Arrests:
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Mauricio Silva, 30, of 332 Main St., Gloucester, September 26, 3:53 p.m., arrested at 42 Franklin St. on warrant charges of unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, and receiving stolen propert.
Jeremy Lookado, 27, of 210 Windsor Dr., Cambridge, September 26, 5:10 p.m., arrested at Myrtle St. on a warrant charge of operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
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Luke Hartnett’s fumble return highlighted the Anchormen’s victory Friday night.
Football
The St Clement Anchormen stunned league rival Matignon in a thrilling 28 – 26 come from behind victory last Friday night. With 1:19 left in the game, Ricky Brathwaite (Chelsea) forced a fumble that popped into the open arms of Luke Hartnett (Medford) who chugged his way into the end zone giving the St. Clement Anchormen the come from behind victory. The win, which makes the Anchormen 4-0, was bittersweet for Harnett who played for the Matignon Warriors in 2009.
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Kitty Beer, a member of the Somerville Bagel Bards, sets her new novel Human Scale in 2062, a time in which Boston is under water and the suburban town of Arlington, MA, has become a seaside community. Beer, a graduate of Harvard University and Cornell University, has been an environmental journalist for many years and to her a scenario such as this is far from far-fetched. I talked with Beers on my Somerville Community Access TV show Poet to Poet: Writer to Writer.
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City adjusting plans to cover higher than anticipated construction bids
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In advance of meetings with the Board of Aldermen and the School Committee concerning the reconstruction of the East Somerville Community School (ESCS), Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is publicly reaffirming the City’s commitment to the project.
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I have a cat, MENOW. He is a rather famous feline. His picture has been in The Boston Globe posing with yours truly in the offices of the Ibbetson Street Press. As any pet owner knows, cats become an important part of the family, and when they pass one suffers like one would for a beloved relative. Poet Keith Tornheim writes a poem for his cat–and the passage of time.
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At about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, Somerville Police responded to 10 Illinois Avenue for a report of gunshots. Upon the arrival of police, they discovered a 35 year old male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the front porch. The victim was transported to an area hospital where his wounds were determined to be non-life threatening. Police also discovered that a parked vehicle that had also been struck by a single gunshot.
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Join the Musical Reunion!
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Somerville’s got talent! On Saturday, November 26, 2011, 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Somerville Theatre, Davis Square, don’t miss the entertainment event of the season. The Somerville Public Schools music department presents a Tom Taylor production, Holiday in the Ville. The program is a benefit for the SPS music department and will feature the talent of former as well as present Somerville High School students.
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Based in Somerville, Zoé Dance Company is spreading its wings in celebration of the art of movement. - Photo by Kristophe Diaz
By Michelle Cooper
Dancing has always been a passion for Callie Chapman, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Zoé Dance Company. The company has been active since 2002, although Chapman herself has been dancing since she was three. She grew up in Lynn, MA, and attended school at Boston Conservatory receiving her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance.
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