KATHLEEN’S OBITUARY

Sullivan, Kathleen M. (Grassia) of Somerville, February 4th, 2023. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Kathleen M. Sullivan →

Please get ready because I’m may soon be going to ask all Somerville residents to tell all their friends and relatives in Somerville to vote for me for mayor of Somerville during the next election this coming year. Continue reading We Have to Solve Serious Problems and Bring Back Common Sense and Security to the Residents of Somerville →

By William Tauro

Here we are in 2023, two years later since the last Somerville election! Our rats have doubled in size and tripled in population. Our roads look like battlefields! Crimes have risen, doubled, tripled and now quadrupled. Our homeless are still out on the streets. Our mayor and all of our city councilors have all received pay raises, but we have traffic islands!
Continue reading Two Years of Nothing Being Accomplished in Somerville →

“With nuclear power, we have the technology to provide an abundant source of power to our homes in a cheap, clean and efficient manner. Our politicians have failed us by enacting policies that lead to nuclear power plant closures without any plans for replacement.”
—Paul Craney, spokesman for the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance.
Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTE on Beacon Hill →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would guarantee free public higher education as a right for all students who have attended a high school in Massachusetts for three or more years and graduated from a Bay State high school. Continue reading FREE COLLEGE EDUCATION (SD 1946) →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would create an 11-member permanent Commission on the Status of People who Practice Islam to serve as a resource on issues affecting American Muslim communities in the Bay State.
Continue reading MUSLIM COMMISSION (S 2376) →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would prevent a landlord from restricting a tenant’s right to install or use a portable air conditioner so long as the unit is properly installed and does not violate building codes or state or federal law; violate the device manufacturer’s written safety guideline; damage the premises; and does not require amperage to power the device that cannot be accommodated by the power service to the building. Continue reading AIR CONDITIONER USE (SD 2214) →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would require the Cannabis Control Commission and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to study and report to the Legislature on the barriers that first responders face about their legal right to use cannabis.
Continue reading MARIJUANA AND FIRST RESPONDERS (SD 2230) →

Continue reading The Somerville COA has been invited by the Boston Red Sox to Fenway Park on Tuesday, February 14th →

The City of Somerville Urban Forestry Committee (UFC) is now accepting applications for one new member with expertise in urban forestry. Urban forestry expertise may include experience or coursework in forestry, arboriculture, horticulture, or any other relevant field.
Continue reading Somerville Urban Forestry Committee Seeks One New Member →

Six RSJ Community Engagement Ambassadors Will Spearhead Community-Driven Outreach for the Public Safety for All Initiative Continue reading Somerville Launches Racial and Social Justice Community Engagement Ambassadors Program →

Update
The deadline for area nonprofits to apply for project funding has been extended from today, February 3, to Friday, February 17, 2023.
Continue reading Application Deadline Extended: Somerville Opens New Funding for Local Nonprofits →