By Jim Clark

A report of a possible fight in progress at a Hudson St. residence brought police to the scene on Friday morning.

Arriving officers found a female, later identified as Lauren Vowells, 25, of Salem, standing on the front porch of the residence. Officers noted that she appeared to be bleeding from her lip, and when questioned she reportedly told them that she had been arguing with her boyfriend.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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To be sure that all property owners fully understand this year’s property assessments, I’m handing over my usual op-ed space to our Assessors to answer some basic questions. If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Assessors Office at 617-625-6600 ext. 3100 or assessing@somervillema.gov, or visit their page on the city website at www.somervillema.gov.

Theatre@First takes the stage at the Davis Square Theatre
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Theatre@First kicks off its 10th season in a new venue with Caryl Churchill’s inspiring and entertaining play, Top Girls, at the Davis Square Theatre, January 23–February 1.

As relevant today as when it was written in 1982, Top Girls celebrates the choices required to reach the top. Featuring the famous dinner-party scene with extraordinary women of history and legend, this acute and funny script ranges from the 9th century to modern office politics. Theatre@First is proud to celebrate playwright Caryl Churchill’s 75th birthday year with her most famous, groundbreaking work.

Snow Emergency lifted effective 8 a.m. Wed., Jan. 22

The parking ban is lifted immediately.

Happy Birthdays this week to many Villens from here and here now in Somerville. A big happy birthday to our good friend Ken Kotch, a photographer originally from New Jersey who now lives here in the Ville. Local attorney and good guy Bob Daut is celebrating this week as well. And we can’t forget about Somerville’s up-and-coming specialty chef and all-around fantastic lady Dorothy DiMarzo. We hope she has a great day this week. And to Steven Pinkham, who comes from a longtime Somerville family and is now married and living just a little north, we wish him a good day. Joey Del Ponte, son of our own Jimmy, is celebrating this week. What a talented guy! He has his own band, “The Poison Girls Club,” and we hear that it’s a great band. Keep an eye here on this guy, folks; we might be seeing him at the Grammy’s sometime in the future. And happy bday to Shannon de la Paz, another local celebrating this week. We wish Sean Sullivan a happy birthday this week as well. To James McGowan, another local Villen, we wish a good day. And the same goes out to Linda Silva-Lambert. Finally, to Lou Brink, who is originally from Connecticut and is now living here in the Ville, happy birthday! To all the many other January birthdays -and there are a lot- a big HB to all of you.

By Jim Clark

Police were summoned to a Belmont St. residence shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Saturday in response to reports of a loud party taking place in the third floor unit, as well as on the roof of the building itself.

Upon arrival, officers were met by the reporting party and were told that he had just been assaulted by his third floor neighbor, police said.

The city’s assessing department and Chamber of Commerce’s decision to hold information sessions on the triennial revaluation process and how property owners can appeal and apply for abatements comes after some commercial property owners saw increases ranging, in some cases, from 50 to over 100 percent.