Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, along with Somerville’s Department of Public Works and Parks and Recreation Office, invited all local ghosts and ghouls to “Truck O’Treat” on Thursday, October 26, on the City Hall concourse. Costumes were encouraged at the family-friendly event, which included safe Trick-or-Treating, a spooktacular visit from a decorated City of Somerville truck, refreshments and more. ~ Photos by Claudia Ferro

MBTA Transit Police are seeking to ID the two people in this photo as people of interest in an incident that took place Saturday night around 11 p.m. on a Green Line train in the vicinity of Gilman Sq.

The Somerville municipal 2023 election is Tuesday, November 7
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Eligible voters may vote one of three ways:

1. On election day at your designated precinct location
2. Early voting at City Hall on November 1, 2 and 3
3. Vote by mail 

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Charitable Spice Packs Sold at Curio.com fight food insecurity

Thanksgiving is often a lavish feast for most people. But, many go hungry on this holiday. To spice things up and help those in need to access fresh, healthy food, Food For Free and Curio Spice Co. have launched Seasoned Greetings for the second year in a row. The charitable curated spice collection is available for sale starting November 1 at CurioSpice.com. A portion of the proceeds from all Seasoned Greetings packet sales will support the Somerville and Cambridge-based nonprofit’s food rescue and distribution efforts in 27 communities across Eastern Massachusetts.

On Sunday, October 29, around 2:08 p.m., Somerville officers responded to Draw Seven Park in Assembly Row for a report of an altercation where the operator of a gray Mazda 6 flashed a firearm.

As 1 in 3 Massachusetts households faces food insecurity, it is estimated that Bay Staters discard one million pounds of food per year. To tackle both issues of food waste and food insecurity, Lesley University has partnered with Food For Free – the leading food rescue and distribution nonprofit in Eastern Massachusetts – to repurpose excess food from the school’s dining halls to feed those in need through the nonprofit’s Heat-n-Eats program.

Vigil Scheduled for Monday, October 30, at 6:00 p.m. at The Dojo @ Somernova

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, the Somerville Commission for Women, and RESPOND, Inc. are honored to invite residents to join the annual Domestic Violence Vigil on Monday, October 30, commemorating Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s vigil aims to remember those who lost their lives to domestic violence in the last year, celebrate survivors’ resilience, and recommit ourselves as a community to ending domestic violence.

Somerville Math Fund’s 17th annual Scrapheap Showdown, Marble Mayhem, took place last Sunday at Tufts University’s Gantcher Gym.

By Erica Dakin Voolich

On Sunday, October 22, 18 high school students on six teams gathered in the Gantcher Gym at Tufts University to compete in the Somerville Math Fund’s 17th annual Scrapheap Showdown, Marble Mayhem.

The last day for hazardous waste drop-off is Saturday, November 4; the last week for yard waste pickup December 4–12

The Somerville Department of Public Works (DPW) wishes to remind residents that the last days for hazardous and yard waste collection this season are quickly approaching. DPW collection of these materials will resume in Spring 2024 as per the usual seasonal cycle.