A local pizzeria is offering breast cancer patients across the country a Slice of Hope. Eat at Jumbo’s is helping raise critical funding for breast cancer research by donating 20% percent of all its sales from Friday, Oct. 11 to the Karen Mullen Breast Cancer Foundation, a national charity based in Seattle.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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Last Wednesday I walked with members of our community in the Annual Candlelight Vigil in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s saddening that we must walk each year, but heartening to see people join us every year for the walk through Union Square. We walked to remember those who have lost their lives over the last year to domestic violence, and to stand up together, to send a message to every victim: You are not alone. You are never alone.

Arrests:
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James Killackey, 30, of 66 Fifth St., Cambridge, September 30, 5:25 p.m., arrested at 14 McGrath Hwy. on a charge of disorderly conduct.

Ralph Glawson, 51, of 46 Perrin St., Boston, September 30, 9:11 p.m., arrested at 256 Elm St. on charges of furnishing a false name or Social Security number and violation of city ordinance open container, and on warrant charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct, larceny over $250, destruction of property over $250, and felony nighttime breaking and entering.

– Photos by Bobbie Toner

By Erica Scharn

“Oh, how great is this?” Mame Kennedy, visiting from New York City for parents’ weekend, had no idea that the second annual Somerville Mini Maker Faire was going on October 5in Union Square from 3-7 p.m. When karaoke broke out on ZingBox’s solar powered boom boxes, she stopped to join the smiling onlookers.

The candidates for School Committee were each asked four questions and invited to describe themselves and their vision for how best to serve their ward as School Committee members. Their responses are presented here in alphabetical order, based on their last names, by ward. Ward 1 candidate Kenneth M. Salvato did not submit answers before we went to press.

Corn shucking the old fashioned way, a great experience for kids learning about nutrition and health.
– Photo by Roxane Scrima.

By Jim Clark

Children in Somerville’s elementary schools and the Capuano Early Childhood Center partook in an annual tradition aimed at educating them in the value of good nutrition last week, while having a ton of fun shucking corn in the morning and enjoying it on their lunch menu shortly afterwards.

Starting this Friday, on the 11th, 12th, and 13th, join the HONK! Festival 2013 here in Somerville in Davis Square. Join in with the many radical marching bands from all over the world going through the square and various streets for social justice, peace and community. Absolutely a lot of fun to watch and listen to, completely free and open to the public. Come one come all to hear the many bands. Visit their website www.honkfest.org for the schedule and latest details.

– Photo by Bobbie Toner.

Former Somerville Mayor and Registrar of Deeds, Gene Brune, helps Lori Pino of Amal Niccoli Salon cut the ribbon to her new adventure, KenkoDo. The grand opening was held Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. They offer acupuncture, massage, and Chinese herbal medicine to bring patients’ health back into balance. Find out what makes their health care unique.  Visit  http://www.kenkodoclinic.com/  or stop by at 735 Broadway, Somerville.

Some of us find it hard to let go of the past, to say farewell to the good old days. Others are thrilled to embrace change and boldly go wherever it is we all may be heading to.

One thing is certain, change comes and rearranges the landscape of our lives, both figuratively and literally.

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This year, the City came forward with two important proposals that address the impact of commercial development in Somerville through linkage fees. As residents affected by that development, we support the proposed amendments to the housing linkage fee and the creation of a jobs linkage fee. The amendments to the housing ordinance would increase the amount paid by developers from $3.91 to $5.15 per square foot, index it to the cost of living, and lower the threshold for payment to developments of 20,000 square feet or more. The proposed ordinance on jobs linkage would create a jobs linkage fee of $1.40 per square foot, which would go into a Job Creation and Retention Trust.