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Joe Curtatone
By adamg - 6/14/21 - 10:49 am
The Supreme Judicial Court today dismissed Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone's lawsuit against a New York blog and one of its writers under the state wiretap law, because the guy asked if he could record a phone "interview" with Curtatone, and the wiretap law only bars "secretly" recorded conversations. Read more.
By adamg - 3/1/21 - 2:49 pm
WBUR reports Curtatone made the announcement today; did not say if he'll be running for governor instead.
By adamg - 7/17/20 - 11:28 am
Somerville announced today there'll be no health-club or theater openings there until at least Aug. 3, due to what Mayor Joe Curtatone says is a "modest" rise in new Covid-19 cases in the Boston area and because of problems with the state's contact-tracing system, which is supposed to help tamp down new cases by getting contacts of people who test positive to stay at home. Read more.
By adamg - 4/27/20 - 10:23 am
Update: Cambridge jumps in.
Somerville announced this morning that everybody 2 or older in Somerville will have to wear a mask "at all times in public" starting Wednesday. People will have a week's grace period to find a mask; after that, they could be subject to a stern talking to by police or a fine of up to $300. Read more.
By adamg - 6/17/19 - 2:21 pm
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone sued Barstool Sports and contributor Kirk Minihane today for an interview about the Barstool/Bruins towel controversy he claims Minihane conducted without his permission - while pretending to be the Globe's Kevin Cullen. Read more.
By adamg - 12/4/17 - 2:19 pm
A federal judge today rejected arguments by Somerville officials that a former Somerville High School student's lawsuit against them over allegations he participated in raping younger students at a city soccer camp was frivolous. Read more.
By adamg - 11/26/16 - 10:27 am
WGBH reports Mayor Joe Curtatone says tackle football is too dangerous for kids; Pop Warner backers say it would be even worse if they started playing in high school with no training.
By adamg - 11/22/16 - 4:23 pm
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone posts a statement:
Somerville will stand with you regardless of your race, creed, color, sex, nationality, legal status, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
By adamg - 2/24/16 - 4:49 pm
Wynn said it's put is $1.7-billion Everett casino on hold until after state officials rule on environmental objections filed by the city of Somerville.
This includes canceling plans for hiring 4,000 construction workers and a formal April groundbreaking, Wynn says.
The company took no similar actions while fighting the city of Boston's federal lawsuit, which, granted grew increasingly unlikely to succeed the more a judge read Boston's legal pleadings.
By adamg - 8/3/15 - 1:08 pm
Joe Curtatone doesn't hold back when talking to the Herald about Jindal over illegal immigrants and "sanctuary" cities such as Somerville.
By SCATV Somerville - 5/13/15 - 1:51 pm
Greater Somerville: Mayor Joe Curtatone and Police Chief Fallon
Join Greater Somerville co-host, Joe Lynch, as he interviews Mayor Joe Curtatone and Police Chief David Fallon. They discuss the current race relations climate here in Somerville, statistics and lessons learned from Ferguson, MO, New York and elsewhere. This a three-part series that will air on SCATV Channel 3 and online.
(C) SCATV 2015
By adamg - 5/22/12 - 10:06 pm
Whoever stole a one-of-a-kind, artist-designed Weekly Dig news box had better hope they don't run into Joe Curtatone in a dark alley. He tweets tonight:
Surely someone can find some other piece of ironic furniture. Return Rawr!
By cdevers - 10/24/11 - 1:10 am
Following the recent unpleasantness, Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone surprised the crowd at the city's Halloween parade with an unexpected disguise today.
By adamg - 10/14/11 - 5:41 pm
Jessica Heslam writes Somerville is run by Godless anti-Americans who hate our most cherished historical icons, or words to that effect. Mayor Joe Curtaone blasts back on the city Web site that Heslam wouldn't understand nuance if it walked up to her and bit her, and that Somerville officially has nothing against Halloween.
By adamg - 8/28/11 - 5:15 pm
Garrett Guillotte discovers that Google Voice could use some work when it comes to transcribing emergency messages by people with Boston accents.
By adamg - 8/2/11 - 7:38 pm
Joe Curtatone is not the least bit thrilled at the news that end date for the Green Line extension through Somerville has become asymptotic:
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