Registration is now open for Savvy Caregiver, a free training program that provides family caregivers with skills and knowledge about dementia.

— Tufts University Photo

At about 10:58 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, TUPD received a report of an assault with a dangerous weapon (gun). The incident occurred on Winthrop Street in the area of Chester Street. The incident involved one male suspect who brandished a firearm and pointed it at the victim.

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By Joseph A. Curtatone

On July 1, morning commuters were among the first MBTA riders to pay newly increased fares. Adding insult to injury, riders on the Red, Blue, and Green lines that morning were also subjected to significant delays. It shouldn’t be this way. We shouldn’t have to fight for safe, reliable public transit.

The City of Somerville’s annual SomerMovie Fest is returning for July and August 2019. Every Thursday night, beginning on July 11, join in for a free, family-friendly movie in a local park (In case of inclement weather, the movie showing will be cancelled, and information will be posted at www.somervillema.gov). All movies will be shown at Seven Hills Park in Davis Square, beginning at sunset. The full 2019 schedule is as follows:

By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to a Lowell St. location last Saturday evening on reports of a non-responsive man inside a motor vehicle that was blocking a driveway.

Upon arrival, the officers observed a man, later identified as Moises Reyes, in the driver’s seat of a car. Reyes was wearing sunglasses and appeared to be asleep. The car was running and had been running long enough for the engine’s heat to radiate to the car’s hood. According to reports, the hood was much warmer than the other surfaces of the car.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

In 1965 I was 12 years old. We were still the new family on my street having moved there in 1960. My street was full of families with kids. On a typical summer night there were at least 20 kids playing Buck Buck, Red Rover or Relieve-E-O in someone’s driveway or right in the middle of the street. I was never taller than about 5 foot 7, so I learned early to befriend bigger and tougher friends.

~Photos by Bobbie Toner

The Annual Fourth of July Fireworks with live entertainment took place on Thursday, June 27, at Trum Field in Somerville.

An ordinance banning the use of facial recognition technology in the City of Somerville was unanimously approved by the City Council.

By Jennifer Grimes

During the latest City Council meeting, an ordinance banning the use of facial recognition technology in Somerville was discussed, in consultation with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and advocated specifically by Ward 3 Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen.

Recently reformed and on the road, Velvet Crush brings its pop power to ONCE Lounge on Saturday, July 6.

Velvet Crush reunites and heads to ONCE
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By Blake Maddux

The rock ‘n’ roll subgenre power pop has never been reliably lucrative or considered to be particularly cool. However, since its emergence in the 1970s, each decade has produced its own batch of purveyors who have been kept afloat by an unfaltering fan base. In the 1990s, these artists included Matthew Sweet, Teenage Fanclub, Sloan, The Posies, and Velvet Crush.

The publisher and staff of The Somerville Times wishes everyone a happy and safe 4th of July. As a reminder, city offices will be closed for Independence Day. Trash and recycling collection will be on a one-day delay starting Thursday. Parking meters and resident permit parking will not be in effect on July 4, and street sweeping will be canceled. Prospect Hill Park and Tower will remain closed on July 4 due to ongoing construction. We know that this is a popular place to watch the fireworks, but this year it will not be possible to gather there.