly $50 million dol-lars into the community to restore and revitalize critical systems, facilities and institu-tions that have been affected

by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To help navigate this process, the City has hired Molly Kivi to serve as Federal Funds Manager. She is tasked with incorporating the input and priorities of the community and setting a strategy with the administration for how these funds can be imple-mented.

The City is holding a com-munity meeting on Wednes-day, March 9 at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers and via zoom where mem-bers of the public can learn more about ARPA funds and ask Molly questions. The City will also be putting out a survey that will be seeking input from the community

about how this money should be spent.

You can contact Molly at [email protected], or visit the City’s ARPA page at medfordma.org/arpa for more info.

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In total, Somerville has $77.5 million in APRA dollars to support an equitable and prosperous recovery from the COV-ID-19 pandemic. After the initial round of commu-nity engagement last year,

the City committed $9 million to child care, rental assistance, and a Universal Basic Income pilot project. An additional $3 million is being considered for a free and reduced transit pass benefits program, and more than $1 million was previously dedicated to emergency public health efforts, housing supports, youth services, and a

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On Monday, February 7, 2022, at approximately 1:20 A.M., Somerville Police control re-ceived a call from Sergeant Eli Kim (S-9) for a check condi-tion at Elm St. and Mossland St. Sgt. Kim observed a vehicle at this intersection stopped for an extended period of time for at least 3 light cycles. At this point Sgt. Kim honked his horn at the driver operating the vehicle in-front of him, to which resulted in no response.

Following this, Sgt. Kim turned on his blue lights and went over to the driver side window and observed the operator, later identified as a Mr. Robert LEBLANC, hunched over his wheel asleep. After tapping on the wheel and waking LEBLANC up, Sgt. Kim was able to get his proper identification and had LEBLANC turn off his vehicle. It was at this time that Officer Jamey Thompson and myself responded as back-up as the Sector-East cruiser.

Upon arrival Sgt. Kim advised

us that he had detected an odor of alcoholic beverage on LEBLANC. LEBLANC had glassy eyes and slurred speech. At this point officers asked LEBLANC to step out of the vehicle and he complied.

While talking to the LEB-LANC, we noticed he was un-steady on his feet. When ask-ing the operator where he was coming from, he gave officers different stories several times. At this point, Officer Thomp-son informed LEBLANC that we would be conducting Stan-dardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs). The SFSTs consisted of the following: horizontal gaze Nystagmus (HGN), the walk-and-turn, and the one-leg stand tests.

For each test prior to be given, LEBLANC was given clear and concise instructions and asked if he understood or had any questions before starting. I would note that before ad-ministering the SFSTs, Officer Thompson asked LEBLANC if he had and physical impair-

ments that would hinder him from completing these tests. LEBLANC stated that he did not. During the HGN test he was instructed to follow a pen only with his eyes and not to move his head at any point. LEBLANC stated he under-stood and when prompted, he immediately moved his head. Officer Thompson stopped the test and performed it another 2 times for a total of 3 HGN tests during which LEBLANC kept moving his head and fail-ing instructions.

The next test was the walk-and-turn where LEBLANC was given clear and concise instructions and asked if he understood or had any ques-tions before starting. The test consisted of 9 steps (heel to toe) in a straight line and on the 9th step to turn around with the back foot planted and continue on with 9 more steps in the same manner. LEBLANC stated he under-stood and when prompted, he immediately swayed and could not walk straight. It

should also be noted that he also did not manage to keep his foot planted on the ground when he was to turn around. It should also be noted that LEB-LANC did not follow instruc-tions and started earlier.

The final test that was given was the one-leg stand. LEB-LANC was given clear and concise instructions and asked if he understood or had any questions before starting. LEBLANC stated he under-stood and when prompted, he immediately put his foot down as well as used his arms for balance. During the test he also did not follow instruc-tions and did not count out loud.

Due to his poor performance and all of the clues observed by Officer Thompson and myself, I informed the op-erator that I was placing him under arrest for OUI liquor and we placed him in hand-cuffs (double-locked) without incident.

The operator was transported in unit 200 operated by Officer Prophete and was booked by Lieutenant DeOliveira. Dur-ing the booking process, Lt. DeOliveira advised him of his rights and informed him that he could take a breathalyzer test if he wishes so. LEB-LANC stated he wanted too and when he took the test he scored a result of 0.21% blood alcohol content (BAC).

