Happy Saints Patrick’s Day to everyone out there. All those Irish and Irish for a day crowd here in the Ville, have a safe and happy weekend. And to the rest of us here in the Ville, Happy Evacuation Day, which is the main reason to celebrate here in Boston area.

There’s no doubt about it. Modern industrialized societies utilize a lot of packaging material and produce tons of waste that must be disposed of properly.

For generations we took for granted that disposal issues were somebody else’s problem, the garbage collector’s, for instance.

By Terence Clarey

New England Patriots Center Ryan Wendell signed autographs read to kids at “Read by the River” Carnival at the Tufts Gancher Center last Sunday. – Photo by Terence Clarey

The goal, according to Tufts Hillel, the organizers of the 13th annual “Read by the River” Carnival at the Tufts Gancher Center last Sunday afternoon, was to make reading fun for both kids and parents. To that end, the Tufts Hillel presented an event that combined fun learning activities like word and spelling games with more carnival-like activities such as face painting and cotton candy and popcorn machines.

Somerville High grad and UMass Lowell junior Antoinette Toussaint.

By Mike Stoller

Somerville High grad and UMass Lowell junior Antoinette Toussaint earned All-American status by finishing in seventh place in the pentathlon at the Division 2 NCAA Track and Field Championships Saturday in Birmingham, Ala.

Former Ward 1 Alderman, William M. Roche, has accepted a full-time position with the City of Somerville as the Director of Personnel.

Following approval by the Board of Aldermen at the Thursday, February 28 meeting, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced last week that former Ward 1 Alderman, William M. Roche, has accepted a full-time position with the City of Somerville as the Director of Personnel. Roche had been serving as part-time Acting Director following the departure of former Director, Sarah Kloos, as the city worked to maintain operations.  Six candidates were interviewed for the position.

Rose E. Scherlis

Former Somerville News reporter Rose Scherlis has sent us a poem about lost love. As we all know love often appears in the Lost and Found.

– Photos by Bobbie Toner

Ras na hEireann U.S.A.  Race Results

– Photo by Bobbie Toner

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone The Health Department and Somerville Animal Control are pleased to sponsor the 13th Annual Rabies Clinic,  Saturday, April 6 from  10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the  DPW Highway Garage (Located at Franey Road).

The Nave Gallery (Somerville, MA) will host a group exhibition on March 22nd and 23rd at its main gallery space in Teele Square. Featuring over a dozen local and national artists from the Super Precious Art Gallery, Nursery Rhymes asks artists to create poster print illustrations inspired by their favorite nursery rhymes from childhood.