— Photos by Bobbie Toner

On Tuesday, February 15, at approximately 1:17 p.m., the Somerville Police Department responded to numerous 911 calls for multiple shots fired in the area of Mystic Avenue and within the Mystic Housing Development.

Citywide Drainage and Water Quality Master Plan Community Meetings

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Engineering Division invite you to a series of community meetings to discuss flood mitigation in Somerville.

The City is developing a Citywide Drainage and Water Quality Master Plan, a collection of infrastructure projects that will reduce flooding, improve water quality, and mitigate combined sewer overflows. After years of modeling and evaluation, the Engineering Division and its consultants have developed 30 projects that would address the root causes of flooding and prepare Somerville for climate change. Now, the City is ready to present these ideas and get feedback from the public. Community input will help identify preferred alternatives and determine which of those 30 projects are included in the final Drainage and Water Quality Master Plan. 

~Photos courtesy of The Thirsty Scholar

Pub that appeared in “The Social Network” returns with new chef, ownership 

Shuttered since July of 2021, The Thirsty Scholar in Somerville has made its triumphant return under new ownership and management. Now open, the neighborhood bar – in part famous for making a special guest appearance in the 2011 blockbuster hit, The Social Network – debuts with a new chef, refined bar menu and the same pub charm.

Winter Hill Urban Renewal Plan will be a topic of the SRA meeting on Feb 16.  — Photo by Bobbie Toner

The Somerville Redevelopment Authority monthly meeting is this Wednesday, February 16 at 5:30 p.m. The Winter Hill Urban Renewal Plan is on the agenda to be discussed as well as other areas of development in Somerville.

90 Washington Street Demonstration Project Plan Update
 Winter Hill Urban Renewal Plan (WHURP) Update
 Union Square Update
 Boynton Yards Update
 Assembly Square Update

Somerville Museum received $157,352 to complete the design and renovation of the museum’s collection storage areas

$1.2 million awarded to open space and historic preservation projects; additional $1.5 million designated for future affordable housing initiatives

The City of Somerville is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds. At the recommendation of the Somerville Community Preservation Commission (CPC), the City Council approved more than $1.2 million in fiscal year 2022 CPA funds to be administered to the following open space and historic preservation projects: 

By Erica Dakin Voolich

Many teachers have great ideas on how to make their classrooms a better place for their students to learn math. The teachers’ ideas frequently outrun the budget schools have for supplies and their own ability to subsidize their classroom. The Somerville Mathematics Fund tries to fill this need through the generosity of their donors.