26th annual performance

– Photos by Harry Kane

(From L to R) front row: Chief Pasquarello, Daniel Bourque, Ashley Catatao, Jason Costa, Joseph Teves, Michael McCarey, Deputy Chief Cabral. Back row: Gravin Guillen, Mark Nevin, Naza Haynes, Christopher Collette, Michael Perrone, Devin Schneider.

By William Tauro

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Chief  Thomas Pasquarello are proud to introduce eleven new Somerville Police Officers who recently graduated from the MPTC – Reading Police Academy completing 22 weeks of training.

All this, and a dragon, too. The Hungry Tiger Festival was a genuine crowd pleaser. - Photo by Michael Merline

By Tiffani M Morale

Crowds were drawn into Somerville’s Union Square Saturday night by the wafting aromas of delectable outdoor food stations at the Hungry Tiger Street Festival.

The Somerville center was overtaken by locals, and plenty of not-so-locals, looking to enjoy the fabulous ethnic food extravaganza offered by city venders at unbeatable prices.

A strong pitching performance from Jen Toner.The Somerville Storm is on a roll, capturing four consecutive wins while improving its already impressive record.

The Somerville Storm U14 softball team racked up a pair of wins on the road and a win at home this week bringing their winning streak to four games heading into the last week of the season.

The Storm started this week with a 13-5 victory over Tri-Town in Pittsfield.  The Storm defense was solid and the offense put enough hits together in their first game to grab the win behind a strong pitching performance from Jen Toner.  Toner scattered six hits over six innings striking out four.

By Jim Clark

Somerville Housing Public Safety investigators received a complaint by a driver for the Russell Disposal Company of a theft from the cab of his truck while he was working the 15-45 Memorial Road area last week.

Somerville High School will start the fall athletic season in the third week of August. Any Somerville high school student wishing to participate in a fall sport can find all paperwork on the web at ww.somerville.k12.ma.us/sportsmedicine.

This week we have the work of Somerville poet/artist Bridget Galway.

Joyce Galway and best friend Steve Seley; both parents of Bridget Galway; spent many hours sharing their love for books. They were immersed in the bohemian lifestyle of the 50’s and 60’s. Stephen Seley was the author of the novel The Cradle Will Fall, published in 1945 by Harcourt and Brace, and Baxter Bernstein: A Hero of Sorts, published in 1949 by Charles Scribner’s and Sons. His last book, The End of Mercy, was published in 1969 in Amsterdam by Bosch, Utrecht.  He spent the remaining years of his life in Ibiza Spain.

Due to forecasts of rain on Wednesday, the Mayor’s Senior Picnic has been postponed until Friday, August 12.  The time will remain the same for the event – 11 a.m.– 2 p.m.

Arrests:
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Jose Junior, 32, of 9D Lowell St., Woburn, August 1, 4:43 p.m., arrested at 61 Prospect St. on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

A juvenile, August 1, 5:00 p.m., arrested at 45 memorial Rd. on charges of forgery of a document, utter false instrument, credit card fraud under $250, credit card larceny, felony breaking and entering of a truck, and larceny over $250.

Cadets on obstacle course during the week.

On Friday, August 5, 2011 the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office proudly recognized the Arlington, Belmont, Medford and Somerville graduates of the 2011 Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Youth Public Safety Academy. The graduation was held at the Middlesex Training Academy at 793 Boston Road in Billerica, MA.