Who would think of a drone as a subject for a poem? Bagel Bard Dennis Daly fits the bill. Daly is the author of several poetry collections, as well as a book of translation. He has an eclectic history as a journalist, union organizer, and a troublemaker.

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Marsha Cargill, of 338 Somerville Ave., June 1, 2:21 p.m., arrested at 9 Davis Sq. on a charge of disorderly conduct.

Erin Russell, of 2 Mt. Vernon St., June 3, 9:29 a.m., arrested at home on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and armed assault to rob.

By Rebecca Danvers

Longtime Somerville resident Janet Feld, a veteran singer-songwriter on the New England folk circuit, wants to make sure that youngsters get the same opportunities that she did.

The Somerville School Committee invites the entire community to a celebration recognizing Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi upon his retirement.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 5 Alderman Mark Niedergang, and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to a Hoyt Sullivan Playground community meeting to be held on site, at 15 Central St., to discuss potential playground renovations. The meeting will be held on Monday, June 8 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. In case of rain, the meeting will be held indoors at the Visiting Nurses Association Building in the third floor community room at 259 Lowell St. All are welcome to attend and share ideas which will help to shape the design of the new playground. For more information, please contact Arn Franzen at 617-625-6600 ext. 2545, or AFranzen@somervillema.gov.

Here are the latest ‎Somerville Neighborhood News headlines from SNN #41: LGBTQ flag-raising at the Somerville Public Schools, how the City of Somerville is providing support for heroin addicts, a look into the Full Circle Alternative High School, meet the new Somerville Public Library director, visit the Milk Row Cemetery, and learn more about the upcoming retrospective Community Vault Video Screening.

Kicking off with “Carnaval” along East Broadway, SomerStreets promotes active living, reconnecting with city neighborhoods

SomerStreet: Carnaval returns for a 6^th year of shaking up East Somerville! SomerStreets will kick off the 2015 season this Sunday, June 7, from noon to 4 p.m. (rain or shine).

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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We’ve never seen as much recorded snowfall as we did this past winter. Snow budgets across the Commonwealth were shattered. Now as we enter budget season and the snow bills must be paid, some Massachusetts city and town officials are expressing satisfaction that their proposed budgets do not contain layoffs. Others are considering tax hikes or cuts in services to balance the budget for the coming year. There is even talk in some cities and towns about passing an override. But not in Somerville. In Somerville, we planned for this. We saved for this. We were ready for this. So forget about avoiding layoffs or cuts in services—we’re still able to strategically adding staff to improve services. While other communities are stalling out or taking steps backward, we are continuing to move forward. Our proposed fiscal 2016 budget that I am submitting to the Board of Aldermen this week, invests more in our kids’ education, public safety, affordability efforts, and the services that our community expects and deserves. We can make these continued investments because of prudent planning, smart saving and strategic investments. We planned for days like these—and that’s why we weathered the storm.

— Photos by Claudia Ferro

Friday night at Montvale Plaza, a surprise retirement party was held for Sal and Vito Ferrigno, of Pasty’s Pastry fame.

About 100 family members and those that worked there over the years attended, along with various distributors that sold to the bakery.

By Jim Clark

Police were summoned to the Market basket store on Somerville Ave. in response to reports that an alleged shoplifter had threatened employees with a knife last Thursday.