By Jim Clark

Police responded to a reported larceny in progress at 276 Elm St. last week. As police arrived at the scene they reportedly observed a man walking two bicycles down the street.

By William Tauro

Somerville’s icon, Buddy’s Truck Stop Diner, located at 113 Washington Street has reopened after a very brief closing.

Area restaurants are being encouraged to join in the Shape Up Somerville spirit.

By Cathleen Twardzik

Shape Up Approved Somerville has partnered with Somerville restaurants to assist patrons to recognize options which are healthier each time that they venture out to eat.

The Shape Up Approved logo will indicate Somerville’s Shape Up Approved selections, all of which are nutritious, and they taste good, too.

A bidder racks up totals on his treasure finds from his unit.

By William Tauro

Dozens of curious treasure seekers were lined up at the U-Haul located on Linwood St. in Somerville Thursday afternoon for their “abandoned storage unit auction.”

Bidder Jonathan Zajac of Derry, NH, said, “Some bidders paid around one hundred dollars for a unit and received thousands of dollars worth of treasures on their return. Others might have paid a little more and ended up with a bin full of worthless junk.”

By Jim Clark

Police responded to a 911 call reporting an alleged assault in progress at Summer and Putnam streets last Thursday morning. Dispatchers reportedly told responding officers that three men had exited a moving vehicle and were beating up one other man.

Due to the threat of severe weather in the area this evening, the showing of “The Muppets” in Seven Hills Park has been cancelled for Thursday, July 26.  Please check www.somervillema.gov for future movie listings, held every Thursday night through August.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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Back in 1999, when IKEA bought prime riverfront property near the largely derelict Assembly Square Mall, Somerville was struggling to find the best way to unlock our city’s stalled economic potential.  We knew that the 45-acre Assembly Square sites would be one of the keys to our economic future, but we weren’t sure exactly how to make it work.

Tomorrow’s Somerville Olympics of a Special Kind at Trum Field has been postponed due to a forecast of rain. The rain date will take place on Thursday August 2 at Trum Field, starting at 5:30 p.m.

The Somerville Alibrandis snapped their impressive winning streak with a loss to the Brighton Braves last week. – Photo by Harry Kane

By Benjamin Klein

The Somerville Alibrandis’ impressive winning streak has finally come to an end. Somerville started July with a two-game win streak already intact and kept their foot on the gas throughout majority of the month and got it up to eight games. Somerville defeated the AlThomas Athletics 6-3 to extend the streak, but it eventually concluded with a 10-5 loss to the Brighton Braves.

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of Correction Officer Edward “Teddy” Dillon III, 27 of Lowell, who was a respected member of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office since 2008. Teddy worked the 12 a.m.–8 a.m. shift at the Middlesex House of Correction in Billerica and his job included conducting routine perimeter checks of the facility and nearby Middlesex Sheriff’s Office property.

Middlesex County correction officer Edward “Teddy” Dillon III was killed early this morning following a single car crash in Billerica.