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To concerned neighbors,

On Halloween night, two trick-or-treaters were hit by a car. Both children were rushed to the hospital by ambulance. It is imperative that we do something before someone else is seriously injured. I hope this is a wake-up call for all of us.

Mary F.

(top) Tatyana Seme, Stacy Cornet, Anne Mortimer. (center) Cassandra Jules, Lordisha Paul, Sabrina Desir (front) Laura Odam, Jessie Jepson, Maria Martinez.

Saint Clement Parish School cheerleading squad won the Hockomock Invitational Cheerleading Championship. After many days of intense and dedicated practices, coach Heather Newell entered the cheerleading squad in the Hockomock Invitational at King Phillip High School. They competed in the Varsity level against 19 other schools. Led by the trio of junior captains Lordisha Paul, Cassandra Jules, and Sabrina Desir, the team was flawless and came back to Medford with a trophy to add to their many awards and accomplishments from previous years.

By Ashley Troutman

The New England Folk Music Archives (NEFMA) will provide a glimpse into folk music history at their folk salon on Nov. 17. To celebrate their acquisition of the Black Sheep collection, the event will feature a panel discussion and viewing of the Gallery at Hi ‘n’ Dry Studios.

Miriam Levine

The Endicott College and Ibbetson Street Visiting Author series will continue Nov. 18 with the poets, (and Somerville Bagel Bards)  Miriam Levine and Bert Stern. The series directed by Ibbetson Street Press founder and Somerville News Arts Editor Doug Holder will be held at Endicott’s College’s Halle Library at 4 p.m. on Nov. 18. The series is open to the public, and will include an open mike after the features. Endicott College is located in Beverly, Mass. Free admission. Check http://endicott.edu/ for directions to the college.

By George P. Hassett

A Somerville man suspected of armed robbery attempted one last dash to freedom Friday as police detained him and waited for the alleged victim to identify him.

Spenser Bullock, 19, of 10 High St., took off running as a vehicle carrying the victim approached, police said. He allegedly ran from the bike path onto Winslow Avenue and into a yard where he scaled an eight foot fence.

Mirta Stantic.

By Julia Fairclough

Mirta Stantic was so compelled to write her first novel that when an idea for a chapter or scenario came into her head, she skipped the school bus and ran home.

While it is not unusual for writers to obsessively work on their manuscripts, it is not every day that you find a 14-year-old girl juggling school, music, ballet, and a social life to hammer out a 200-page novel. And it is also not everyday that a teenager is a successful, published author.

Joshua Scarry rushed for three touchdowns to lead the Highlanders to their third win of the season.

By Mike Rubin

Joshua Scarry ran the living daylights out of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin football team.

Scarry rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns and Devon Hairston also rushed for 102 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Somerville cruised to a 30-6 victory over the Falcons in Friday night’s Greater Boston League match-up.

“We ran the ball well and we were able to control the tempo of the game,” said coach Harry Marchetti. “We played a great game in all phases and our defense did a nice job controlling the line of scrimmage.”

John Shea

By Sanjeev Selvarajah

John Shea says his plays feature dozens of characters talking over and around each other because after growing up in Somerville he is used to hearing lots of voices at once.

“I find writing with a large number of characters quite easy. If I’m stuck on one plot line, I can always introduce another character and that story until I can work my way around again. It’s like having a room full of people, there’s always someone to talk to and something to do. Writing one and two character plays is far more difficult and takes a lot longer. I like crowds,” he said.

On The Silly Side by Jimmy Del Ponte

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If you have to drive through Somerville in order to get to work, or drop the kids off at school, or to make a run to the store, it is usually an adventure to say the least.

Somerville commemorates Veterans Day
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Alderman Jack Connolly placed the wreath at Somerville's Veterans Day ceremonies, assisted by World War II veterans John O'Leary and Joe DiMartino. - Photo by Elizabeth Sheeran.

By Elizabeth Sheeran

A veteran is a veteran every day of the year. But November 11 is special.

“It’s a day to honor our veterans. It can’t be more special than that,” said Joe DiMartino, who fought with the infantry during the second Normandy invasion in World War II, and now serves as the chaplain for the Somerville Allied Veterans Council.

“It’s the one day that’s set aside to recognize all veterans, no matter when or where they served,” said Allied Council President Bob Hickey, who served over 12 years’ active duty in the Marine Corps, including during the Persian Gulf War.