(From the Somerville Police Department)

Luis Angel Lopez.

A 20-year-old Somerville man was arrested early this morning after shots were fired at two Somerville Housing Authority Police Officers.  Luis Angel Lopez, age 20, was arrested after a police SWAT team surrounded his house at 37 Jacques Street.

Somerville residents able to vote and receive flu shot at same location Tuesday
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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Election Commission Chairman Nicholas Salerno, and the Somerville Health Department announced  that the “Vote and Vax” pilot program first introduced in November 2008 will repeated during the upcoming Election on Tuesday, November 2^nd Voters from Ward 7, Precinct 3 will be able to cast a ballot and receive a free seasonal flu shot at the West Somerville Neighborhood School between 5-7 p.m., and in Ward 3, Precinct 1 voters may participate at Somerville High School from 7-9 a.m. Residents DO NOT need to vote in order to receive the free shot, nor must they receive the shot in order to cast a ballot. All Somerville residents are eligible to receive a free flu shot.

Haunted houses, Halloween stroll included in weekend programming for Halloween 2010
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The  Somerville Police Department  will host a series of Halloween events throughout the weekend of October 29th – 31st, including a Haunted Houses and a Halloween Stroll for children of all ages. Saturday, October 30th, the Police Department will host a Haunted House at the West District Neighborhood Substation, at 1154 Broadway in Teele Square, from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Finally, on Sunday, October 31st, the annual “Halloween Stroll” will take place along the Community Path from Davis Square to Lexington Park beginning at 12:00 P.M. All community members are invited to each event.

Working towards a safe and fun filled evening for Somerville Trick-or-Treaters, the Somerville Police Department will once again join forces with the Somerville Auxiliary Police and School Crossing Guards on Sunday, October 31^st, Halloween Evening.

In addition to the regular Somerville Police force, approximately 25 volunteer members of the Auxiliary Police and 25 School Crossing Guards will take up positions throughout the city, to assist the Ghosts & Witches of Somerville across our busy streets. The East District Police Station at 81 Broadway will be closed for renovations, but the West District Police Station in Teele Square will be open and converted into a Haunted House providing treats for area children as they make their annual rounds.

By George P. Hassett

An armed robbery and a dog biting incident has one aldermen asking city officials to do more to keep the community path safe.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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I was working on my article about Union Square but then I remembered that Halloween is Sunday. (I hope all you Union Square folks can wait until next week.) After all, this is a big holiday and I can’t let it go.

Candy corn! I love candy corn. It has to be Brach’s! I buy a big bag and put some in zip lock bags to take to work.

By George P. Hassett

If he’d brought his underwear maybe he would have stayed out of jail.

A 21-year-old Somerville man was arrested Saturday morning at the Holiday Inn after he refused to leave his raucous birthday party and insisted to try and go back to get his underwear, police said.

Somerville School Committee: Vote no on 2

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To the Editor,
The Somerville School Committee has taken a strong stand against Question #2, which will appear on state ballots on November 2. We ask all voters to join with us in voting NO on Ballot Question #2.
Question #2 would repeal Chapter 40B, the successful affordable housing legislation that provides incentives for developers of multi-unit projects to reserve homes and apartments for low and moderate income families. To date, nearly 58,000 affordable units have been constructed, allowing working families and seniors on fixed incomes to live in communities that otherwise would be out of their reach.
Business leaders, religious groups, and all of the candidates for governor have voiced their opposition to Question #2 for the devastating impact the repeal of Chapter 40B would have on our state’s ability to provide housing for young working families and seniors who hope to age here in Massachusetts.  With some of the most expensive housing in the country, Massachusetts will be at a competitive disadvantage if we can no longer provide the type of affordable housing allowed under Chapter 40 B.

By William C. Shelton

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It’s now one week before a national election. Attack ads are saturating the electronic media, uglier than ever and playing fast and loose with the truth.

A statement may be factually accurate, but not true. I may say that you have a hysterical fear of water, but I don’t mention that you’re on top of your house, praying for rescue from a rising flood and impending hurricane. The first fact accurately conveys one meaning. Adding the second fact radically changes the meaning. Using only the first fact is what most attack ads do.