And so it goes. Boston’s arguably controversial bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic games is no more, as proponents of the plan failed to meet the required expectations of the United States Olympic Committee in the allotted time.

Peach season is finally here. This versatile fruit can be used in salads, compotes, salsas, preserves and pies or whatever clever idea you can think of. One way I like to prepare them is using a grill or grill pan to bring out the natural sweetness of the fruit. The desserts listed below are not overly sweet, but if preferred, sugar may be substituted for the honey.

This week we have poems in Spanish by Sergio Inestrosa, a professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Endicott College, with English translations by Max Sklar. Max Sklar is an actor and a translator based in Salem, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of McGill University, and works as the Foreign Language tour coordinator for Cambridge Historical Tours.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Somerville Police Chief David Fallon have announced that Imran Laltaprasad, 31, of Quincy, has been found guilty on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute heroin. Middlesex Superior Court Judge Shannon Frison sentenced Laltaprasad todayto two and a half years in the House of Correction.

Arrests:
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Osvaldo Lima, of 4 Sterling Sq., Boston, July 21, 5:51 p.m., arrested at Washington St. on charges of refusal to identify self, resisting arrest, bicycle violation, and assault and battery on a police officer.

Nelly Oliver, of Somerville, will be walking with her coworkers as Senior Research Project Manager working with Dr. Levi Garraway in the Center for Cancer Precision Medicine Team in the upcoming Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk. Together, the team of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute caregivers has one unifying goal, to conquer cancer.

By Tom Bannister

The first-ever #SomerBliss local shopping promotion has a winner: Daddy Jones in Magoun Square.

During the month of June, residents and businesses were encouraged to tweet using the hashtag #SomerBliss when eating or shopping local to promote local retailers after a difficult winter, a promotional collaboration between the City of Somerville, East Somerville Main Streets, Somerville Chamber of Commerce, Somerville Local First, and Union Square Main Streets.

By Tom Bannister

On Thursday, July 30, the Center for Teen Empowerment and the City of Somerville’s Health and Human Services Department will launch the Somerville Youth Mental Wellness Ambassador Program.

Here is one featured news segment from the latest Somerville Neighborhood Newscast:

​Growing Local & Harvesting Food at South Street Farm