By Mike Stoller

Two weeks into practice, the Somerville girls’ tennis team is making good use of its time.

“We have a little bit of work still to do,” Highlanders’ Head Coach Mark Kirwin said. “So far the signs have been encouraging.”

Arrests:
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Jonathan Hayes, 33, of 22 Kennyson Rd., March 25, 10:18 a.m., arrested at Broadway on a warrant charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Derrick Paul, 22, March 25, 10:37 a.m., arrested at 60 Derby St. on charges of home invasion, resisting arrest, and armed robbery.

Somerville Writer Ilan Mochari

Although we were well into March, the winds of winter gave a cold bitch slap to the windows at the Sherman Cafe in Union Square, Somerville. It was here, over one of Sherman’s famed oatmeal scones that I met Somerville novelist Ilan Mochari. We sat down to talk about his writing life and his new novel:  Zinsky the Obscure (Fomite Press).

Somerville Bagel Bard Tom Miller writes about his favorite breakfast joint as if it is a modern dance company. Miller is a graduate student in history at Salem State University, reads and writes poetry, and is a retired auto executive.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to a report of a possible breaking and entering in progress at a Tennyson St. residence last Friday.

Upon arrival, officers noticed loud banging sounds coming from the building, which is in the process of being renovated.

Are you up to the challenge? Better eat your Wheaties and get signed up for the activities to come.

Spring is here and the Fourth Annual Mayor’s Fitness Challenge kicks into high gear in April 2013.  The Mayors Fitness Challenge is a program of the city’s Shape Up Somerville initiative, designed to encourage active living, healthy eating, and overall wellness among community members of all ages.

Director of Economic Development and Disability Coordinator Join City as of April 

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today the addition of two new city employees, Mr. Ed O’Donnell and Ms. Betsy Allen filling the positions of Director of Economic Development and Disability Coordinator, respectively.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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Lots of onions? No hot stuff? Whatever you wanted you could get at one of the many sub shops that deliciously dotted the Ville.

Somerville Community Access Television launched a new website that streams Channel 3 over the Internet to the world. www.scatvsomerville.org allows users to watch the live stream and select individual programs for on-demand viewing. Users will also find up to date news about events, the SCATV Facebook feed, classes, featured programs, art gallery exhibits, and more. Members can now post crew calls on the site and pay on line for classes and to renew their memberships.

By Mimi Graney

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For decades Somerville’s underused industrial buildings have provided super cheap spaces for musicians, dancers, theatrical and circus performers, sculptors, painters, tinkerers and every manner of casually creative folk to practice, network and grow their craft in the urban landscape.