This Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m., the city will rededicate the playground park at Otis Street. It will be renamed in memory of Deanna Cremin, who grew up in Winter Hill and was found murdered in 1995, at the age of 17. Her murderer has never been caught, but every year all her family and many friends still hold vigils in hopes that someday someone will offer a case-solving lead to the police. The park is just another opportunity to honor her life. Join Mayor Joe Curtatone, Alderman Matt McLaughlin, and other city officials at the corner of Otis and Dane Streets on Saturday.

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The one and only original “Best of Somerville” ballot is out now and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 9, so hurry up and nominate in your favorite category. We also want best idea this year and worst idea this year for 2016 here in Somerville. You can email, mail, call in or just drop your votes in the mail slot at 699 Broadway, Somerville.

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One of our many favorite contributors here at The Somerville Times, Chris Haskell, has his own radio podcast show which airs every Thursday night. He calls his show The Villen’s Den. The show airs live on bostonfreeradio.com and on the Boston Free Radio Facebook page. This week he is broadcasting live from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday night outdoors in Union Square in front of a small audience, and they will be posting live video onsite. Join in person in Union Square or online. Chris is very outspoken and has a passion for what he does.

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For the first time ever right here in Somerville, early voting takes place at City Hall, beginning October 24 in the Aldermanic. Check the city’s website at www.somervillema.gov for details. Also, if you need an absentee ballot you can call 617-625-6600 for information about that. Next week we will have all the questions that will be on the ballot this year here in the city. Be sure to get your copy of The Times early.

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A special shout out and congratulations/happy birthday to Phil Chisholm of Wigglesworth Street. A good guy and long time Somerville resident. After suffering the loss of his wife Gail in February and having emergency open-heart surgery, this guy never gives up. He’s a retired “T” employee after 32 years and now working as a Unity Aide at Winter Hill Community Innovation School. He’s loved and supported by all!

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Another spot just noticed – we know, it’s been there 70 years, but some of us are a little slow to try new things. If you’re going to Demet’s Donuts on Mystic Avenue, practically across the street is Roberto’s Fruit, all fresh and priced way below supermarkets. The asparagus is the best, along with a huge assortment of fruits.

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Happy birthday to a lot of our friends and fellow Villens here this week: Happy birthday to alderman lady Maryann Heuston of Ward 2, who is celebrating this week. We wish her well and many more. She’s a nice person who is always considerate of others. A good friend of the paper, Maureen Rielly, herself a realtor out of Melrose, is celebrating this week. Also, a lifelong resident and popular lady, Valerie Spinale, is celebrating her birthday this week too. She’s from a well-known East Somerville family. We wish her the very best and many more. One final note, happy birthday to Naomi Kiara Rose Harrison, who is two years old this week. One of Don and Pat’s great-grand daughters. It’s hard to believe, and she’s so cute. To all the other Somervillens here and there celebrating this week, we wish you the very best of birthdays and many more to come.

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Another special shout out to a great lady, Rosa Moccia, who is the better half of Victor’s Deli in Ball Square. All these years she has smiled for everyone coming into her business and made people feel at home. She recently celebrated her 70th birthday, and if you look at her you’d think she was in her 40’s. She’s a very nice lady and has lots of fans here in Somerville and all around who come to Victor’s. If you haven’t been there in a while drop in and give her a happy birthday wish. Also, you might want to know that Victor’s is now doing deliveries in the afternoon. Can’t get out? Have a craving for their lunches? Call and order!

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Don’t forget, you can still donate to WJIB to help ensure that the FM station will get up and running next year. Relaxing, commercial-free music on the FM band 24 hours a day. Send your (non-deductible) check to WJIB – PO Box 308 – Bath, Maine 04530 and tune in to Bob Bittner on WJIB AM 740 for all the details.

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Too bad we can’t give Demet’s Donuts of Mystic Ave. in Medford the Best of Somerville award. Still, they offer the best donuts and even better fresh breakfast sandwiches – and we mean fresh!

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There’s a new website in town. Check it out at www.somervillema.com. The Somerville Times is on the site. Also check out www.medfordma.com. Someone asked online why we keep these two websites in Newstalk. We guess it’s because we like them.

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For those that might be interested in obtaining certification for firearms should look up the Lawrence Rod & Gun Club. They provide an extensive program at the end of which you receive certification for Massachusetts/NRA Certified Firearm Safety Classes. They run a class once a month, which is limited to 10 people and we hear that this is the place to go to learn safety when handling guns. Email gunclub@earthlink.net for more information and or go to their website at www.lawrencerodandgunclub.org and read up about the course. We’ve been told that the course has seen a major increase in people applying for it, especially women. We can tell you first hand here that it’s a great course and quite thorough. The same goes for this in Newstalk. The club has informed us that many residents of Somerville have called or gone to the club to find out about certification. A Utah Concealed Carry Permit Class will be offered at the club on October 22, presented by New England Firearms Academy. This class will enable the student to apply for a concealed carry permit in Utah which, once received, is honored by over 31 states, enabling the holder to carry concealed in each of these states. Saturday, October 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (there will be a break for lunch). If you would like to reserve a spot please send email with you name and phone number to: ccw-lrgc@earthlink.net.

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Look in on the SCATV Channel 3 program The Real Estate Answers Show as host Donald Norton of The Norton Group will be having as his guest Mayor Joe Curtatone. They will be discussing the upcoming ballot questions here in the city: Proposition 2.5 override and Question 2 on the ballot regarding the charter school issue. The show is set for Friday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and various other times. Call SCATV for scheduling. The Real Estate Answers Show has been on the air here in the city off and on since 1992.

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Alderman at Large Dennis Sullivan will bring his mobile neighborhood office hours across the city starting this Saturday for the next three Saturdays. He’s held nearly 160 office stops since being elected to the board to meet and learn from residents and share ideas. Sullivan will make the following stops as part of his spring office hours: Saturday, October 22 – outside the East Branch library on lower Broadway at 9:00 a.m., followed by the Union Square Dunkin’ Donuts at 10:00 a.m.; Saturday, October 29 – outside Dunkin’ Donuts at the corner of Highland Ave. and Central Street at 9:00 a.m., followed by the Winter Hill Post Office at 10:00 a.m.; Saturday, November 5 – Ball Square at 9:00 a.m., Statue Park in Davis Square at 10:00 a.m., followed by Teele Square at 11:00 a.m.  Office hours are weather permitting. If they are rescheduled they will be announced via @aldsullivan on twitter and via Facebook.

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National Take Back Day is October 22. Clean out your medicine cabinet and dispose of medication safely. Remove labels and place in a clear plastic ziplock bag. Bring the bag to the Somerville Public Safety Building, 24-hour kiosk. Do not bring liquid medications to the kiosk. Instead, pour liquids into a zip lock bag and mix with inedible material such as coffee grinds, kitty litter, or saw dust. Seal the bag and place it in a regular garbage receptacle. Drop off locations: Public Safety Building, 220 Washington St. or Somerville Fire Department, 6 Newbury St.

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Please join Katjana Ballantyne for Joint Open Office Hours with Senator Pat Jehlen, Rep. Christine Barber, and Ward 7 School Rep. Carrie Normand. Saturday, October 22, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., at Angelina Pizzeria, 230 Holland St., Teele Sq., Somerville.