“Barb” went missing yesterday(08/03/19) from the Marshall St area. Please contact us with any information at 617-625-6600 ext 2190. Thank you!

GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, August 04, the 216th day of 2019 with 149 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:38 and sunset is @ 8:02. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Uranus and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1735 – Freedom of the press was established with an acquittal of John Peter Zenger. The writer of the New York Weekly Journal had been charged with seditious libel by the royal governor of New York. The jury said that “the truth is not libelous.” Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer →

Thank you to everyone who helped make this weekend possible. One of the greatest weekends ever. Continue reading Best Buddies Leadership Conference →

(Somerville, MA) Naveo Credit Union welcomes Maria Ledo to their team as a Branch Administrator. Continue reading Naveo Credit Union Welcomes Maria Ledo to their team as Branch Administrator →

Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper for a “topping off” ceremony at Somerville High School on Monday, August 12, at 2:30 p.m. on the SHS concourse. Continue reading First of Two “Topping Off” Ceremonies at Somerville High School, Monday, August 12 →

Continue reading OTHER EVENTS AND DATES IN SOMERVILLE →

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated Capuano Field will be on Friday, August 9, at 9 a.m. at 150 Glen St. See the link below for more details and for contact information at Somerville.gov

Applications for two new affordable housing units, both at 3 Ward St., will be available on Monday, August 5. Both apartments are being offered as part of the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program, and residency will be granted via an application and lottery process.

Continue reading Applications for Two Affordable Housing Units Available August 5 →

The City is actively seeking applicants for two vacant positions on the Somerville Conservation Commission. Continue reading Somerville Conservation Commission Seeking Applicants for Immediate Vacancy →

The August sun won’t be the only thing bringing the heat at the Ignite Food Festival in Union Square on Saturday, August 10, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Continue reading Ignite Street Food Festival to Light a Spark in Union Square →

To advance construction of the new Somerville High School (SHS), parking will no longer be available along the Central Library driveway off of Highland Ave. starting Monday, August 12. City contractors will establish a new work zone adjacent to the library to construct permanent utilities and foundations for the eastern wing of the new school. Continue reading Parking at Central Library to Be Removed for the New Somerville High School Monday, August 12 →

By Bob Katzen

The House 156-1 approved (Senate approved on a voice vote without a roll call) and sent to Gov. Baker a bill that would allow unions to charge non-members for the cost of some services and representation. Continue reading ALLOW UNIONS TO CHARGE NON-UNION MEMBERS FOR SOME COSTS BILL APPROVED →

By JoAnn Bocca Rivieccio

Friday morning, August 2nd we stood outside the Suffolk County Superior Courthouse again! Amazing how this family and execs of the pharmaceutical companies will not stop in order to have all charges dismissed. Continue reading Somerville Overcoming Addiction Updates →