By Bella Levavi

The Somerville Memorialization Committee voted unanimously to memorialize Phil Reavis Sr. by naming the new Somerville High School field in his honor Tuesday, May 25.

Reavis is the first African American person to be memorialized in Somerville marking this historic decision.

By Joe Creason

The City Council’s May 27 regular meeting began with some clarification from Ward 6 Councilor Lance Davis on the PILOT ordinance, which establishes a Task Force to oversee the issue of non-profit organizations and any tax-exempt properties they may own in Somerville.

The Union Square Farmers Market is gaining traction in 2021 after experiencing a tough period of low attendance in the previous year.

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.

Last Saturday, Union Square Farmers Market gathered for the third time in the 2021 season of the market. Located at the intersection of Somerville Ave. and Carlton St., the Farmers Market is looking to have a successful season following the struggles that 2020 posed.

This past weekend, the city joined the state in lifting remaining COVID-19 restrictions. State guidelines will still require face coverings to be worn on public transit, in rideshares and taxis, in healthcare facilities, and in other settings hosting vulnerable populations, such as congregate care settings. For more information on the state’s reopening plan and guidelines, visit mass.gov/reopening.

— Photos by Fernando Cervantes Jr.

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.

On Monday, a Memorial Day ceremony was held at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery located between Alewife Brook Parkway and North Street. In attendance were several city council members and Mayor Joseph Curtatone.

Eagle Feathers #230 – Flag Week

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Bernard J. Cigrand is widely credited with being the “Father of Flag Day” in America. He was a United States Navy Lieutenant in World War I, teacher, Dean at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a historical author. He pushed for the holiday’s establishment for over 30 years, lecturing over 2,188 times on the flag and patriot-ism before President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Flag Day on June 14, 1916.

Somerville joined with the state in lifting the remaining COVID-19 restrictions last Saturday. This means that we can shop, be entertained, and hang out together, without the use of face coverings being mandatory except when using public transit, ride shares and taxis, or while in healthcare facilities, and in other settings hosting vulnerable populations, such as congregate care settings.

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Initiated in 2009, the Inside-Out Gallery, located in the CVS Window in Davis Square, is a unique space that allows the public to view an eclectic array of works from artists and local organizations each month. Through May to June, Bridget Galway is displaying her evocative and stunning art.

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Thomas DeFreitas was born in Boston in 1969 and graduated from the Boston Latin School. He attended the University of Massachusetts in both Boston and Amherst. His poems have appeared in Dappled Things, Ibbetson Street, Muddy River Poetry Review, Plainsongs, Soul-Lit, and elsewhere. His first chapbook, Winter in Halifax, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books toward the end of 2021.

After a career at the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, she will oversee the university’s emergency management, fire safety, emergency medical services, and police functions

“When President Monaco committed Tufts to being an anti-racist community, I really wanted to be part of that,” Yolanda Smith said. “And in conversations I’ve already had at Tufts, everyone has been receptive to change.” ~Photo: David Hill

By Kim Thurler
TuftsNow

Yolanda Smith, an accomplished criminal justice leader, will become Tufts University’s next executive director of public safety, effective July 1, following a national search that attracted more than 100 professionals from across the country.