The Chinatown Lions Club members are continuous supporters of the Somerville

Lions Club and assisted side by side in the organization of the newly formed Cambridge Lions Club that will be chartered later this month.

Chinatown Lions Club is a sister city club to both Cambridge and Somerville Lions clubs who occasionally participate in joint fund-raisers to support local charities together.

Police units searched the apartment building and the entire area for an alleged suspect described as a black male dressed in all black clothing and wearing a black cap.

June has arrived, and the Class of 2010 prepares for their graduation and Class Day exercises.

Jean Joseph, of Malden who drives for Keep it Cool Taxi Cab of Cambridge got a bit hot headed after his taxi cab collided with Kenneth and Aura Edward, of Cambridge, after Joseph drove around to the rear of Edward's vehicle while Edwards was backing up.

Somerville police and fire units arrived and rerouted traffic while tow trucks cleared the scene.

No injuries were reported.

But now, Somerville Cares About Prevention is
fighting to maintain their services. SCAP Director Cory Mashburn said
the group will be forced to cut their budget by 50 percent next year,
after a federal grant expires.

SCAP organizer Taylor Green
said Somerville's underage drinking rate dropped 4 percent since 2008
due to the group's efforts. "Somerville continues to move in the right
direction," Green said. "It may not look like we reduced the percent of
youth drinking, but it is when we are talking about young lives."

Somerville
teens passed out over 500 buttons with the message "79% Don't" to their
peers. A public service announcement produced by teenage SCAP
organizers and Somerville Community Access Television is now used in
the State House to demonstrate proper compliance procedures.

Somerville
police officer Warren Chaille said only two of 50 stores and
restaurants checked by police for selling alcohol to minors, failed.