Week in Review: Fires, Casino Concerns, Brooklyn Boulders Somerville

Firefighters Battle Two Blazes Early Friday Morning
Two fires struck at almost the same time and in the same neighborhood early Friday morning.

Sneak Peek at Brooklyn Boulders Somerville
Mark your calendars: the official grand opening for Somerville's gargantuan new indoor rock climbing gym, Brooklyn Boulders Somerville, is July 31. Check out some photos of the new space.

Nearly Killed in 2010 Gunfight, Somerville Officer to Retire
Somerville Police Detective Mario Oliveira, who was shot five times on Nov. 2, 2010, while executing a search warrant, is planning to retire after returning to active duty for just over two years.

Curtatone on Everett Casino: 'I Have a Deep and Grave Concern'
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone said Thursday he would do everything in his power to oppose a proposed casino in Everett, right on Somerville's doorstep. "I don't know what's going to happen," with the casino proposal, he told the Somerville Board of Aldermen, adding, "I have a deep and grave concern."

State Treasurer Steve Grossman, a Somerville Businessman, To Run for Governor
Steve Grossman, the Massachusetts state treasurer and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee who spent most of his career as head of Somerville's Grossman Marketing Group, planned to officially announce his run for governor over the weekend.

Candidates Talk New High School, Charter Schools at Forum
Candidates running for Somerville School Committee discussed the prospects of a new high school, charter schools, criteria for hiring a new school superintendent and other issues at a forum Tuesday sponsored by the Somerville Progressive Democrats.