ACLU Representative Nancy Walker and Executive Director Patricia Montes of Centro Presente. - Photo by Andrew Firestone

Finger print database upsets advocates

By Andrew Firestone

A Somerville-based immigrant group and lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union are comparing a new plan by Boston police to monitor illegal immigrants to futuristic techniques from the George Orwell novel “1984.”

Centro Presente and others discussed the methods and ethics of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) at a community meeting Oct. 5, calling into question the legality of the Boston Police Department’s compliance with the new $1.4 billion Secured Communities initiative by ICE.

Thursday night Oct. 14 from 8 to closing at Michaels Bar at  Washington Street and Franklin Street, there will be a  get-together for  David Carnevale  who is running for State Senator for Somerville, Medford and Winchester.  David is a young self employed candidate who is a resident of Medford; he is running against the Progressive’s candidate: Pat Jahlen.  Come and meet David and meet a lot of your friends there as well, the get togher was started by a couple of people and it has gone wild with people wanting to be there. Help give David a sendoff to victory on November 2.

Brian Harris coached girls basketball at Somerville High School for 18 years. In that time, he won 260 games and seven league championships.

But the stat we like most is this one: in the last two seasons, each of his players graduated and none were ruled academically ineligible.

Last week, Somerville High School Athletic Director Nicole Viele and Superintendent Anthony Pierantozzi replaced Harris with a new coach. The move, they say, was a result of four criticisms, mostly concerning court side behavior. One of Viele’s criticisms concerned Harris’ body language.

By Mike Rubin

The Somerville High boys' soccer team has righted the ship. With wins over Malden and Cambridge, the Highlanders now stand at 5-3-3 overall. - Photo by Sabrina Kerr

Even despite injuries and obstacles, the Somerville High School boys soccer team has managed to stay the course.

Led by a balanced attack, the Highlanders cruised to a 4-0 win over Malden last Wednesday at Dilboy Field. Coupled with last Tuesday’s 2-2 tie with Medford and a 2-1 win over Cambridge, the Highlanders now stand at 5-3-3 overall.

- Photo by Sanjeev Selvarajah

St.Clement’s organized a canned food drive on behalf of the Little Brothers of Boston Thursday. Students raised funds for the school through a walkathon. St.Clement will be conducting a open house Wednesday,Oct. 13 for new admissions from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

– Sanjeev Selvarajah

By George P. Hassett

A Canton man was arrested in Davis Square Saturday after he allegedly threw a shot glass inside the Joshua Tree and called a police officer a “clown,” police said.

Aurimas Valionis, 30, of 735 Randolph St., Canton, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Police said he refused to leave the Joshua Tree at closing time.

By Mike Rubin

For the Somerville High School volleyball team, the road to victory continues to be a long and winding one. Despite a solid effort, the Highlanders suffered a tough 3-0 defeat to the Matignon Warriors in last week’s non-league match-up. With the loss, the Highlanders fell to 1-8 overall.

In the sweep, the Highlanders suffered close defeats: a 25-22 defeat followed by losses of 25-21 and 27-25.

By George P. Hassett

A 27-year-old man was stabbed Sunday night at a Central Street home, police said.

Police said the victim knows the suspect who allegedly stabbed him and it was not a random incident.

Workplace training pays off for Somerville’s Angelica Textile

Mayor Curtatone recently honored the workplace English training program at Angelica Textile in Somerville. Left to Right: Mayor Curtatone; Michael Taylor, state director of Workforce Development; Jose Lopez, Angelica employee; Robert Haynes, MA AFL-CIO president; Fernando Lemus, United Food and Commercial Workers Union. ~Photo by Elizabeth Sheeran

By Elizabeth Sheeran

One Somerville business has discovered a new strategy for turning good workers into great workers.

Dozens of employees at Angelica Textile Services have attended on-site classes to improve their English language skills, and company leaders say that translates into better productivity and a safer workplace.

Arrests
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Salnave Berrouet, 21, of 115 Spring St., Cambridge, Oct. 4, 5:01 p.m., arrested on warrant charges.

Dana Memory, 22, of 42 Granville Ave., Malden, Oct. 4, 6:11 p.m., arrested on Broadway and charged with possession of a class C drug, possession of a class B drug and receiving stolen property over $250.