2017 PSA Contest Winners: Alexa Sousa and Desi Feldman with Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and NBC Boston/NECN Anchor Latoyia Edwards.

Somerville High School has been named the winner of the 9^th Annual PSA Project hosted by Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc., for an original video highlighting this year’s theme “Challenge Yourself-Be Resilient.” This year’s winning entry, “Keep Going” was created by Somerville High School students, sophomore Alexa Sousa, junior Desi Feldman and senior Michelle Magalhaes-Teixeira.

By Colleen Morrissey

Organized each May by the Administration for Community Living, Older Americans Month puts a much-needed spotlight on celebrating the contributions of older adults.

The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission announces its annual Docent Tours of historic sites in Somerville. For the first time, the series will also include Docent-led tours of the old Powder House, located between Ball Square and Teele Square. Tours are also available at the Milk Row Cemetery on Somerville Ave., and for the Prospect Hill Tower.

Saturday, June 10, local cancer patients and survivors, including Betsy Bowman of Somerville, will be honored during PMC Day at Fenway Park in a pre-game ceremony before the Red Sox take on the Tigers that evening.

Somerville resident Phil Chisholm stepped out his front door last week to pick up his morning newspaper and was surprised to find a deer walking past him.

Members of the Somerville community concerned about climate change and determined to stick to the goals of the Paris Climate Accord, have a direct opportunity to get involved locally. On June 26th, the City of Somerville will launch the next phase of their planning process to create a new climate change plan. The plan, called Somerville Climate Forward, will serve as the city’s comprehensive strategy for addressing climate change. Somerville Climate Forward will identify actionable short- and medium-term policies, projects, and programs around two key goals:

Join Ward 7 Alderman Katjana Ballantyne, Somerville Senator Pat Jehlen, Rep. Christine Barber and School Member Ward 7, Carrie Normand for a joint open meeting Saturday, June 10 at 3:00-4:30pm at  Angelina’s Pizzeria, Teele Sq.

Secondhand record store Grooves owner, Dave.

By JT Thompson

Dave: the owner of Grooves, a secondhand record store in Union Square which is riding the wave of the vinyl revival. The long plate glass window is full of old album covers – from Dylan and the Stones to Devo and “Mickey Mouse Disco” – as well as posters for guitar lessons, violin lessons, ukulele lessons, a front person for a band, an Antique Radio Flea Market.

Dave is perched behind the wooden counter next to a record player, which is not state-of-the-art perfectionist, but a cozy, simple looking thing that probably dates back to the 80s. He has long, frizzy, reddish hair, complicated facial whiskers, an aquamarine t-shirt, and glasses which he puts on whenever a customer comes up to the counter, then quickly takes off again.

By Donald Norton

A single family home was purchased for $875,000 and the new owners tore it down to build three new homes. The pictures show the house being torn down, and what’s left now – a hole in the ground. It seems as though the entire Kent Court is going to look so totally different than before, with all the new homes replacing a lot of older ones.

~Photos by Claudia Ferro

SomerStreets: Carnaval returned for its 8th year of shaking up East Somerville on Sunday.

Revelers enjoyed the best of the East Broadway Business District and the East Somerville community including food, music, and culture from around the world.