Distrigas of Massachusetts recently honored 19 students from Somerville, Everett and Lexington for their academic success and outstanding work in the field of science.

State Rep. Denise Provost is a Somerville Bagel Bard,  an excellent poet and reviewer. She has also been involved in the effort to create a Massachusetts Poet Laureate position.  Here is a review she sent to Off the Shelf:

Ellen Maas is a voice in and for the wilderness. She is a member of  Somerville’s Bagel Bards, and is well-known for her ecological activism in our community.

We are moms and dads, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters – all bringing the power and proof of recovery to our communities. Together we will change public perception, and ultimately the public response to the addiction crisis…FOREVER.

Somerville Youth Arts Coordinator, Jimmy Del Ponte, announces the 2015 Somerville Rocks! youth talent show, to be held on Fri., May 22 at 7 p.m. in the Somerville High School Auditorium.

Veteran school administrator, outstanding communicator set to take on new role in Somerville beginning July 1

Somerville Public Schools Superintendent, Tony Pierantozzi, announced  that Shawn Maguire will be the next Principal at the Benjamin G. Brown School. Mr. Maguire is currently in his eighth year as Principal at the Rockport Elementary School in Rockport, MA. He will take on the leadership position at the Brown School beginning July 1. Mr. Maguire will succeed Kathleen Seward, who is taking over the Principal position at the West Somerville Neighborhood School following the retirement of Mrs. Thelma Davis at the end of this school year.

— Photo courtesy of Somerville Fire Department

Somerville firefighters responded to a reported house fire early this morning at 70 Craigie Street. The fire was reported at 12:20 a.m. and went to Two alarms. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a large volume of fire involving a second floor, rear porch with flames spreading up to the roof. Fire had spread into the rear wall requiring firefighters to pull open numerous walls and ceilings

— Photos courtesy of Somerville F.D.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to a report of a vehicular crash and a possible assault on a cab driver at a Broadway location at approximately 12:30 a.m. last Saturday.

The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission & Historic Somerville present the launching of Milk Row Cemetery public opening, Tuesday, May 19 from 6– 8 pm; rain or shine. Come inside Somerville’s oldest cemetery, dating back to 1804, and usually closed to the public.