Hoodie season turned into jacket and peacoat season this morning as we head closer to winter, but on the flipside, nothing but mostly sunny skies for the week.
This week’s edition is a bit lighter and a day late after a busy weekend where The Stoop made its in-person debut at Monster Mash, one of Somerville’s inaugural Halloween bashes. A big thank you to the City of Somerville and the Somerville Arts Council for having us, as well as to everyone who stopped by to say hi (sorry if I missed you, I was probably stuck in a never-ending shoulder-to-shoulder line at Market Basket snagging more candy).
Thanks for waiting on this one, and have a great week.
-Kevin
Roxy’s Arcade in Central Square is closed until further notice after the owners say a former manager misused tens of thousands and their game vendor pulled every machine over a $22,000 bill, though the restaurant is still open · Roxy’s on Instagram
A lithium-ion battery skateboard sparked a basement fire at the Massachusetts Bay Veterans Center on North Street last Thursday, injuring two and sending residents to hotels after the gas was shut off · Patch
Somerville is weighing backyard cottages up to 1,750 square feet, nearly double the state’s suggested max, to open up more housing · Cambridge Day
The driver in the 2024 crash that killed a cyclist on the Memorial Drive sidewalk pleaded guilty and will serve a year in jail · WCVB
A Somerville woman is suing Trader Joe’s, saying its Tarragon Chicken Salad Wrap made her sick in an E. coli outbreak federal officials have linked to at least 50 cases · Daily Voice
Two people were seriously hurt in a multi-vehicle crash in The Port early last Friday, and police arrested a man near Alewife Brook Parkway Saturday night after an attempted bag snatching with no one hurt · Patch, NBC Boston
CMX Circuit Tour Happy Hour @ Lamplighter Brewing CX, Cambridge - After-work networking happy hour for people who build communities for a living, with Formaggio Kitchen cheese boards and a shuffleboard table for fun
Turning Your Story into a Food Business @ Koshari Mama, Somerville - Sahar built Koshari Mama out of her mother's recipes, going from family tradition to a farmers market stand to a restaurant on Somerville Ave. Now, her workshop walks you through how to build off your own food idea | $45 • 6:30-8PM
Indie Movie Monday Screening: Get Out @ Lamplighter Brewing Co., Cambridge - Join Lamplighter for their monthly indie movie Monday, with tonight's screening playing an indie classic: Get Out. Free popcorn, drink special and more at the taproom | FREE • 7PM
The Art & Science of Papermaking @ Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge - The Straus Center cares for roughly 250,000 objects, and its head of the Paper Lab is doing an informal midday talk on how paper gets made | FREE • 12-1PM
Bluegrass & Americana Tuesdays Live Music @ Toad, Cambridge - No cover, a different band every week, and bluegrass running from hard-driving tunes into folk and old-time country. Hit McCarthy's Tuesday trivia night if you get there earlier too | FREE • 8-11PM
Pottery Workshop: Mug & Saucer Making @ The Shared Palette, Somerville - Stop into the workshop and get step-by-step instruction from local artist Amanda Bentley on how to hand build your very own mug, including how to carve unique designs | $75 • 6-7:30PM
Stitch 'n B*tch Craft Night @ Boston Figurative Art Center, Somerville - Crafting alone at home gets old fast. Every other week, knitters, crocheters and sewers haul their unfinished work into the BFAC living room and make progress together | $5 • 6:30PM
Survivor Season 51 Screenings @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville - Big Survivor fan? Good because Aeronaut screens season 51 every Wednesday night and this one is no different so you can watch with a crowd | FREE • 8-10PM
Drink ‘n Draw @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville - Group doodle sessions are back for October, with Megan Fumiko leading a night of drinks and silly drawing prompts made up on the spot. Whether you’re a a professional artist or aspiring to be one, this night is for you
Community Tea Bar @ Broken Cup Teahouse, Cambridge - Finding a place to meet people over a drink that isn't a bar is harder than it should be. Broken Cup's answer is a non-alcoholic communal tea bar running Thursdays through November | $18 • 3:30-5PM
