On Monday, October 10 City offices will be closed for Columbus Day. Trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be on a one day delay all week. There will be no street sweeping and meter and resident permit parking will not be enforced.

Photos by William Tauro

This past Wednesday afternoon, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the City of Somerville celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the Gilman Street Bridge Replacement Project.   Continue reading SOMERVILLE – GILMAN STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY →

Come to City Hall with your little ghouls and goblins for games, a haunted pathway, food, trick-or-treating, and a costume stroll!

October  27th 6:00-8:00pm

Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee evaluated for location, security, qualifications
Continue reading Somerville to Allow Permit Applications for Four Medical Marijuana Dispensaries →

                                  “SomerSafe Sports” partnership to offer national blueprint for concussion education, policy and prevention Continue reading CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION AND CITY OF SOMERVILLE FORGE PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE MODEL CITY FOR YOUTH SPORTS SAFETY →

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, October 5, the 279th day of 2016 with 87 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:45 and sunset is @ 6:19. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Jupiter, Mars, Uranus & Venus. The evening stars are Mercury, Neptune & Saturn.

ON THIS DAY IN: 1813 – Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee Indians was killed at the Battle of Thames when American forced defeated the British and the allied Indian warriors.  Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer  →

A Tiny Museum funded in part by the Somerville Arts Council
A new exhibit venue
Installed in the front yard of 135 Highland Av., Somerville
Reception: Sunday October 16th, 4-6pm, 135 Highland Av. Somerville Continue reading Announcing a Tiny Grand Opening! The Friend Smithsonian Museum →