Trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be on a one-day delay for the week. There will be no street sweeping on Memorial Day. Continue reading City offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day →

By William Tauro

This past Saturday afternoon at 12:30PM, an automobile lost control and crashed into a fence and into Nunziato field that’s located at the intersection of Summer Street at Vinal Avenue in Somerville. Continue reading Car Crashes Fence and into Somerville’s Nunziato Field →

Rep. Connolly will be hosting office hours on Friday May 31st from 9am – 11am at Bloc Café, 11 Bow St. Somerville. Residents should come with questions, concerns, and policy ideas. For more details and to RSVP for Office Hours, please visit http://www.RepMikeConnolly.org/events

Beginning June 15, an individual annual membership to SMC will increase to $75 for Somerville residents, and $115 for non-Somerville residents. Continue reading SMC Membership Increases on June 15; VOX POP Events; Upcoming SMC Workshops and Latest SMC Shows! →

Somerville youth ages 12-18 eligible for summer job with Sunsetters, a youth singing and dancing troupe that performs throughout the City in July and August. Continue reading Auditions for 2019 Somerville Sunsetters Set for May 29 →

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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SATURDAY, May 25, the 145th day of 2019 with 220 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:13 and sunset is @ 8:07. The moon is waning. The morning stars are stars are Uranus and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 585 BC – The first known prediction of a solar eclipse was made in Greece. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer →

By Bob Katzen

Governor Charlie Baker announced the launch of “RESPECTfully,” a $500,000 statewide public awareness and prevention campaign to promote healthy relationships among middle school and high school students. Continue reading YOUTH PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: “RESPECTFULLY” →

By Bob Katzen

Attorney General Maura Healey today joined a coalition of 23 states, cities and counties in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its new rule granting health care providers the authority to deny medically necessary treatments, services and information on the basis of religious or moral views. Continue reading DENY MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES →

By Bob Katzen

A bill before the Judiciary Committee would repeal a current law passed in 1990, which created professional licensure consequences for anyone who defaults on their student loan. Continue reading DEFAULT ON STUDENT LOANS LAW CHALLENGED →

By Bob Katzen

A bill before the Higher Education Committee would put the state’s Early College High School Program into state law. The program was formed administratively by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Board of Higher Education. Continue reading EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS BILL →

By Bob Katzen

The Senate 40-0, approved an amendment that would provide $500,000 for a nonprofit security grant program to provide support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attacks or hate crimes and are ineligible for the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Urban Area Grant Program based on their location. Continue reading $500,000 FOR SECURITY APPROVED →

By Bob Katzen

The Senate 39-0, approved an amendment increasing funding by $350,000 (from $4,469,372 to $4,819,372) for suicide prevention. Continue reading $350,000 APPROVED FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION →

By Bob Katzen

The Senate 39-0, approved an amendment providing $1.5 million for the Civics Project Trust Fund to promote civics education in the state. Continue reading SENATE APPROVES $1.5 MILLION FOR CIVICS EDUCATION →

By Bob Katzen

The Senate 7-32, rejected an amendment that would increase the minimum Chapter 70 education aid each city and town receives from $30 per pupil to $100 per pupil. Continue reading SENATE REJECTS TO RAISE MINIMUM EDUCATION AID TO CITIES AND TOWNS →

Photo:Disgraced Former Somerville Police Officer Alessandro Capobianco (Mayor’s Cousin) escorting the Ward 6 precinct 2 ballot box to City Hall in 2006

By Bob Katzen

The Massachusetts State Senate 9-30, rejected an amendment that would require the secretary of state, in consultation with the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC), to develop new rules and standards to ensure the cyber-security and general security of elections in the commonwealth to combat election fraud and other election security threats. Continue reading SECURITY OF ELECTIONS →

By Bob Katzen

The Senate 38-2, approved an amendment that would raise the existing surcharge on most Registry of Deeds’ real estate transaction fees by $30 (from $20 to $50). This money helps to fund the Community Preservation Act (CPA) which helps cities and towns preserve open space and historic sites, create affordable housing and develop outdoor recreational facilities. Continue reading INCREASE IN REGISTER OF DEEDS FEES AMENDMENT →

By Bob Katzen

THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of May 20-24. There were no roll calls in the House last week. Continue reading Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 44 – Report No. 21 May 20-24, 2019 →