Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development invite the community to the ribbon cutting ceremony for 808 Windsor Street and Boynton Yards Park on Thursday, November 14, at 2 p.m., Boynton Yards Park, Between 101 South Street and 808 Windsor Street.

By Sofia Baah

Tuesday, November 12, at 11:30 a.m. at the Ralph and Jenny Center located at 9 New Washington Street. Garrett Anderson from the Office of Sustainability and Environment will give a short presentation on a proposed rental registry ordinance where landlords would be required annually on their rental properties disclosing information about the buildings and energy characteristics of the units for prospective tenants.  He will be available after the presentation to receive comments and feedback from the community.

Open house will showcase efforts to reduce flooding, maintain water quality, and improve safety on city streets 

Henry Hansen Park is located at 70 Partridge Ave., on the corner of Medford St. and Partridge Ave. Sgt. Henry O. “Hank” Hansen, a Magoun Square resident, was killed in action just one week after participating in the first flag-raising on Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi. The new park design was driven by community process with funding provided by the Massachusetts PARC program and the Somerville Community Preservation Act.

Proposed ordinance brings greater energy efficiency, affordability, and more to renters 

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) invite you to a virtual community meeting to learn more about a proposed Rental Registry and Energy Disclosure ordinance designed to improve rental unit energy efficiency, affordability, and healthiness, as well as advance the city’s climate action and affordable housing efforts. 

City offices will be closed on Monday, November 11, for Veterans’ Day.  Trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will be delayed by one day.

No street sweeping on Monday.

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Following up on the previous announcement on October 17, the MBTA is today reminding riders that Green Line service will be suspended between Union Square and Lechmere November 11 – 17. This service suspension will be extended between Park Street and Union Square as well as East Somerville beginning at 8:30 p.m. through the end of service on November 15, continuing all day through the weekend of November 16 – 17. 

Posto, recently listed as one of the top 50 pizzerias in the country, will be relocating from its current Elm St. location to Assembly Row. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Cathleen Twardzik

Currently located in Davis Square, Posto is among the top 50 pizzerias in the country. In fact, it’s number 41 in the “Top USA 2024” list at https://www.50toppizza.it/50-top-usa-2024/ – the “Guide to the Best Pizzerias in the World.”

Information sessions and three open house events are planned for November, December, and January.

The Somerville Public Schools’ (SPS) annual school enrollment period for prekindergarten and kindergarten students will open on January 3, 2025, and SPS staff are gearing up to make sure Somerville families are ready and able to enroll students. All students who will be 4 years old by August 31, 2025 are eligible for the district’s PK program. All students who will be 5 years old by August 31, 2025 are eligible for kindergarten.