Next Wave and Full Circle Schools are holding their annual  Wreath sale. Funds raised during this time will directly benefit and support student learning in and out of the classroom. Whether it is a trip to the Salem Witch Museum, hiking Mount Monadnock, or playing on the school’s soccer, basketball, or volleyball teams, all students will benefit. Please consider supporting our schools.

Somerville’s annual holiday celebrations are set to begin. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

Community invited to Annual Holiday Tree and Menorah Lightings and Somerville Arts Council Illuminations Tour

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) warmly invite the Somerville community to join in the city’s 2023 holiday celebrations. The city will illuminate City Hall concourse with festive tree and menorah lighting events that will include snacks, refreshments, entertainment and gifts for children.

LeadingAge Senior VP of Research Robyn Stone (center) speaks during the keynote panel on health, equity, and independence at the Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Future of Aging forum in October. Also on the panel were Caitlyn Coyle of UMass Boston and Manuel Lopes of Fenway Health.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services celebrated 50 years of services by convening a Future of Aging forum in October.

The forum brought together industry leaders from the medical, aging, advocacy, political, and community-based services fields to discuss emerging trends and best practices to help stakeholders build a better future of aging.

The City of Somerville is encouraging the community to get ready now for potential snow storms this winter season by signing up for City alerts and reviewing protocols for snow emergencies in advance. Preparing now will help keep the community safe, and reduce  ticketing or towing for snow emergency parking violations and ticketing for failure to follow sidewalk shoveling requirements.

On Sunday, November 26, prepare to embark on a nostalgic journey into the whimsical and subversive world of Pee-Wee Herman, as the Somerville Theatre and Crystal Ballroom X Identical Cousins present a tribute event like no other. Celebrate the iconic character Pee-Wee Herman, portrayed by the legendary Paul Reubens (1952–2023).

On Monday, November 13, the Somerville High School Robotics Club hosted a Somerville Robotics League competition for local fifth and sixth graders at Somernova, the 7.4 acre campus for innovation and community.

The MBTA yesterday released its Capital Needs Assessment and Inventory (CNAI), an MBTA-led analysis conducted every 3-4 years to inventory the MBTA’s assets, understand the overall condition of the transit system, and identify assets that are not in a State of Good Repair in order to determine the level of investment needed to support the existing network.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Department of Health and Human Services are inviting the Somerville community to join a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony on Monday, November 20, at 5 p.m. in honor of those members of the community who have lost their lives to violence.