The City of Somerville will host its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration at Trum Field on Wednesday, June 30.

Live entertainment at Trum Field will begin at 7:00 p.m. with DJ Brother Cleve playing pop, soul, funk, and other classic tunes followed by Booty Vortex. Fireworks will begin at approximately 9:45 p.m.

The City of Somerville FY22 budget was approved by the City Council at their regular meeting on Thursday of last week.

By Joe Creason

The City Council held a regular meeting on June 24. A full Council vote on the final appropriation of the FY22 budget was a major order of business during the meeting. “The Finance Committee met over nine nights in the last month,” said Ward 2 Councilor J.T. Scott.

The proprietors of Premiere Broadway are eagerly awaiting the restaurant’s opening, currently scheduled for mid-July. — Photos courtesy of Premiere Broadway

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.

After a tumultuous year that saw a global pandemic, many businesses big and small were forced to close their doors. However, as restrictions loosen around the Commonwealth, many establishments have begun to open and flourish.

The City of Somerville will host its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration at Trum Field tonight, Wednesday, June 30. Live entertainment at Trum Field will begin at 6:30 p.m. with DJ Brother Cleve playing pop, soul, funk, and other classic tunes followed by Booty Vortex taking the stage at 8:00 p.m. Fireworks will begin at approximately 9:15 p.m. While fireworks attendees are not required to wear masks, anyone who is not fully vaccinated is advised to wear one whenever they are in a crowd. To ensure public safety and pedestrian access to events, traffic and parking restrictions will be in place. For more information, please call 311 (or 617-666-3311), or visit www.somervillema.gov.

Fuji at Assembly is one of the four local restaurants that will be participating in the Taste of Somerville passport addition.

By Bella Levavi

Food festivals can be fun for all in attendance, but while restaurants are extremely short staffed this summer it is unreasonable to bring restaurants to the street for Taste of Somerville and Cambridge. Welcome to: Taste of Somerville passport addition.

By Joe Creason

The Urban Design Commission met on June 22 to review and discuss plans for upcoming developments and projects within the city.

A high-rise development is being constructed right off of the bustling thoroughfare at 15 McGrath Highway. Plans for this development, managed by real estate firm Leggat McCall Properties, have been reviewed by the commission before and adjustments were made with the intention of bringing a smooth transition as well as a pedestrian feel to the highway-attached development.

Thirty-fourth Middlesex District State Rep. Christine Barber.

On June 23, Representative Christine P. Barber of Somerville and Medford testified in support of her bill H.3456, the Work and Family Mobility Act — alongside other lead bill sponsors Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D-Pittsfield) Senators Brendan Crighton (D- Lynn) and Adam Gomez (D-Springfield), and dozens of advocates for the bill.

Eagle Feathers #231 – The Governors

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

History tells us that the first European venture which explored Somerville soil in 1621 was a nine-man patrol of Plymouth soldiers, three Native American scouts, and Captain Myles Standish, the Pilgrims’ protector. Under Governor William Bradford, Standish was Plymouth Colony’s military leader and its first Lieutenant Governor.

The Fourth of July holds a special significance in the hearts of truly patriotic Americans. Not only is it a time to celebrate the birth of our nation, but it also happens to fall at the best time of year to make good times happen, summer.

Who among us doesn’t enjoy the occasion? Who can resist the warm glow of good fellowship between friends, neighbors and families as the “birthday” of our nation comes around?

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Review by Dennis Daly

Petitions are like prayers, only they are addressed with more certitude. Humanity seems no more capable of reforming itself in the name of itself or its favorite deity than a distracted Almighty, who has clearly moved on to newer and more interesting subjects. Nevertheless, the very act of petition engenders sympathetic audiences of listeners and possibilities.