St. Clement is headed to the Catholic Central League playoffs thanks to Saturday’s 8-0 victory over the Marian Mustangs.

By Colin Walsh

St. Clement (4-2) clinched a playoff berth and share of the Catholic Central League title for the second time in three years this past Saturday with an 8-0 victory over the Marian Mustangs (2-4) of Framingham.

Somerville Bagel Bard Lawrence Kessenich reviews a new book by Charlotte Gordon that deals with literary outlaws:

Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and her Daughter Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon (Random House, 2015)

If you’ve ever wondered, as I have, why the name of Mary Shelley, the wife of famous Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, is so often written Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Charlotte Gordon provides a full and fascinating answer. Although Mary Shelley never knew her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, who died ten days after her daughter’s birth, Shelley not only inherited her mother’s name but also her spirit. And, as Gordon makes us fully aware in this lively biography, what a spirit it was—in both of them!

Ibbetson Street Press Young Poet Series editor Emily Pineau writes of a transition – a transition that is painful but will lead to new doors opening.

People visiting Somerville’s busiest neighborhoods can now quickly charge their phones for free and, thanks to WrightGrid’s secure cell phone lockers, never have to worry about leaving their devices unattended.

Arrests:
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Joseph Purifory, of 160 Jefferson, Everett, October 13, 10:21 p.m., arrested at Washington St. on a warrant charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Yi Ping Li, of 153 Perkins St., October 14, 2:41 p.m., arrested at home on a charge of maintaining a house of prostitution.

Alternating odd- and even-side parking takes effect for winter 2015, with switch to even-side parking beginning during 2016-17 season. Major outreach campaign kicks off in 2016.

Don’t move your cars just yet, but even-side homeowners, your pleas have been heard. In the interest of fairness, beginning this winter (2015-2016), Somerville will institute an annually alternating parking policy for snow emergencies, using even-side-only parking for winter seasons that begin in an even year, and odd-side-only parking for winter seasons that begin in an odd year.

Family-friendly fun includes games, food, Trick-or-Treating, and “Haunted Pathway” from 6 to 8 p.m.

Join the City of Somerville on Thursday, Oct. 29, for the second annual “Haunted Hall” event at City Hall and the City Hall concourse from 6 to 8 p.m. The family-friendly event will feature a costumed Halloween Stroll, safe Trick-or-Treating inside City Hall, games and activities, refreshments, a Haunted Walkway tour, and more.

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By Mike Powers
District Manager, Customer Service and Sales
U.S. Postal Service

Crisp fall days, cooler nights, who doesn’t love fall? But taking a fall – that’s a different issue.

This is a beautiful time of year in New England.  But as the Postal Service works to provide the best service for you, we need your help to overcome the obstacles that autumn and the earliest days of winter can deliver.

— Photos by Claudia Ferro

Every Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Assembly Farmers Market takes place by the trusses where Assembly Row meets Great River Road. The market presents the very best variety of products from New England farms and specialty vendors including vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese, fish, baked goods and much more. The market will continue each Sunday through October.

As part of the world’s largest coalition of city leaders addressing climate change, Somerville pledges to take action in advance of UN’s Climate Conference in Paris

Thursday, October 15, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone committed to the Compact of Mayors, a global coalition of city leaders dedicated to reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making their communities more resilient to climate change, and regularly reporting their progress publicly.