A Jubilee celebrating 25 years of devoted service was held in honor of Sister Kateri at the Jugan Convent last week.

By Harry Kane

Sister Kateri spent the weekend of July 13 with her friends, family and Little Sisters of the Poor congregation for what marks her 25th year as a servant of God.

By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to a Cottage Ave. residence in the early morning hours of last Thursday on reports of an armed robbery.

– Photos by Bobbie Toner

The Somerville Arts Council presented one of the area’s largest and most innovative arts festivals around the Davis Square area Friday evening and during the day on Saturday. This year’s theme was “micro.”

Fox Morning News in Somerville Friday
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Co-hosts Shannon Mulaire and Gene Lavanchy will bring the Fox25 Morning News to Union Square this coming Friday. – Photo courtesy of Fox25

By Elizabeth Sheeran

You don’t have to travel to Rockefeller Plaza or Times Square to be seen on a morning news show this week. Boston’s Fox25 Morning News team will broadcast from Union Square from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Friday, July 26, and they’re inviting locals to show their “Somerville Pride” as part of the live audience.

By Donald Norton

Plans for the 181 Washington St. development were approved by a 4-1 margin at last week’s meeting of the Planning Board. – Photo by Dimella Shaffer

The City of Somerville Planning Board voted 4-1 at their meeting last Thursday in favor of the proposal by Somerville Community Corporation (SCC) and developer Cathartes Private Investments to build a five-story housing complex at 181 Washington St.

Don’t forget this Friday morning from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Union Square, Fox 25 Zip Trip is here broadcasting their morning show live. Come down to Union Square and show your support for Somerville and celebrate with them what Somerville has been in history, is now and will be in the future. It’s a great time to put on the show for our city that we all love. Show your support.

The Alibrandis are still riding high, fueled by top-notch fielding, batting and pitching. – Photo by Harry Kane

By Mike Stoller

A few milestones highlighted another four-win week for the first-place Somerville Alibrandis baseball team, which improved its record to 22-3 in the Yawkey League. Also included in the squad’s record is a 3-0 loss to the second place Stoneham Sabers.

Eagle Feathers #31– The Last Armory

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

The First Armory – It was quarried and built from the bluestone beneath it, and today is the discernible seal of Somerville. Why do they call it the Powder House, and was it built to be a powder house?

It comes as little surprise to most of us, but the mayor confirmed it recently when he replied, “Absolutely,” when asked if he was considering a run for the Governor’s seat while at a speaking engagement last week.

Well- we are in the dog days–so I was browsing my archives in this sultry heat and I found an old review of mine ( Never published in my column) of a book about the late Beat poet Jack Micheline. Micheline was a North Beach/San Francisco poet–but he is read by many Somerville poets of my acquaintance… Hope you enjoy  and have a cool drink…perhaps at Sherman’s or Bloc11 or many of our cafes in the Paris of New England…