The Somerville High School girls track athletes continue to score well as the season progresses.

Results of the GBL freshmen-sophomore meet held on Wednesday, April 18, at Cambridge are as follows:

Andrea Valladares took second place in the 2 mile with a time of 16:05.

Bernard Horn is the author of the award-winning poetry collection “Our Daily Words.” This English professor at Framingham State University in Massachusetts has had his work praised by the likes of Robert Pinsky,  and David Mamet. Irene Koronas, a reviewer for the online journal  “Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene” wrote of his work:

Arrests:
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Francine Conley, 54, of 57 Puritan Rd., April 17, 10:54 p.m., arrested at home on charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct.

Joseph Torres, 56, of 7A Taylor St., April 17, 3:10 p.m., arrested at 90 Union Sq. on warrant charges of operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, failure to stop or yield, and marked lanes violation.

“Vinyl Street” is one of 20 Bands to Provide Entertainment on 20-Mile Route

Vinyl Street, a co-ed, post-collegiate a cappella group based out of Somerville, is one of 20 live entertainment acts that will be playing at Project Bread’s 44th annual Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 6th. Each year, entertainment groups are stationed throughout the 20-mile Walk route, which starts at the Boston Common and weaves through Brookline, Newton, Watertown, and Cambridge.

Over 600 Teens to Address Gangs, Bullying, Addiction, Immigration, and Other Issues at Somerville Youth Peace Conference Saturday

On Saturday, April 28, 2012, more than 600 youth are expected at the sixth annual Somerville Youth Peace Conference at Somerville High School, 81 Highland Avenue, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The conference, Media Meets My Reality, will feature original performances by Somerville teens based on their own lives, workshops, and a jobs and services fair. Attendees will share their experiences in an open-mic Hope and Healing Ceremony. The conference, presented by The Center for Teen Empowerment, Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Somerville Public Schools and the City of Somerville, will examine teen violence, substance abuse, immigration, bullying and other issues.

Students at the Argenziano School along with Somerville Kiwanians Bob Nissenbaum and Gene Brune

The Kiwanis Club of Somerville is in the midst of its sponsorship of a program entitled “Historical Perspectives for Children” which is a mentoring program for children. This year approximately 600 children will see one of these performances each of which runs 40 minutes and is a multi-media, one person show by a professional actor telling the biography of a famous person. The line-up includes Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman & Amelia Earhart. These famous people all had one thing in common: they started out as kids and never had any idea how much they would accomplish or how famous they would be. The lesson to the student audience is “you can accomplish a lot as well and maybe even be a famous person someday”.

At Center for Arts at the Armory, event to feature ten Somerville restaurants with food from around the world; Restaurants also participate in City’s “Shape Up Somerville-Approved” healthy eating program.

The general public is invited to join Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Shape Up Somerville and the Welcome Project’s “YUM” Restaurant Campaign on Wednesday, April 25 for YUM:  A Taste of Immigrant City, a tasting event to showcase some of the City’s worldwide cuisine as interpreted by Shape Up Somerville-approved restaurants.  Ten immigrant-run restaurants from across the City will feature menu items from all over the world, and this year YUM restaurants and Shape Up Somerville have partnered to offer healthy menu options in line with the City’s campaign to increase access to fresh, wholesome, healthy foods.  The event will be held from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave.

Fifteen members of the Somerville Auxiliary Police participated in the massive public safety effort in support of the annual running of the Boston Marathon.  For the tenth year, the Auxiliary Officers were requested by the Hopkinton Police Department to assist with security and safety efforts at and around the starting line.  These volunteer officers worked from 5:30 a.m. until noon in support of the public safety efforts.  In addition to providing security, the officers help to keep the runners on course at the start of the race.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte 

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I lived in Lenny and Louise Scott’s house on Pearson Ave. from 1956 to 1961. Ball Square was a short walk and we spent a lot of time there. As a matter of fact, former alderman and school committee member Lenny Scott gave me a 1882 silver dollar for my birthday one year. I went to Savel’s 5 and 10 and bought my mother an apron. My dad went down there shortly after that and got the silver dollar back (and gave him another one). I still have that coin. I also have many memories of those days long ago in Ball Square. To add to my own memories, I interviewed a very knowledgeable friend of mine with an excellent memory, who told me about Ball Square in the 1940’s and 50’s. She wishes to remain anonymous, but the interesting and historic information she gave me is here in this column for us to enjoy.