First of Four Open Streets Celebrations this Summer Begins on East Broadway with Parade, Foss Fest, “SomerPeople” Multicultural Celebration and More.

The City of Somerville kicks off its third annual SomerStreets series on Sunday, June 3 on East Broadway, in partnership with East Somerville Main Streets and FossFest for “Carnaval @ SomerStreets!”  Through SomerStreets, where “roads are closed to cars and open to you.” programming will extend along East Broadway from Temple Street to Pennsylvania Ave. on Sunday, June 3 from noon – 4 p.m., including a kickoff parade at noon, live music, “SomerPeople” multicultural celebration, food, and fun.

Somerville’s Memorial Day Parade 2012

– Photos by Donald Norton

Los Straitjackets wants you to come and be one of them - as an audience member, of course - at Johnny D’s on May 31.

By Jim Clark

Relax, folks. The guitar wielding men wearing the black clothing, gold Aztec medallions, and personalized Mexican wrestling masks won’t hurt you. They are merely there to entertain you, as only they can do.

More than 70 Units Step off from City Hall Concourse at 1:00 p.m. Somerville-based Professional Women’s Soccer Team, Boston Breakers, to March for the First Time in 2012

The annual Memorial Day Ceremonies, concluding with the largest Memorial Day Parade in the region, are set for Sunday, May 27, beginning at 8 a.m.  Sponsored by American Legion Post #19 in conjunction with the Somerville Allied Veterans’ Council, scheduled events will begin at 8:00 a.m. at the American Legion Post #19, 124 Highland Ave., with a short procession down Highland Ave. to the Central Library and the  placing of wreaths on monuments along Central Hill Park.  The parade will step off from the City Hall/Somerville High School concourse at 1 p.m., and will proceed for 2.3 miles down Highland Ave. to the Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Teele Square. The parade will conclude in Veterans Memorial Cemetery with a ceremony of remembrance for fallen Somerville veterans under the supervision of the Somerville Allied Veterans Council.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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Did you wear a three-piece white suit, wide collared shirts, and platform shoes? Were some of you ladies the proud owners of hot pants, mini dresses, and shoulder pads? With the recent passing of music legends Donna Summer and Bee Gee Robin Gibb, my thoughts are directed back to that golden age of Disco. What was Somerville people’s reaction to Disco? I asked some of my friends who were there to share some of their disco experiences. I can also speak first hand because I played in a disco band briefly.

By William Tauro

Four new police officers were sworn in after their approval by the Somerville Board of Aldermen.

By William C. Shelton

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McGrath Highway’s McCarthy Overpass is falling apart, and the Commonwealth’s transportation authorities are again treating Somerville like a second-class stepchild.

Aguacate Verde Restaurant in Porter Square recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.

By Cathleen Twardzik

The one year anniversary of the Aguacate Verde Restaurant, located at 13 Elm St. in Porter Square, was recently celebrated on a night that featured live music by Vicky Vega and Sergio Espinoza from Inkas Was.

This year's Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshall Dan Hovanesian during his service in Vietnam (left) and receiving three medals from Major General Ross T. Dwyer on the day of his discharge.

Dan Hovanesian to be parade Grand Marshall
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By Elizabeth Sheeran

Somerville will remember all those who gave their lives for their country on Sunday, May 27, with a daylong program of events, including the largest Memorial Day parade in the state.

Sophomore Tien Phan (Somerville) at bat.

The Saint Clement Lady Anchors captured their fifth win of the season with a dramatic 7th inning win over Pope John 16-15 on Sunday, May 20, to bring their Catholic Central League record to 3-5 and overall record to 5-10.