I issued citations # T1824953 to LEBLANC for OUI liquor.

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22005269: On 2/2/22 at approximately 3:07 PM, Somerville Police re-sponded to a business in Assembly Row for a rob-bery. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the reporting person who stated a black

man, 6 feet tall, wear-ing a red, white, and blue winter hat, blue Adidas hooded sweatshirt, and light blue jeans entered the store and began to shoplift various items. When he approached the exit, he

brandished a knife at the security guard.

Anyone with information regarding this individual is asked to please contact the Somerville Police at 617-625-1600.

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STUDY EXPANDING BICYCLE LANESBy Bob Katzen

The House gave initial approval to a proposal that would require every city and town that receives transportation funds from the state, to conduct a study to expand the number of bicycle routes on public roadways within the city or town. Reports from each city and town’s study would be due in six

months.

Supporters say that ad-ditional bike lanes would help reduce car traffic congestion, make the envi-ronment cleaner and help people get more exercise.Rep. Dan Hunt (D-Dorchester), the sponsor of the bill, did respond to repeated requests from Beacon Hill Roll Call to comment on his proposal.


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Water Quality Master Plan Com-munity Meetings:Help Somerville Plan for Flood Mitigation

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Engineering Division invite you to a series of community meetings to discuss flood mitigation in Somerville.

The City is developing a Citywide Drainage and Water Quality Master Plan, a collection of infra-structure projects that will reduce flooding, improve water quality, and mitigate combined sewer overflows. After years of modeling and evaluation, the Engineering Division and its consultants have developed 30 projects that would address the root causes of flooding and prepare Somerville for climate change. Now, the City is ready to present these ideas and get feed-back from the public. Community

input will help identify preferred alternatives and determine which of those 30 projects are included in the final Drainage and Water Quality Master Plan.

The proposed projects will be presented over the course of three meetings. Each meeting will focus on a different geographic area of the city:

Wednesday, March 2, at 6 p.m.: Wards 2 and 3 (Union Square area)Wednesday, March 9, at 6 p.m.: Wards 1 and 4 (East Somerville, Winter Hill, and Ten Hills areas)Wednesday, March 16, at 6 p.m.: Wards 5, 6, and 7 (Davis Square area and West Somerville)

Each meeting will also be recorded and posted on the project website, along with surveys and additional opportunities to provide input. To learn more and register for the

meetings, visit somervillema.gov/drainageplan.

Interpretation into Spanish, Por-tuguese, Haitian Kreyol, or Nepali may be available upon advance request by contacting the Somer-Viva Office of Immigrant Affairs at [email protected] or calling 311 at 617-666-3311.

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reason-able modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or [email protected].

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“Sen. Owens was a great man, a true embodiment of what it means to serve the public and never wa-ver in your own beliefs. He leaves a powerful legacy of unwavering conviction in his fight for eco-nomic and social justice across the commonwealth of Massachusetts.”

—Sen. Nick Collins (D-South Boston) on his successful request that the American and Massachu-setts flags at the Statehouse and all state, county and local buildings and facilities be flown at half-mast in honor of the late Sen. Bill Ow-ens who passed away on January

22nd of this year.

“We are proud to join with munic-ipalities and local partners to bol-ster community efforts to prevent and respond to youth violence and gang activity. Shannon grants sup-port the collaborative spirit and vital teamwork that achieves safer communities, violence reduction and sustained positive life deci-sions for at-risk youth.”—Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announc-ing the release of $11.2 million in competitive Senator Charles Shannon Jr., Community Safety Initiative Grant Program funds to communities and local partners in support of collaborative solutions to address and respond to youth

violence.

“The smartest investment for a strong recovery is racial equity. Using this money to move towards racial equity is not only just, [but] it contributes to our economic recovery, because investments to close gaps by race reduce vulner-abilities ahead of future pandem-ics and economic downturns, and results in a boost to our Gateway Cities.”— Sen. Adam Hinds, the Sen-ate chair of the Committee on Revenue calling for the remaining $2.3 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to be spent on closing gaps by race in housing, education, wealth and business

capital investment.

