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Mark Paul Bourglas, June 19, arrested on charges of larceny over $1200, larceny from a building and defacing property.
Brian P. Alley, June 22, arrested on warrant charges of unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Happy garden… — Photo by Denise Provost
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Recently, I caught up with writer Shir Lovett-Graff, a new Somerville resident who is attending Harvard Divinity School.
Lovett-Graff is a writer, community organizer, and divinity school student based in Somerville, MA. Originally from New Haven, CT, their work has been published in numerous literary magazines and journals, most recently in EcoTheo Review, West Trestle Review, and The Bangalore Review. They are currently working on a chapbook about trans erotic poetics and climate change.
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Michael Todd Steffen is the author of two books of poetry, most recently On Earth As It Is (Cervena Barva Press, 2022). He is the recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship and an Ibbetson Street Press Poetry Award. His poems have appeared in journals including The Boston Globe, Constellations, Synchronized Chaos, The Lyric, The Dark Horse, and The Poetry Porch.
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— Photos by Bobbie Toner
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville hosted the annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration at Trum Field on Thursday, June 29. A crowd of all ages enjoyed a night of entertainment by DJ Philip Tan, a live performance by local funk band Midnight Motion followed by a display of fireworks.
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Medford Police Department is investigating a report that a Medford woman in her 20s was physically assaulted in the area of Main Street and Royall Street while out on an evening walk around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. The woman noticed the male suspect first near the intersection of Boston Avenue and College Avenue and realized he was following her. When she made it to the end of Royall Street at Main Street, the man ran up to her, grabbed her from behind and struck her several times. After a brief struggle in which the woman was fighting back and screaming loudly, the suspect fled back down Royall Street toward College Avenue. The woman suffered apparent minor injuries and was transported to the hospital by Armstrong Ambulance.Continue reading »
The Sumner Tunnel will be closed seven days a week from July 5 to August 31. During this time, traffic will be diverted through signed detour routes.
The Sumner Tunnel is undergoing a restoration that began in the spring of 2022. This work requires the tunnel to be closed to traffic periodically.
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The Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) Nutrition program is distributing free farmers’ market coupons for eligible older adults in July. Available through the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, the coupon booklets can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at area farmers’ markets.
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DrumatiX
The Center for Arts at the Armory (CAA) heats up the stage this summer with Feet Keep the Beat – a new annual multicultural percussive dance festival that CAA is both producing and presenting. CAA is thrilled to bring together vibrant and diverse communities of Flamenco, Irish, Tap, Kathak, Body Percussion and other flavors of percussive dance from around the world. The August 4 Feet Keep the Beat Festival Showcase Performance (doors at 7:00 p.m. | show at 8:00 p.m.) will include Ariaki Dandawate (Kathak), DrumatiX (Tap / Body Percussion / Drumming), Fourth Dimension (Tap), Khalid Hill (Tap), Yosi Karahashi (Flamenco), Anjali Nath (Kathak), and Jackie O’Riley and Rebecca McGowan (Irish). Performers and companies will dance a 15 minute set in their own percussive style, and the show will conclude with an intercultural grand finale jam with all of the artists.
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