Arrests:
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Niles Vibert, of 47 Fremont St., February 29, 6:33 p.m., arrested at Memorial Rd. on charges of violation of city ordinance possession of a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest, and drug possession to distribute.

Philip Decareau, of 145 Warren St., Medford, March 2, 10:28 a.m., arrested at Fellsway on a charge of disorderly conduct.

By Charles Lane

The 16th Annual Irish Film Festival, Boston kicks off on March 10 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, Somerville.

Irish Film Festival (IFF), Boston presents a riveting lineup of events, screenings and awards at the 16th annual Irish Film Festival, from March 10 through 13 at Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA. A complete schedule of events is available at www.irishfilmfestival.com.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone invites all interested persons to two presentations and discussions on the city’s Athletic Fields Master Planning process on March 9 and 15. City park planners, Recreation staff, and SomerStat analysts will share data on permitted field usage citywide, discuss factors that guide field planning and maintenance, and lay out recommendations for field improvements and maintenance investments. A Q&A will follow and community members are invited to provide feedback. To enable more residents to participate, the same meeting will be held twice on different dates:

By Amy Swain

A Somerville institution, Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant & Music Club, sadly will be closing its doors for good this coming weekend. — Photos by Bobbie Toner

Get ready, Somerville. For the legendary Johnny D’s, closing time has come, and they are going out with a bang, a honk and a clang.

The final weekend celebration begins Friday, March 11. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., James Montgomery and his band – including Barry Goudreau, former guitarist for the band Boston – open the festivities. Saturday’s fun begins earlier in the day. The final Jazz Brunch will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and bands are scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to midnight. Appalachian folk/country band Yani Batteau and The Styles will kick things off. Chandler Travis Philharmonic and Neon Grandma will fill up the rest of the evening. Sunday brunch will be a little different, in that there will be no brunch in the typical fashion. Drinks will only be poured from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Somerville Neighborhood News #59 was election heavy! Stories focused on engaging young voters to polling to local presidential candidate canvassing teams.

In SNN #59, we explore how two thirds of Somerville residents are renters, and many of those are young and have no ties to the city, and no political involvement. Getting young voters to participate is good for them and for the process. Young Somerville takes on the issue. Find out more on this topic in SNN #59!

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas have announced that they have located the suspect vehicle in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving an individual in a wheelchair early Sunday morning at approximately 4:40 a.m.  They have also identified a Somerville resident as the driver of the car. This remains an open and active investigation and no charges have yet been filed.

The City of Somerville is sponsoring the 2016 Urban Agriculture Ambassador Program (UAAP). Taught by Green City Growers, a Somerville-based urban agriculture company, the program is now seeking applicants for the 2016 class. The UAAP, which started as a pilot in 2013, will train 20 residents in urban growing techniques in exchange for 30 hours of volunteer service in garden projects across the city. Four intensive workshops will take place on Saturdays in April and May (April 16, 23, and 30, and May 7), covering topics including building raised beds, planting and harvesting, troubleshooting pests, and an introduction to bee- and chicken-keeping.

By William Shelton

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Some people fondly remember high school as a time of increasing freedom, new learning experiences, youthful hijinks, and shared adventures. Others, less so.

By Sal Ghamo

Aeronaut Brewing Company. — Photo by Sal Ghamo

The idea breathes in every full glass of brew. The stills hide in plain sight, their responsible for the IPA’s dripping off your collection of empty glasses, and now the steel reflection on those stills bounces between your grip and drags your focus to the back wall. Nostalgia screams it’s light across a canvas, because where most pubs would have a cliche painting of some suds on the wall, this machine of an environment projects Super Mario onto it for the people to play. Live music, real music is everywhere. It’s a sound that can only very suitably be measured in RPM’s, because when you walk into Aeronaut Brewing Company you’re witnessing the engine of a brewery, you’re floating under the experimental hood, the laboratory for the machine.

By Brian Harris

The Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards go into post-season play with a perfect undefeated record of 16-0.

The undefeated Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards will take their perfect record of 16-0 into post-season play on Friday, March 4, at 4 pm at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of U Mass Boston. This will kick-off the quarter-finals of the 2015-2016 Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization (MCSAO) Girls’ Basketball State Tournament. Their opponent will be the winner of a preliminary round contest between two high schools from Hyde Park—the Academy of the Pacific Rim (9-3) and Boston Prep (8-4).