Arrests:
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Jason Matthews, 38, of 412 Main St., Malden, March 25, 9:30 a.m., arrested at 220 Washington St. on a warrant charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Geavanii Sharpe, 24, of 17 Lincoln St., Hyde Park, March 25, 12:21 p.m., arrested at 182 Broadway on a warrant charge of aggravated assault and battery.

Across the country, residents are thinking up inventive ways to garden in urban areas. Locally, Somerville residents have asked about the possibility of yard-sharing: the idea that those with access to land allow others to grow on it. Enter, My City Gardens. The brainchild of local residents, this online tool matches people who want to garden with people who have available yards that they want gardened.

Police discovered body parts near train tracks off School Street early Sunday afternoon.

While the Middlesex County District Attorney’s office has not confirmed it publicly, more than one media outlet has stated the body parts are those of 66-year-old Somerville resident Vincent Lalli, who was murdered in January and whose other body parts were discovered in the woods behind a Norwood school.

His roommate, Anthony Canejo Sr., 52, has been charged with the murder, and Canejo’s son, Anthony Jr., who also lived with Lalli, has also been arrested for allegedly assisting in disposing of the body parts. The site where police discovered the body parts is near the men’s Sycamore Street apartment.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Somerville non-profit The Welcome Project is celebrating the community’s immigrant flavor, in partnership with the City’s Shape Up Somerville healthy restaurant campaign, Shape Up Approved – Eat Well. The 2014 YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City event will celebrate a city proud of its diverse immigrant history and celebrated for its growing foodie scene celebration. All YUM eateries are part of the city’s Shape Up Approved – Eat Well campaign, which makes Somerville a healthier place to live, work, play and eat by highlighting healthier menu options at participating restaurants.

 
Through a partnership with the Great American Rain Barrel Company in Hyde Park, MA, the City of Somerville is offering rain barrels to Somerville residents at a discount to help conserve water and save money. Barrels can be purchased through April 5 by visiting www.greatamericanrainbarrel.com. Click on “Shop Local Programs,” and search for Somerville. Somerville residents may purchase the barrels at a cost of $69, a 40% discount from regular retail price. Barrels are available in Forest Green, Earth Brown, or Nantucket Gray.

James Force et al — a.k.a. Subpar Co-star — will be presenting his music and green vest at Bull McCabe’s on April 4.

By Blake Maddux

James Force is a tall, curly-haired redhead and self-described “lo-fi bohemian.” He records and performs under the alias Subpar Co-star. His influences run the gamut from writers such as Aesop and Shel Silverstein to musicians as diverse as Tom Petty, Weezer, and Nine Inch Nails.

By Jeremy F. van der Heiden

Saturday, April 12 is fashion day in Union Square as “Kawaii-Me: A Behind-the-Scenes Beauty Experience” takes center stage.

Union Square has served as a central hub for Main Street stores in the past several years, with countless fashion shops, niche eateries and stylish retailers making the Somerville neighborhood even more colorful. It will also be the location for “Kawaii-Me: A Behind-the-Scenes Beauty Experience,” which is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 12 at The Uniun, 3 Sanborn Court, Somerville.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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I remember the bowling alley (behind Wedgewood Crane and Connolly) where the T station is now on College Avenue (it was in the back and to the left of the train in the picture). There was a pretty bad fire there that basically destroyed it. The day after the fire, my friends and I actually went inside exploring.

Join Keshet’s Transgender Working Group and the LGBT Liaison to the City of Somerville for a picture book reading and activities! The activity is geared toward families, but all are invited to attend!

We’ll read aloud from a Transgender-themed children’s book and discuss how it may affect us through the lens of Jewish culture and tradition. Keshet’s Transgender Working Group works for transgender inclusion and offers education, programs and social support for Jews who are transgender and their allies.

The back of Cheryl Hirshman’s ‘Field Hands.’

The Somerville Winter Farmers’ Market at the Armory will throw the spotlight on local artist Cheryl Hirshman March 29.

“Field Hands: A Celebration of ‘Hand’ Work and the Family Farmer” will feature a recent installation piece by Hirshman focusing on the “artistry” involved with work performed by farmers. Hirshman invites the public to participate in the project by writing about farmers, farms, food and nutrition on prepared work gloves, which will then be added to the installation and exhibited across the country.