~Photos by Claudia Ferro
Somerville Seniors enjoyed great weather for the 36th Annual Mayor’s Senior Picnic held on August 3 at Powerhouse Park. There was plenty of food, dancing, music, entertainment and prizes.

Arrests:
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Frederick Deminico, of 402 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, August 3, 5:09 p.m., arrested at Elm St. on warrant charges of trespassing and attempt to commit a crime.

Peter Prado, of 21 Better Way, Springfield, August 5, 2:35 p.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on warrant charges of nighttime breaking and entering of a boat or vehicle and larceny under $250.

Join Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston, the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, MassDOT and Beacon St. Reconstruction Project staff on Wednesday, Aug. 10, for a community meeting to discuss the ongoing roadway reconstruction. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Academy of Arts and Sciences, 200 Beacon St. MassDOT and City staff will present project milestones and a look ahead schedule for the fall, follow by Q&A. Due to limited parking availability, please consider using public transit, biking, or arriving by foot if possible.

By Rebecca Danvers

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, held its annual Golf Invitational on Monday, July 25, at the Oakley Country Club in Watertown.

Corrigan, John J. – A lifelong resident of Somerville died on August 4, 2016.

John was the beloved husband of Helen (Sampson) Corrigan and the father of John J., Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Brookline, Norma C. Bohrer and her husband Randy of Framingham, James M. and his wife Nicola of Waltham, Joanne C. Corrigan and fiance Arthur Giannetti of Medford and the late Elaine C. O’Brien and her surviving husband Justin Donnelly of CT. He was the grandfather of John O’Brien and his wife Sara Kapner, Daniel and Thomas O’Brien, Matthew, Patrick and Megan Corrigan, Michael and Eric Bohrer and Sophia Corrigan. John was also the brother of Paul Corrigan and the late Barbara of West Roxbury, Joseph Corrigan and his wife Marilyn of Melrose and the late Arlene Fusco and her surviving husband, Charles .

On Thursday, August  11 at 7:00 p.m., Somerville Theater Arts and Recreation, also known as Project STAR Theatre Camp, will present their annual performance. The six week free program directed by Jimmy Del Ponte features 20 talented  Somerville teens who have been rehearsing like pros and are ready to give it all they have. The show will be presented at The West Somerville Neighborhood School, 177 PowderHouse Boulevard, and admission is free. The program is presented by the combined efforts of The Mayor’s Office, The Communications Department, and Somerville Recreation.

Please come and support the hard working and dedicated youth of the city.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) Protective Services Caseworker Norah al-Wetaid (right) recently appeared on the public access program Aging Well to discuss elder abuse and how her program works to mitigate that issue. Aging Well is a production of SCES, and is hosted by agency Director of Outreach and Community Relations, Nathan Lamb (left).

By Rebecca Danvers

Demystifying how adult Protective Services strives to mitigate elder abuse was the central tropic for the most recent episode of the Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) public access program Aging Well.

The program featured SCES Senior Protective Services Caseworker Norah Al-Wetaid, who said elder abuse often goes unreported due to misconceptions about how Protective Services operates