Wednesday (tonight) from 6 to 9 p.m. is the 2014 SomerVillens Pop Warner Football and Cheer registration at the Mystic Learning Center, 530 Mystic Ave. All families are welcome to the second registration for the 2014 season. This is SPW’s 51st season. All boys and girls ages 5 (by July 31) to 15 are welcome. All children are put onto teams by age and weight to keep children safe. All SPW coaches are certified through USA Football, New England, and PWFC of Eastern Mass. All coaches and staff are CORI checked. A PSC (player safety coach) and EMT are always present. The season starts Aug. 1 and plays until November.

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This Saturday, Feb. 22, is the Somerville Democratic Caucuses at 10 a.m. The caucuses to elect delegates to the 2014 Democratic State Convention in Worcester will be held at the cafeteria at Somerville High School. Please note, Ward 3 will caucus March 1. Visit www.somdems.org/2014_caucuses for more information.

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A special shout out and happy birthday to our good friend Cheryle Snow who is celebrating this week. She is originally from the Ville and every day drives through to her office in Charlestown. She had a surprise party Saturday thrown by her husband, Wayne. Due to the storm, some of us here couldn’t make it, but we certainly wish her the very best of birthdays. She’s a special lady from a special family.

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To another good friend from another well-known Somerville family, we give a shout out and happy birthday to Denise Racicot-Kallis, who celebrates this week as well. She’s another special lady from a special family who is lots of fun and always smiling and full of jokes whenever we see her, a true Villen in every sense of the word.

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We also have our good and old time friend Celia Taylor, who is celebrating this week, while watching a careful eye over her hubby, Tom, who is in and out of the hospital. Celia is an old-time Somerville activist going back to the ‘70s here in the city. She’s a great lady, always nice to everyone and always has a big smile, no matter what. We certainly wish her the very best and a blessed happy birthday to her. And to Tom, we wish he gets better and enjoys his retirement. He deserves it.

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Another special lady – we can’t mention her age – but what a nice lady, Mrs. Donna Davis-Alibrandi is celebrating her bithday this week. She’s a nice lady and from a great family. She and her husband Tony have given so much over the years to various charities and sports teams – too many to mention – their generiousity is beyond words. We certainly wish Donna the best. She and Tony better have a good night planned for out to dinner. Happy Birthday Donna!

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Other well-known Villens this week celebrating their birthdays include: Robert Lomanno, who we hope has a great day; our good friend Alan Jones. Although from Arlington, he does read our paper every week, and we wish him HB; former police officer and another great guy, Scott Gamble is celebrating this week; and the very popular Brian Barton of the Electricial Union in Boston, who is also from the Ville, we wish you a happy birthday.

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Saturdays through March 1, 1-4 p.m., Somerville Winter Farmers Market, at the Mystic Head Start Classroom, 35 C Memorial Road.  Half price for Mystic residents and EBT Cards. For more information, contact Groundwork Somerville at (617) 628-9988. Saturdays through March 29, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Somerville Winter Farmers Market, at the Center for the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue. Bus routes 88 and 90. For more information, visit http://somwintermarket.org.

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Thursday, March 20, 6 p.m., 12th Annual Brian Higgins Foundation Trivia Night, at Tufts University’s Cousens Gym. Save the date. For more information, visit www.thebrianhigginsfoundation.org or emaildebby@thebrianhigginsfoundation.org. $25 donation per person; up to 10 people per table/team. Light dinner provided by Kelly’s Roast Beef and dessert by Somerville High School Culinary Arts. Stay connected by “liking” BHF at www.facebook.com/TheBrianHigginsFoundation.

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The Union Square Farmers Market is now accepting applications for the 2014 season. The standard season runs every Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm, June 7 through November 22, and this year they are excited to offer an extended season for three weeks in May, beginning May 17. Union Square Main Streets manages this market to support a culture of healthy eating and active living, to nurture local food based businesses and the identity of Union Square as a dynamic food destination, and to increase pedestrian activity that advance the brick and mortar businesses here in the neighborhood. Returning vendors are giving priority and their deadline is February 28, 2014. The deadline for new vendors and first selection of guest vendors is March 15, 2014. Applications accepted through ManageMyMarket’s on-line portal: http://www.managemymarket.com/landing.aspx?orgID=477.

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The City of Somerville seeks qualified candidates to work as a Crossing Guard for the current school year. Morning shift is 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. The afternoon shift is 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Salary is $25.47 per day for working both morning and afternoon shifts. Applications available at the City Hall Personnel Office, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville MA 02143. You can also fax (617-666-4426) or email resume to: employment_opportunities@somervillema.gov  or to the Somerville Police Safety Officer Sean Sylvester: ssylvester@police.somerville.ma.us