Reminder: Deadline for Yard Waste Pickup is Next Week, Dec. 8-12

SOMERVILLE – The Somerville Department of Public Works (DPW) wishes to remind residents that the final days for yard waste collection this season are next week from Monday to Friday, December 8-12, 2025. Yard waste can be left out for pickup by DPW on residents’ scheduled trash collection days. Please note: yard waste cannot be collected if it is put in plastic bags. Continue reading Reminder: Deadline for Yard Waste Pickup is Next Week, Dec. 8-12

Somerville Community Encouraged to Plan Ahead for Snowstorms

Park on the Odd Side During Winter 2025-2026 Snow Emergencies, Unless Otherwise Posted

SOMERVILLE– The City of Somerville is encouraging the community to get ready now for potential snowstorms by signing up for City Alerts and reviewing protocols for snow emergencies. Preparing now will help keep the community safe, as well as reduce ticketing or towing for snow emergency parking violations and ticketing for failure to follow shoveling requirements.
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Somerville/Medford Remembering Claire A. (Desrochers) Desaulniers

Obituary
Claire A. (Desrochers) Desaulniers, of Somerville, passed away surrounded by the love of her family, in the home she was born and raised, on December 4, 2025. She was 79. Born in Somerville, Claire was the youngest of seven born to Clara (Gelinas) and Alphonse Desrochers. In earlier years she worked for the Schrafft’s Candy Company and M.L. Fields before devoting herself to raising her family. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Claire A. (Desrochers) Desaulniers