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Somerville Media Center is happy to participate in this nationally celebrated holiday on October 20 with many others nationwide.

A bunch of family friendly activities will be happening throughout the day, please keep reading to learn more:

Join the Somerville Conservation Commission and the Mystic River Watershed Association to pick up trash at Draw Seven Park as part of the annual statewide COASTSWEEP cleanup. Draw Seven State Park, along the Mystic River next to Assembly Square, is Somerville’s only coastal property. This event will take place on Saturday, October 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (rain date Sunday, October 28). Please meet us near the picnic area at the end of the parking lot.

Dear Community Supporters,

The George Dilboy Post 529’s Annual Marine Corps Birthday Celebration will be held on November 10, 2018, all veterans are invited and encouraged to attend. This year marks the 243rd anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. For the past 20 years, members have gather each year to honor those that served and continue to serve and by providing toys for disadvantaged children.

(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries and letters to the Editor of The Somerville Times belong solely to the authors and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville Times, its staff or publishers)

By Joseph A. Curtatone

Last week I joined with leaders from 14 other cities and towns in Greater Boston to announce our intention to add 185,000 new housing units by 2030. It’s an ambitious goal that would more than quintuple the region’s current rate of development. Most importantly, it recognizes that we face a collective housing crisis that demands action, and we realize that none of us can combat it alone.

The Greater Boston chapter of the New England Mountain Biking Association (GBNEMBA) will be hosting a Kids Mountain Biking Festival at the Middlesex Fells, Sheepfold Parking Lot, Stoneham MA, on Sunday, October 14, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Somerville Parks & Recreation is offering boys’ basketball clinics through the end of October for students in grades 4-8. All clinics are free and will be held in the Somerville High School Field House from 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Clinics will be conducted by the SHS basketball coaching staff and the Somerville Tradition basketball coaches.

By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to American Fresh Brewhouse at Assembly Row at approximately 3:20 a.m. last Wednesday in response to motion alarms being activated.

Upon arrival, the officers spotted a female exiting the establishment, later identified as Amy McGregor of Medford.