~Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Somerville
Police Department's Undercover Narcotic Unit detained and questioned
multiple alleged drug related suspects in front of 97 Broadway Tuesday
afternoon. The incident is part of an ongoing drug related sting
operation investigation.

~Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Early
Tuesday morning on the Medford Street Bridge located behind the
Somerville High School, New Hampshire civilian flaggers are directing
traffic during road construction. Somerville police officer patrols
with occasional visits at the detail and supervises to keep the peace
and to make sure that nobody harasses the flagmen and that no
inappropriate behavior occurs.

Josue Laratte, 26, of 40B Memorial Road Apartment 35, 11:26 a.m., arrested on warrant charges of armed robbery.

Tuesday, May 4

Jeremy
Foti, 29, of 27 Sylvia Road, Medford, 12:54 p.m., arrested and charged
with failure to yield at a stop sign, operating a motor vehicle with a
suspended license and speeding.

Gorbatchev Romeus, 18, of 25 River Road, 5:09 p.m., arrested and charged with possession of a dangerous weapon.

Somerville Residents in Grades 6 – 12 sought for summer performance group; auditions to be held Monday, May 17.

"Under the direction of Jimmy DelPonte and Assistant Director June Knight, the 2009 Sunsetters provided terrific entertainment for the Somerville community, and truly showcased the talented youth that our City has to offer," Mayor Curtatone said. "After more than a twenty year hiatus, the Sunsetters are back in full force and with new and improved talent. I'm eager to see what the 2010 group has to offer, and encourage residents to call to book a performance, before all dates have been filled."

Keisha Jean-Louis, 18, holds a copy of her book, Love Hurts. Anthony Cimea writes poetry in both English and Creole. ~Photos by Lauren Ostberg

Lauren C. Ostberg

"Read
it loud, like you're proud of it," New Bedford Poet Laureate Everett
Hoagland urged a group of student writers who were tittering through
Sonia Sanchez's "Reflections after the June 12 March for Disarmament."

According
to Hoagland, his poetry did not really come of age until the Black Arts
Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he shrugged off the
influence of the academy – specifically, his graduate education at the
Ivy League Brown University – and began to write poetry that was meant
to speak directly to other people.

FairHousing

(Back, L-R) Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Fair Housing Commission Chairperson Stacy Pires, Commissioner Terry Christopher, Commissioner Dennis Fischman, and Tammy Potter presented seven Somerville elementary school students with citations in honor of their winning entries to the 2010 Fair Housing Poster Contest. (Front, L-R) Georgia Beckman, Camille Chan, Jonathan Walsh, Isabel Silva, Nabila Anandira, Victoria Denovellis, and Denise Umana, third and fifth grade students from the Healey and Kennedy Elementary Schools, were selected from a total of 36 contest submissions.