“Culture brings us together, gener-ates empathy and helps us heal in a time of crisis. The projects funded today will provide unique opportunities for Massachusetts residents to participate and enjoy cultural events and activities in their communities.”—Michael Bobbitt, executive director of the Mass Cultural Council announcing $431,000 has been awarded to 176 Mas-sachusetts cultural organizations to support public programming that provides access, excellence, diversity or education in the arts, humanities or sciences.

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SOMERVILLE/MEDFORD REMEMBERING PAUL J. AGUIAR

Our sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Paul J. Aguiar on his pass-ing.

Paul J. Aguiar was a won-derful person with many friends in both Somerville and Medford where he will be sadly missed!

Obituaries Published: Feb-ruary 13, 2022Aguiar, Paul J., of Somer-ville, February 12, 2022, at

age 56.Cherished son of Maria Aguiar (Borges) and the late Eduardo Aguiar. Loving brother of Aida Doo and her husband Fernando, Eduardo Aguiar and his wife Paula Ponte. Beloved uncle of Spencer Aguiar. Also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, and many other loving relatives and friends.Visitation at the Rogers Funeral Home, 380 Cam-bridge St., in Cambridge on

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.Funeral Mass at St. An-thony’s Church, 400 Car-dinal Medeiros Avenue in Cambridge on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 10:00 am.Interment will be private.Paul was a longtime mem-ber and former VP of the Rum Pot Rustler Motorcycle Club of Cambridge.In lieu of flowers please con-sider making a donation in Paul’s memory to the Care

Dimensions Hospice, 75 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923 to help support their Lincoln Hospice House.Cambridge Massachusetts Covid – 19 guidelines, requires everyone attending MUST wear a mask while in the funeral home and the church. Please practice social distancing whenever possible.

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CITY OF SOMERVILLEPURCHASING DEPARTMENTREBID IFB#21-75

The City of Somerville, through the Purchasing Department, in-vites sealed bids for:

Management of Catch Basin and Sewer Grit Material

An Invitation for Bids may be obtained online athttp://www.somervillema.gov/departments/finance/purchasing/bids or from the City ofSomerville’s BidExpress landing page https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/33100/home on orafter: Tuesday, September 7, 2021.Sealed bids will be received at the Purchasing Department, Somer-ville City Hall, 93 HighlandAve., Somerville, MA, 02143 or via Bid Express until: 1:00pm on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.The City of Somerville reserves the right to reject any or all bids if the City determines thatcancellation or rejection serves the best interests of the City.Prevailing wage rates apply.Please contact Thupten Chukhat-sang at [email protected] or

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SOMERVILLE LAUNCHES PRESCHOOL AND CHILD CARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE

The City of Somerville is now accepting applications for full-day preschool and child care financial as-

sistance through its new Child Care Access and Affordability Program. To qualify, children must be between 15 months and 4 years old by August 31, 2022, and families must meet income eligibility requirements outlined at somervillema.gov/somer-promise.

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provided at child care pro-grams that have partnered with the City of Somer-ville. Partners for the 2022-23 school year will be finalized in March.

The Child Care Access and Affordability Program is a new initiative launched as part of the City’s first ma-jor allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

dollars announced in De-cember. Somerville is ded-icating an unprecedented $7 million into direct child care through mid-2025. This program will support 35 toddlers and preschool-ers in the first year and grow to serve more than 100 children from infancy through school-age over the course of three years.

Multilingual applications are available at somervil-lema.gov/CCAAP. Printed applications can be pro-vided upon request. Appli-cations are due March 11. For questions or assistance applying, contact Lara Ver-sari, SomerPromise Youth and Family Resource Navi-gator, at 617-625-6600 ext. 2346 or [email protected].


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homeless and less fortunate. A “Somerville Blessing Boxes” Facebook page has been established keep everyone updated on donations and the Blessing Boxes inventory status. Please feel free the join the page and follow all the good that is being done everyday by the good people of Somerville. One blessing box is located at Statue Park in Davis Square and the other is located at Union Square, Plaza in Union Square. “Give what you can, Take what you need.”Much thanks and appreciation,Frank Santangelo

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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and City of Somerville staff invite you to attend the second commu-nity meeting to discuss 90 Washington Street, a 4-acre site near the East Somerville Green Line station envisioned as the future home of a new Pub-lic Safety Building and a range of civic, commercial, and residential spaces.

