Whether you’re camping, boating or doing yard work, these are all summertime activities that need fuel. During the month of July, which is Fuel Safety Month, advocates are reminding everyone to stay safe while pumping and using fuel. 
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11 health care providers now administering the JYNNEOS vaccine statewide
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) on July 21 announced 30 additional cases of monkeypox in adult males within the past seven days, bringing the total number of monkeypox cases in the Commonwealth to 79 residents since the state’s first case was announced May 18. DPH provides public updates on monkeypox on a weekly basis each Thursday.
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Summertime is a great time for outdoor gatherings celebrations. Part of the fun is indulging in the pleasures of grilling and sharing good food and drink with family and friends.
But certain safety measures must be followed to make sure that these grand epicurean hoedowns don’t end in catastrophic property – and personal – damage caused by fire gone out of control. Especially considering how dry and combustible everything is during these recent heat waves.
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Arrests:
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Lismael Moreira, of Medford, July 22, 10:52 p.m., arrested at Medford St. on warrant charges of failure to stop or yield and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
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I have had the pleasure to interview former Somerville resident and documentary filmmaker Olivia Huang a number of times. And I have even appeared in a documentary she did about the Grolier Poetry Book Shop some years ago. Now Huang turns her discerning eye on Graffiti Alley in Cambridge, with her new documentary, City as Canvas: Above the Free Walls. I attended a screening of the film, and later chatted with Huang.
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Laura Plummer is a Massachusetts-born writer and poet. Her work has been featured in numerous print and online publications, including The Sun and Chicken Soup for the Soul. She lived in Boston for seven years before relocating to Gloucester in 2014. Read more at lauraplummer.me.
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Kickoff the preseason with the Somerville Public Library! They will be hosting a live virtual tour of the Patriots Hall of Fame on Wednesday, August 3 at 7:00 p.m. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Somerville Public Library. If you’re a New England Patriots fan, you’re not going to want to miss this. Join the Somerville Public Library as we take a live virtual tour of the Patriots Hall of Fame.
The Patriots Hall of Fame Virtual Tour is an entertaining, informative experience, great for anyone who has an interest in Patriots history. During this 90-minute experience you will get an inside look at some unique artifacts, and be sure to bring your burning Pats questions for an interactive Q&A session.
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Interdisciplinary artist Cassandre Charles’ Self-Portrait is a multi-media art installation with the artist as the only visual subject. Cassandre is taking on archiving the multiple figure and portrait art created by artists using varying levels, styles and mediums. Through this process Cassandre is developing her own artistic style and language as a Black ‘ARTchiver’.
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Attempted Armed Robbery
On 7/15/22 at approximately 2:30 a.m, Somerville Police responded to Jaques St. for a check condition. Upon arrival, officers spoke with two juvenile males who stated they were approached by a male and female asking them for a lighter. When the juveniles stated they didn’t have one, one of the suspects brandished a knife and demanded they give them a lighter. Both suspects then fled up Grant St. Both suspects were described as being in their fifties, the male was wearing all black and the female was wearing a blue shirt.
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