A lot of talk is thrown around these days about what a desirable place to live Somerville is. To be sure, for the long time residents and newcomers alike the city has a lot to offer, whether one is raising a family here or otherwise.

The Alibrandis continue to dominate in the Yawkee Baseball League. – Photo by Harry Kane.

By Mike Stoller

Leading the Ted Williams Division by two-and-a-half games in the Yawkey Baseball League, the Somerville Alibrandis team is playing in a way that ol’ Teddy Ballgame would himself admire.

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I am writing in support of the Somerville Community Corporation/Cathartes proposal for redevelopment of 181 – 197 Washington Street.  I recently moved to Somerville – on Rossmore Street, less than 200 feet from the site – and am attending graduate school at Tufts. I would love to stay here after I graduate in 2015, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to afford it, especially once the Green Line extension comes in, on what will probably be an entry level, non-profit income.

The original home of the Ibbetson Street Press at 33 Ibbetson Street in Somerville, Mass.( Far back left, the late Jack Powers founder of the Stone Soup Poets)

I was speaking with Gil Barbosa the owner of The Book Shop at Ball Square, and we decided his shop would be a great place for the Ibbetson Street 33 reading. ( June 26 6:30PM) All past and present readers are welcome to come and read from their work. This is our 15th Anniversary, and we have such great poets as Jean Valentine, Cornelius Eady, Kathleen Spivack, Brendan Galvin, Marge Piercy, as well as many others in this issue. The front and back cover art was contributed by Richard Wilhelm, a Ball Square resident. Also this bookstore is a great independent and I hope you will buy books and keep this joint running…Gil tells me he signed a new four year lease.

Arrests:
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Michael Harrison, 36, of 17 Mason St., June 10, 11:16 a.m., arrested on warrant charges of assault to murder and mayhem.

David Palmater, 60, of 22 Tennyson St., June 10, 6:55 p.m., arrested at home on warrant charges of failure to stop or yield and operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

New departure procedure alleviates noise over some parts of the city; residents should continue advocating for further changes

 The City of Somerville is pleased to announce that Boston Logan International Airport has implemented a new departure procedure for one of its runways that should decrease aircraft noise pollution over parts of the city, but urges residents to continue reporting aircraft noise to compel the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Massport’s adoption of further alternative operations at Logan Airport that would provide relief to all of Somerville.

Volunteers of America Massachusetts (VOAMA) is currently in the final stages of completing construction on the Massachusetts Bay Veterans Center (MBVC) located at 2 North Street in Somerville, MA. The MBVC will provide housing to formally homeless veterans and will welcome residents in August.

The Ward 5 ResiStat meeting will take place  June 18 at the John F. Kennedy School cafeteria (5 Cherry Street) at 6:30pm start time. Residents have the opportunity to meet with city officials face to face and voice their concerns about their neighborhood. Light refreshments will be served and the meeting agenda has been determined, ahead of  time, by surveys filled out by residents. For more information, check out: http://somervilleresistat.blogspot.com/