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Try adding a sweet, spicy crunch to your salads with these candied pecans. They also go great with ice cream, or even add a bowl to your charcuterie platter. Another great addition to add to your pantry so you have them on hand at all times.

On June 6,  Marianne Walles turned in 300 nomination petition signatures, 50 more than the required number.  She is the first to submit qualifying signatures in the race. A lifelong resident of Somerville, daughter of an immigrant and mother of two boys, Ms. Walles enters the race determined to address issues like affordable housing and local jobs that have long been ignored by the incumbent mayor.

It is an event in our nation’s history that we have heard about all our lives. That we live in the very heart of this hallowed place is a remarkable gift. In return, we are called upon to pay particular attention to the passage of this special anniversary.

The Battle of Bunker Hill – or the Battle of Breed’s Hill, depending on which historian, qualified or not, is speaking – is, as we have all been taught, considered the first significant battle of the Revolutionary War.

— Photos by Bobby Potaris

The Committee to Elect Mary Marshall for Ward 3 School Committee hosted her campaign kickoff fundraiser on Wednesday, June 5, at The Neighborhood Restaurant in Union Square. The public was welcome to attend. You can find out more about Marshall’s campaign platform by going to her website: MaryVMarshall.com.

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Review by Off the Shelf Correspondent Dennis Daly

Living well demands a nobility of style, opportunity, ability and daring. Dying well demands a good sense of self, stoicism, and a lot of luck. Very few mortals, unfortunately, achieve both estimable objectives. Stephen Ramey Glines, in his first novel, Poplar Hill, chronicles the life of one rather eccentric woman named Kitty Stevenson, who, with finesse and karma to spare, attains each of these aspirations.

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James B. Nicola’s poems have appeared in the Antioch, Southwest and Atlanta Reviews; Rattle; Tar River; and Poetry East. His full-length collections are Manhattan Plaza (2014), Stage to Page (2016), Wind in the Cave (2017), Out of Nothing: Poems of Art and Artists (2018), and Quickening: Poems from Before and Beyond (2019). His nonfiction book Playing the Audience won a Choice award. His poetry has received a Dana Literary Award, two Willow Review awards, and six Pushcart Prize nominations – from Shot Glass Journal, Parody, Ovunque Siamo, Lowestoft Chronicle, and twice from Trinacria – for which he feels both stunned and grateful.

Children Storytime with Somerville Public Library

Wednesday, June 12, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Come join the studio audience for a live recording.

Come one, come all, come in your pajamas. The Somerville Public Library invites the community to Pajama Storytime on the second Wednesdays of the month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at VOX POP, 431 Artisan Way, Assembly Row. Wear your pajamas if you can, because we’re going to snuggle and read stories with librarian Ann Cassesso.

Arrests:
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Paula Nolin, of 359 Green St., Cambridge, June 3, 5:50 p.m., arrested at Broadway on warrant charges of credit card fraud under $1200, trespassing, and larceny from a building.

Sarah Clary, of 5 Ashlynn Way, Rehoboth, June 5, 10:28 p.m., arrested at McGrath Hwy. on warrant charges of larceny under $1200, larceny over $1200, and use of a motor vehicle without authority.

One of Greater Boston’s premiere culinary events, the Taste of Somerville, returns on June 12th for its 21^st year. This year’s Taste has a new, beautiful home on the waterfront at Assembly Row.

Last year’s event served over 1,200 guests a comprehensive array of food, drink, and entertainment from 60+ restaurants, bars, beverage providers, and local artisans.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD), in collaboration with Shree Ganesh Realty Trust & Darin Associates announce Affordable rental opportunities for two (2) rental apartments, at 1119-1133 Broadway and 38 Day Street, respectively. The apartments are available through the Inclusionary Housing Program via an application and lottery process for eligible households with a combined gross income at or below 50% of the Area Median Income (“AMI”).