By George P. Hassett

A Somerville man driving drunk crashed into a metal pole and tree Sept. 9 at the intersection of Broadway and Medford Street, according to police.

Paul McGlashing, 26, of 7 Maine Ave., said he had been drinking at the Tavern after officers responded to the crash at 1:24 a.m., police said.

By Mike Rubin

Despite high hopes last season, the Somerville High School football team suffered a bit of a setback. Pegged to win the Greater Boston League title, the Highlanders suffered a multitude of injuries, which resulted in a 4-6 mark.

After a 2-6 start, the Highlanders finished the season on a high note, with wins in their final two contests.

With Harry Marchetti at the helm for the fifth season, the Highlanders are optimistic of an improvement.

By Mike Rubin

In an effort to bolster their fall athletic program, St. Clements recently expanded its selection by adding a varsity swimming squad. According to Athletic Director Shawn Thornton, the program is slated to commence during the winter season.

“Every year I try to see if a sport can be added to improve the quality of the program with the enrollment challenges we face in today’s economic society,” said Thornton.  “The swimming team will be a first for the school.”

By Mike Rubin

After a rough campaign last year, the Somerville High School girls volleyball team is aiming to rebound.

Leading the way are a strong core of seniors in Tatiana Ribero, a setter while Kelly Valverde should also serve as a key asset. Senior Renata Goncalves is also slated to emerge as a middle hitter followed by returning starter Stephanie Pupo, who’s expected to come through at the outside hitter position.

Well it is the season of those ubiquitous yard sales. Michael Todd Steffen has a poem that sheds light on this seasonal phenomena.

By George P. Hassett

Sal DiDomenico won the rematch.
For the second time in five months, DiDomenico defeated Cambridge lawyer Tim Flaherty in a race for a state senate seat that covers two precincts in wards one and two in Somerville. DiDomenico beat Flaherty in a democratic primary yesterday after beating him by 125 votes in April to succeed Anthony Galluccio, who resigned his seat from jail after a probation violation.

Jorge Palacios, 18, of 50 Memorial Rd., Sept. 6, 12:23 a.m., arrested and charged with violating a restraining order.

Etevaldo Silva, 33, of 493 Broadway, Sept. 7, 9:08 a.m., arrested on warrant charges.

Nardeep Singh, 22, of 54 Wilbur St., Everett, Sept. 7, 10:07 a.m., arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Robert Mosqueda, 19, of 21 Nashua St., arrested on warrant charges.

I am about to embark on another teaching adventure since being laid off from my job at McLean Hospital over a year ago. I will be teaching two creative writing classes at Endicott College. The class will start out with poetry writing, then move on to memoir and end in fiction. Since poetry heads the pack I have been thinking a lot about my writing process. I view myself primarily as a poet and journalist. I have had a fair share of poems published, edited the poetry magazine Ibbetson Street for 12 years, interviewed a slew of poets from the famous, infamous, to the obscure. Of course what works for me won’t necessarily work for you. Poetry is an art that deals with emotion and feeling—and that is the very stuff that can’t be pigeonholed into any scientific formulas.

The Somerville Alibrandis recorded their 11th Yawkey League Championship in 14 years with a 4-1 series win over the West Roxbury Bluefish. The Bluefish were previously the two-time defending champions.

By Mike Rubin

For the Somerville Alibrandis, the victory was oh so sweet. Facing a 4-1 deficit, the Alibrandis stormed back for six unanswered runs en route to a 7-4 eight inning victory over the West Roxbury Bluefish in last Tuesday night’s match-up at Billings Field.

The Alibrandis, who captured the series by a 4-1 margin in the best of seven series, have captured their eleventh title in 14 years.

“It was just great baseball over the series,” said coach Rob McDonough. “The whole series, you couldn’t really ask for more exciting baseball. We were confident, and we played relaxed. We were able to come through with some close wins, and that really helped set the tone of the series.”