The project team will present several options for future development based on feedback received at the first community meeting in December and provide updates about the Pub-lic Safety Building. The meeting will be held in English with interpretation into Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Nepali,

and Mandarin. The pre-sentation will be posted on the project website after the meeting along with additional opportunities to provide input.

The meeting will take place virtually on Wednes-day, February 16, at 6 p.m. To learn more and register to attend, go to somervil-lema.gov/90washington.

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effec-tive communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activ-ities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne

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22003686: The Somerville Police are interested in speaking with the individ-uals pictured below re-garding hateful graffiti that was written on a business on Elm St.

Anyone with information regarding these individuals is asked to please contact the Somerville Police at 617-625-1600.

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SOMERVILLE POLICE AWARD LIFE SAVING MEDAL TO POLICE AND HOUSING OFFICERS

On Wednesday, Janu-ary 19, 2022 Officers Kevin Goulart and Justin Buswell were on routine patrol in the area of the Dilboy Pool located on Alewife Brook Parkway. At 1:47pm they heard a radio transmission from Somerville Housing Of-ficer Billy Rymill, who was on a nearby detail. He was alerting dispatch of a rollover involving a trailer truck in the area of Capen Court.

Officers Goulart and Buswell, who were just minutes away, immediate-ly proceeded to the crash scene. On their arrival, they observed the truck lying on its side in the southbound lane exiting the rotary. The driver’s cab had struck a tree and landed near the curb re-sulting in extensive dam-age. Without hesitation, Officer Goulart exited his cruiser and ran towards the overturned truck. Of-ficer Buswell

positioned his cruiser to block oncoming traffic and decrease the possibil-ity of further injury.

Officer Goulart, using a section of the tree that was split in half due to the impact, climbed up on top of the cabin in order to check on the operator. From this vantage point, he could see that the driver was trapped and bleeding from his head. Officer Goulart called out to his fellow officer

to bring the trauma bag assigned to the cruisers. With bag in hand, Officer Goulart retrieved ban-dages and handed them to the driver instructing him to press the ban-dages against the wound in hopes of stopping the bleeding. Officer Goulart observing the amount of blood loss, and also hearing observers yelling that the truck was starting to smoke, believed time was of the essence. Offi-cer Goulart then climbed down from the cab and using an emergency win-dow puncher, broke the back window and extri-cated the operator from the damaged vehicle. The two officers now joined by Officer Rymill, relocated the driver away from the hazardous scene. Officer Buswell now focused on rendering medical aid, while Officer Goulart assisted in managing the chaotic traffic scene.

The decisive actions of the above referenced officers,

not only contributed to this life saving event, but also exemplifies the long history of courage and professionalism within the Somerville Police Department. I take great pride in awarding each of these Officers with the Somerville Police Depart-ment’s Life Saving Award.

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SIDEWALK SNOW CLEARING PILOT STARTS

Sidewalk Snow Clear-ing Pilot Starts with Next Snowstorm (Saturday, January 29)Properties on Broadway and School St. are part of the Winter 2022 Sidewalk Snow Clearing Pilot to test options to support safer travel.For the pilot, the City will

1) increase enforcement of existing sidewalk snow removal rules, which can include issuing fines when

sidewalks are not shov-eled properly or on time;2) clear more snow from bus stops, ramps, and other pedestrian features, and3) clear snow from side-walks not shoveled by property owners on time.

What should I do? To avoid fines, home and business owners must clear snow from all side-walks and ramps adjacent to their property within 6

daylight hours of the end of snowfall. A path at least 3 feet wide and down to the pavement must be cleared. Do not shovel snow into bike lanes. For more information, please visit somervillema.gov/snow.What are the fines for not clearing snow from sidewalks?

Single-, two-, or three-family homes:1st offense: $1002nd offense: $2003rd and subsequent of-fense: $300Four or more dwelling units or commercial es-tablishments:1st offense: $1502nd, 3rd, and subsequent offenses: $300

What is the goal of the pilot? Safety is the goal. Mayor Katjana Ballan-tyne and the City Council are working together to improve pedestrian safety including after snowfall.

