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Matthew Marujo, of 30 Linden St., June 9, 1:08 a.m., arrested at Broadway on charges of nighttime breaking and entering of a vehicle or boat and resisting arrest.

By Jim Clark

For the third time, the City of Somerville has been named All-America City by the National Civic League. The city has previously held the title in 2009 and 1972.

The Somerville delegation competed to be one of 10 All-America City Award winners in Denver Colorado from June 12-14. Other cities chosen for membership this year are Carson, California; Salinas, California; Stockton, California; Tallahassee, Florida; Tupelo, Mississippi; Geneva, New York; Marshall, Texas; Spokane, Washington; and Yakima, Washington.

On Monday, June 15, the university along with Somerville, Medford, and State public safety teams, will conduct a routine emergency preparedness training exercise. Starting at 7 a.m. police vehicles, ambulances, and fire engines will be deployed on and near campus. All activities will be simulated. They are not a response to an actual emergency. Emergency vehicles taking part in the training will not use lights or sirens when moving about, but may use them within the restricted exercise area. The exercise is scheduled to end at noon, but emergency vehicles will be on campus into the afternoon while participants review the exercise. The exercise will be similar to an exercise held 2 years ago. Activities will require that Professors Row be closed from College Avenue to Packard Avenue from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Tisch Library will be closed until 2 p.m. For more information visit emergency.tufts.edu.

— City of Somerville

— Photos by Claudia Ferro

Somerville Pop Warner players, cheerleaders, and their families gathered at Foss Park on Thursday, June 4 for a banquet that included good food and the awarding of trophies.

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I witnessed two different sporting events last Saturday: my daughter playing softball at Foss Park, where the ground was so dry and dusty, and the wind so strong, that waves of dust would roll across the park and everyone had to face away from it to not get dirt in their eyes. We came home with dust in our eyes, ears, and mouths. We are still chewing grit.

Statement from City of Somerville, Somerville Police Department, and Somerville Fire Department

On Thursday, June 11, at 2:02 p.m., Somerville Fire and Somerville Police responded to a report of an accident at the Partners Healthcare administrative building construction site in Assembly Square. Two workers who suffered serious injuries while assembling an external hoist on the structure were given first aid by Somerville Police on scene and transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Mass General Hospital. We were later informed that one worker was fatally injured.

Team Down Syndrome has been walking in the Eversource Walk for Boston Children’s Hospital for years. This 50-person Walk team actually originated in Somerville. The team’s goal this year to raise $21,000. The team captain is Angela Lombardo. Her son Isaiah Lombardo is 19 and has been a patient at Boston Children’s since birth and organizing the team was her way or giving back. The 13th Annual Fundraising Walk will take place at DCR’s Baxter Park, Assembly Row in Somerville on June 14. Last year’s Walk had over 5,200 walkers and raised over $1.6 million to support the hospital. The goal this year is $1.8 million. Boston Children’s Hospital is encouraging all who are interested in spending the day at Assembly Row and walking for the hospital to register for the 2- and 7-mile walks online at www.bostonchildrens.org/walk. Supporters can also make donations at www.bostonchildrens.org/walk.

The Art Glass of the Union Glass Company, Somerville, 1893-1927

Located in Somerville, Massachusetts, the Union Glass Company made a wide range of glass over the years, including pressed, mold-blown and free-blown objects in colorless, iridescent, silvered and many colored varieties.  This lecture focuses on Union Glass Company’s development of art glass from 1893 to 1927.  The majority of known catalogs, correspondence and identified glass relates to this period, including a large range of materials represented in the Corning Museum of Glass.

This week in Somerville Neighborhood News, we feature a special Somerville event: Community Vault, a retrospective screening of local videos. As many know, Somerville Neighborhood News is a project under the umbrella of SCATV, and this community service news production would not be here today if it weren’t for the long-lasting support of community media. SCATV and the Community Vault Program Selection Committee would like to invite you and your friends to an afternoon of curated videos from the past few decades. It is time to find your movie-viewing goggles and mark your calendars for an afternoon adventure into the Community Vault. Our program will showcase some of the best of archive and contemporary videos produced by community TV stations and local filmmakers. We have unearthed footage from retro dance parties of the 1980’s to short fiction films from the 2000’s. Everyone is welcome to attend! Note: There are some adult themes and language but no nudity or violence. Get your tickets online in advance at communityvault.tv and save money!

Maggie Whalen’s Magpie puppets entertained at Puppet Palooza on June 1.

By Amy Swain

As part of the third annual Somerville Puppet Palooza, Magpie Puppets appeared at Connexion on Monday, June 1.