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Dorothy Shubow Nelson’s poems have appeared in: Pangyrus; Carrying the Branch: Poets in Search of Peace; Polis IV; Human Architecture VII; Consequence Magazine; Atelier; Café Review; Sojourner; and various newspapers and magazines. Her collection, The Dream of the Sea was published in 2008. She initiated a Veterans Writing Group in Gloucester MA. in 2013 and has led this group for nine years. She served as editor of the anthology The Inner Voice and The Outer World: Writings by Veterans and Their Families from the Cape Ann Veterans Writing Workshop published in 2017, 2018 by The Gloucester Writers Center.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Ward 1 Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, and City of Somerville staff invite you to a virtual community meeting about proposed transportation safety improvements on Tufts Street.  

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The Center for Arts at the Armory (CAA) presents two diverse singer songwriters this fall as part of its high-profile Spotlight Series–Fabiola Méndez–and brings back the ever-popular Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Teseracte Plays performing as a live cast. 

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The City of Somerville held it’s first Civic Day on September 30, 2023, to provide the community with fun, interactive opportunities to learn about City government, programs, services, and ways to get involved. We also asked attendees what they would do if they were mayor…

Riders will receive free Adventure Pass with code: BLUECROSSMENTALHEALTH

In recognition of World Mental Health Day and to support mental wellness within the Metro Boston community, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) is sponsoring free Bluebikes Adventure Passes on Tuesday, October 10. The complimentary passes, which provide riders with unlimited two-hour rides throughout the day, are accessible in the Bluebikes App with the code BLUECROSSMENTALHEALTH. The initiative will be available across the Bluebikes system’s 13 municipalities: Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Newton, Revere, Salem, Somerville and Watertown. Blue Cross is the sponsor of Bluebikes, which is owned by the municipalities and operated by Lyft.

The City of Somerville seeks one new alternate member for the Urban Design Commission (UDC), and all Somerville residents are invited to apply. A background or interest in urban design, community planning, landscape design, or architecture is beneficial but not required.

Finalists in the Police Chief Search to participate in October 10 public interview sessions open to community attendance

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Somerville’s Police Chief Search Committee invite the community to join or watch the public interview sessions being held for the three finalists for the Police Chief search. Interviews will be held on Tuesday, October 10, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at City Hall, online, and on the city’s GovTV via live cablecast and later streaming. To learn more about the finalists and the process, visit somervillema.gov/policechief. 

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that, following an inquest, Judge John Coffey has issued a Report regarding the death of 20-year-old Sayed Arif Faisal. Faisal died after being shot by Cambridge Police Officer Liam McMahon on January 4, 2023, in Cambridge.  The inquest was conducted between May 22-25, 2023. The Court heard sworn testimony from twenty-nine (29) witnesses, received fifty-three (53) exhibits into evidence and conducted an in-person viewing of the scene.  In his Report, Judge Coffey found that: 

Parents and Mothers Out Front volunteers engaging in discussion at an April 2023 climate café. — Photo by Kristine Jelstrup

Join Mothers Out Front and Mass Audubon on Sunday, October 15, 2:00-3:30 p.m., to discuss ways to talk about climate change with our kids. Meanwhile, the kids can have their own adventure in the park with Audubon staff.