Arrests:
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Brianna Corey, 19, of 9 Fennell St., July 2, 6:13 p.m., arrested at 540 Broadway on a warrant charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Stephen Remick, 53, July 3, 9:35 a.m., arrested at 406 Highland Ave. on a warrant charge of larceny under $250.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announces the lineups for the 2013 SomerMovie Fest and Somerville Sunsetters. Showings for the annual movie festival are scheduled every Thursday evening at dusk, beginning with a screening of “Jurassic Park” on July 11 at Seven Hills Park in Davis Square. Movies are shown every Thursday night through August 29 at locations throughout the city, culminating with a Viewer’s Choice selection, voted by attendees throughout the summer, of one of the four following films:  “Cool Running,” “Groundhog Day,” “Nightmare Before Christmas,” and “Rudy.”

– Photos by Donald Norton

On Saturday, July 6, the City of Somerville honored Somerville resident Theodore “Ted”  Buttner by dedicating the corner of Walnut and Boston Streets as Theodore Buttner Square.

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Dear Editor:

Much of the opposition to the SCC/Cathartes proposal for redevelopment of the vacant Boys & Girls Club and Cota Funeral Home at 181/197 Washington Street has focused on the height of the buildings (5 stories) and density. While it is important to acknowledge abutters’ concerns, it is also imperative to keep in mind that this project is precisely what the city has called for through its resident-driven SomerVision process and more specifically, the 2009 rezoning of Union Square. Believe it or not, the Board of Alderman unanimously approved new zoning to the Washington Street area of Union Square specifically to encourage exactly what SCC and Cathartes are proposing- high-density commercial and residential activity to support a thriving urban neighborhood served by new transit (the Green Line). The SCC/Cathartes proposal goes a step further by including housing affordable to working families and by pursuing green design.

This summer, Russell Disposal, the City of Somerville’s contracted trash hauler, will be adding trucks to their daily routes, helping to ensure that trash and recycling are picked up as early as possible. With this in mind and as we head into the warm summer months, the City of Somerville and Somerville Department of Public Works remind all residents of proper trash and recycling storage and disposal procedures to help keep the City clean. Please remember that receptacles must be placed curbside after 4 p.m. the night before and no later than 7 a.m. the day of your collection.

Free breakfast and lunch, prepared by Somerville’s award-winning Food and Nutrition Services Department, will be available all summer for youth under the age of 19.

By Jim Clark

A body was removed from beneath a Red Line train at the Davis Square T Station on Saturday morning.

According to unconfirmed reports, a man in his 30s was hit by the train while he was trespassing on the tracks.

Movie series,“congregate meals” kick start COA’s LGBT events series

The Somerville Council on Aging and the City of Somerville’s LGBT Liaison announce a new events series for LGBT older adults at the Somerville Council on Aging. Beginning this month, events will be held twice monthly, on the second and fourth Mondays of the month, including a congregate meal site and a movie series. Starting on July 8, the Somerville COA will join Boston, Roslindale, Braintree, Cambridge, Salem, and Sharon as a site for a monthly congregate meal site for LGBT older adults. The COA will offer an affordable lunch every second Monday at 11:30 a.m., with food provided by a different local restaurant each month.

Pictured here, Erica Voolich (right) congratulates Djinnie Timoleon from Prospect Hill Academy on winning the Alice Schafer Memorial Scholarship.

The Somerville Mathematics Fund is pleased to announce that they have awarded five scholarships this year, thanks to the generosity of their wonderful donors.  This year’s winners and their colleges are:  Hae-Young C. Joo will attend U Mass Lowell, Emily Mei will attend U Mass Amherst, Nickolas Menezes will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rishab Sharma will attend Northeastern University, and Djinnie Timoleon will attend Hamilton College.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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The weather was ominous. Would it rain or would the gods of fireworks look favorably on our plans?

Last Thursday night was Somerville’s annual fireworks celebration. I arrived at Trum Field at around 5 p.m. The DPW was busy setting up barriers, stages and chairs. The sky was grey and it had been raining lightly, but the show was on!