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Significant fire damage is visible inside a first-floor unit. Firefighters needed to open both interior and exterior walls and ceilings to fully extinguish the fire. ~Photos courtesy of Somerville Fire Dept.
At 2:57 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, the Somerville Fire Department responded to 37 Dartmouth St. for a reported fire. The building is three stories and contains five residential units. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy fire conditions in a first-floor apartment with flames coming out of a window and spreading over the building’s exterior to the second floor.
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Somerville City Councilor Ben Ewen- Campen made the below announcement on his Facebook page:
“WHAT’S NEXT FOR WARD 3. Bittersweet to send this letter announcing that I’ll be resigning from the City Council at the end of the year in order to take up my new role as State Representative.
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Somerville Mayor Jake Wilson and City Council President Lance Davis visit Bow Market and discuss upcoming fall events and welcoming newcomers. Jake and Lance also bring in the Director of Constituent Services, Steve Craig, to talk about 311 and all things Somerville.
The phone rang and the world changed.
That call, made in 1877 to the home of Charles Williams Jr in East Somerville was the world’s first phone call to a residence.
This year, that “first” is the inspiration for the Somerville Museum’s annual fundraiser PICK UP! on Thursday, September 10 from 6 to 8 pm at the Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square.
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Live music, local food, artists and makers, family-friendly activities, and more at Edward L. Leathers Park
From kid’s music and a Honk band to interactive circus activities and pumpkin painting, there’s free fun for the whole family at the upcoming SomerStreets: Gilman Square Arts & Music Festival.
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Q: What’s the difference between a refundable and nonrefundable tax credit—and why does it matter?
A: Both can reduce the taxes you owe, but a refundable credit can go one important step further: it can potentially give you money back even after your tax has been reduced to zero.
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September 3, 2026, Tufts facilities workers rally and march along with elected officials and community supporters at Tufts University Medford campus — Photos courtesy 32BJ SEIU
Bargaining committee for 100 groundskeepers, skilled maintenance workers, and licensed trades workers is now authorized to call a strike at any moment
Tufts facilities workers at an outdoor rally on the Medford campus late Thursday afternoon voted unanimously in favor of striking if necessary. Together with a similar vote held earlier this week by facilities workers at Tufts’ Boston campus, the Medford vote now empowers the bargaining committee of the workers’ union, 32BJ SEIU, to call a strike at any moment. The bargaining committee sought this authority after months of negotiations made little progress on a new contract for the unit of 100 Tufts groundskeepers, skilled maintenance workers, and trades workers, which has been working without a contract since July 1.
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