On Saturday, April 27, the Somerville Police Department and the Community Outreach, Help & Recovery (COHR) unit participated in the City of Somerville’s Civic Day. Together staff engaged members of the community in activities to encourage positive emotional awareness, regulation and resiliency for community members of all ages.
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Get the spring/summer construction schedule and updates about ongoing streetscape improvements and spring tree plantings
The Spring Hill Sewer Separation project is well underway, and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Ward 3 Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen invite you to join a virtual community meeting to learn about construction progress and upgrades to come. The project aims to reduce water pollution, address flooding, and modernize Somerville’s infrastructure. Once utility work on Highland Avenue (including Eversource’s Gas Main upgrade project) is done, interim paving of eastern Highland Avenue can begin.
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A celebration of Somerville’s newly updated community climate action plan, Climate Forward, took place on Wednesday, April 24 at Greentown Labs. Attendees stepped into Somerville in 2050, an inspiring community where our collective efforts have triumphed in creating a climate-forward society.
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By Petra Wolf
As Federal relief funding dries up for Somerville nonprofits, the Somerville Foundation looks to fill some of the void. Formerly the Somerville Education Foundation, the grantmaking organization works to become a community foundation for Somerville. This means helping nonprofits and programs involved with getting jobs, green technology, and journalism. Now, two months after the name change, the organization is starting to help fund and draw attention to new programs.
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By Parker Garlough
The City of Somerville’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities spent their recent meeting discussing ideas for how to celebrate Disability Pride Month in July. No events have yet been confirmed, but their suggestions included arts shows, film screenings, and book panels.
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Somerville community members are invited to the “Slice of the City” spring meet-up series. This new series of family-friendly pizza parties in the park offers attendees a new way to connect and engage with city leaders and staff, local elected officials, as well as neighbors, all while enjoying Somerville’s parks. Events in each of the city’s seven wards will occur throughout the month of May from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. First up is in Ward 4 on Thursday, May 2, at the Healey School playground (5 Meacham St.). Somerville Recreation will host kid’s activities, and refreshments and pizza will be provided. For more information and to find all event locations, visit somervillema.gov/slice.
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Eagle Feathers #303 – Somerville – Her Story
By Bob (Monty) Doherty
(This article was first published in the January 24, 2018, edition of The Somerville Times)
Through the years, much has been said about the heroic men who touched or stirred the hills of Somerville.
- Myles Standish was the first European to explore her elevations.
- Paul Revere began his famous ride through East Somerville and over Winter Hill to Lexington.
- George Washington’s troops raised the first American flag on Prospect Hill.
- Marine Sergeant Henry Hansen was one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima.
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One thing can be said for sure about our great city: there is no want for creative energy and enterprise.
Consider all the wonderful artists who will be participating in this weekend’s Somerville Open Studios (SOS) event. Artisans and crafters of seemingly limitless disciplines and choice of media work and thrive right here among us humble, regular types who wouldn’t know a palette knife from a chainsaw.
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John McInerny, 90, passed away Thursday April 25, 2024, at his home in South Portland, Maine. He was born January 28, 1934, to Helen (Priddey) and John McInerny, Junior of Somerville, MA.
John had a long and fruitful life of public and personal service. He graduated from Somerville High School in 1952 and attended Boston and Northeastern Universities. His dream of becoming an Air Force pilot was put on hold, but this change of plans led him to his beloved wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Malcolm with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. They met at Somerville public library and were soon after married. John cared for his grandparents, mother, and grandmother, all while raising his family with Betty.
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