By William Tauro

Council of Aging’s Nancy O’Conner and son Tommy pose for a photo opportunity with Flo Papagno during a lunch time break on a beautiful sunny afternoon in Somerville.

Left to right: Somerville Lions Club Past President Don Kelly, Mary Lynch, immediate Past President Bill Tauro, Past President John Sullivan, and Past President Ed Ciampa. - Photo by Donald Norton

By John Stevens

The Somerville Lions Club held its installation of officers on Friday evening in Somerville.

Paul Carroll was sworn in as the club’s new president for the 2011 year replacing outgoing President Bill Tauro.

Immediate Past President Bill Tauro was bestowed the honor of being the recipient of the first annual Somerville Lions Club “Sullivan-Lynch-Ciampa Excellence in Lionism Award”
as President for 2009-2011.

- Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Emergency and utility crews work diligently to remove and disconnect a fallen light pole that was knocked down by a Uhaul truck.

Somerville police and fire units blocked the roadway for safety reasons causing Linwood St. to be impassable for hours.  The incident occurred early Monday morning, no injuries were reported.

Office of Prevention, Trauma Response Network to host workshop surrounding national increases in prescription drug overdose

The City’s Health Department, Office of Prevention, and Trauma Response Network is collaborating with local organizations Save Our Somerville and Teen Empowerment to host a workshop entitled “How to Save a Life?” in response to the growing concerns nationally around the increase use of prescription drugs and overdose.  The workshop will be held on Tuesday, June 28^th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Cross Street Senior Center (165 Broadway).

Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of Brattle Book Shop, proudly displays a few collectible maps.

By Kenneth Gloss

If you’re looking to start a collection that combines history and value, or just creates a great conversation piece, try maps. Not only do they look nice as prints in dens and offices, but they also provide a nice step back into time. You can see what your neighborhood looked like 100 years ago or provide a view of a city like New York back when horse and buggy was the primary mode of transportation.

On Silly Side By Jimmy Del Ponte

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My silly story about carrying a pizza home a couple of weeks ago fueled some controversy among pizza lovers in the city. Where is the best slice in the ‘Ville? A lot of you left your comments on my Facebook page when I asked this question: Where are the best Somerville Pizza joints, past and present?

The Patrick Coman Band will kick up the “red dirt” on June 30 at Precinct, Union Square.- Photo by Photo by David Maccaferri

By Sanjeev Selvarajah

Since last playing a Bruce Springsteen tribute show in Somerville, Patrick Coman returns to this artistically rich town on June 30 at 8 p.m., specifically Precinct in Union Square, to perform red dirt music, a genre of rock that in Coman’s own words comes “straight out of the ground.”

Due to forecasts of inclement weather, both Joe’s Jazz and Blues Festival and Family Fun Day have been POSTPONED until Sunday, June 26th.
Both events had previously scheduled for Saturday.

Joe’s Jazz and Blues Fest will run from noon – 7pm at Powderhouse Park, while Family Fun Day will run from noon – 5pm at Trum Field.  Both events are free of charge, and open to the general public.

Nicole Genard (center) added to her list of SHS career accomplishments last week.

Somerville High School girls track phenomenon Nicole Genard flew down to Greensboro, North Carolina, recently with assistant coach Lisa Curtin to compete in the New Balance Scholastic Nationals.
On Thursday Nicole competed in the Emerging Elites and earned a section of the Javelin.  She finished first, breaking the record with her throw of 133′ 5″. The previous record was 122’7″. Nicole earned a National Championship Medal.

- Photos by Donald Norton

A beautiful Queen Anne home on Morrison Ave is getting ready for new paint. Skiba painting is in the process of scraping it down to the bare wood.