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I am about to embark on another teaching adventure since being laid off from my job at McLean Hospital over a year ago. I will be teaching two creative writing classes at Endicott College. The class will start out with poetry writing, then move on to memoir and end in fiction.

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Tomas O’Leary grew up in Somerville. He is a poet, translator, music maker, singer, artist and expressive therapist. He has a volume of new and selected poems from Lynx House Press, In the Wellspring of the Ear. His previous books of poetry are Fool at the Funeral, The Devil Take a Crooked House, and A Prayer for Everyone. His poems have been published in a wide variety of literary journals.

Arrests:
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Frank Laporta, of 28 Brook St., June 12, 11:07 a.m., arrested at Grand Union Blvd. on a charge of shoplifting by asportation third offense.

Erik Perez, of 375 Boston St., Lynn, June 12, 4:15 p.m., arrested at Washington St. on warrant charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and number plate violation.

Last year, Cambridge Health Alliance hosted a series of community meetings, held focus groups and conducted a broad-based survey to better understand the health care needs of the people who live in Somerville. As a follow-up to those conversations, CHA will be hosting another round of community meetings to present a series of service recommendations based on the feedback received.

~Photos by Claudia Ferro
El Sistema Somerville’s year-end concert took place at the East Somerville Community School Auditorium on June 11, 2019

More than 35 local businesses team up to create a more inclusive farmers market

Good Food for All is a week-long, community campaign returning to Union Square from June 22-29. More than 35 local businesses and 10+ market vendors have teamed up to raise awareness and funds for the local SNAP match available at the Union Square Farmers Market.

Join the City of Somerville’s SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Somerville Arts Council, and local non-profit organization Haitians United in a celebration of Somerville’s Haitian community. Enjoy a night of art, music, dance, and food on Saturday, July 6, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave.

A Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) program that specializes in supporting family caregivers recently earned the highest accreditation rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Joe’s Jazz and Blues Festival will be livening up Powderhouse Park on June 15 as a great selection of blues and jazz artists perform free for the public.

Enjoy the Jazz & Blues Festival and Night Market on Saturday, June 15, from noon to 10:00 p.m.

Join the Somerville Arts Council and the Somerville Flea for a perfect summer day while supporting local businesses and artists in Ball Square. The annual Joe’s Jazz & Blue’s Festival will kick off the day from noon to 6:00 p.m., followed by the Somerville Arts Council’s Night Market from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The City of Somerville, in partnership with the Somerville Media Center (SMC), has announced the release of a short documentary entitled From My Heart to Yours.