Lyndell’s Bakery held their annual Sean Collier Memorial Scholarship fundraiser this past weekend in loving memory of Officer Sean Collier. Proceeds from every half-moon sold went to the SAPD (Somerville Auxiliary Police Dept.) Sean Collier Memorial Scholarship. Winners of the raffle tickets sold can be found on Lyndell’s Facebook page.

RESPOND, Inc., the Somerville-based nonprofit organization serving survivors of domestic violence throughout Middlesex and Suffolk counties, will host its first back-in-person fundraising gala since 2019.

The event will take place at 6 pm on May 4 at The Kimpton Hotel Marlowe located at 25 Edwin H Land Boulevard in Cambridge.

LEGO^® Discovery Center Boston revealed an all-new 20-foot giraffe as part of the attraction’s refurbishment. The giant creation took an entire day to assemble and features 22,000 LEGO® DUPLO^® bricks. The LEGO® Discovery Center, opening later this spring, unveiled the new colorful giraffe as part of the $12-million-dollar renovation.

On Saturday, April 22, Groundwork Somerville will host a farm workday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., along with a community-wide celebration from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. filled with hands-on educational activities, games, music, and more.

Highway Director Paul Stedman greeted the 4th grade class of John F. Kennedy School in Somerville on Monday, April 10, and presented the students with a gift card in recognition of their naming the snowplow “Sherlock Snowmes,” which is painted on the side of the plow truck.

Leonid Volkov. — Photo Courtesy of Medford Police Department

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Medford Chief of Police Jack Buckley have confirmed that the bodies of Kiryl Schukin, 37 and Pavel Vekshin, 28 were located early yesterday morning inside a storage unit on North Beacon Street in Brighton. The investigation indicates that both men succumbed to stab wounds.   Leonid Volkov, 37, of Medford, who was known to the victims has been arrested and charged with murder.

Monday, April 17 is Patriots’ Day. City buildings will be closed.

Trash, recycling and yard waste collection will be delayed by one day.

No street sweeping on Monday.

“giove e saturno” by Courtney Chelo, one of the many artists to be featured at this year’s Somerville Open Studios event.

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.

Somerville Open Studio (SOS) is a local annual event where artists from the local area open their studios and workplaces to the public. Considered the largest open studio event in all of New England this year’s edition is just around the corner.