A bidder racks up totals on his treasure finds from his unit.

By William Tauro

Dozens of curious treasure seekers were lined up at the U-Haul located on Linwood St. in Somerville Thursday afternoon for their “abandoned storage unit auction.”

Bidder Jonathan Zajac of Derry, NH, said, “Some bidders paid around one hundred dollars for a unit and received thousands of dollars worth of treasures on their return. Others might have paid a little more and ended up with a bin full of worthless junk.”

By Jim Clark

Police responded to a 911 call reporting an alleged assault in progress at Summer and Putnam streets last Thursday morning. Dispatchers reportedly told responding officers that three men had exited a moving vehicle and were beating up one other man.

Due to the threat of severe weather in the area this evening, the showing of “The Muppets” in Seven Hills Park has been cancelled for Thursday, July 26.  Please check www.somervillema.gov for future movie listings, held every Thursday night through August.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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Back in 1999, when IKEA bought prime riverfront property near the largely derelict Assembly Square Mall, Somerville was struggling to find the best way to unlock our city’s stalled economic potential.  We knew that the 45-acre Assembly Square sites would be one of the keys to our economic future, but we weren’t sure exactly how to make it work.

Tomorrow’s Somerville Olympics of a Special Kind at Trum Field has been postponed due to a forecast of rain. The rain date will take place on Thursday August 2 at Trum Field, starting at 5:30 p.m.

The Somerville Alibrandis snapped their impressive winning streak with a loss to the Brighton Braves last week. – Photo by Harry Kane

By Benjamin Klein

The Somerville Alibrandis’ impressive winning streak has finally come to an end. Somerville started July with a two-game win streak already intact and kept their foot on the gas throughout majority of the month and got it up to eight games. Somerville defeated the AlThomas Athletics 6-3 to extend the streak, but it eventually concluded with a 10-5 loss to the Brighton Braves.

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of Correction Officer Edward “Teddy” Dillon III, 27 of Lowell, who was a respected member of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office since 2008. Teddy worked the 12 a.m.–8 a.m. shift at the Middlesex House of Correction in Billerica and his job included conducting routine perimeter checks of the facility and nearby Middlesex Sheriff’s Office property.

Middlesex County correction officer Edward “Teddy” Dillon III was killed early this morning following a single car crash in Billerica.

Somerville tackles resident pests
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This map shows rodent calls to city hall during the first half of the year. Click the image to download a scalable PDF version.

By Elizabeth Sheeran

Somerville generally prides itself on its diversity. But city officials have made it clear that one group of residents is not welcome here.

Tomorrow’s Somerville Olympics of a Special Kind at Trum Field has been postponed due to a forecast of rain. The rain date will take place on Thursday August 2nd at Trum Field, starting at 5:30 p.m.

The Dark Knight Rises is now playing at the Somerville Theater in Davis Square. – Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Sanjeev Selvarajah

The Dark Knight Rises is more in line with Star Wars’ Return of the Jedi than it is an offspring of Spiderman 3 or X-Men 3, typical comic book fare. This movie removes the third installment curse of the genre and presides over a terrific denouement to the tale of the Caped Crusader.