Police are looking for a man who is suspected of stealing an expensive bike from a Pitman Street residence on July 5. Anyone who knows the identity of this subject (see pictures included here) is urged to contact Somerville Police detectives at 617 625-1600, ext. 7220 or you can text an anonymous tip to Tip411 and include the words 617SPD in the message box.

New page features information about recycling, energy efficiency and City parks
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Continuing its plunge into the social media realm, the City of Somerville has created a Green Somerville page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GreenSomerville. It will provide a forum for community members to stay current on the City’s environmental initiatives and to provide feedback to the City about those programs.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

This article first ran in the September 10, 2008 edition of The Somerville News.

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I love Somerville…why do I love Somerville? There are tons of reasons. One reason is that I know where most of the streets are – I also know a lot of short cuts, especially during rush hour. Here are a few more reasons – you run into people you know everywhere you go! Up at Old Orchard Beach, I hear: “hey Jimmy, what’s up?”  I actually saw a guy who grew up on my street at Disney World about 15 years ago. If you are from Somerville, I’m sure it happens to you too.

Andre Rolim.

The SHS Outdoor Awards, presented at Dilboy Stadium on  June 27, honored the outstanding acheivements of these boys who were awarded the following:

Medals:

2011 Max Effort Awards/Athlete of the week – Tyler Holmes, Jean Lamisere, Tom Barry, Andryc Evich, Anand Singh, Kevin Wint, Pedro Rolim, Danny Huang, and Ryan Baugh.

By William C. Shelton

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The most important thing that I know about life is that it is finite.

I will die. You will die. Everyone we know will die. Even the stars will fade away, one after another.

Front row, left to right: Team helper Brady Sullivan, Kyle Lentini, Happy Platt, Nick DiBlasio, Henry Shugrue, Jason Cassidy, Ben Novick, and team helper Addison OʼDonovan. Back row standing, left to right: Head coach Sean Sullivan, Mike DiPasquale, team helper Jonathan Lentini, Jordan Dauphin, team sponsor Tom Lynch, Devin OʼDonovan, Sean Sullivan Jr., Matthew Gomes, coach Brian OʼDonovan, and coach Dan Shugrue.

On Tuesday, June 21, the Somerville Little League majors championship was won by Boston Closet. The championship series featured Boston Closet against Somerville City Club, in a best 2 out of 3 series.

Boston Closet swept the series with scores of 10 to 0 in game 1 on Monday June 20th and came back the next night with a 5 to 0 win to take the city championship. The series featured some very solid pitching by Matthew Gomes, Henry Shugrue and Devin O’Donovan of Boston Closet, who combined to allow no runs to score.

- Photos by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Thursday afternoon a Russell Disposal  truck caught a wire pulling down two trees , a pole, and two home electric service connections for  17 – 19 Aldrich Street at the Virginia Ave intersection.

The MaxPac site is suspected of being the source of recent rodent sitings in the area. - Photo by Ashley Taylor

By Andrew Firestone

While rumors swirled regarding the possibility that rats seen in Ward 4 were due to demolition activity on the MaxPac site, Davis Square Partners, a subsidiary of KSS Realty, has claimed that they have done all they can, and the MaxPac site is not a source of infestation. Their claims were backed this last week by their contractor Rod Kreimeyer, a 40-year veteran of the pest control industry and owner of local business Best Pest Control, also known as the home to the world’s largest ant.

Art in the Garden provides exposure to the arts at an early age.

By Krysia Wazny

Art in the Garden has been bringing the children of Somerville closer to their culture for years. This week the program returns, featuring the same quality of care and education enhanced with a few changes.

From Georgia O’Keefe in the first week to Andy Goldsworthy in the fourth, the program will explore many different artistic mediums and types of art. Program coordinator Kate Jorgenson spoke about the advantages she believes children gain through contact with serious art at an early age. “It is important that they have exposure to their culture and history,” she said, “Learning those things through the arts can be easier, especially for visual learners.”

By Jim Clark

While investigating a cab fare evasion incident near the corner of Central and Highland Streets last Friday night, Somerville police officers noticed yelling coming from a vehicle behind them.

Police said that the vehicle was ordered to pull over and the driver, a young woman, was asked if she was OK. The woman reportedly shook her head “no” and she was then asked to step out of the vehicle to discuss the nature of the situation.