We wish a Happy Halloween to all the kids tonight. Enjoy a safe and bountiful evening of candies and other treats.

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The Somerville Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting of the Membership and Board of Directors is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 31, at Winter Hill Bank, 5 Cutter Avenue, Davis Square. Elections of the Class of 2015 and Officers 2012-2013 will be held. Chamber Members RSVP “Annual Meeting” to smackey@somervillechamber.org

– Photos by Kathleen A. Houghton

The Annual Pumpkin Stroll took place this past Sunday. About 80 people braved the rain to stroll from Davis Square to Lexington Ave. Park for some fun and games.

Who can resist the challenge of presenting one’s best beard at Beardfest, Saturday, November 3, at the Arts at the Armory? – Photo courtesy of Somerville Arts Council

By Cathleen Twardzik

It’s time to get your beard in perfect shape because it’s beard contest time.

On November 3 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Beardfest, a Somerville Arts Council (SAC) event, will occur at the armory this year for the first time.  It has already taken place for two years elsewhere.

As we mop up after the passage of Hurricane Sandy, then do our best to give the little ones some semblance of normalcy as they look to celebrate Halloween, we are triply tasked with searching our souls for the right answers to questions posed at the ballot box next week.

Eagle Feathers #12 – A mascot

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Tufts University was founded in 1852, and its campus bridges the cities of both Medford and Somerville. Almost all of the original professors, as well as the university’s largest land donor and namesake, Mr. Charles Tufts, resided in Somerville.

Arrests:
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Omar Muhammad, 19, of 14 Otis St., October 23, 4:36 p.m., arrested at 299 Broadway on charges of threat to commit a crime, misdemeanor breaking and entering, destruction of property over $250, and witness intimidation.

Michael Guida, 31, of 4 Spaulding St., Nashua, NH, October 23, 4:36 p.m., arrested at 299 Broadway on charges of conspiracy to violate drug law and drug possession to distribute.

Debra Spark.

Debra Spark is author of the novels Coconuts for the Saint, The Ghost of Bridgetown and Good for the Jews. She edited the best-selling anthology Twenty Under Thirty: Best Stories by America’s New Young Writers. Her popular lectures on writing are collected in Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction.

I received this letter from a proud granddaughter:

“Hello Doug,

My grandmother asked me to type this up for her and email it over to you. She is 85yrs. old (A Somerville resident for over 25 years) and has a hidden poem collection that she has slowly shared with me and now wants to share with the world. I feel honored that I am able to share this.”

The Somerville Police Department will once again join forces with the Somerville Auxiliary Police and School Crossing Guards on Wednesday, October 31, Halloween evening to help make a safe and fun filled evening for Somerville Trick-or-Treaters.

All Somerville Public Schools will be open tomorrow, Wednesday, October 31, 2012 with classes beginning at the regularly-scheduled time.