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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 5 City Councilor Mark Niedergang, and city staff invite you to a virtual community meeting to discuss the proposed expansion and renovation of Somerville Junction Park. City staff will give an overview of existing conditions, present conceptual ideas for potential future uses, and gather feedback from attendees.
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On Monday, July 5, at approximately 1:35 a.m., the Somerville Police responded to the intersection of Jacques St. and Grant St. for multiple shots fired. Upon arrival, police located a juvenile victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital and is reported to be in critical condition but stable at this time. While processing the scene police discovered ballistic evidence in a nearby home where bullets entered an apartment where residents were sleeping.Continue reading »
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By State Senator Pat Jehlen
Many people wrote and called in opposition to Governor Baker’s poorly-thought-out solution to the tragic epidemic of drowning deaths this summer. These terrible losses should make us look urgently for solutions, but not every idea is a good one.
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Despite the weather the City of Somerville was able to hold its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration at Trum Field on Wednesday, June 30. The crowd enjoyed live entertainment with DJ Brother Cleve playing pop, soul, funk, and other classic tunes followed by Booty Vortex.
The City of Somerville’s Veterans’ Commission on Monuments, Memorials, and Dedications Committee is accepting applications for five positions – three to be filled by veterans. The commission will have charge and control of the construction of any memorial for a veteran and will have custody and care of the memorial after its construction. The commission, which will also develop policies and procedures to follow for dedicating memorials, will meet when needed to name these assets. Meetings are expected to begin in the fall of 2021.
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City of Somerville offices will be closed Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. Offices will reopen Tuesday, July 6.
Trash collection will follow a holiday week schedule.
Saturday, July 3, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Open-air access to fresh, local, healthy food – vital to strong immune systems―in the heart of Union Square.
Join Union Square Main Streets and 30+ local food producers for the 17th Annual Union Square Farmers Market, a catalyst for vibrancy, healthy community, and economic vitality in Union Square.
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Residents urged to use bug spray when outdoors
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was confirmed by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in a mosquito sample collected on June 29 in the town of Medford in Middlesex County. No human or animal cases of WNV or Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been detected so far this year. There is no elevated risk level or risk-level change associated with this finding.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
When I was a kid growing up in Somerville in the 60’s and ’70’s, we loved July 4th. We lit off firecrackers and sparklers, plus we got free Hoodsies. The aldermen would go to playgrounds throughout the city and hand out free Hoodsies ice cream cups to all the kids.
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