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Many a Somervillian will be heading to the Cape this summer. I will be heading to that enclave of artists and writers, Provincetown, on the tip of Cape Cod. Christopher Busa, the founder of the magazine Provincetown Arts sent me the latest edition. So I decided to write an appreciation of it.

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Somerville Bagel Bard and Brookline Poet Laureate Zvi A. Sesling sent us this poem about the late poet Harry Weldon Kees. Kees was an American poet, painter, literary critic, novelist, playwright, jazz pianist, short story writer, and filmmaker.

Arrests:
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Ralph Milord, of 80 Metropolitan Ave., Hyde Park, July 18, 11:15 a.m., arrested at Assembly Row on charges of violation of city ordinance possession of a dangerous weapon, shoplifting by asportation, and carrying a dangerous weapon.

Manuel Escobar, of 45 Addison St., Chelsea, July 20, 6:30 p.m., arrested at Central St. on warrant charges of operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended registration and uninsured motor vehicle.

Hanoria (O’Connor) Sullivan  of  Somerville, originally from County Kerry, Town of Killorglin, Ireland, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on July 20, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Sullivan. Loving mother of Dennis and his wife Melissa, Daniel, Maureen, Joseph and the late Jeremiah Sullivan. Sister of Mary Travers and her husband Robert, Bridie Woulfe and her husband William and Johnny O’Connor and his wife Mary. Mother-in-law of Shelia Sullivan. Loving and caring Grandmother of Jaclyn Rose, Mark and Jay Sullivan. Also survived by her beautiful cat Nia. Special thanks to Una McPartlin.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Resource Specialist, Colleen Morrissey.

By Colleen Morrissey

Providing dementia care can be a challenge, but at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) we help caregivers identify services that help maximize independence and quality of life for both themselves and the people they care for.

UPDATE: Beginning on Saturday, July 29 (weather permitting), both Prospect St. and Webster Ave. will be converted to accommodate two-way vehicle and bicycle traffic. Currently, Webster Ave. is one-way from Somerville Ave. to the intersection with Prospect St., while Prospect St. is one-way from Webster Ave./Concord St. into Union Square. The switchover is the culmination of a multi-year “Union Square Early Action” planning project, for which construction officially began in spring 2017.

Check out some of the latest headlines with Somerville Neighborhood News, a local journalism production of Somerville Media Center:

SNN on the Street: Marijuana Quiz

Marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts since November. SNN went to Davis Square to see what people know about the ruling and how they feel about the future of pot in our community.

~Photo by Donald Norton

The Mystic River Watershed Association is pleased to announce a regional photo contest, “Explore Your Mystic,” for professional and amateur photographers. As part of the Association’s 45^th Anniversary, the contest is open to photographers of all ages and provides an opportunity to document the great beauty and challenges of the urban watershed – which includes 22 communities in the greater Boston area.

Centro Presente and the City of Somerville will host a legal clinic to support immigrants protected under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Immigration lawyers will be on hand to provide free legal advice to participants regarding legal avenues to normalize their immigration status. TPS is a program of the U.S. government that grants temporary documentation to non-citizens from designated nations who are unable to return to their countries because of armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary conditions. The status allows TPS holders to legally live and work in the U.S. and for some nationals has been continually renewed for nearly twenty years. The current administration, through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will soon be deciding whether to extend designations of TPS for all nationals that currently hold this designation.