Somerville High Adult Evening School Registration for the fall semester starts this week at the High School main entrance on Highland Avenue. Sophia Garafotes, the principal of the evening school, has worked hard to put together some very interesting classes this semester. New courses like a “do it yourself” mini law course and all their Virtual Classrooms are on-line for the academics. Most courses run from 6 to 9 p.m. They start September 27 and end in December. Call the school evenings at 617 625-5500 x 6100.  Some other courses being offered include CPR, RE licensing, money management, introduction to computers, graphic arts, Spanish for beginners, furniture making, Zumba classes, Celtic music, plus much more.

State lawmakers are gambling that casino revenues will help to jump-start a sluggish economy, but certain cautionary voices are publicly expressing their concerns that the numbers just don’t add up.

Somerville Pol:
‘It won’t work’

By Andrew Firestone

Sometimes if you double-down hard enough, you can beat the house, or so says the blackjack code. So goes the casino bill on Beacon Hill, which, after passing the house last Wednesday 123-32, will authorize three casinos, one slot parlor and one casino for the Wampanoag tribe in Massachusetts. While members of the Somerville delegation Rep. Carl Sciortino and Rep. Denise Provost voted against the measure, the bill now goes to the Senate, which approved the bill last year.

A parking meter is nothing like a gumball machine. When you put a quarter into a gumball machine you get back – well, a gumball. A clear cut, uncomplicated transaction. These days, though, a stop at a metered parking spot can become quite an adventure in uncertainty. Is our registration current? Is the inspection sticker in order? Did that check for the insurance premium clear OK and on time? And what is to come next on the to-do list for the harried motorist?

The Anchormen prevailed over Old Colony last Saturday.

Football: St. Clement Anchormen dominate Old Colony in home opener
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St. Clement improved to 2-0 after the Anchormen toppled the Old Colony Crusaders 35-6 this past Saturday at Dilboy Stadium. Both teams came out with strong defenses to start the game resulting in two turnovers in just the first three plays of the game.

– Photos by Samantha Sahlas

The Somerville High School Freshman Girl’s Volleyball team had a big win on Monday, September 19, vs. Cambridge in three sets.

The Lady Highlanders lost the first set with a score of 22-25. “They were flat after the weekend. They just weren’t moving in that first set and their serves were off,” said Coach Invernizzi.

Recently New York City poet Linda Lerner visited the Boston area and revisited my Somerville Community Access TV show Poet to Poet: Writer to Writer. Linda has taught English in the City College of New York system for many years, and has lived the life of poet. Her first priority is her writing and has lived her life to accommodate this, often at the expense of financial security. She has been published widely, and has just released an accomplished collection of poetry titled Takes Guts and Years Sometimes. (NYQ Books).

There was only one game last week, a 4-1 win at Malden. Highlights of the game included strong performances by sophomore Rachael Berry (one goal, three assists) and junior Natalie Henrique (two goals, one assist). Somerville went up 2-0 early and could have had a few more goals before halftime, when the score was 2-1. Malden scored on a fantastic shot from about 30 yards out that found the top corner of the net.

By Jim Clark

Somerville police responded to a report of suspicious activity at Trina’s Starlite Lounge on Beacon Street in the early hours of last Wednesday.

Upon arrival, police reportedly spotted three men preparing to put empty beer kegs and cases of empty beer bottles into a car. The car was approximately ten feet from the curb, and on the sidewalk there were four empty beer kegs and approximately 23 cases of empty beer bottles according to police. A shopping cart full of boxes containing empty beer bottles was also found nearby, police said.

Hands of Women is a poem from  Laurie Soriano’s first full-length collection of poetry entitled CATALINA ( Lummox Press). This 112 page book packs quite a wallop in addition to featuring a very nice preface by singer/songwriter Cris Wiliamson of Seattle, WA. “She is a master of a particular punch at the end of all the lines, which she lays out perfectly, and then comes that uppercut which slays you. She is a marvel to read, and my joy to brag on her every chance I get.”