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Great time the other morning for Gene Brune's 26th annual Scholarship Breakfast. Even though it was Mothers Day a crowd over 275 showed up at Anthony's in Malden and everyone had a great time.

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Still time to buy one of those $100 tickets for the SHS scholarship fundraiser. The first place prize is $10,000 in scholarship money and there are many other prizes. The Fund-raiser is May 21 at the Highlander Café at the High School, from 7 p.m.; lots of door prizes will be given for those in attendance. Send a check for $100 to the SHS Raffle c/o Eugene Brune PO Box 440275 Somerville 02144. Upon receiving your $100 check you will be sent your ticket. This is a great cause which over the years has raised over a million dollars to help kids at the high school continue their educations.

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Happy Birthday greeting goes out to one of our good friends Rosie Hoffman of Mansfield Street here in Somerville. Rosie's a wonderful person and we wish her all the best on her birthday with many more to come.

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Mayor Joe Curtatone and Jimmy DelPonte, the Somerville Youth Arts Coordinator, will be introducing the 2010 Sunsetters. Auditions for the Sunsetters are open to Somerville residents in Grade 6 through 12 on Monday May 17 at the West Somerville Neighborhood School (177 Powerhouse Boulevard). All Somerville residents in those grades are eligible to audition for the 25 member group. The Sunsetters will be traveling around the city to various neighborhoods and will be performing classic shows tunes and modern musicals throughout July and August. Everyone is encouraged to come and be prepared to sing "You're the One That I want" from the musical Grease to be considered for the group.

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Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston wants to let you know about two important meetings. Lincoln Park Fields and open space issues Monday May 17, 6 p.m at Brickbottom condominiums on Poplar and Chestnut Streets. The board's open space committee will take up various issues related to the fields, playgrounds, and other open spaces. Also, on Thursday May 20 at 6 p.m. Lincoln Park Neighborhood School. For more information and questions, contact Alderwomen Maryann Heuston at mheuston@hotmail.com

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We hear that tempers flared last week when a couple of civilian flaggers were permitted to direct traffic at a detail on the Cedar Street Bridge.An off duty police officer from another police department (not a Somerville cop) who just happened to be a Somerville resident as well was driving by and was accused of harassing the flaggers who falsely described the driver to police as a "Somerville Cop." We also heard that a protest consisting of police officers in opposition to the flaggers is in the making and is standing on the sidelines waiting patiently for more flagger sightings in Somerville before they spring into action.

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Speaking of civilian flaggers, early Tuesday morning on Medford Street at the bridge behind Somerville High School a Somerville Police officer was asked to patrol with occasional visits at the detail where out of state New Hampshire civilian flaggers were directing traffic during road constructions and to supervise and make sure that nobody harassed the flagmen and that no inappropriate behavior occurred. So now we have to pay police officers to supervise flagmen? What's next?

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