~Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Somerville Little League tryouts took place this past Sunday at the Cousens Gym located on the Tufts University Campus at 161 College Ave in Medford from 10am to 4pm. Youths from across Somerville were there for the tryouts to determine their placement on teams for the 2010 Somerville Little League season. Somerville Police Officer Dominic Pefine is the league's President and has devoted countless hours preparing for this day for the youth of Somerville, as opening day is just around the corner in April.

~Photo by William Tauro

By William Tauro

Steps away from a crowd of Sunday breakfast patrons standing in line in front of the Ball Square Cafe, Somerville Firefighters were called to a dryer fire in the basement of the Sound Bites Restaurant located at 704 Broadway in Ball Square. Emergency crews extinguished the fire as police herded the Cafe patrons to a safe distance from the scene.

Ashley Troutman

Do you know the size of your carbon footprint? The City of Somerville is trying to decrease theirs with the help of a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) will fund a Comprehensive City-Wide Energy Roadmap and residential energy efficiency programs.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, the Board of Aldermen (BOA), and Director of the Office of Sustainability and the Environment, David Lutes, made the announcement last week after the BOA accepted the funds in their weekly meeting. This isn't Somerville's first attempt to conserve, they implemented an Environmental Strategic Plan in 2007, which focused mostly on updating municipal buildings.

Anderson Jupiter, Donald Fuentes, and Cindy Mendoza interview Somerville's Environmental Coordinator, Vithal Deshpande, digitally recording with a Flip video camera.

Part 4 in a series on Somerville Schools

William C. Shelton

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Andy, Bruno, and Franklin are designing a TV game show about math. Jaemie, Jennifer, Nicole, and Graziella are developing media products on specific ways Somerville can respond to climate change. Patrik, Henry, and Kelvin are making a comic about fractals.

(L to R)Somerville Lions Club President Bill Tauro, Melvin Jones award recipient Timothy O'Malley,and Vice District Governor Joyce Hogan. (L to R) Newest Somerville Lions member Maria Curtatone, Somerville Lions President Bill Tauro and Massachusetts Lions District 33K Vice District Governor Joyce Hogan.

By William Tauro

The highest honor that a Lion's Club member can receive is the "Melvin Jones" award, which was recently presented to Somerville Lion's Club member Timothy O'Malley for his hard work and dedicated service to the club throughout the years. The award was presented during the Somerville Lion's Club Saint Patrick's Day Dinner Show/Charity Event this past week. Massachusetts 33K Vice District Governor Joyce Hogan had the honors of presenting the award to Tim in the function room before a big crowd of members and supporters at the Mount Vernon Restaurant.