By Jim Clark

A report of an assault brought police to the vicinity of Taylor and Dane Streets last Tuesday morning.

Responding officers were told by the alleged victim that as he was crossing the street a car stopped short at the crosswalk and that a heated verbal exchange ensued between himself and the driver of the vehicle.

Mayor Curtatone, with his mother, holding a Tiella de Gaeta, one of the many recipes featured in the book.

By Tatiana Kombo

As part of the Somerville Arts Council’s Arts Union Project, the book Nibble: Exploring Food, Art & Culture in Union Square—and Beyond, tells the culinary story of Union Square.

As Rachel Strutt, program manager at the Somerville Arts Council, puts it, the book aims to “cultivate and celebrate the Square’s food landscape.”

The Somerville Alibrandis earned top spot as they wrapped up the regular season.

By Benjamin Klein

The Somerville Alibrandis will enter the Yawkey Baseball League playoffs as the No. 1 seed after finishing their regular season schedule with the league’s best record. Somerville still has one game remaining against the Revere Rockets, but has already clinched the top seed with their 24 victories.

By Kristen Hale

The thunderstorms managed to hold off for the 2012 Hungry Tiger Food Festival taking place at 70 Union Square on August 11.

The cast and crew of Project Star: (front, left to right) Melissa Gay, Fatima Nolasco, Jack Papendorp, Gianluca Oppedisano, (rear, left to right) Ciara Happas, Jennifer Silva, Karma Perez, Jimmy DelPonte, Lyle Doherty and Andrew Silva. Not pictured: Valerie Farley. – Photo by Elizabeth Sheeran

Project Star youth to perform August 16

By Elizabeth Sheeran

A little comedy. A little song. A lot of fun.

The youth cast of Project Star promise all that and more when they perform Time for a Change, free to the public, on Thursday evening.

Mark your calendar for a week from this coming Friday night for “Somerville Fight Night” at Dilboy Stadium, presented by the Somerville Boxing Club, Mayor Curtatone, Somerville Recreation Department and USA Boxing. It’s a great community event that helps a lot of our young people here in Somerville. The cost is $20 for adults, $10 for youth and children under 12 are free. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the first bout is at 7:00 p.m.

City officials and design consultants briefed residents and fielded questions regarding the future plans for Broadway’s renovations, along with concerns over the citywide rodent infestation problem. – Photo by Donald Norton

By Donald Norton

The Cross Street Community Center was filled on Monday night with residents and business owners alike from East Somerville to get an update on the roadwork and sidewalk renovations that will be done soon.

Admiral Alfred Melville Pride.

Eagle Feathers #7 – Pride of Somerville

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

If you were driving down Hudson Street  in Somerville and you came to #105, you would find yourself near the rear entrance of Engine Seven’s firehouse.  Parallel to the engine house are 12 garages, an area that once housed a carpentry shop owned by Alfred Pride’s father.

Lefty’s Silver Cart will participate in Swirl and Slice: Specialty Foods Market on September 6, September 13 and September 20 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Union Square Plaza.

By Cathleen Twardzik

While the City of Somerville contemplates municipal regulations regarding food trucks, a pilot program will begin in Union Square on August 16 to discover the way in which that type of “vending” would affect the community.

The Somerville News Person of the week, Nancy Gaudet Bacci.

Meet Nancy Gaudet Bacci. She’s the Youth Program Coordinator here in Somerville at City Hall. A longtime Somerville resident, originally from Cambridge, she’s married and, together with her husband, raised their daughter here. Nancy is very active locally in politics, but more importantly she’s very involved in the community in various charities and nonprofit organizations. Nancy is seen all over the city at just about every event going on. Recently, she’s boosting the Somerville Boxing Club, where she has been involved with a lot of other city residents and politicians.