The Somerville News Person of the Week, Dave Lebahn.

Meet Dave Lebahn, a newly planted Somerville resident originally form Scranton, PA, where he grew up and attended and graduated from Bishop Hannon High School. David is recently married to our Publisher Emeritus Bob Publicover. Since moving here to his new permanent home in the ‘Ville, Dave has been going to school to become a Registered Nurse, presently half way through his classes.

By Jim Clark

While making a routine patrol of the area around 299 Broadway, a police patrol unit stopped to investigate an apparent instance of open container violations last Thursday afternoon.

– Photo by Donald Norton

A resident on Fellsway West has started getting the word out 13 months early to re-elect Mayor Joe Curtatone. The mayor must be impressed by such loyalty and devotion.

Poet Barbara Bialick is a member of Somerville’s Bagel Bards, and the author of the poetry collection Time Leaves ( Ibbetson Street Press).  You can see Barbara shopping in Davis Square on any given Saturday.

Officials set Aug. 11 as Styrofoam Recycling Day for city residents
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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Office of Sustainability and Environment Director David Lutes announced  that the City of Somerville has increased its recycling totals by 51 percent since the full adoption of zero-sort recycling in November 2011. The shift in recycling totals was most dramatic in East Somerville, where past recycling rates had not been as high as in other parts of Somerville. Under the new program, East Somerville has increased its totals by 88 percent.  Lutes also announced that the City will hold a Styrofoam Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, August 11 at the DPW Yard at One Franey Road.

Arrests:
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Paul Powers, 52, of 68 Pearson Rd., June 30, 10:05 p.m., arrested at 100 Bristol Rd. on warrant charges of license suspended and failure to stop or yield.

Guido Reyes, 35, of 93 Pennsylvania Ave., July 1, 12:12 a.m., arrested at Warren Ave. on a charge of operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor.

Victor Dalrymple

By William Tauro

On Sunday, July 1, at approximately 8 p.m., Victor Dalrymple, son of Mary and Steve Dalrymple (Steve and Sons Home Repair of Somerville), also, an EMT at AMR Ambulance in Hingham, was off duty but became the first responder to a toddler  boy falling 30 feet from a three story sliding window onto the sidewalk.

On June 3 at the city’s “Carnaval @ SomerStreets” event on Broadway, the winners of Mayor Curtatone’s 2012 Fitness Challenge were “crowned.” “Top Five Individual Winners” (from left to right): Mayor Joe Curtatone, Matt Desmond, John Harding and Ted Blake. Ken Kelly and Sally Turner are not pictured.

By Cathleen Twardzik

On June 3 at the city’s “Carnaval @ SomerStreets” event on Broadway, the winners of Mayor Curtatone’s 2012 Fitness Challenge were “crowned.” Recipients included five individual winners, as well as a winning overall team comprised of teachers from Somerville High School’s social studies department.

Winners were presented with gift certificates at a brief ceremony in the mayor’s office.

By Jim Clark

Members of the Somerville Police Gang/Anti-Crime Unit observed what they deemed to be suspicious activity at the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Broadway last Friday night.