By George P. Hassett

A group of Tufts students tried to steal a sailboat from a backyard on Professors Row early Sunday morning, police said.

The group ran away after a Tufts police officer approached but one student was found hiding in the bushes, according to Tufts authorities.

By William Tauro

(Lto R) Ward 1 Alderman Bill Roche, Middlesex Register of Deeds Gene Brune, Secretary of State William Galvin and State Senator Sal DiDomenico

Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin was honored at a reception Wednesday evening at the Mount Vernon Restaurant in Somerville.

The well attended event was hosted by Former Mayor current Middlesex Register of Deeds Gene Brune.

A packed function hall that consisted of friends, supporters and elected officials came to show their support for the popular Massachusetts Secretary of State.

By George P. Hassett

A 46-year-old Cambridge man tried to sell beef jerky for beer money before screaming at police officers to “Shoot me, just shoot me,” on Oct. 19, police said.

Employees of the Starbucks in Davis Square called police to remove Joseph Cardosi, who was bothering customers, police said.

By Lee Durocher

The Agassiz Preschool after spending 39 years in Cambridge will celebrate the completion of their new location Oct. 30 at Arts at the Armory

Preschool-A-Palooza is coming to Somerville.

The Agassiz Preschool after spending 39 years in Cambridge will celebrate the completion of their new location Oct. 30 at Arts at the Armory from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

There will be a number of activities including live musical performances, face-painting and other circus-style fun. The event is aptly titled Preschool-A-Palooza. There will also be a CD on sale featuring local musicians, the proceeds of which will go to the Agassiz School’s scholarship fund.

Local political leaders joined Cambridge Health Alliance executives and staff on Tuesday, October 19th, to commemorate the reopening of the Highland Building at CHA’s Somerville Hospital campus.

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has unveiled its new Highland Building, a key component of the revitalized CHA Somerville Hospital campus. CHA invested $5.75 million in facility improvements and enhancements at the Highland Building and the hospital itself to transform the campus into a major 100,000-visit ambulatory center and administrative hub.

Visitors to the campus will be greeted with a striking and welcoming new entrance at the Highland Building (formerly the Medical Arts Building, located at 236 Highland Ave.). The building, which underwent extensive renovations over the past six months, is home to the CHA Eye Center and Somerville Hospital Primary Care. It features an open design, a new elevator, and facility improvements that connect it seamlessly to the hospital and its wide range of services.

To the Editor,

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We can now confirm that Pat Jehlen is a Socialist not a traditional Democrat. With timing meant to avoid public scrutiny, she has been endorsed by The Democrats Socialists of America (DSA), a self-declared Marxist political organization dedicated to disrupting our democratic system of checks and balances in Government. They also congratulated her for co-chairing several DSA fundraisers.

By Andrew Firestone

Somerville music students had a substitute teacher this week: Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart performed a special set Monday at Somerville High School.

Whose bright idea was it to put a traffic light at Lowell and Medford streets?  It’s not so bad now but wait until the flashing goes to working red/green.  The talk of the Square is, why? As if it’s not tough enough for businesses here in the city, now someone wants to stall traffic even. We heard that it’s the work of one person, and some have even nicknamed the light after him, at least that is what we hear. We bet that the person responsible doesn’t have a business in the square.

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Dave Carnevale for State Senate

David Carnevale’s challenge to state senator Patricia D. Jehlen is about more than anti-incumbent fervor. Over the past year, as local families and institutions struggled to fight through the recession, Jehlen has relentlessly fought to add and maintain increased taxes for families, seniors and employers while dismissing other revenue options, such as casinos, without serious consideration.

Jehlen voted to increase taxes or deny tax breaks nine times in 2009 and 2010. She even spurned some of our most vulnerable Massachusetts residents, senior citizens, when she voted against making more seniors eligible for tax breaks.