Ryan Anthony Perez

A Somerville man has been arraigned on charges alleging that he took video of women inside a YMCA locker room without their knowledge, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public today.

Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone takes on substance abuse with this year’s PSA Project.

District Attorney Gerry Leone’s 4th Annual PSA Project

By Jeremy F. van der Heiden

Substance abuse has been a social problem that many have attempted to eradicate through myriad initiatives and tactics. On March 1, Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone unveiled the beginning of the 4th Annual PSA Project, an open call for 30 to 60 second, student-made public service announcements.

By Jim Clark 

Somerville Police officers responded to a call at a Medford St. apartment last Sunday on reports that a woman had been punched in the mouth.

TEDxSomerville, a unique event designed to examine the cultural landscape of the community, took the town by storm last week.

By Andrew Firestone

TEDxSomerville, a branch of the famous TED talks, served up local intellectual, cultural and community oriented know-how with a flair for the spirit of idealism. 26 amazing speakers shared what can only be deemed a true concentration of Somerville’s elusive cultural matter, dazzling the audience and putting Somerville as a community on the cultural map.

Here are the results of the New England Scholastic Track Championships held on Friday, March 2, at the Reggie Lewis Center.  Nicole Genard finished third in the hurdles with a time of 8.27.

By Jim Clark 

While conducting routine narcotic interdiction surveillance within the Assembly Square Mall area last week, members of the Somerville Police Department Drug Control Unit became suspicious of a man who parked his car in a secluded spot and allegedly began engaging in activities which led he investigators to believe that the man was engaging in illegal drug use, according to reports.

State Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey checked in on the current state of the DOT. – Photo by Andrew Firestone

Somerville Chamber hosts Richard Davey

By Andrew Firestone

The business community of Somerville had the opportunity to meet with State Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey Tuesday, March 6, where he outlined the current state of the DOT. Davey was candid about his problems in reigning in the $1.2 billion operating deficit of the DOT, which is responsible for all public transportation matters, including MassPort and the MBTA.

Please remember this Friday night up at the High School, the annual fundraiser for the Memorial Day Race. Friday, March 9, from 7p.m. at the Auditorium. Tickets are only $20 per person, at the door or call City Hall, the mayor’s office at 617 625-6600 x 2100. There will be lots of musical entertainment, as well as comedian Joe Rocco.

 By Harry Kane

Nestled in the heart of Union Square, a railroad style art space showcases a wide variety of paintings, clothing and an assortment of chotchkie’s.

MBTA General Manger Jonathan Davis listens as local citizens vent their concerns over proposed fare increases and service cutbacks. – Photo by Andrew Firestone

By Andrew Firestone

Somerville once again got the chance to have its voice heard last Tuesday, February 28, when an audience of hundreds turned out largely to protest the proposed fare hikes and service cuts the MBTA is currently considering. The MBTA is responsible for running all of the trolley, subway and bus lines that provide effective public transit for the millions of residents living in the Greater Boston area. Ridership has increased to record levels, while the operating deficit has ballooned to $161 million per year. All fare revenue goes to paying off debt.