The Somerville Tsunami 10U girls softball team notched their 3rd straight win defeating Melrose 12-5 Monday night to start the season 3-0 tied atop the MiddleEssex 10B standing.

By Emmanuel Vincent

Two noteworthy meetings took place at City Hall on July 2, a veteran’s affairs meeting which was followed by a Public Utilities and Public Works Committee meeting. Ward 5 Alderman Courtney O’Keefe presided over both meetings.

Minor league champs Boston Closet celebrate with the championship trophy.

On Thursday, June 27, Boston Closet won the 2013 Somerville Little League Minors Championship. This was the third straight year a team sponsored by Tom Lynch of Boston Closet and managed by Sean Sullivan has won the Somerville Little League city championship and the first time in the minors division.

Kenzie Radigan is a student at Endicott College. She enjoys running, yoga, and going to visit the ocean. She enjoys writing about growth and change and hopes to inspire many people with her words someday. 

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.