The City of Somerville and Fenway Health invite you to a virtual community forum to discuss a local supervised consumption site (SCS) on Wednesday, June 1, at 6:00 p.m. This forum will discuss what SCSs are, what the need is in Somerville, and ongoing efforts to explore establishing an SCS. This is an opportunity to learn more, ask questions, and share feedback. The meeting will be hosted on Zoom. Registration is required. Questions for the forum may be submitted in advance during registration. The meeting will be recorded and posted online following the event. To learn more and register to attend, go to somervillema.gov/scs.

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Kick off the 2022 SomerStreets season at Carnaval. Join the Somerville Arts Council for games, shopping at local vendors, live music and food from your favorite East Somerville restaurants. Carnaval will take place on Sunday, June 5, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at 151 Broadway, with a rain date of Sunday, June 12. This event is free to attend, with registration encouraged. For more information, visit somervilleartscouncil.org/somerstreets/carnaval.

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Celebrating their birthdays this week: Happy birthday to a great guy, former City Councilor At-Large Bill White is celebrating this week. We wish him a very happy birthday. We hope he is enjoying his extra time off. Happy birthday to State Rep. Mike Connolly, who is also celebrating this week, we wish him a great day. Michael Albano is celebrating his birthday. We wish him a happy birthday. We wish all of our Facebook friends, such as Helen Mooney, Denise Pereira Barker, Mary Champagne Adamson, Richard DiPinto and Dell E. Fisher a very happy birthday. We hope everyone has a great day. To all the others we may have missed, we sincerely wish them the very best of birthdays.

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There will be a Memorial for Stephenson “Hollywood” Aman on Friday, June 3 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Somerville High School Auditorium.

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Join Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Public School Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) on Wednesday, June 1, at 3:00 p.m. to raise the Pride Flag in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and LGBTQ+ Youth Pride. The ceremony will take place on the City Hall concourse, 93 Highland Avenue.

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This week Somerville schools will be holding their graduations in person once again. We want to congratulate all the 2022 graduates!

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Be prepared and stay informed about overdose prevention. Somerville Prevention, the Somerville Police Department’s Community Outreach, Help and Recovery (COHR) team, the Somerville Homeless Coalition and Fenway Health are holding an event on June 7 (previously scheduled for May 31) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Statue Park in Davis Square. Resources include Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and face shields for rescue breathing. Overdose prevention training will also be available at both events. For more information or to schedule supply pick-up or overdose prevention training outside of these dates, please email Matthew Mitchell at mmitchell@somervillema.gov.

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The city’s Adopt-A-Tree program has officially launched. Newly planted trees can be found around Somerville, and now they need your help. Look for the colorful “Adopt Me!” tags and scan the QR code or visit tinyurl.com/somervilletree to find a tree in your neighborhood and go through the steps to adopt it. Name it, water it and even receive an adoption certificate. For more information, visit somervillema.gov/adoptatree.

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Don’t forget to visit Somerville’s farmers markets. Every Wednesday through November 23, 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. visit the Davis Square Farmers Market, across from American Flatbread at 44 Day St. Visit: https://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/davis. Every Saturday through Oct 29, 9:00 a.m.  – 1:00 p.m., the Union Square Farmers Market takes place at 66-70 Union Sq. visit: https://www.unionsquaremain.org/2022-fmseason. Every Sunday through November 20, the East Somerville Farmers Market takes place at 115 Broadway, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Visit https://www.eastsomervillemainstreets.org/market. There is a $15 SNAP match at all Farmers Markets across Somerville.

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Join in for a free, outdoor dance party for all LGBTQ individuals and allies on Saturday, June 11 (rain date June 18), 5:30-8:30 p.m., in Union Sq. Plaza. Celebrate Pride Month in Somerville with a dance party in Union Square. Team DJ Live, drag performances by Amanda Playwith and Karisma Geneva Jackson-Tae, photobooth with Cindy Weisbart, LGBTQ+ organizations will be tabling including Respond Inc. and CHA, LGBTQ+ craft vendors including ART By Omayda, Colectiva Wellbeing and more. This event is free and open to all LGBTQ+ individuals and allies.

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The City of Somerville will hold a virtual information session and public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 water and sewer rates on Tuesday, June 7. The information session will start at 6:00 p.m. and the public hearing will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who would like to testify is welcome to attend and will be heard. Additional Q&A time will be offered following the hearing if attendees have remaining topics of discussion. Written testimony will also be accepted until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10. Written testimony can be emailed to water@somervillema.gov or mailed to: Water and Sewer Department, ATTN: Hearing, 17 Franey Road, Somerville, MA 02145.  The information session and hearing will be hosted online, or attendees can call in to the meeting from a phone. Visit somervillema.gov/fy23rates to join live or get call-in information, or call 311. The information session and public hearing will be recorded and rebroadcast on GovTV (channel 13 on RCN, channel 22 on Comcast) and on the city’s YouTube channel youtube.com/SomervilleCityTV. The proposed rates were submitted to the City Council during its meeting on Thursday, May 26, and can be viewed online at somervillema.gov/fy23rates.

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