Somerville News

Shoppers leave a Kmart store Thursday in Somerville, Mass. The retailer reports strong sales of toys, home goods and shoes.

And then there was the time he threatened to kill a dog. On a Sunday morning in the spring of 1993, Michael E. Capuano, then the mayor of Somerville, was tossing fly balls to his 9-year-old son in a Tufts University field while a trio of unleashed dogs - two rottweilers and a golden retriever - romped nearby.

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, as part of the City's efforts to prepare a Comprehensive Plan in order to help prepare the city for the ...

In the nine years since I discovered community-supported agriculture, the distance between me and my farm share has steadily shrunk.

He's not "The King of Pop." But perhaps he's the jester. Chandler Travis, on and off the Cape: Chandler Travis Trio: 8 p.m. Saturdays in November; Harvest Gallery Wine Bar, 776 Main St., Dennis; 508-385-2444. Chandler Travis Philharmonic: "After She Left" record-release party; 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Thursday; Johnny D's, 17 Holland St., Davis Square, ...

Many residents of the Somerville and Boston, Massachusetts area regularly enjoy viewing films at local movie theaters.

An employee at Mr. Crepe folds a pancake on one of the restaurant's special crepe griddles.

The city of Somerville has rescinded the $3,200 a month pension of John Buonomo, a former Middlesex Register of Probate who awaits sentencing on charges he stole cash from state copy machines and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.

For wind power to take a firmer hold, there's still a missing ingredient: data. Wind Pole Ventures is building a business as an information broker, gathering more accurate wind speed information for sale to wind farm developers.

On November 14, the Boston chapter of LUPEC will transform the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts into a 1950's-themed Tiki party featuring retro-libations, live entertainment, dancing, delicious canapes, and prize raffle.

In Boston this election season, a hard-fought race had mayor Tom Menino and challenger Michael Flaherty stumping for weeks.

A man convicted of impersonating a U.S. Marshal as a way to con two New Hampshire businessmen out of more than $10,000 is going to spend six to 12 years in prison.

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. A- Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has reemerged as a global killer.

A bill filed by Senator Mark Montigny has passed the Massachusetts Senate after being attached to a piece of legislation filed by Senator Patricia Jehlen .

Medford and several other communities will receive state funding for a variety of road projects, Governor Deval Patrick and the state Executive Office of Transportation announced this week.

A teenager was stabbed Monday outside Somerville High School after school let out, police said.

The Biscuit's crusty breads are only the beginning... image from visitthebiscuit.com Whether you're looking for bread or bran muffins, a soup-and-sandwich lunch or strawberry-rhubarb pie, you'll find it at Somerville favorite The Biscuit.

Boston police report arresting a 21-year-old Roxbury man last night after he allegedly beat and tried to rob a patron of the thoughfuly named Boston Chinese Restaurant on Washington Street.

A couple of new happenings: -Boston Shaker is opening up shop in Davis Sq! It's in the space right next door to the shop called "Suneri." -Teele Sq.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced that the City of Somerville will hold a Bicycle Auction on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 11:00 am to 3:00 p.m. at the Somerville High School Atrium, located at 81 Highland Avenue.