Project aims to improve safety on Broadway and reimagine intersection
SOMERVILLE – More than 500 community members have shared their perspectives on the segment of Broadway that runs through Somerville’s Magoun Square—among the feedback were concerns about long crossings, congestion, speeding, red light running, and more.
Continue reading Explore Somerville Mobility’s Designs for Broadway in Magoun Square at May 6 Open House
SOMERVILLE – As we move into spring, Somerville’s Winter Warming Center has concluded for the 2025-26 season. Located in the former Cummings School on Prescott Street, the Warming Center has provided shelter, food, and safety every night during this record-breaking winter. Now, the City wants to get community feedback for use in future planning efforts.
Continue reading Join a Listening Session for Somerville’s 2025-26 Winter Warming Center on 4/30
Connect with Mayor, City Officials, and your neighbors over free pizza, conversation, and kids’ activities in a Somerville park near you
SOMERVILLE—It’s spring, which means Somerville’s getting ready to serve up pizza, conversation, and community connection. The ward-based “Slice of the City” pop-up series is set to return for a third season to bring City Hall into the community.
Continue reading “Slice of the City” Pop-Up Series Returns to Somerville in May
Applications open May 1 through May 29 for Somerville residents, advocates, and service providers
SOMERVILLE, MA – The City of Somerville is putting money directly into the hands of residents, advocates, and service providers working to advance racial and social justice at the local and neighborhood level. Mayor Jake Wilson and the Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) today announced the launch of the City’s first ever RSJ Fund Public Grants round, a new micro-grant program offering up community programming grants — with individual awards ranging from $250 to $9,999. Applications will be accepted from Friday, May 1, through Friday, May 29, 2026.
Continue reading Somerville Launches Racial and Social Justice Public Grants, Opening $100,000 in Micro-Grants for Community-Led Justice Work
Learn about the crossing project, review design alternatives, and share feedback.
SOMERVILLE— The Brickbottom and Inner Belt neighborhoods are separated from one another by train tracks. Currently residents and visitors looking to move between these areas must follow a lengthy route that includes walking under McGrath Highway via the underpass on Washington Street.
Continue reading Give Feedback on Designs for Inner Belt–Brickbottom Crossing at May 7 Open House
By Bob Katzen
“Our various faith traditions have much in common, the most basic of which is their mandate to welcome the stranger and to do right by those least among us. Having heard and seen the horrors brought forth by ICE, CoreCivic and GEO Group this past year alone, we cannot stand by and allow our dollars to be used to dehumanize and in some cases kill our neighbors.”
— Rev. Ray Hammond, spokesperson for Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, criticizing Citizens Bank for financing CoreCivic and GEO Group, two private prison companies responsible for managing ICE detention centers nationwide.
Continue reading THIS WEEK’S QUOTABLE QUOTES ON BEACON HILL
By Bob Katzen
The House, on a voice vote without a roll call, gave initial approval to two bills that would raise the age at which a person can become a police officer.
Continue reading AGE AT WHICH A PERSON CAN BECOME A POLICE OFFICER (H 4093 and H 3929)
By Bob Katzen
Municipal light plants, which are local publicly-owned utilities, are trying to run broadband Internet in their communities. To do that, they need to attach fiber optic cables, or Internet lines, to existing utility poles, which are usually owned by private utility companies like electric or telecom companies. Instead of building new expensive poles, the municipal light plant rents space on these existing poles and pays the utility company a fee that is set by the state.
Continue reading MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANTS (H 2566)
By Bob Katzen
The House, on a voice vote without a roll call, gave initial approval to a bill that would create a law to address the financial exploitation of persons with disabilities and adults 60 years of age or older.
Continue reading PROTECTING VULNERABLE ADULTS FROM FINANCIAL EXPOLITATION (H 5300)
By Bob Katzen
As Massachusetts looks to both lead and regulate the AI revolution, join leading legislators and thought leaders for a timely forum on AI’s challenges and opportunities, hosted by the State House News Service and MASSterList. Continue reading THE AI REVOLUTION IN MASSACHUSETTS
By Bob Katzen
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled 8 to 1 against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ children under 18 in Colorado. The court sided with a therapist who argued that the law violates the First Amendment and sent it back to a lower court for review. Conversion therapy is primarily used to try to convert gays and lesbians to be straight. LGBTQ+ groups and some mental health experts charge that the practice is scientifically unproven and unsound and can trigger depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts in these youngsters.
Continue reading BAN CONVERSION THERAPY FOR ANYONE UNDER 18 (H 140)
Obituary
Lee Lawrence – Of Saugus, formerly of Medford, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026. She was 77 years old.
Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Lee Lawrence
By Bob Katzen
The House, on a voice vote without a roll call, gave initial approval to a bill that would provide that any state law approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor, that establishes a minimum age for the purchase of a product or service, or for participation in an activity, supersedes and preempts any rule, regulation, ordinance or by-law of a local city or town. The law would apply to products including tobacco products, nicotine delivery systems, alcoholic beverages and gambling. Continue reading LEGAL AGE TO BUY TOBACCO, ALCOHOL AND OTHER ADULT-USE PRODUCTS (H 5271)
City rolling out tools and tips to tackle rodent activity head-on
SOMERVILLE – As rodent activity increases with warmer weather; Somerville is launching a push to help the community prevent and address rat activity. DeRATification Week, running April 27 through May 3, combines new tools and clearer guidance, making it easier for Somerville to make life harder for the rats.
Continue reading DeRATification Week Taking on Somerville Rats
Obituary
Denis William Fermental – A longtime resident of Medford, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026. He was 92 years old.
Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Denis William Fermental
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