GLX project construction is now approximately 80 percent complete, and work continues to advance in all areas of the project at a rapid pace. To view our most recent progress photos, click here. 

Growing Gardeners workshop participants Henry Vega Ortiz and Abigail Zuber. — Photos by Camille Andersen

By Camille Andersen

The City of Somerville Health and Human Services Department hosted a Growing Gardeners workshop last Friday and Saturday for Somerville residents who were brand new to gardening. The goal of the event was to provide gardening knowledge and supplies to people who have never gardened before. Many residents don’t have the opportunity to utilize these resources.

Somerville City Hall Community Coordinator and Advocate for the Youth and the Disabled, Stephenson Aman, has qualified for the November 2, 2021 ballot to run for the City Council in Ward 2 of Somerville.

DJ Brother Cleve and Booty Vortex will provide pre-fireworks entertainment

The City of Somerville will host its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration at Trum Field on Wednesday, June 30 (rain date July 1).

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.

By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to a College Ave. location last Saturday on a check condition call.

Upon arrival, a man, later identified as Samson Woldu, was found slumped over the wheel inside a parked car.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Father’s Day is Sunday. My mind goes back to a familiar smell. Old Spice aftershave, a newspaper’s ink and cigarette smoke. Yes, Old Spice, that was my dad’s signature scent.

Anyway, instead of doing a story about how great our dads were, I’m going the other way. Stories about how our dads may have inadvertently embarrassed us, with love, of course.

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During the recent City Council meeting on June 10, Director of Racial and Social Justice Denise Molina Capers presented a communication to the Council regarding the proposed inaugural budget to establish the City’s first Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) Office. Director Molina Capers called on the City Council to show support for the RSJ Office with our words and actions. I encourage everyone to read the full text of her letter before reading my response below.

A virtual town hall meeting was held last week concerning the possible installation of a supervised consumption site in Somerville.

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.

On Thursday of last week, the City of Somerville held a supervised consumption site town hall. The meeting focused on data concerning these sites and the need for them in Somerville.

The meeting was led by Director of Health and Human Services Doug Kress and attended by Mayor Joseph Curtatone and President of the Somerville City Council Matt McLaughlin.