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.

You don’t have to run away to join the OPENAIR Circus this summer. The classes for children include stilting, many forms of juggling, unicycling, hula hoops, and commedia dell’arte. For children as young as 3, there are Tiny Tot Trio and Tumbling for Two. Most classes are for older children and teens, and adult students join in every year.

Army Sergeant George Schipani was killed in action in 1951 after becoming a Prisoner of War during the Korean War. Schipani’s remains to arrive in Somerville and process by his former home on Sat., June 15. Friend and fellow soldier and POW, of Cambridge, to attend funeral of his former company member. 

For more than 30 years, the remains of an unknown American soldier were buried in the National Memorial of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, alongside other fallen soldiers. In January 2019, the remains were identified as Somerville resident George R. Schipani, and on June 15, he will finally return home.

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By Joseph A. Curtatone

 When thinking about the economy, many of us look to the unemployment rate as a measure of how we’re doing. The unemployment rate has been on a steady decline since the recession and is now about 3.6% nationally, and about 1.7% in Somerville. On the surface, that looks great, but unemployment numbers don’t capture the growing problem of underemployment.

As part of Pride Month, Somerville Media Center – SMC and Assembly Row at Assembly Square celebrates our LGBTQ+ communities by presenting the movie screening of Love, Simon on Saturday, June 15, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. at Baxter Park, Assembly Row.

By Jim Clark

Last Friday, a police officer working in the Somerville Police Drug Unit observed a man who is known to police from prior narcotic related arrests riding his bicycle back to his residence on Flint St.

Officers set up surveillance in the area, and within twenty minutes, observations were made of a vehicle pulling in front of the residence.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

My dad has been gone since 1994. I was 41 when he died. So I had 41 years to get to know Fred Del Ponte. To say he was quite a character is an understatement.

Mayor Curtatone addressed questions posed by members of the Somerville City Council regarding hiring transparency issues as part of the FY20 budget development process.

By Erin Nolan

The Somerville City Council debated the transparency of the budget for the 2020 Fiscal year at a recent special meeting, held on Wednesday, June 5, in which the budget – amounting to some $254,654,111 – was presented by Mayor Joseph Curtatone.

Greentown Labs opened its doors to the public, press, and elected officials last week to show off all that has been going on there over the past year, and what is yet to come.

By Melissa Rosales

On  Friday,  June 7, Greentown Labs had its annual showcase and celebration of clean tech entrepreneurship and innovation. The goal of Demo Day is to bring entrepreneurs, partners, investors, elected officials and clean tech supporters together to “drive collaboration, progress, and climate action.”

This Saturday, June 15, finally, it’s the Third East Somerville Reunion at the Somerville City Club, across from Holiday Inn on Innerbelt Road. Thanks to hard work and efforts put into this by Dan Rogovich and his small but dedicated bunch of helpers, it should be a great one once again for one and all. The last time was two years ago and well over 100 to 150 attendees showed up from all over the state and across the country. Lots of people who grew up in East Somerville have missed the last two but wanted to have a third. Some of us here at The Somerville Times are from East Somerville we will be there and have already reached out to others. A small group of “down backers” behind the Bucket who grew up there in the 60’s will all be there. They meet every four or so months to talk about old times and great times. Help make this a success. Go online to Facebook to check it out. Ask Dan what you can do to help. He is looking for the food, entertainment and just plain East Somerville fun. Dan and his small crew have been working on this event, when you get there thank him for doing this. It’s a great way to bring back old memories of the best section of the city East Somerville, so many stories and old friends. Pictures will be taken for next week’s paper.