Somerville

Henry Alvarez, 18, of Somerville, was charged as a youthful offender with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (3 counts) and armed robbery (2 counts). The Assistant District Attorney is Ceara Mahoney.

Community members are invited to a meeting about the redevelopment of the former Powder House Community School on Monday, Sept. 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the West Somerville Neighborhood School Cafeteria, 177 Powder House Blvd.

As part of the Winter Hill neighborhood planning process, neighborhood residents and business owners are invited to brainstorm ways to improve Winter Hill in the short-term using low-cost “tactical urbanism” strategies through a community walk and talk scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28 from 6-8 p.m. at 328 Broadway—the future home of Winter Hill Brewing Company—with Team Better Block.

Somerville’s Fluff Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary on September 26, and it has already received the gift of a brand new website: www.flufffestival.com. The team over at Image Conscious Studios (http://icscreative.com/), whom all grew up eating Fluffernutter sandwiches, volunteered their expertise to design the colorful, responsive new website. Based out of East Boston, this local creative agency is no stranger to Somerville, having worked with many of the local businesses including Rosebud, Boston Shaker, and Highland Kitchen. Several of the Image Conscious Studios team members also live in Somerville. For them, the chance to work on such a fun, community project was a no brainer.

By Rebecca Danvers

On May 4, 2015, 19 Somerville High School Latino students sat in the school’s state of the art virtual World Language lab to take the grueling three and a half hour newly designed AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to a reported automobile accident at the corner of Medford St. and Pearl St. in the early hours of Monday morning.

Officers arrived at the scene and spotted a vehicle parked on the sidewalk, facing the wrong direction of traffic. According to reports, a street parking sign had been displaced from its location and was now lying in the middle of the intersection.

By William C. Shelton

(The opinions and views expressed in the commentaries of The Somerville Times belong solely to the authors of those commentaries and do not reflect the views or opinions of The Somerville Times, its staff or publishers)

I often receive more response to my columns offline than online. The name-calling favored by some who post online seems to discourage those who want to have more thoughtful conversations.

My last column was about the nature of community. It produced more offline response than when I first wrote it six years ago. It seems that many who grew up here, and many newcomers as well, would like to experience a greater sense of community—the former grieving its loss, and the latter wishing to recreate it.

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Veteran Somerville singer-songwriter Janet Feld will be hosting a benefit performance at the Arts at the Armory Café on September 19.

By Rebecca Danvers

Somerville resident Janet Feld, a veteran singer-songwriter on the New England folk circuit, firmly believes in giving back to the community and has organized a series of quarterly acoustic concerts that will assist local charities.

— Photos Claudia Ferro

Rhode Island natives, Chris and Jennifer Daltry of What Cheer Records, brought their unique brand of shopping to Union Square with the Somerville Rock & Roll Yard Sale on Sunday September 13. Records, posters, memorabilia, and … ? … were on display for sale.