By William Tauro

Two City of Cambridge Department of Public Works employees were arrested on Friday in the Target Department store parking lot on Somerville Avenue.

Using books as decorative elements in the home and workplace can add a new dimension of elegance to the environment.

By Kenneth Gloss

An old adage says, “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” but actually, there are those who specifically seek books with certain covers and sometimes pay top price because of what’s on the outside of the book, not the inside or who wrote it.

– Photos by Donald Norton

The serene beauty of nature at her finest, nestled into the heart of the city was captured by the camera’s unerring eye. The waters off Shore Dr. in the Ten Hills area of Somerville provided the backdrop for a priceless moment in time.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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They actually used to say that Davis Square was like the Paris of the 90’s. Of course, I had to add my wise guy two cents. I hung around Davis Square religiously in the 90’s and said this about myself and my cohorts, “If Davis Square is the Paris of the 90’s, we must be the Paris-sites.”

The COA’s Ralph & Jenny center is home to some thriving garden boxes. The boxes are being maintained by older adults who come to the center and by some of the members of the gardening group led by Vilma Sullivan. Pictured here are Tomaso and Tina Cuccinatta.  Tina said that Tomaso loves to garden and she loves to cook what he grows.

Checking out the new interactive whiteboards (left to right): Lucia Papile, Assistant Principal; Andrew Carvallo, Somerville; Ricky Brathwaite, Chelsea; Jamey Thompson, Everett; Jack Hartnett, Medford.

By Allison Caloggero

St. Clement is making big changes to the way things are going to be taught over on Boston Avenue in Somerville. Thanks to the great generosity of the Grew Family in memory of Paul M. Grew Sr., ’61 and the Ann Reppucci Memorial Trust.

By Jim Clark

Police were called to a Radcliffe Rd. residence to investigate a reported assault with a deadly weapon report at approximately 1 a.m. last Saturday.

The alleged victim reportedly told officers that he had gotten into an argument with the suspect, Gladison Sandes, 33, as they stood outside the Paddock Cafe on Pearl Street.

With the barbeque season upon us, the Somerville Fire Department is issuing an advisory warning to city residents about the proper use of portable cooking grills. Portable cooking arrangements are not permissible on piazzas, balconies, flat roofs or porches of any private dwelling units, apartment houses, condominiums, or any other occupancy in the city.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to reports of a car break-in in progress at 14 Myrtle St. in the early morning hours of last Sunday.

53 new corrections officers graduate at UMass Lowell Wednesday
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Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian welcomed 53 new officers to the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office in a ceremony at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Sheriff Koutoujian told those in attendance it’s his mission to educate the public about the work of corrections officers. “Corrections officers should be recognized in the way fire fighters and police officers are,” said Sheriff Koutoujian. “My job is to shed light on the work you do every day.”