Week in Review: Car Fires Arrests, LEGOLAND Competition

Arrests Made in Connection to Union Square Car Fires
A juvenile and an 18-year-old were arrested and charged with lighting two cars on fire in Union Square on Nov. 5.

Somerville LEGOLAND To Build Boston's Favorite Landmark
New England's first LEGOLAND Discovery Center, which is scheduled to open in Somerville in May, is planning to build a Boston MINILAND—a miniature Boston landscape, built of LEGOS, filled with the area's most popular sites. What's more, LEGOLAND's marketing team wants the public to nominate and vote for Boston's favorite landmark.

Somerville Man Pleads Guilty to Unprovoked Attack on Jogger
A Somerville man pleaded guilty to a variety of assault charges for his role in a 2011 attack on a jogger in Medford.

Somerville to Enlist Full-Time Health Inspector
The Somerville Board of Aldermen approved $45,000 Thursday night so the Inspectional Services Department could hire someone it doesn't currently have on payroll: a full-time health inspector.

Small Fire at Historic Garage Near Union Square
The Somerville Fire Department Wednesday put out a small but smoky fire at 94 Prospect St., near Union Square. According to a report prepared in May for the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission, the building was built in 1917.

Somerville Boys Soccer Moves onto State Finals
The Division 1 state championship game was scheduled to take place Friday night.

Somerville Boy Helps Special Needs Peers Ride Bikes
Steven De Angelis, a 5-year-old Somerville resident who's legally blind, has helped raise money so other special-needs kids can afford special "adaptive bikes." 

Aldermen Won't be Able to Handpick Replacements
A public hearing about filling vacant seats on the Somerville Board of Aldermen, when aldermen resign prematurely, touched upon a number of concerns and ideas about democracy in Somerville.