Indira Evora, recipient of the 2026–2027 District 5/MSSADA Outstanding Assistant Athletic Director Award.

Dear Somerville Community,

I am thrilled to announce that Indira Evora, our amazing Assistant Athletic Director, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026–2027 District 5/MSSADA Outstanding Assistant Athletic Director Award!

Free, all-ages celebration with music, food, art, and more to celebrate Somerville’s Arabic community

The Center for Arabic Culture (CAC) and Somerville’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (SOIA) invite all community members to the CAC’s 12th annual festival and book fair on Saturday, October 10, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Somerville High School (81 Highland Ave.).

The HONK! Festival 21st Annual Festival of Activist Street Bands will be honking its way throughout the area on October 9-11. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

“Why do we HONK!? How do we HONK!? When do we HONK!?” These are the HONK! Festival’s opening remarks, seemingly rhetorical questions, performed cantastoria-style, and delivered every year at HONK!’s opening ceremonies. Questions that have kicked off every HONK! since its local humble beginnings back in 2006.

~Photo courtesy of City of Somerville

Apply by Friday, October 9

Applications are now open for the sale of a deed-restricted condominium at 143 Cedar Street in the Spring Hill neighborhood to eligible, first-time homebuyers. The unit will be sold at below market price through the City of Somerville’s Inclusionary Housing Program and is available to income-eligible households with a combined annual gross income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI).

City sharing deadlines for voter registration and vote-by-mail applications, early voting dates, and more

On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Massachusetts will hold its State Election. Offices and items on the ballot include Governor, Senator in Congress, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, District Attorney, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Councillor, Senator in General Court, Representative in General Court, Representative in Congress, and Register of Probate – and nine ballot questions.

Property owners required to notify tenants within 48 hours of putting their residence on the market. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

Finding out your home is up for sale shouldn’t come as a surprise. A new Somerville ordinance taking effect October 14, 2026, will require rental property owners to notify tenants in writing within 48 hours of putting their residence on the market.

Senator Patricia Jehlen joined advocates for Governor Maura Healey’s signing of a bill that the Massachusetts legislature passed earlier this year to bring Massachusetts laws into the 21st century by removing offensive language from state statute.