First Tuesdays is a monthly after hours event where friends, foodies and neighbors come out to meet one another and sample the culinary delights of the East Broadway Business District. All events are free and open to the public.

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Last week’s early July Fourth fireworks here in Somerville was spectacular, thousands of residents came out to see probably the best fireworks display so far. It seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves and it turned out to be a true family night here in the city. Congratulations to Mayor Joe Curtatone for a great event that keeps getting better every year.

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The repaving of Magoun Square seems to be a getting done right this time. Let’s hope no one wants to tear up the street for a few years now. It was inconvenient for a few days but it will have a lasting effect. Thanks to Mayor Joe Curtatone and Alderman Sean O’Donovan for standing their ground and forcing the company to do a do-over.

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We hear that Ricky Hart of the infamous Dick and Mary Hart Family is doing well after his back surgery up at Lowell General Hospital. We wish him speedy recovery. He’s recently celebrated his 13th wedding anniversary with Jaime and his three kids (two boys and one girl).

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Happy Birthday this week to a few of our fans out there. First of all, good old guy James (friends call him Brian) Roche, who we hope is enjoying his ocean view at Ocean Park down east. Another good friend of the paper and popular guy around the town is our own Doug Holder. We still think we need a Poet Laureate here in Somerville and he’d make a good one. Newbie to Somerville, and a great guy at that, is Jeffrey Harrington who lives in Davis Square. He’s a new attorney and we’re sure we will be hearing from him in the future. From the Racicot family, popular Roland Racicot is celebrating this week. You can find him over at his jewelry store in Medford Square. One of our own picks for Person of the Week, Eddie Tauro also celebrates. He’s a great guy and if you’re looking for auto body shop work stop in at Pats and ask for Ed. Congratulations, too, to retired banker and Lions member Tim O’Malley, also in Lions is Delio Susi and finally is Anthony Tas Tassinari’. To these and, of course, our country’s Independence Day birthday, we wish everyone the best.

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Thanks for a job well done to Mayor Joe Curtatone, Alderman Maryann Heuston and, of course, to the Somerville DPW who took it upon themselves to get underneath the McGrath Highway to power wash and remove dozens of dead pigeons as well as yards of pigeon feces that was posing a health risk for residents in that area. They took on a much needed task that the state neglected to do.

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Our condolences to the family of Beth Bears who sadly past away this week way before her time. Beth was a wonderful woman and will be sadly missed. Beth is also the niece of Cindy and Bob Hickey here in the ‘Ville.

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Two Somerville residents, Evan Nolan and Margaret Swanson, appeared on the Jeopardy! TV quiz show recently. Appearing at different times, they did well. Congratulation to both.

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Our condolences to the family of former Somerville Police Captain Dan Matthews who sadly passed away this week. Dan was a great guy and will be sadly missed.

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Don’t forget SomerMovie Fest begins Thursday, July 12.  Showings are scheduled every Thursday evening at dusk, beginning with a screening of “Megamind” on July 12, at Seven Hills Park in Davis Square. Movies are shown every Thursday night through August 30 beginning at dusk at locations throughout the city, culminating with a Viewer’s Choice selection, voted by attendees throughout the summer, of one of the four following films: “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Despicable Me,” “Eight Men Out,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Pride & Prejudice (2005).” Two of the SomerMovie Fest shows will be moved to new locations. The July 19 showing of “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part I” will now be held at Blessing of the Bay Boathouse at 32 Shore Drive in Ten Hills, while the August 23 presentation of “Arthur” will now be at the City Hall Concourse, 93 Highland Ave. All other film selections, dates and locations remain unchanged.  Seven Hills Park next to Davis Square remains the  primary location.  For a complete lineup see the city’s website  www.somervillema.gov.

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Somerville Community Access Television (SCATV) is offering a summertime Super-8 filmmaking workshop. Instructor Tara Merenda Nelson is a working artist with an impressive resume of screenings all over the world, including MoMA (NYC), The New York Film Festival, Boston’s ICA and the Andy Warhol Museum. The 4-session workshop is just $100, $60 for members. Classes are Saturdays, July 7 to 28, 2012 starting at noon. To register call SCATV at (617)628-8826 or stop by the SCATV Studios at 90 Union Square, Somerville.

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The Somerville Arts Council has begun another season of events in Union Square. It is proud to be launching Printmania, Saturday, July 7 from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.  Printmania is a free event and market for all things print and paper: from zines to paper-making, from fine art to ephemera.  Printmania will be a craft fair dedicated to showing off print-lovers from all over Somerville, the greater Boston area, and beyond! See new work from Muskat Studios of Davis Square and don’t miss book-binding, from beginning to advanced, with Catherine Aiello.There will be   interactive craft demonstrations by Fast Food Prints, a Maine-based group creating original made-to-order prints on paper and t-shirts in a flash and local artist Meagan Mary Creamer, offering a stencil cutting workshop for participants to begin their own zine! There will be live music rocking throughout the day from great local acts!