Boys basketball stays undefeated; fine finishes at GBL track meet

By Mike Stoller

In its first Greater Boston League game of the campaign, the Somerville High hockey team escaped with a 3-2 victory over host Everett last week, improving its overall record to 3-2-2.

St. Clement girls basketball off to a strong start

The St. Clement Lady Anchors are off to a great start this season at 4-2. With wins against Cristo Rey, St Joseph Academy, Essex-Aggie Regional, and most recently against Nazareth Academy 49-24, the Lady Anchors continue to show a huge improvements from last years disappointing 0-6 start.

Bob Publicover.

I wrote this article a decade ago about Bob.  I interviewed Bob in the old/old offices of The Somerville News on Elm St. in Davis Square. I decided to reprint it when I heard he passed.

For all intents and purposes Bob Publicover could have called it quits a long time ago. Publicover, 52, was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS over 15 years ago, when it was known as the “gay man’s cancer.” AIDS also took the life of his long time companion, John Carabineris, a brutal blow to this publisher of the award-winning Somerville News. But Publicover is not only surviving; he is flourishing. He has published the scrappy Somerville News for 25 years, and he is currently working on a new play, THE LAST BRONTOSAURUS. He still tends to his many duties as an AIDS and community activist. Publicover seems to have an endless amount of energy at his command. Thin and lanky, he talks with the rapid-fire cadence of a hard-boiled character out of Raymond Chandler or Hammett novel.

Mary Hampton, a colleague of mine at Bunker Hill Community College,  sent me a poem recently and I decided to share it with you. Mary taught at Somerville High and other schools over the years.

By William Tauro

The Somerville Bantams clashed with the Brookline Bantams at Boston University on Saturday. It was a close nip and tuck game until Brookline scored two third period goals to seal the 3-0 victory over Somerville.

The suspect’s car reportedly struck a curb at Powder House Blvd. and Leonard St., where the occupants exited the vehicle and fled on foot. ~Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Jim Clark

Police responded to reports of gunshots being fired on Gilman St. Monday night.

A Somerville man has been arraigned on a charge of armed assault to murder in connection with a November 11, 2012 shooting that left a victim with life-threatening injuries, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public today.

– Photos by Bobbie Toner

Early Monday afternoon Somerville Fire Department responded to a garage fire at 20-22 Jay St. The first alarm for the fire at 20 Jay St. was sounded at 1:32 p.m. and the working fire was sounded at 1:37.  The fire was contained to the unattached garage and vehicle inside.  Radiant heat caused the siding to  melt on 24 Jay street, also causing some minor charring on 20 Jay St.
The cause appears to be from combustibles stored to close to a wood burning stove.  The all out was declared at 2:24 p.m.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to an informational community meeting to discuss upcoming renovations to Kenney Park (located at the corner of Highland Ave. and Grove St.).