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Poets Neil Callender and Nicole Terez Dutton with their baby in tow arrived at my quiet nook in the back of the Bloc 11 Café in Union Square for a chat about their lives and work as poets. Dutton relocated from Jamaica Plain in Boston, and Callender moved from the Republic of Cambridge, to live in Somerville together. Both find Union Square a fine place to set down roots as they are surrounded by creative types: editors, graphic artists and fellow poets. Dutton told me: “I love the diversity and sense of community Somerville has to offer.”

Poet Bob Clawson wrote the LYRICAL: “I hope the poem speaks for itself, the casualties being not only the son and the father, but also any semblance of military dignity that might have preceded our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, back when we used the draft to assemble fighting units rather than hiring mercenary killers.  That’s a heavy load for a little poem to carry, but most veterans I know get it and I, myself, still find it chilling when I read it.”

In honor of the Fourth of July, all city offices will be closed this Friday. Residents who normally have trash, recycling, and yard waste pickup on Friday will be on a one-day delay – put everything out on Saturday. There will be no street sweeping and parking meters will not be in effect on July 4.

Following a citywide competition, five Somerville youth were honored for their submission to the Fair Housing Commission’s annual Fair Housing Poster Contest last month. The contest challenges students to illustrate their interpretations of fair housing policies as part of an inclusive, equal opportunity community.

Arrests:
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Joseph Peterson, 25, of 129 Cedar St., June 24, 7:08 a.m., arrested at 257 Elm St. on a charge of trespassing.

Julio Rojas, 24, of 682 Blue Hills Ave., Dorchester, June 24, 8:35 p.m., arrested at 14 McGrath Hwy. on a charge of destruction of property over $250.

Somerville High student Kaleigh Conte will be participating in the Bay State Games for the Metro girls hockey team this summer. Conte is entering her sophomore year as a defenseman for the Cambridge Rindge and Latin girls varsity hockey team.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Recreation Department invite all interested Somerville residents to spend a night camping in Lincoln Park. The 5th annual Great Urban Campout will be held from Friday, July 25 until Saturday, July 26 in Lincoln Park, behind the Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park (290 Washington Street).

America’s oldest and one of its largest antiquarian bookshops
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The Brattle Book Shop is a highly respected and much beloved institution in the Greater Boston area.

By Betty B. Levin

While books are no longer banned in Boston, many still think of Boston and books … books by famous authors, poets and experts from all sorts of disciplines. To find a source for books beyond a traditional bookstore such as a source for old and rare books, a place to get book appraisals, the place to know is the Brattle Book Shop. Located at 9 West Street right in the downtown Boston, the shop is America’s oldest continuously operated bookshop and one of the country’s largest.

Somerville locals Eben Bein (left) and Gregory Boyce (right) are among the top 10 contenders in the “Danvers Idol” finals taking place on June 28 at the Danvers High School Auditorium.

Tonight local performers Eben Bein and Gregory Boyce will sing to win the 7th annual Danvers Family Festival Danvers Idol. The winner receives large cash prizes, professional recording time, and the chance to sing before 25,000 people at the Danvers Family Festival Fireworks on July 3.