Congratulations! Poet Dennis Daly has given birth to a poem.

Members of the public are invited to attend a community meeting on Monday November 7, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Building Community Room, 220 Washington Street, Somerville, MA to discuss the City of Somerville’s application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a federal brownfields cleanup grant to assist in the remediation of the former Kiley Barrel site.

Arrests:
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John Maffucci, 43, of 70 Perkins St., October 24, 4:12 p.m., arrested at Adams St. on warrant charges of threat to commit a crime and felony daytime breaking and entering.

Matias Lavista, 27, of 283 Summer St., October 24, 5:29 p.m., arrested at home on a charge of disorderly conduct.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 1 Alderman Bill Roche, and the City of Somerville Parks and Open Space Department invite all interested community members to attend a public meeting to discuss renovation plans for Harris Park, to be held Wednesday evening, November 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Cross Street Senior Center.  At the meeting, city officials and landscape architects will discuss the proposed plans for the upcoming renovation of Harris Park.

Local businesses destroyed in late night fire. - Photos by Bobbie Toner

A late night fire broke out Saturday evening destroying several businesses in Teele Square. Surrounding fire companies were called in to help battle a three alarm fire which broke out around 11 p.m. Saturday. The fire is believed to have started at Hawk Cleaners and moved quickly to adjoining businesses.

Kirsten Opstad is ready for the studio thanks to her successful Kickstarter campaign.

By Sanjeev Selvarajah

Local musician Kirsten Opstad has met her fundraising goal and is in the preparation stages of recording her next album. Thanks to the Kickstarter.com campaign she initiated, as reported in The Somerville News last Week, she has raised enough capital to take the project to completion.

Fun event for all ages – a costume parade on the Minuteman Trail (Bikepath) ending at Lexington Avenue Park for fun and games! Costumes are encouraged, but not required. The trail is HP accessible. There are no bathroom facilities.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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Halloween! Just the word brings back great memories. Who needed goody bags when all you had to do was grab a pillowcase and be on your way. Fun sized candy bars? No way, we had the big boys. They were full size and packed with sugar! How else would we be able to stay out for three hours and hit so many streets?

Dear Editor:

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The SEIU Local 509, the Human Service Workers Union, would like to thank Senator Sal DiDomenico for introducing Senate Bill 1206, an act to promote workplace safety for social workers. This bill would require programs operated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to establish a workplace violence prevention and crisis response plan for social workers and human services workers.