Arrests:
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Scott Badeau, 47, of 99A Chelsea St., Everett, December 3, 8:25 p.m., arrested at 373 Highland Ave. on a warrant charge of trespassing.

Dennis Reid, 30, of 520 Medford St., Malden, December 4, 2:42 p.m., arrested at 77 Middlesex Ave. on a warrant charge of larceny over $250.

By Max Sullivan

Extension of Somerville’s Green Line was officially announced Tuesday afternoon as Governor Deval Patrick, Somerville Mayor Joesph Curtatone and other Boston and Massachussetts officials took the podium in support of the new project.

The annual Illuminations Trolley Tour is scheduled for Saturday, December 15, with tours departing from the City Hall Concourse beginning at 4:30pm. The 45-minute tours will showcase holiday light displays in our own Somerville. Tours leave from (and return to) Somerville City Hall where coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies are served. Entertainment at City Hall includes choral music, courtesy of the Somerville Community Chorus and craft activities for children. Trolley Tour tickets are available at the Blue Cloud Gallery, 713 Broadway. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children and seniors. For more information visit www.somervilleartscouncil.org.

An advisory panel has been established that will study ways of improving how we travel through the city.– Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Cathleen Twardzik

Mayor Curtatone has formed a transportation research, innovation and planning (TRIP) team to advise the city about new technology and procedures, which will be intended to increase capacity, accessibility, convenience and safety of each mode of local transportation.

Eagle Feathers #15 – A Christmas Carol

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Charles Dickens, 1842

Everyone has his or her own favorite Christmas stories, memories and movies. They can range from the classic It’s a Wonderful Life, a story about the difference one person’s life can make in the world, to the recent The Polar Express, a story about a special Christmas train.

Winter Hill Community Innovation School recently won theMiddle School Flag Football Championship. They defeated Argenziano School in the championship game 35 to 21. The team was coached by Chris Capasso, one of Bill Belichick’s protégées.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Acting Traffic and Parking (T&P) Director Matthew Dias announced  that the City of Somerville has unveiled a three-day Visitor Permit to supplement the standard, two-day Visitor Permit. On the heels of this announcement, T&P has also expanded its services to include online permitting for resident parking permits at Parksomerville.com.

Legendary guitarist Robby Krieger’s latest musical project brought jazz flavored rock to the house at Johnny D’s last week. – Photos by Blake Maddux

By Blake Maddux

Although they certainly have marquee value, it probably is not necessary for venues to use the words “Doors Guitarist” in front of Robby Krieger’s name. Anyone who knows the name knows the person to whom it belongs.

Time takes its toll on all things, no matter how much we wish that it would not. This is the nature of life and material things that exist in our world.

Older adults in photo have been staying fit with “Fit-4-Life”, a unique program offered by the Somerville’s Council On Aging. Soon the COA will be offering an additional “Fit-4-Life” program for LBT older adults starting in January 2013.

Fit-4-Life is an award-winning nutrition and exercise program for seniors developed by the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. This program is currently being run at the Holland Street Center for everyone in the community.