By Mike Rubin

After a strong push to end the regular season, the Somerville Alibrandi’s continued to place their run for another Yawkey League Championship into high gear.

Following a strong 7-0 win over the Revere Rockies in the opener of the best of three series last Thursday, the Alibrandis rolled to a strong 6-0 shutout win on Friday. With a commanding 2-0 series lead as of press time the Alibrandis are leaving no stone unturned.

By George P. Hassett

A Cambridge man was arrested Aug. 11 after he allegedly stole cash and credit cards from a patron at Diesel Cafe in Davis Square.

John McLean, 50, allegedly stole a woman’s hand bag and staggered out of the cafe, police said.

By Ashley Troutman

Photo taken at the Race Track in Death Valley

Catch a glimpse of Israel, Austria, California, and more at the SCAT gallery in Union Square. Somerville photographer, Scott Dicks’ exhibit of large-scale photos Expanse, will be on display for the rest of the month.

Dicks is a street photographer, and uses a digital dark room and wide-angle lenses. “I’ve always been a fan of using the physical zoom, your legs,” Dicks said.

By Mike Rubin

With the official Rugby World Cup commencing this week, the USA squad is certainly thriving in the experiences of preparation.

Over a week into the residency in England, Somerville native Jamie Burke is using this time, not only to bond with her teammates, but also to spend some quality time in the weight room, while fine tuning her conditioning.

By Mike Rubin

For the Somerville Alibrandis Yawkey League squad, the regular season couldn’t have ended on a higher note. Finishing the regular season with an impressive five game winning streak, the Alibrandis compiled an impressive 25-7-1 mark, while recording 51 points en route to a second place in the Bill Stewart Division. The Alibrandis couldn’t overtake the Malden Bulldogs, who earned the regular season title, with 52 points (26-7).

By George P.  Hassett

Somerville police found 16 grams of cocaine hidden in the hair spray canister of a 63-year-old Somerville man they say was selling cocaine from his apartment on lower Broadway.

Drug unit cops developed information that Samuel Bernard, 63, of 188 Broadway, was selling cocaine in East Somerville, police said.

By George P. Hassett

A Somerville real estate broker was arrested at her Peabody home Monday and charged with embezzling $7,200 from a client trying to buy an Everett home.

Kandy Farkhanda Shah, of 13 Abby Ellen Lane, Peabody, was arrested on a Somerville warrant Monday and charged with broker embezzlement, larceny over $250 by false pretense and larceny over $250.

By Lauren C. Ostberg

Three generations of Greek family dine behind a posing Steve Petsalia (L) and Costas Hatzis by Lauren Ostberg

What’s in a name? A festival, for one. This past Sunday, Somerville’s Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church celebrated its “name day” with vespers, fanfare, and, naturally, delicious food.

Mary’s “dormition” is, following Greek Orthodox scripture, the day “she fell asleep in the Lord.”  It is the last of 12 major feasts on the faith’s calendar. According to Father Panteleimon Klostri, who has headed the church since October, Mary is considered the most honorable of the saints, and her story serves as a reminder to parishioners to be “faithful until the end.”

Photos by William Rogers

By William Tauro

Sixty-five sailors from the Italian warship “San Giusto” visited Somerville’s Winter Hill Yacht Club this past Friday  for an old fashion barbecue luncheon.

The ship’s Captain C. V. Edoardo Giacomini and it’s sailors were bused in by motor coach from the ship which was docked at the Black Falcon pier in Boston to the Somerville Yacht club where they were greeted by Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Winter Hill Yacht Club Commodore James Tatosky along with executive members of the club.

(from the City of Somerville’s Web site)

A second neighborhood meeting will be held Tuesday August 17 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Elizabeth Peabody House, 277 Broadway.

The purpose of the meeting will be to follow up on the prior meeting and address issued that were raised regarding Ocean State Job Lot becoming a potential tenant at 299 Broadway (former Star Market site).