Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services invite residents to a remembrance ceremony marking the anniversary of 9/11. 

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services invite residents to the second annual Health and Wellness Day on Saturday, September 9, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Lincoln Park (290 Washington St.).

— Photo courtesy of Somerville Arts Council

Tour Will Start from Joy Street Studios on Saturday, September 9, at 2:00 p.m. 

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, and The Somerville Arts Council (SAC), in partnership with North River Leerink LLC (NRL), presents “ART LIVES HERE!” – a public art project displaying the talents of local artists from Joy Street Studios and the Brickbottom Artist Association. In creating this vibrant outdoor “museum” to beautify Joy Street, SAC and NRL sought to capture the importance of protecting the art-making community that is unique to the Brickbottom District. 

Rehearsal and performance space issues for musicians and other performing artists are being partially alleviated with the opening of Somerville Music Spaces. — Photos courtesy of Somerville Music Spaces

By Jason Gutierrez

Like many others, my heart ached as live performance faded to oblivion during the COVID-strewn years. Since then, we have witnessed (and perhaps participated) in the post-pandemic concert boom. This renaissance proves the power of live performance and the creative force behind it.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is announcing the work on the Squires Bridge, which carries Route 28/McGrath Highway over the Union Branch of the Green Line, the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line, and Somerville Avenue Extension, originally planned to take place in July and August, will commence on Monday, September 18.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Even though it was in Cambridge, an awful lot of Somerville kids went to Matignon High School. The school is closed for good so I asked for peoples’ memories of Matignon. My own two sons graduated from there and we used to get involved with the social activities. I think it’s a shame that it’s closing. Each new comment is in quotes.

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Somerville: Seated L-R, Rod Laurenz, Catia Aruda, President Haley Adams, Susan Callahan and Paul Upton. Standing, Bill Lemos, Tom Bent, Frank Wright, Bob Poupolo, Steve Coughlin and Bob Nissenbaum.

For the fourth year, members of the Kiwanis Club of Somerville have been providing school supplies and backpacks for middle school and high school students who are most in need of assistance.