Nestled behind P.A.’s Lounge off of Somerville Ave. – 1 Bow Market Way, to be exact – is a new public market, Bow Market, brought to you by Zach Baum and his other co-conspirators.

Zach Baum.

Baum, a graduate of Tufts University, who has a background in high tech and real estate development, told me he was influenced by the Agora-style markets in ancient Greece, public open spaces used for assemblies and markets.

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Ari Alkalay Appel is a poet and essayist who lives and works in Roxbury. He enjoys cycling and woodworking during his free time. He grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, where he graduated from Newton North High School. He studied at Whitman College in Eastern Washington, where he obtained a degree in Rhetoric Studies. He also studied at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Arrests:
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Joseph Shahbazian, of 73 Cedar St., May 21, 12:17 p.m., arrested at Cedar Ave. on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and threat to commit a crime.

Orville Maxwell, of 40 Ramsey St., Dorchester, May 22, 3:58 p.m., arrested at Medford St. on a charge of operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs.

Discussion to focus on topics of interest to community members

 Tufts University will hold a community meeting on Wednesday, May 30, the second this spring designed to inform community members about programs, resources available to them, provide an overview of recently completed and upcoming projects and solicit feedback on issues of interest to local residents.

Kick off the summer with Carnaval along East Broadway.

SomerStreets: Carnaval returns for the ninth year of shaking up East Somerville! SomerStreets will kick off the 2018 season on Sunday, June 3, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. (rain date: Sunday, June 10).

On Tuesday, May 22, Mayor Joseph Curtatone and staff from Cambridge Health Alliance, including Chief Community Officer Mary Cassesso and Director of the Somerville Community Health Agenda Lisa Brukilacchio, promoted mindfulness health awareness in celebration of National Public Health Week with students at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School. Mayor Curtatone read “Charlotte and the Quiet Place” to a group of students.

Spiritual Caregiver Coordinator Loretta Saint-Louis (center) celebrates with graduates of the most recent SCES Spiritual Caregiver training in May.

By Nathan Lamb

The Spiritual Caregiver program at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) is seeking caring volunteers to offer support for older adults facing grief, loneliness, and other spiritual challenges in a two-year volunteer experience.

Mayor Curtatone and President of the Board of Aldermen Katjana Ballantyne have announced their appointments to the Mayor’s Appointments Advisory Committee (AAC): Jennifer Blundell, Victor DoCouto, and William Durkin. The AAC will be tasked with making nonpartisan and informed recommendations for appointments to critical City boards and commissions.

By Donald Norton

This past Saturday night, May 19, the Little Sisters of the Poor on Highland Avenue held their Annual Fundraiser Dinner, this year at the Arts at the Armory across the street.

Monday, May 28, is Memorial Day and City offices will be closed for the day. Trash and recycling collection will be on a one-day delay all week and there will not be street sweeping on Monday. Meters and resident permit parking will also not be in effect on Monday.