Poet Barbara Bialick is a member of Somerville’s Bagel Bards, and the author of the poetry collection Time Leaves ( Ibbetson Street Press).  You can see Barbara shopping in Davis Square on any given Saturday.

Officials set Aug. 11 as Styrofoam Recycling Day for city residents
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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Office of Sustainability and Environment Director David Lutes announced  that the City of Somerville has increased its recycling totals by 51 percent since the full adoption of zero-sort recycling in November 2011. The shift in recycling totals was most dramatic in East Somerville, where past recycling rates had not been as high as in other parts of Somerville. Under the new program, East Somerville has increased its totals by 88 percent.  Lutes also announced that the City will hold a Styrofoam Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, August 11 at the DPW Yard at One Franey Road.

Arrests:
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Paul Powers, 52, of 68 Pearson Rd., June 30, 10:05 p.m., arrested at 100 Bristol Rd. on warrant charges of license suspended and failure to stop or yield.

Guido Reyes, 35, of 93 Pennsylvania Ave., July 1, 12:12 a.m., arrested at Warren Ave. on a charge of operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor.

Victor Dalrymple

By William Tauro

On Sunday, July 1, at approximately 8 p.m., Victor Dalrymple, son of Mary and Steve Dalrymple (Steve and Sons Home Repair of Somerville), also, an EMT at AMR Ambulance in Hingham, was off duty but became the first responder to a toddler  boy falling 30 feet from a three story sliding window onto the sidewalk.

On June 3 at the city’s “Carnaval @ SomerStreets” event on Broadway, the winners of Mayor Curtatone’s 2012 Fitness Challenge were “crowned.” “Top Five Individual Winners” (from left to right): Mayor Joe Curtatone, Matt Desmond, John Harding and Ted Blake. Ken Kelly and Sally Turner are not pictured.

By Cathleen Twardzik

On June 3 at the city’s “Carnaval @ SomerStreets” event on Broadway, the winners of Mayor Curtatone’s 2012 Fitness Challenge were “crowned.” Recipients included five individual winners, as well as a winning overall team comprised of teachers from Somerville High School’s social studies department.

Winners were presented with gift certificates at a brief ceremony in the mayor’s office.

By Jim Clark

Members of the Somerville Police Gang/Anti-Crime Unit observed what they deemed to be suspicious activity at the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Broadway last Friday night.

By William C. Shelton

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Acquaintances of mine frequently email me quotations that they find meaningful—succinct expressions of wisdom or humor, usually from philosophical, literary or comedic sources. I realized awhile back that I’ve never been sent a quote from science fiction.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to reports of a disturbance at the Starbucks at 711 Somerville Ave. last Sunday. Upon arrival they reportedly encountered a highly distraught man who was yelling profanities as he wielded a small wooden bat.

State budget impact on Somerville

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By Elizabeth Sheeran

State lawmakers lauded passage last week of a $32.5 billion fiscal year 2013 budget that increases state aid to cities and towns from $5.1 to $5.4 billion, with nearly $900 million in unrestricted local aid. But city officials said anyone thinking that means Somerville will have more state money to work with this year will be disappointed.