Today, Wednesday, August 1, the Mayor’s Annual “Old Time” Senior Picnic takes place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Powderhouse Park. Enjoy lunch, dancing, music, entertainment and prizes galore.

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The Somerville Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours social is Thursday, August 2, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at Redbones, 55 Chester Street. No cover, excellent networking, free appetizers, cash bar, business card drawing. Sponsored by Rockland Trust. Hosted by Dana Iacopucci, Cubby Oil & Energy. RSVP with name(s) and affiliation(s) for you and your guest(s) to smackey@somervillechamber.org.

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Happy birthday this week to several locals: Happy birthday to Ward 5 School Committee member Laura Pitone. We hope she enjoys her birthday. Happy birthday to Joe DaSilva, who is celebrating this week. Happy birthday to one of the nicest business ladies around, Alicia Lafuente celebrates this week. Make sure when you see her to wish her a happy one. Happy birthday this week also to Alan Laurentano. We wish him a great day. To all others here in the city who are celebrating their birthdays this week and we missed, we wish you a happy birthday too.

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The John T. Forcellese Memorial Fund golf tournament will once again be held in Falmouth, this time on Saturday, September 8, at the Falmouth Country Club. Registration closes Saturday, August 11. Applications are available on their website at www.johns-team.org or on their Facebook page.

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Demet’s Donuts in Medford is getting very busy, but those donuts and the large variety are like the old Day’s Donuts, huge and tasty. Almost a sin facing you when you come in for just coffee. It’s hard to not get that jelly or lemon, not to mention the coconut donuts. The Somerville Times is available every Wednesday at the donut shop. Stop in, get a coffee and few of those delicious donuts, or maybe the real – and we mean real – egg sandwiches, from real eggs.

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Miss watching the Board of Alderman meetings on TV? You can view them in their entirety on Comcast channel 22, as well as on YouTube. Watch your city at work and see how these dedicated members of our community are serving you, the public. We can’t say this enough, watch the meetings on either cable broadcast live, or go online to YouTube to watch them. You will find some pretty hysterical information there about what’s happening in the city. This should be required viewing for everyone who cares about what is happening here. Even the committee meetings are online. After all, the Board of Aldermen is voting to spend your money. Wow, the raises some department heads are getting. Of course, those friendly with the mayor are the ones that are getting huge ones.

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The next Green Line Extension drop-in Q&A info table will be set up at the SomerStreets event on Holland St., August 5. Representatives from the City of Somerville and the GLX team will be offering opportunities for community members to ask questions and get answers in person. Feel free to swing by and learn more about construction, bridge closures, and what’s to come for the neighborhood and the city as a whole. Learn more about the Green Line Extension at somervillema.gov/GLX.

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Join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Police Department for Somerville’s 15th Annual National Night Out Against Crime and Drugs, hosted by Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP). National Night Out will take place on Tuesday, August 7, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Foss Park on Broadway in East Somerville. The event will include Fire, Police, and EMT demonstrations, a presentation from the Massachusetts State Police K-9 unit, performances by Teen Empowerment, youth activities and games, and information tables from over thirty community partners. “With this being my first year attending as the Prevention Services Manager, I’m looking forward to seeing and meeting as many people as possible at the park,” said Matthew Mitchell. “National Night Out provides a great opportunity to bring law enforcement and community members together under positive circumstances.” SCAP is a division of the city’s Health and Human Services Department. For more information or to become involved with strategies to reduce substance abuse, please contact Matthew Mitchell, Prevention Services Manager, at (617) 625-6600 x 2570 or mmitchell@somervillema.gov.

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The Somerville City Club is looking to increase its membership. For the time being membership is open to any resident here in the city It’s a great organization that has been around a long time, with lots of activities that support local charitable groups here. Contact the club on Innerbelt Road across from Holiday Inn for more details.

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Have you thought you’d like to do some writing, a little story about Somerville as either a newbie or Villen? We have about 80K people and we would love to hear about your adventures here in the city. Maybe you want to write about a particular subject like our Bob Doherty and Dorothy DiMarzio, or like when Jimmy Del Ponte wrote his stories about the city (hey, that’s an idea – maybe we can talk him into doing a little writing again). Or maybe you’d like to express your opinion like Bill Shelton, as many others have over the years. Not just the politicians, but those from our community. Give us a call at 617-666-4010 or email news@thesomervilletimes.com and tell us about your idea. We would love to tell it to the rest of Somerville.

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WBZ NewsRadio 1030 and the DCR present the Free Family Flicks series. Pack up a blanket, lawn chair and picnic and head out for free movies under the stars all summer long. Grab your spot on the lawn with friends and family and enjoy the movie. All movies are shown at dusk. Saturdays, through August 25, Sylvester Baxter Park, Assembly Row. For movie listings and information call the WBZ Free Flicks Hotline 617-787-7200 or online https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/featured/free-friday-flicks.

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A few weeks ago we ran the centerfold on Rosemary’s Italian Garden and received a lot of calls telling us they too have great gardens here in the city. If you are someone that has a great garden or something different and unusual that you’d like to submit to the paper, along with a brief history of it, we would be glad to publish it. Email us at news@thesomervilletimes.com.