This pilot will test the feasibility of increasing City snow removal from sidewalks.Why were Broadway and School Street chosen for the pilot? These roads were selected because they cross the city; con-nect to bus, transit, and school routes; run through diverse neigh-borhoods; and offer a range of shoveling envi-ronments. If you do not live on one of these roads, please note that you are still subject to all snow removal guidelines and enforcement will continue citywide.When will ticketing and snow clearing by the City begin? Ticketing can begin as early as six daylight hours after snow stops falling. City clear-ing of sidewalks that are not shoveled on time will commence as crews become available after sidewalk snow removal is complete in priority

areas such as hospitals and assisted care facilities, schools and known day-cares, and City buildings.For more information on the pilot please visit somervillema.gov/Side-walkClearing.To review shoveling guidelines, shoveling safety tips, and shoveling fines, please visit somer-villema.gov/snow or con-tact 311 (617-666-3311).For information on the City’s Snow Teen Shovel-ing Program for seniors and persons with disabili-ties, visit somervillema.gov/snow. Please note that you must sign up for shoveling assistance well in advance of a storm.


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SOLDIERS’ HOMES OVERSIGHT BILL (H 4441)

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The House 156-1, approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would make major changes to the oversight and governance structure of the state’s veterans’ homes in Holyoke and Chelsea. The proposal follows the deaths of 77 veteran residents in 2020 as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke facility.

Key provisions include requir-ing superintendents of the two soldiers’ homes to be licensed as nursing home administrators and either be a veteran or someone with experience managing vet-

erans in a nursing home or long term-care facility; establishing an ombudsperson for each facility to advocate on behalf of the veterans and staff; requiring the Office of Veterans’ Homes and Housing to submit an annual report includ-ing findings on the quality of care provided at the homes at each facility; establishing a 17-mem-ber statewide Veterans’ Homes Council to manage and control the homes and confirm and remove superintendents; and establishing the Office of the Veteran Advocate, an independent office that will be led by a person appointed by the governor, attorney general and auditor.

“I believe this comprehensive bill takes the necessary steps to protect deserving Massachusetts veter-ans,” said Rep. Paul McMurtry ( D-Dedham), House chair of the Veterans and Federal Affairs Com-mittee. “It’s not about partisan politics, and it’s certainly not about control. It is first about ensur-ing that a tragedy like this never happens again and providing our veterans the best possible care we

can. I believe this legislation takes the necessary steps forward toward achieving that worthwhile goal.”

“Today, with the best interests of our veterans and their families in mind, the House took action to ensure greater accountability and oversight for veterans’ homes in Massachusetts,” said House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy). “This legislation takes significant steps to change how our veterans’ homes are governed and managed and establishes protocols that are designed to identify and correct any examples of mismanagement or inadequate care as quickly as possible.”

“I don’t think this bill address the core concerns of the people who testified before the investiga-tory committee,” said Rep. Chris Markey (D-Dartmouth) who cast the only “No” vote. “I [favor] a centralized chain of command and a single person who is responsible for the hiring and firing of the superintendent.”

Rep. Linda Dean Campbell (D-

Methuen) voted “Present” on the bill. “Like the Inspector General of the commonwealth, I have serious concerns about the new bill,” said Campbell who along with Sen. Mike Rush (D-Boston) last year had filed a different bill that she says was more comprehensive. “The Inspector General has stated in a letter his ‘office finds that the current and proposed structure for the governance and oversight of the homes are flawed,’” said Campbell.

Campbell said that her bill includ-ed provisions that are not in the current measure including ones that would have elevated the sec-retary of veterans’ services to a full Cabinet-level position and given the governor authority to appoint or remove a facility’s superinten-dent and deputy superintendent based on consultation with other officials.

Campbell continued, “In the original bill filed, we identified qualifications for service on a statewide council with expertise in financial management, health care

administration, clinical services, treatment of PTSD and labor rela-tions, among others. Our original bill intends for statewide repre-sentation on this council, as these homes are for all veterans in the commonwealth, not just veterans located geographically near to the homes. Accordingly, the original bill also calls for participation by a female veteran, the fastest growing population of any veterans’ group and a member of the LGBTQ veterans’ community, among other veterans’ groups that served in various conflicts. The bill passed by the House … has none of these provisions and no qualifications to serve on this council.”

(A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against the bill.)

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