By Tom Ford

A great showing from many business owners and Billy Tauro for Mayor this past Wednesday morning sending a very strong and clear message to Mayor Curtatone as well as to the Somerville City Councilors to allow all businesses to reopen fully. Continue reading Candidate for Mayor William Billy Tauro Hosts Demonstration on City Hall Steps To Re-Open City →

Kemon A. Sermos, of Andover, formerly of Somerville, died on March 20, 2021 at the age of 87.
Kemon was born in Cambridge, MA on April 12, 1933 to the late Aheleas and Evangeline Sermos from Alatsata, Greece. Continue reading Somerville Remembering Kemon A. Sermos →

After years of negotiations, the agreement represents a collaborative breakthrough for policing transparency

SOMERVILLE, MA — After several years of negotiations, the City of Somerville and the Somerville Police Employees Association (SPEA) union, which represents Somerville patrol officers, have reached an agreement to implement body-worn cameras. Continue reading City of Somerville & Police Union Reach Agreement to Deploy Patrol Officer Body Cameras →

By Arthur Moore

Once again we welcome Spring to Somerville. Warmer air, flower and garden planting. The of course we have the other side of it. The dreaded street cleaning monster. So many out of work and no place to move their cars to until we somehow recover from this pandemic and the city adding insult to injury. Continue reading Spring Comes To Somerville →

TIMOTHY’S OBITUARY
U.S. Veteran
MURPHY, Timothy, 92 – Of Somerville, formerly of Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on March 22, 2021.
Beloved husband of 67 years to Betty (Davenport) Murphy. Continue reading SOMERVILLE REMEMBERING TIMOTHY MURPHY →

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Councilor J.T. Scott, and City staff invite you to attend a virtual community meeting to introduce the Poplar Street Pump Station preliminary design and its integration with the ArtFarm project.
Continue reading Public Meeting to Introduce Poplar Street Pump Station at ArtFarm Preliminary Design, April 14 →

Because COVID-19 is less likely to be transmitted in outdoor settings, the City of Somerville has updated its COVID-19 guidelines to allow some outdoor performances to resume, both in public and private spaces, such as parks, plazas, or restaurant outdoor dining areas. Performances must have no or very low aerosol projection, meaning activities that do not include speaking or other vocal projection. For example, dance performances or instrumental music using non-wind-instruments are allowed, but a performance involving singing, speaking, or playing a woodwind or brass instrument is not. Crowd size is capped at current outdoor gathering limits of 25 persons or at the approved venue capacity. Continue reading Some Outdoor Performances Allowed to Resume in Somerville →

The City of Somerville Office of Veterans’ Services, in partnership with the Revere Office of Veterans’ Services and the VA Boston Healthcare System, have announced a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for Veterans of all ages. The clinic will take place on Saturday, April 3, from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Beachmont Post 6712 located at 150 Bennington Street, Revere, MA 02151. Continue reading Cities of Somerville and Revere Announce COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Veterans, April 3 →

By Bob Katzen

This bill expands the state’s existing bottle bill law that requires a 5-cent refundable deposit on glass, plastic, metal, aluminum and bi-metal containers holding beer and other malt beverages, carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters. Continue reading EXPAND THE BOTTLE BILL →

By Bob Katzen

This bill requires all state-owned or rented buildings to maintain free menstrual products, including sanitary napkins, tampons and underwear liners in private and public restrooms and to make them available in a “convenient manner that does not stigmatize any persons seeking the products.” Continue reading FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS BILL (SD 2224) →

By Bob Katzen

This bill requires school nurses to be trained in maintaining and delivering Narcan to students. Narcan is an emergency treatment used for the complete or partial reversal of opioid overdose. Continue reading TRAIN SCHOOL NURSES IN NARCAN BILL →

By Bob Katzen

This bill requires companies with 50 or more employees to provide on their website, in their chat services and in all their correspondence with customers a toll-free phone number and TTY phone number that connects customers live with company representatives for customer service related to billing and payments, products and services. Continue reading LIVE HUMANS MUST ANSWER BUSINESS PHONE BILL PROPOSED →

By Bob Katzen

This bill establishes a publicly owned, state-run Bank of Massachusetts funded to the tune of up to $2 billion through the sale of bonds, funding from the Legislature and unclaimed property proceeds. A 10-member board of directors, chaired by the state treasurer, would provide a list of potential CFOs and COOs to the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer who would appoint the officers by a majority vote. Continue reading CREATE STATE-OWNED BANK BILL (SD 2462) →

By Bob Katzen

Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a climate change bill. A key section makes the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal net zero by 2050. The reduction would be phased in so that the emissions limit would be at least 50 percent for 2030, and no less than 75 percent for 2040. Continue reading CLIMATE CHANGE →

By Bob Katzen

The House 157-0, Senate 40-0, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a bill that supporters said will stabilize the state’s unemployment system and provide targeted tax relief to employers and workers. Continue reading SENATE TO HELP BUSINESSES AND WORKERS →