It’s going to be interesting to see who is attending that fundraiser tonight, Wednesday the 19th, for the mayor over at the Winter Hill Yacht Club in Assembly Square. The individual hosting it is of questionable character with a past that many here in the city don’t remember but should. We can’t understand how the mayor is allowing this to happen. This person called him delusional, among other things, in his so-called newspaper, while the entire time planned on hosting a fundraiser for Joe. We’re going to watch to see what kind of characters show up for this event. We’ll keep you posted. Oh, yeah. How can the Yacht Club hold a fundraiser when the land is owned by the state? We were told that it’s against policy of the club to hold political fundraisers. Interesting! Well, at least his special DPW photographer won’t be on the city payroll, so he can take the pictures in any event.

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The Rotary Club of Somerville is inviting the community to join in for an evening of baseball and friendship on Thursday, August 20. The $50 price includes a buffet dinner at Pizzeria Uno’s in Kenmore Square and a ticket to see the Red Sox take on the Royals. The evening is open to everyone and provides a good opportunity to be with local Rotarians and others from the 47 communities of the local Rotary District. To register, contact Kevin Bacon at the Porter Square Star Market, (617) 492-5566 or email Kevin at kevin.bacon@starmarket.com. They hope you will join in.

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The 15th Annual John T. Forcellese Memorial Fund Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, September 12 at the Falmouth Country Club. To get more information and to sign up go online at www.johns-team.org. A great event every year and a worthy cause. Get a group together and spend a nice day down on the Cape.

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Save the date, Saturday October 17 at the Holiday Inn when the SHS Scholarship Foundation will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary. For updates go to their Facebook page.

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Happy birthdays this week to some of our Villen friends as well as friends of The Times: A big happy birthday to a former Alderman – and who knows, maybe she’ll run again – Courtney O’Keefe over in Magoun Square. Also, happy birthday this week to the Hart twins, Maureen and Mary. It seems like yesterday they were just born, now they both are married and have families. Best wishes, ladies. Also celebrating his birthday this week is Paul McGlashing, one of the best barbers (Alibrandi’s in Teele) here in the city and a popular guy as well. A big happy birthday to our old friend Cliff Clark, who is celebrating this week as well. We wish him the very best.

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Our condolences to the Leone family on the recent passing the Patriarch of the family, Mr. Victor Leone. We remember when he was behind the counter. A nice guy and a great family. Visitation was held at the Gately Funeral Home,  Melrose on Monday August 17, 2015 . Memorial contributions may be made in Victor’s name to Joslin Diabetes Center, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02115 or @ www.joslin.org. For obituary or to send a message of condolence please visit www.gatelyfh.com

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Boston Magazine recently named two Somerville pizzerias as being in the top 21 for pizza’s here in the Boston area: Leone’s Subs & Pizza in Winter Hill was named for their Sicilian pizza, which we already knew, didn’t we? And the Flatbread Company on Elm Street was also named in the top 21 again in the Boston area.

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There’s a new web site in town. Check it out at www.somervillema.com. The Somerville Times is on the site. Also check out www.medfordma.com.

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Tonight, Wednesday the 19th, Walking Dialogues with Police, Youth, and Community – coming up next Wednesday the 19th at 6:00 p.m. this is the last one for the summer and will begin at Grimmons Park in the Ten Hills. It’s a great idea, so when you see the kids and police walking the neighborhood make sure you stop and answer the survey. Last time Alderman Bob McWatters was the only one of the aldermen who showed up. Let’s see if an alderman shows up for this one.

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Our good friend Dan Spinosa is in town for the summer. Rick, his son, is taking very good care of him. We here at The Times had water and coffee with him the other morning. He’s looking good for a young 92 years of age.

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We screwed up last week and failed to mention that Alderman at Large – and real nice lady – Mary Jo Rossetti did contribute to the Senior Picnic. We apologize for leaving her out. She works full time and couldn’t be there in person, but we know she wanted to be.

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On the political side, it’s very very quiet out there, except for a little activity in Ward 6, with the only primary to be held on Thursday the 19th of September, so mark your calendar. Candidate David Lieberman sent out an interesting “survey,” basically asking why he should run, with a Boston address to send back the survey. We’re wondering where are the days when people would run on positions, ideas and their views? Now we have a candidate sending out surveys, again basically asking why he should be in office. The candidates in Ward 6 this year are a lively bunch. One Ms. Wienbloom finally decided where she wanted to live and vote (she had her name removed from voter list in Cambridge recently); and another candidate, who is supported by the progressives, is a corporate attorney working for a large corporation that we think has a shady and dishonest record (the corporation, that is), at least in our opinion; and then there is the fourth candidate, former Alderman Charles Chisholm, who has mailed several times already and has a record of being what an alderman should be, a constituent alderman addressing the issues of the ward, which by the way has been all too long deserted by the current retiring Alderman Gewirtz.

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The Somerville Fire Department will begin the annual inspection of all fire hydrants on Monday, August 24 and conclude on Saturday, September 5. This procedure requires the flushing of water from the hydrants as well as a check of the mechanical operation of the hydrant. As a result of the inspection/testing, some sediment may be disturbed in the water mains causing rusty water in homes or business establishments. It is suggested that residents and businesses draw sufficient water for drinking and cooking. The rusty water will appear dirty or discolored but does not pose a health hazard. This rusty condition will be a temporary one and should clear in a few hours. Inspections/testing will be conducted Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and if necessary, in the evening, from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Anyone with questions regarding this procedure may contact the Somerville Fire Department at 617-623-1700.