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.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

(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)

This article originally ran Feb. 4, 2009.

I went exploring and found a copy of that other Somerville newspaper from August 14, 1969. There was a photo of some of us Project Star performers in a scene from Oliver, the musical we were presenting that summer (I played The Artful Dodger). I started flipping through the yellowed pages of the old newspaper and decided to use this week’s column to pass on some of the interesting and fun facts I discovered from 45 years ago. I had just turned 16 years old. Yikes!

Agreement ratifies three-year contract for Firemen and Oilers SEIU Local 3 and SEIU 888

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone (left) and SEIU Local 3 Business Agent Edmund ‘Ike’ Gabriel.

Firemen and Oilers SEIU Local 3, representing the City of Somerville’s custodians, and SEIU 888, representing the City’s crossing guards, have each signed new collective bargaining agreements with the city that ratify three-year contracts for members of both unions through fiscal 2017, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced yesterday.

The City of Somerville will be hosting the Annual Family Fun Day for all those who are young at heart on Saturday, June 28 from noon-5 p.m. at Trum Field.  The celebration includes a free BBQ, children’s activities, face painting, Curious Creatures, Pony Rides and much much more!

Veteran Somerville High School Track & Field Coach Dave Dickerson was recently inducted into the Massachusetts Track Coaches Hall of Fame.

A 1970 graduate of Somerville High, Coach Dickerson began coaching in 1983.