Photo by Alonso Nichols/Tufts University.

Somerville Police Department’s Lt. Dan Cotter and Deputy Chief Mike Cabral have lunch at Carmichael Dining Hall on Wednesday, October 17,  as Tufts University Dining Services hosted local Medford and Somerville firefighters and police officers for the annual Chili Fest.

Writer Elizabeth Searle

Writer Elizabeth Searle talks with a rapid-fire cadence, has an engaging laugh, and an optimistic sparkle to her eyes. But beneath this lies a writer who is interested in the darker side of American culture; the side obsessed with competition and winning at all costs. According to her website she is :

Linda Larson

Well–Halloween is coming up and Linda Larson is haunting us with a couple of her very germane poems.

From 10:30 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, October 30, just one week before voters head to the polls, the Somerville Council on Aging will host a non-partisan Voter Information Forum to provide information on Ballot Questions appearing on the November 6, 2012 Somerville ballot. The Council on Aging hopes to provide an opportunity for the city’s voters to hear information from both supporters and opponents of each Question during the 90-minute forum moderated by the non-partisan League of Women Voters.

Arrests:
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Kwesi George, 21, October 15, 9:42 a.m., arrested at 20 Canal La. on charges of assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and abuse prevention order violation.

Kendell Bell, 29, of 43 Thurston St., October 15, 5:25 p.m., arrested at home on a charge of assault and battery.

Final SomerStreets event of 2012 to be held on 2-mile stretch of Somerville Ave, includes monster pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating and costume parade, live music on three stages and much more.

The City of Somerville will host the final event in the 2012 SomerStreets series with a 2-mile celebration along Somerville Avenue, entitled “Monster Mashed-Up @ SomerStreets” on Sunday, October 28 from noon – 4pm.  An Oktoberfest celebration, co-sponsored by Sally O’Brien’s and Bull McCabe’s, has also been planned in conjunction with SomerStreets, scheduled for 1:00 – 6:00pm between Washington Street and Bow Street.

The Somerville Office of Commissions and LGBT Liaison, Elizabeth Field, invite all interested community members to “Somerville’s LGBT Halloween Skate Night” on Friday, October 26 at 6 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Rink, 570 Somerville Ave.

The Misshapen Jack-O-Lantern Tour rolls on through the month of October.

By Blake Maddux

“I just completed the eyes of the jack-o-lantern face. The show tonight starts the nose.”

This is not the typical way for a musician to describe the progress of his tour. However, Somervillian Dan Blakeslee is not a typical musician.

Thanks, from the YMCA
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The Somerville YMCA announces a $5,000 donation from the Ryan Harrington Foundation to benefit YMCA youth programs.

The funds donated will be used to provide member scholarships, camperships and support of our youth sports programming.  The Somerville Y continues to partner with community minded foundations like the Ryan Harrington Foundation to provide access to all of our youth programming.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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As I mentioned in a previous column, I will be having a full hip replacement soon. I felt the need to discuss it here in this forum for medicinal (mental) purposes. I think it will make me feel better to talk about it since I am pretty nervous about the whole thing.