By Jim Clark

Police officers were summoned to the Kmart store on Middlesex Ave. for a reported case of shoplifting last week.

Upon arrival, officers were reportedly informed by store loss prevention personnel that a woman, Danielle Dellamano, 29, of Roxbury, was observed putting bottles of cologne in her bag. She was reportedly in the company of a male, later identified as James Dallaire, 27.

The Winter Hill Community School is the district’s first Innovation School.

By Cathleen Twardzik

It’s time to get ready for another school year, so get your new school supplies together, and strap on your backpack.

The Somerville Public Schools (SPS) will begin the 2012-2013 school year on September 5, and several newly funded, district-wide initiatives, which are designed to support student achievement and to continue to improve upon the district’s dedication to providing SPS students with a comprehensive educational experience, will debut.

L to R: Deputy Police Chief Michael Cabral, Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Fleet Manage Freddie Hartsgrove, Fleet Mechanic Mike Capasso and Police Chief Thomas Pasquarello. – Photos by William Tauro

The City of Somerville’s new fleet of nine 2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUV vehicles hit the streets of Somerville on Wednesday morning. The new additions to the fleet are all-wheel-drive and equipped with the newest and the best state-of-the-art communications and safety equipment available.

Be sure to get out there and vote on Primary Election Day, Thursday, September 6.

Primary Election Day is this Thursday, September 6, and although not much else is happening until the November election, we here in Somerville have two very important races to get out and VOTE on, whichever candidate you choose to support.

We submitted questions to the six candidates for Register of Deeds. The candidates’ responses are listed in alphabetical order according to their last names.

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The Somerville News Person of the Week, George Landers.

Meet George Landers. Oh, you’ve seen him all over the city and probably wondered, “Who is that guy?”  George is one of – if not the only – DJs that the city has to do all the events. He also works for the City of Somerville. Up until a short while ago George worked as head of Inspectional Services, but he’s since been moved up in the City Hall ladder of fame.

 Election Day is Thursday (tomorrow) not Tuesday. It’s unusual but hopefully between all the signs out in the city and in the media everyone will remember to go out and vote this Thursday, Primary Day. There are not many on the ballot but there are two races here that would be of interest. Representative Denise Provost is up for re-election and has a challenger, as well as two fine ladies from Somerville who are running to replace Gene Brune down at the Registry of Deeds.

The Somerville Fire Department’s Chief Engineer, Kevin Kelleher, issued the following statement: “The Somerville Fire Department would like to thank the residents and businesses of Somerville for their patience and cooperation during our annual fire hydrant testing conducted from August 6 through August 18. During those two weeks, Somerville firefighters tested over 1500 fire hydrants.”

By Jim Clark

Somerville police received a call last week reporting that a man appeared to be breaking into a Putnam St. residence. The caller reported that he could see a man in the back of the residence using a screwdriver to pry open a kitchen window.

On September 9, 11 residents from Somerville will walk up to 26.2 miles along the historic route of the Boston Marathon® in the 24th annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. They will be among the 9,000 walkers expected to participate with the collective goal of raising more than $7.5 million to support lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.