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Oscar Lopez, of 51 Marshall St., Fl. 3, March 20, 6:12 p.m., arrested at Fellsway West on charges of distribution of a class D drug, possession to sell electric stun gun, and drug possession to distribute.

William Pires, of 64 Derby St., March 20, 6:12 p.m., arrested at Fellsway West on charges of distribution of a class D drug, possession to sell electric stun gun, and drug possession to distribute.

A public information session regarding the temporary closure of Conway field and playground will be held on Thursday, March 29, at the Public Safety Building (Police Headquarters) on 220 Washington St. The consultants in charge of soil testing and city staff will be on hand to discuss the testing results and next steps as well as to answer questions.

Please join Somerville Commissioner of Veterans’ Services Bryan Bishop and project lead DJ Chagnon from CBA Landscape Architects on Monday, March 26, to discuss the redesign of Henry Hansen Park. The community meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the third floor conference room of the Visiting Nurse Association, 259 Lowell Street. For more information, please contact Somerville Veterans’ Services at 617-625-660 x4700 or veterans@somervillema.gov.

The New Era of New England (NEONE – pronounced “anyone”) has announced the lineup for its highly anticipated third installment of The Pull Up. After a brief hiatus, #ThePullUpNE recruited a plethora of New England based talents, headlined by Latrell James, to mark its return. Happening on Friday March 30, at ONCE Ballroom in Somerville, #ThePullUpNE doors will open at 7:30 p.m. with an advanced cover charge of $15.

By Nathan Lamb

After roughly four years at Ryles Jazz Club, the Kate’s Café LGBT dinner is planning to relocate.

But the monthly dinner party for LGBT elders isn’t going far – it’s actually just moving across the street to the S&S Restaurant in Cambridge, explained Café Coordinator Melissa Bryant.

Francis Domec was a Medford-based artist whose artwork explored elements of transformation. Playing with lines and figures by means of drawings and collages, Domec used all types of mediums to create something new and intriguing.

The Somerville Arts Council and Somerville Media Center present an ArtsUnion and Cinema Somerville Short Film Fest on Saturday, May 19th from 8:00-9:30pm held in Union Square plaza or indoors at SMC (in case of inclement weather). Any further questions, please contact Erica Jones at ejones@scatvsomerville.org.

Somerville High School alumni tours, organized by the Somerville Teachers Association, will take place on Saturday, March 24. Take this opportunity to go through the old high school building before it goes away.

• Admission is free, but if anyone would like to donate, all proceeds will go to the fund (a 501c3) to be awarded to SHS and Full Circle seniors in 2019. They will accept donations in cash or checks. If you would like to donate ahead of time, see below. All participants will receive a commemorative ticket.

By William C. Shelton

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Our Public Library represents only 1% of annual city expenses, but it may be the budget’s most cost-effective line item. It stewards a wealth of assets that we all hold in common. And it exists as rare common ground in which the different Somervilles that comprise our city encounter each other.