What’s that strange, sticky substance showing up all over town? Why, it’s Fluff!

By Tatiana Kombo

The seventh annual “What the Fluff” festival will be held on Saturday, September 29, as part of the Somerville Arts Council’s Arts Union project. Funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the City of Somerville, the festival will be paying homage to Archibald Query, the man who first concocted Marshmallow Fluff in 1917.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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65 Holland St., outside Davis Square is now the site of Orleans, and The Bull Pen before that, and maybe a few others. I can’t keep track of all the restaurants that have come and gone. Back in the day it was The Venice Café, where you could get spaghetti and (huge) meatballs, antipasto, veal parmesan, chicken (marsala) dinners, seafood and fantastic pizza, and of course beverages of all kinds. The red wine flowed freely there. The Venice Café is one of those historic old places that a lot of Somerville people remember with a smile. For many of us it was the first real restaurant our parents took us to, especially if you lived near Davis Square.

The Somerville Police Department has received limited information regarding a a sexual assault that occurred on Monday, between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, in the vicinity of Ashland Street and Sartwell Avenue.  The only description of the suspect is that he is a white male, between 5’6” to 6-00 feet tall.  There is no further description of the suspect at this time.  Somerville Police Detectives and the Middlesex District Attorney’s office have been working jointly to develop further information.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to numerous reports of a fight occurring at the intersection of Pearl and Walnut Streets on Thursday afternoon. Alerts were given that weapons such as a baseball bat and a knife were involved in the altercation.

Sunday, September 23:

Union Square Walking Tour, 3:00 – 5:30pm. Ed Gordon, New England Chapter President of the Victorian Society of America, will lead a walking tour of the area, highlighting historic areas such as: the civic campus setting at Central Hill; Prospect Hill; Victorian homes; vintage commercial buildings in the heart of Union Square; Lincoln Park and the former Wyatt Brickyards; pre-Civil War-era homes and late 19^th century workers’ housing. The tour includes two interior viewings and refreshments. The tour steps off from City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, and is free of charge.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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As a kid growing up in Somerville, as a candidate going door to door to talk to voters, and as a runner (usually pretty late at night or very early in the morning), I have always enjoyed spending time out on Somerville’s streets. We pack a lot of variety, diversity and activity into our 4.1 square miles. There is always a lot to see.

– Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Somerville Police blocked off the intersection of Aldrich and Virginia Streets as part of an investigation to an earlier stabbing in Somerville.

Percentage of Students Scoring “Advanced” in ELA Highest in Four Years
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Results from the Spring 2012 MCAS tests, released today by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, indicate that Somerville Public Schools students are showing progress, particularly in ELA, as measured by a district-wide improvement in Student Growth Percentile (SGP). SGP measures a student’s progress relative to the progress of other students with similar MCAS performance histories, their “academic peers” from across the state.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to the scene of a reported hit and run incident near Avon St. last Sunday evening.

Upon arrival, officers observed that three individuals were holding a man down on the sidewalk, next to a parked truck. After dispersing the group, officers began questioning the man who was being held.

On September 22, Hannah Verlin’s temporary art installation, entitled “Love Letters,” will be on display along the Davis Square Grove-Cedar Bike Path.

By Cathleen Twardzik

On September 22, a temporary art installation along the Davis Square Grove-Cedar Bike Path, entitled Love Letters, will be available for interested individuals to view. A rain date of September 23 has been set.  However, the exhibit will remain in that location until it is eventually washed away.