Mountain biking day considered

Chelsea

NEW POLICE APP - The city recently began offering a free Chelsea Police Department application for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, and Android mobile device users. The app allows users to receive police news, make inquiries to the department, and provide police with crime tips, which they can accompany with photos, anonymously if they prefer. The app can be downloaded from iTunes and the Android Marketplace. Police said the app is not intended for emergency use, noting that calls requiring an immediate police response should still be made by dialing 911.

- John Laidler

Everett

9/11 MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN PROPOSED - With the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaching, Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. and his wife, Stacy, who chairs the city’s Beautification Committee, want to honor victims of the attack by adding a 911 memorial fountain to Everett Square. “We lost two very important Everett people in the 9/11 tragedy,’’ DeMaria said in a statement, referring to James and Mary Trentini, an Everett couple who were aboard one of the aircraft that crashed into the World Trade Center. “The Trentinis were both respected educators and cherished neighbors. A memorial in their honor and in the honor of all of the victims of 9/11 will serve to remind us of what we have lost and will educate future generations forever.’’ Katharyn Hurd, a student at the Harvard University School of Urban Design who is serving a fellowship with the city this summer, has prepared a preliminary design of the fountain. The city is seeking donations from the business community to cover the project’s costs, which would include creating a small grass area with benches around the fountain. - John Laidler

Lynn