U.S. Army Veteran Frank Ellis sprints onto the field at Gillette Stadium for a running drill. He is joined by U.S. Air Force Veteran Paul O’Connor of Raynham, MA.

By Tom Bannister

Frank Ellis of Somerville spent a dream day at Gillette Stadium working on his football skills with New England Patriots alumni while being cheered on by Patriots mascot Pat Patriot and New England Patriots cheerleaders, all courtesy of CVS Health.

In a salute to some of the men and women across New England who have served our country, CVS Health and the New England Patriots teamed up to host the third annual CVS Health/New England Patriots Football Skills Camp for Veterans.

Paige Shippie, one of our talented students at Endicott College, took on the challenging task to review poet Afaa Michael Weaver’s new collection of poetry City of Eternal Spring. Weaver recently won the Kingsley Tufts Award in Poetry.

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Bagel Bard Dona Stein writes: “After a Stegner Fellowship in Poetry at Stanford University and some years in California teaching, writing, and publishing, I lived in Colorado also teaching, writing, and publishing, but also producing and hosting a radio program, The Poetry Show on KRFC FM in Fort Collins, Colorado. My most recent poetry collection is Alice in Deutschland.”

The second of two job fairs this year, hosted by Somerville’s First Source Jobs Initiative, will be held on Wednesday, October 29, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Health Alliance/Somerville Hospital Campus (230 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA). This is an opportunity to connect Somerville residents to local jobs. Job seekers who live, work or study in Somerville, or have been displaced within a year, are encouraged to attend.

Arrests:
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Shawn Frederick, of 7 Vine St., Medford, October 20, 2:37 p.m., arrested at 175 Fellsway on a warrant charge of operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

Patrick Scully, of 394 Broadway, October 20, 4:04 p.m., arrested at 300 Alewife Brook Pkwy. on a warrant charge of uninsured motor vehicle or trailer.

The Somerville Police Department will once again join forces with the Somerville Auxiliary Police and School Crossing Guards on Friday, October 31, Halloween evening, to help make a safe and fun filled evening for Somerville Trick-or-Treaters.

UPDATE:

A shooting on Otis St. was reported to have taken place at approximately 8:00 p.m. Monday evening.

A 25-year-old man was reportedly shot in the arm and taken by ambulance to Mass General hospital. The wound is said to not be life-threatening.

Witnesses have reported that four or five shots were heard, but it was not known if the victim was the intended target.

— Photos by Donald Norton

UPDATE:

At 9:10 AM today, Traffic Officer Robert Hickey was involved in a motor vehicle crash while operating a police motorcycle. This crash occurred at the intersection of Medford Street and Pearl Street and involved a 1995 Honda Odyssey operated by a male out of Malden, MA. Officer Hickey, a 20 year department veteran, was transported to Mass General Hospital via Cataldo Ambulance suffering from serious but non-life threatening injuries

Join the City of Somerville on Thursday, Oct. 30 for the first 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. Young attendees are invited to participate in the annual “Halloween Stroll,” relocated from the Community Path for this event, stepping off at 6:15 p.m. Costumes are encouraged for all ages, and all “haunted” elements will be appropriate for attendees of all ages. For more information, contact Jackie Rossetti at 617-625-6600 ext 2614, or JRossetti@somervillema.gov.

Chef Jeffrey Stuart (left) enjoys teaching a new generation of culinary artists the finer points of cooking.

By Gabriela C. Martinez

When you enter Highlander Café at Somerville High School, you will be greeted and led to a table by talented, energetic teenagers dressed in formal waitressing attire. As a starter, you could order a creamy roasted butternut squash infused with ginger or a pear and apple salad. For your entrée dish, you may choose a homemade chicken pot pie topped with a buttery, flaky crust. There are also options for vegetarians. The vegetable lasagna is made with tender eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, and roasted red peppers, all layered in between house made lasagna noodles and a ricotta-mozzarella cheese blend. All of this and more is created and prepared by Somerville High School’s culinary arts students at the Highlander Café.