The first step to becoming a police officer is to take the Massachusetts Civil Service Police Entrance exam. Continue reading Medford Police Are Hiring →

Click on link below to read December 19th, 2023 The Somerville/Medford News Weekly Print Edition Online December 19th, 2023 The Somerville Medford News Weekly Print Edition Online (1)
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Obituary

Joanne L. DiGregorio, a longtime administrative secretary for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Joanne L. DiGregorio →

Photo:Anne and Bryan Hamlin of Medford are pictured with one of the friendly horses at Ironstone Farm. The Hamlins were among group that visited the farm as part of Mystic Valley Elder Services’ Caregiver Support Program.

Mystic Valley Elder Services’ (MVES) Memory Café has been traveling this fall! Memory Cafés bring together people with memory loss and their family caregivers to share positive experiences and build support networks. Memory Cafés are offered as part of MVES’ Caregiver Support Program. Recently, the Memory Café visited Ironstone Farm, a therapeutic horse farm in Andover. Continue reading Family Fun on the Farm MVES and COAs Host Caregiver Program at Equine Farm →

Applications Due February 9, 2024

SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville is seeking volunteers to join both the Somerville Pedestrian & Transit Advisory Committee (PTAC) and the Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committee (SBAC). PTAC and SBAC advise the City on projects, policy, and programs related to walking, bicycling, and transit as a means of transportation in Somerville and work to create a safer and more equitable built environment for people of all ages and abilities.
Continue reading Volunteer Today for the Somerville Pedestrian & Transit Advisory and Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committees →

Ceremonies and Addresses To Be Held at Somerville High School on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
Public Reception at The Row Hotel Will Immediately Follow.
Continue reading All Invited to City of Somerville 2024 Inauguration →

Obituary

Kostopoulos, Alexandria (Ghikas) – Of Medford December 13, 2023. Beloved wife of the late James Kostopoulos. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Alexandria Kostopoulos →

Program begins at 11:30 a.m. with Procession from City Hall to Prospect Hill

SOMERVILLE – Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Museum will kick off the New Year on Monday, January 1, 2024, with a ceremony for the anniversary of the “Grand Union” flag-raising ceremony at Prospect Hill Park. Continue reading Join Somerville’s 248th Annual Grand Union Flag Raising  →

Obituary

Ann (Harkin) Doherty, of Arlington, formerly of Somerville and Co. Donegal, Ireland, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on December 12 at the age of 91. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Ann Doherty →

By Bob Katzen

“Farmers are on the front lines of an increasingly volatile climate. When the farming community is hurting, we are hurting. Our administration has been committed to helping these farms in their time of need. The agricultural industry is instrumental in our food system and the overall economy. We hope this funding will go a long way towards ensuring this sector remains resilient.” Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES On Beacon Hill →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would establish the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund to maintain the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial in Ashburton Park outside of the Statehouse. The memorial honors Massachusetts law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty.
Continue reading MASSACHUSETTS LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL FUND (H 2417) →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would allow police officers to issue tickets for seat belt violations even if the driver is not first stopped for another violation as required under current law. Continue reading PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT OF THE SEAT BELT LAW (H 2395, H 2340) →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would require all police department and other law enforcement agencies to develop and maintain a program for supporting law enforcement officers who have been involved in a critical incident. Continue reading HELP POLICE OFFICERS AFTER A CRITICAL INCIDENT (H 2355) →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would allow advanced life support care to be administered to an injured police dog by a licensed, trained, qualified professional. Continue reading ALLOW ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT FOR POLICE DOGS (H 2423) →

By Bob Katzen

This bill would create a Retired Police Dog Care Fund to provide grants to non-profit organizations to provide care and medical services to retired police dogs. The law is named after Dakota, a police dog who suffered PTSD following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Continue reading RETIRED POLICE DOGS – DAKOTA’S LAW – (H 2424) →

By Bob Katzen

The House approved and sent to the Senate legislation that would require employers to give employees sufficient time off, with pay, to vote in state, city and town elections, on Election Day, if the employee does not have sufficient time to vote outside working hours. Continue reading GIVE WORKERS PAID TIME OFF TO VOTE (H 4217) →

By Bob Katzen

The percentage next to the senator’s name represents the percentage of times the senator supported his or her party’s leadership so far in 2023 through December 15. The number in parentheses represents the number of times the senator opposed his or her party’s leadership.
Continue reading SENATORS’ SUPPORT OF THEIR PARTY’S LEADERSHIP IN 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 15 →

City’s Digital Bridge Initiative Recognized for Work to Close Digital Divide by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance Continue reading Somerville Named One of Nation’s Digital Inclusion Trailblazers →

SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Task Force, which will review and update the City’s ADA Transition Plan, is accepting applications from community members to join the Task Force.
Continue reading Somerville American with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Task Force Seeks Members →