SOMERVILLE – November SNAP benefits could be delayed if the federal government doesn’t resolve the shutdown or provide emergency funding. SNAP provides about $212 million each month to Massachusetts residents. Benefits are issued between the 1st and 14th. Both SNAP recipients as well as grocery stores and farmers (who will see decreased food purchases) will be affected.
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Daily Archives: October 30, 2025
Somerville Sharing Final Reminders for Nov. 4 Municipal Election
SOMERVILLE– Your city, your voice, your vote. Next week on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the City of Somerville will hold its Municipal Election, open to all registered voters in Somerville.
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Survey and Focus Group Input on New PK-8 School Building Released
Survey and focus group data will help inform the Construction Advisory Group’s Recommendations
to Mayor Ballantyne on Location and Scope of the Project
SOMERVILLE– The results of an extensive community engagement process regarding the City’s plans for a
new prekindergarten through eighth grade (PK-8) School Building were shared at Monday (10/27) night’s Construction Advisory Group (CAG) meeting and are now available online.
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Somerville Honoring Veterans Day 2025 Ceremony and wreath-laying on Tuesday, November 11
SOMERVILLE—Help us honor our local veteran community and all those who have served in the U.S. Military this Veterans Day. Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services invite community members to attend a Veterans Day Wreath-Laying ceremony at the George Dilboy VFW Post 529 (351 Summer St.), on Tuesday, November 11. Continue reading Somerville Honoring Veterans Day 2025 Ceremony and wreath-laying on Tuesday, November 11
Somerville/Medford Remembering Jeanette D. Conley
Obituary
Jeanette D. Conley, affectionately known as “Jan”, passed away surrounded by her loving family on October 29, 2025. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Conley. Jan was a devoted mother to Kevin Conley and his wife Cindy of Haverhill and Georgetown, ME, and Kathy Conley and her partner Bob Dacey of Boston. She was predeceased by her son Mark Conley, and is survived by his wife Marcy of Stow, MA. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Jeanette D. Conley