By Jim Clark

Reports of a person taking packages from porches brought police officers to Bay State Ave. last week.

Initial witness reports described the suspect as being male, wearing a blue hoodie and orange vest. However, after combing the area, police spotted a female individual at the corner of Bay State Ave. and Kidder Ave. wearing the same type of clothing reported by witnesses.

Benjamin Echevarria is the new School Committee member representing Ward 1.– Photo by Harry Kane

By Harry Kane

On Tuesday Jan. 22, at the Capuano Early Childhood Center, a public hearing, followed by an extensive interview process was held to choose a finalist among the three remaining candidates running for the Ward 1 School Committee member position.

Mr. Clennon King reads Dr. King’s speech at the Somerville Theatre on Monday. – Photo by Emmanuel Vincent.

By Emmanuel Vincent

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on America will forever be stitched into the fabric of society. On the national holiday in his memory, the city acknowledged the civil rights activist’s efforts in the 10th anniversary celebration of his life at the Somerville Theatre.

There are still some adult evening classes available up at the High School. We’re told if you are interested in the following classes, they still have openings: Medical Interpretation, Smart Social Security Planning for both boomers and beyond, calligraphy writing, ESL computer for beginners, Drivers Ed, Academic Recovery, furniture making, and cake decorating.

Swimming wins back-and-forth battle

By Mike Stoller

It’s been quite a run – literally and figuratively – for the Somerville High girls track and field team, which has won two straight meets and is looking forward to its big matchup with Malden tomorrow.

Eagle Feathers #18 – The Poet

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

“Bring me men to match my mountains, Bring me men to match my plains, Men with empires in their purpose, and new eras in their brains.” These words of the extraordinary poet, Samuel Walter Foss, were inscribed in granite on the rampart entrance to the parade field of the United States Air Force Academy for close to forty years. The words can now be found in the American Pavilion at Walt Disney’s EPCOT Center in Orlando, Florida. Foss was head librarian at the Somerville Public Library for 13 years, right up until his death in 1911 at the young age of fifty-three. His house was located at 249 Highland Avenue, just before Davis Square.

By Emmanuel Vincent

Global warming is considered by many to be a serious threat to our world as we know it.  Those who hold this view feel that without the proper education and actions taken place regarding the subject matter, the Earth that we are familiar with will be foreign to us in the future.

By Jim Clark

A police patrol unit observed a pickup truck traveling the wrong way down Newton St., which is a one-way street, last week.

The vehicle was followed to an Everett St. residence and the operator was subsequently detained and questioned by officers.

Girls Basketball Senior Indira Evora scored her 1,000th point on January 21, 2013 vs. the Vikings of Winthrop. Evora led the team with 24 points beating the Vikings 66-55. Evora is one of four  females in the history of the program to score 1,000 points for Somerville.