– Photos by Matt Hichborn/Boston Bruins

Somerville Youth Hockey players and staff were treated to a special visit by Boston Bruins defense man Doug Hamilton last week at the Somerville High School gymnasium.

Hamilton led the kids in a spirited game of street hockey and later posed for photos and signed autographs.

Danielle Festa’s ‘Who Are You Wearing? An Outdoor Exhibition of Street Fashion Paintings’
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By Erica Scharn

Union Square’s own temporary red carpet made a comeback Saturday with Somerville artist Danielle Festa’s “Who Are You Wearing?” exhibition. A rolled-up Red Sox t-shirt protruded from one painting. A cowboy hat jutted out from another.

Over, under, around, and through, the 21st Annual Tour de Somerville will be taking off this coming Saturday, October 19.

The Somerville Bicycle Committee’s fall bike tour this year features Somerville’s many bridges, tunnels, overpasses, and underpasses. They know of at least 40, which is a lot for a city of just 4 square miles. The tour route will cross, or at least pass by, as many of these as possible.

By Jim Clark

While on patrol last Friday evening, a police officer spotted a car driving through the parking lot at the Target store on Somerville Avenue with no headlights on.

The officer flashed his unmarked car’s lights to signal the driver that the lights were not on, but the other car’s headlights remained off.

Constance Morella’s extraordinary ride to the heights of political power is a truly inspirational tale.

By Blake Maddux

Former U.S. Congresswoman Constance Morella, née Albanese, was born in Somerville on February 12, 1931. In the 82 years since then, “Connie” Morella has done government work that has taken her all around the world.

“I grew up in West Somerville,” she clarified via email, “which means that I went to Western Junior High School [on Hudson Street] when it existed.”

After graduating from Somerville High School in 1948, she attended Boston University, where she earned an Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Arts (in English) in 1950 and 1954, respectively.

Art exhibit to feature work of Walnut Street Center residents, Somerville Public Schools students, Perkins School for the Blind, and musical and poetry performances on Oct. 23

The City of Somerville and the Commission for Persons with Disabilities announced this month that the City will celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month with a community event featuring art by local residents on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall. The art exhibit will feature work by artists at the Walnut Street Center and students of the John F. Kennedy Elementary School, as well as a handmade quilt by students at the Perkins School for the Blind. Refreshments will be served and a short speaking program will include a presentation by the Chair of the Somerville Commission for Persons with Disabilities.

– Photos by Claudia Ferro

Brass, drums, and just about everything else but the kitchen sink converged on Somerville this weekend and made a big sound around town.

The candidates for Alderman At Large were each asked four questions and invited to describe themselves and their vision for how best to serve their ward as Alderman At Large members of the Board of Alderman. Their responses are presented here in alphabetical order, based on their last names.

220 tons of gunk removed
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A nightmare on Hunting St. – that is, if 100 years of funk happens to spill out into your basement. – Photo by Harry Kane

By Harry Kane

Concerned residents of Hunting Street voiced their disapproval of a proposed housing development under discussion for their street, which they think could add to the existing flooding problem they have been experiencing over the years. But, in the midst of the Hunting Street controversy, the city has cleaned drain pipes and alleviated some of the sewer blockages in other areas.

Ward 2 Alderwoman Maryann M. Heuston has advocated for similar drainage cleaning methods to be implemented on Hunting Street. “I sent an email out to the city engineer,” she said, “and asked him if he could begin the same kind of short-term stuff that they’ve been doing for the last couple months on Dane Avenue, Dane Street and Washington Street.”