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By George P. Hassett A woman walking home from the Porter Square train station was knocked to the ground and attacked by a man on Sunday night, police said. Police are looking for a suspect described as a white male, 20 to 25 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, medium build, brown hair and clean shaven. |
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By William Tauro Somerville Police and Fire units were dispatched to the intersection of McGrath Highway and Medford Street in Somerville Thursday morning for an incident involving an MBTA bus and an injured passenger.
A child sustained minor injuries due to an apparent fall that occurred as the bus was stopping while approaching the bus stop next to Glass Stop.
The child was treated and later released. MBTA inspectors are investigating the matter. Continue reading » |
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By William Tauro The U-Haul facility located on Linwood St. is undertaking a major facelift.
With a complete powerwash as well as a fresh paint job, the Linwood St. storage company will soon have a new look while continuing to being a good neighbor. |
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Hybrid boxes first in New England By George P. Hassett Call it cutting down on your pizza footprint. A Ball Square pizza spot is the first restaurant on the east coast, and the ninth in the country, to offer environmentally-conscious customers reusable plastic boxes for take-out pizza orders.
The best news for pizza purists: the new boxes actually make a pie taste better – unlike cardboard, the cheese never sticks to the plastic.
Owner Grover Taylor said he was inspired to pursue plastic boxes last year when he served 250 pizzas at Tufts University’s freshman orientation and saw the pies and cardboard boxes destroyed in less than 10 minutes. “It was awful,” he said. “There was cardboard everywhere.” Industry experts estimate 200 million pounds of cardboard boxes are used each year, and most of that can’t be recycled because it has come into contact with food. Taylor discovered the reusable, plastic pizza box and is now taking pre-orders at $10 for each “hybrid” box. Eat at Jumbo’s is offering customers $1 off a pizza if they reuse the washable box. Continue reading » |
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The City cooling centers are open: The Cross Street Center, 165 Broadway and Ralph & Jenny Center, 9 New Washington Street. The Ralph & Jenny Center will be open from 8:30 A.M. until 3:30 P.M., and the Holland Street Center will be open 8:30 A.M. until 4:30 P.M., or longer as needed. For additional information, please dial 311. |
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By Mike Rubin
The Somerville District 12 Little League squad couldn’t find its groove in the opening round of the District tournament.
Brandon Bunker blasted a three run home run as the Medford National squad stopped Somerville in a tough 8-2 defeat in Thursday night’s match-up at Columbus Park.
Somerville will now enter the loser’s bracket and will face its next opponent at a date and time to be determined.
After Bunker nailed a three-run blast, Anthony DiRenzo increased the lead to 4-0, capitalizing off a throwing error.
Facing a 4-0 deficit, Somerville ace Mike McPhearson settled into a grove striking out two batters to round out the inning in escaping further damage.
On the mound, Bunker was also effective, scattering just five hits through five and two-thirds innings of work. Bunker also walked two and struck out six, continuing to frustrate Somerville bats.
Battling back, Somerville closed the gap to 4-1 as Jack Clark, who reached base, managed to score on an RBI groundout by Kyle Gil.
Any hopes of momentum for Somerville quickly fell behind the wayside as Kyle Lynch plated an RBI triple, increasing the lead to 5-1 before Bunker and DiRenzo secured the win, nailing consecutive doubles in the fourth en route to a 7-1 lead.
In the later innings, Somerville managed to push across another run as Justin Barry delivered an RBI fielder’s choice to knock in Matt McCune.
Earning the save for Medford was Anthony Pineda, who registered the final out, striking out Somerville’s last batter to end a scoring threat in the top of the sixth.
By Mike Rubin
The Somerville Alibrandis remain in second place despite their 5-1 loss to the Malden Bulldogs on Thursday.
With first place in the division on the line, the Somerville Alibrandis fell a bit short.
Patrick Shanahan fired a three-hitter through six innings as the Malden Bulldogs cruised to a 5-1 win over the Alibrandis in Thursday night’s Yawkey League showdown at Maplewood Field. With the loss, the Alibrandis fell to 12-4-1 overall and five points out of first place. The Bulldogs currently have 30 while the Alibrandis are second with 25.
“It’s tough because we had a chance to get within striking range of first place,” said coach Rob McDonald. “Their pitcher was solid and he kept the ball over the plate. He was very consistent and managed to throw strikes. Give credit to them, they did a great job and we just have to bounce back.”
With ace Sean Gildea on the mound for the Alibrandis, the Bulldogs staked out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. After Anthony Perry and Evan Tardungo reached on consecutive singles, Brad Tardugno roped a blast that sailed over the left field fence for a three run home run
Securing the win, the Bulldogs added a run in the last of the fifth and sixth innings.
Other offensive contributors for the Bulldogs included Perry and Hunter Caron, who each recorded two hits with an RBI. Gildea, who entered the season with a personal record of 4-0, falls to 4-1 overall.
Offensively for Alibrandis, Adajatay Nyadjroh led the way, recorded two hits and scoring the Albirandi’s lone run in the third. Other offensive contributors included David Scioli with a hit while Bernie Driscoll recorded two walks and a stolen base.
“We just couldn’t get the bats going,” said McDonald. “Their pitcher pretty much kept us off balanced throughout the game.”
After suffering a tough 18-8 loss the night before, the Alibrandis escaped with a 2-1 win over Al Thomas on Monday night. On the mound, Chris Foundas allowed just one run one hit through six innings. Foundas also walked four and struck out seven while Jay Wisner earned his fifth save, striking out two while finishing out the last inning.
“(Foundas) was awesome, and he definitely was in control of the game,’ said McDonough. “He kept the ball over the plate, and he kept their hitters off balance.”
Despite registering just three hits, the Alibrandis were able to still manage two runs. Offensively, Tom McDonough recorded a hit and an RBI while Antony Tomaro added a hit and a run followed by Sal Mendonca (run) and Crisafulli (hit).
In Sunday’s 18-8 loss to the South Boston Saints, Jon Morse took the loss, allowing seven runs on seven hits while lasting just three and a third innings. In relief, Foundas allowed a run through two-thirds of an inning while McDonough allowed eight runs on five hits while recording just one out.
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