CMX Circuit Tour Happy Hour @ Lamplighter CX, Cambridge - Networking happy hour for community professionals, with shuffleboard games and cheese and charcuterie from Formaggio Kitchen. Attendees from the CustomerX Roadshow are coming over too | FREE • 4:30-6:30PM
Watercolor Workshop: Chicken Soup Fixings @ The Shared Palette, Somerville - Soup season gets its own painting class. Kaitlyn Ripaldi guides a watercolor and Micron pen session on a pre-drawn illustration with all the expert techniques included | $45 • 7PM
Might Delete Later VIII Writer Series @ Remnant Brewing, Somerville - Might Delete Later is a reading series for works-in-progress for writers of all interests and experience levels, short readings, nothing polished so the stakes are low & casual | FREE • 7PM
FREE Hamlet Performance @ Studio XI, Somerville - A different cast member plays Hamlet each night across five towns, so whoever gets the role in Union Square is anyone's guess. Oh and completely free too | FREE • 7-8:30PM
Drink n' Draw @ Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville - The monthly drawing night is back. The prompts guide what you're drawing so let your doodles come alive (even if they're as bad as mine) and draw in a group. Supplies provided | FREE • 7-9PM
Cambridge Record Fair @ Dante Alighieri Society, Cambridge - Cambridge’s record fair is back in a new home in Kendall, with 55 tables of vinyl and CDs from dealers across the Northeast. Be one of the first 300 attendees and get a custom tote
By the Glass Takeover @ Rebel Rebel, Somerville - The Children’s Atlas of Wine curates the by-the-glass list for an afternoon of wines from friends and icons around the world. His last visit a few years back is still one of the bar’s most memorable events
Somerville Monster Dash 5K @ Sylvester Baxter Park, Somerville - Somerville’s Halloween 5K is back for its fifth year, looping the Mystic River path and crossing the water twice. Run it in costume for a shot at prizes, with every ticket supporting Somerville High’s track teams
Cambridge
80 INCIDENTS 12 ARRESTS Per day · Oct 5-8, the most recent logs CPD has posted
| Mon 10/5 | 25 | 5 | |
| Tue 10/6 | 24 | 4 | |
| Wed 10/7 | 17 | 2 | |
| Thu 10/8 | 14 | 1 |
October 5 through 8 ran 80 incidents and 12 arrests across the four days CPD has posted, close to the prior week's daily pace, with October 5 the busiest at 25.
NOTABLE: Between six and ten headstones were knocked over or defaced at a cemetery on Rindge Ave. in North Cambridge, reported to police on October 6. The log doesn't say when the damage happened and names no suspect.
Bikes were the story of the week: 11 bikes and e-bikes were reported stolen in four days, five on October 7 alone, from a bike room, a basement, a backyard and racks outside businesses, and one person was arrested October 5 with a stolen e-bike. Shoplifting made up 10 of October 6's 24 entries, from a $5 arrest on Mass. Ave. to $690 at CambridgeSide, where a $1,200 motorcycle was also stolen. On October 8, a man was arrested after injuring an officer during a disturbance at a White St. business. Stranger entries: someone got into a Market St. home and photographed it, and a Walden St. resident found someone else's clothes inside their home. Neither the October 6 nor the October 7 shooting appears in these logs, and police have not announced arrests in either.
Somerville
2 ARRESTS Per day · Oct 5-11 · Somerville Police only publish arrests, not incidents
| Mon 10/5 | 0 | |
| Tue 10/6 | 0 | |
| Wed 10/7 | 0 | |
| Thu 10/8 | 0 | |
| Fri 10/9 | 0 | |
| Sat 10/10 | 2 | |
| Sun 10/11 | 0 |
Somerville logged two arrests over October 5-11, down from five, both on October 10.
One came on two warrants, one tied to Mass General Hospital and one from Boston Police, covering malicious property damage over $1,200, disorderly conduct, assault, threats and trespass. The other was for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
State law keeps juveniles, domestic violence and sexual assault out of both cities' public logs, so neither set of numbers is a full count.
Sources: Cambridge Police daily logs, the Somerville Police weekly arrest log and Cambridge Police statements on Russell Field and Columbia Terrace.
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