Poet Marc Zegans is mourning for a spoken word.  The word wafts/ into the open air/drifts/ and then/no longer there…

Somerville’s Rising Musical Stars made up of Somerville Public Schools Summer Wind Camp will be performing FREE at the Cross Street Center at 165 Broadway, Wednesday, July 24 at 11:30 am.  Somerville Wind Camp is open to all wind and percussion players who have played for at least one school year.  The campers meet for three hour days a week for ten days in july and work with three instructors: Richard Romanoff and Rosemary Sears (both SPS music teachers) and Anthony Prestigiovanni, who just graduated from UMASS Lowell with a degree in Music Education.

Arrests:
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Leah Ferriabough, 28, of 180 Harvard St., Malden, July 15, 12:49 p.m., arrested at Alewife Brook Pkwy. on a charge of operation of a motor vehicle without a license, attaching wrong motor vehicle, and operation of a motor vehicle with a revoked registration.

A juvenile, July 16, 1:42 p.m., arrested on a warrant charge of armed and masked robbery.

The FOX25 Morning News team will make a Zip Trip stop in Somerville, MA 02143 on Friday, July 26 at Union Square. Residents are invited to celebrate ten years of Zip Trips during a live FOX25 Morning News broadcast from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. with Co-hosts Shannon Mulaire and Gene Lavanchy, Meteorologist Shiri Spear, News Commentator Doug “VB” Goudie and Reporter Elizabeth Hopkins.

Free workshop offers information and help completing naturalization applications

Registration is now open for a free citizenship clinic on Saturday, July 27, in Somerville where residents seeking to become U.S. citizens can receive assistance in completing their naturalization applications or learn more about the naturalization process.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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Remember helping your mom stick S&H Green stamps into the booklets? In one of their heyday years, three times as many S&H Green stamps were printed than U.S. Postage stamps. They were popular from the 1930’s until the late 1980’s. They were given to shoppers based on the dollar amount they spent. The booklets contained 24 pages each holding 50 points. Each book held 1200 points. The S&H stood for Sperry and Hutchinson, the company that started the stamps. We still have a lamp that my mom got with green stamps.

The Somerville and Tufts University Police Departments report that over the last three weeks three late night robberies have occurred in the area between Davis Square and Tufts University, with the most recent robbery having occurred very early in the morning on Friday, July 19. Residents are encouraged to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings, particularly when walking at night, and, if possible, should not walk alone after dark.

“May the Wind cut you, May the Ice bite you, May the Snow blind you” – Joe Keinberger

By Martynas Limantas

Organized by the painter Joe Keinberger and the sculptor Skunk, NAVE Gallery Annex located in Davis Sqaure, opened its doors with a new exhibit starting July 10. Phantomaton is an exploration of the world “through influences of alchemy to biotechnology and whatever lies in between.”

By Jim Clark

Loss prevention agents at the Stop & Shop store at 775 McGrath Hwy. had a particularly busy time on their hands last week.

Due to high heat and humidity indices and poor air quality forecasts continuing through Friday, July 19, the City of Somerville has issued the following alert. Please also note that the city’s cooling center and Dilboy Pool hours will be extended, all outdoor recreation activities are canceled, and the fee for Dilboy Pool will be waived today (please see the details below):