By Jim Clark

A Somerville Housing Authority (SHA) Police Investigator’s attention was drawn to an individual who appeared to be weaving off and back onto the sidewalk on Memorial Rd. last Thursday evening.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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With summer approaching I couldn’t help but think about one of our favorite recreation spots back in the day. Revere Beach was where our parents took us when we were kids. It had everything. There were amusement rides, arcade games, food stands, and souvenir shops. I remember mom packing up the bulky metal cooler with Zarex and baloney sandwiches, and piling into dad’s big old sweltering Chevy for the ride to Revere.

By Donald Norton
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15 to 20 DEA and State police agents surrounded the house at 67 Thurston Street (corner house at Evergreen & Thurston). They were reportedly there to question individuals said to be relatives of the fugitive Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnev. Several agents surrounded the home while investigators were inside. An unnamed source said that the DEA and State Police were sent there, once it was discovered that relatives of the bombing suspects might be living there, to ask them questions.

Officer Sean Collier

By William Tauro

An MIT Police officer responding to a disturbance call late Thursday night  has been shot and killed in Cambridge.

The shooting took place at 32 Vassar Street in Cambridge and the officer has died from multiple gunshot wounds.

The following information is being sent to all Somerville residents after careful and ongoing discussions with law enforcement personnel, and will be updated as necessary throughout the day.

Veterans’ Services Director Jay Weaver has seen the need for additional monies for needy vets grow significantly over the recent months and years. – Photo by Harry Kane

By Harry Kane

Somerville’s Veterans’ Services received an additional $167,030 to cover the costs of veterans and their dependents’ finances, due to rises in healthcare costs, the number of younger veterans returning from war, and a slow-moving economic recovery.

– Photo by Bobbie Toner

By William Tauro

Hundreds of people turned out at the Somerville City Hall concourse Thursday evening for a candlelight vigil in memory of the Boston Marathon bombing  victims.

By William Tauro

President and Michelle Obama descending from the steps of Air Force One with Congressman Michael Capuano and Congressman Stephen Lynch as they arrived in Boston on Thursday to attend the interfaith services scheduled at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to remember the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Open Studios volunteers got their chance to present their own creative works at Bloc 11.

By Rose Scherlis

Somerville has always been a major hub of the Boston art scene. “Of everywhere I have lived, Somerville is the most interesting and artsy, great people,” said Gretchen Graham, an artist on display at the volunteer exhibit for Open Studios. Graham is an artist living in Somerville, and it is her second year participating in Open Studios. “It feels like my first year,” she said, “I’m just much more involved this year.”

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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My Patriots’ Day celebrations began like most others in recent memory: my sons and I joined hundreds of Somerville residents for our annual ceremonies at Foss Park, enjoyed some much-needed warm weather, and cheered on our home team favorites, the Boston Red Sox, before heading to the Boston Garden for the Bruins game, which we all looked forward to as a great end to a great day.