Join the City of Somerville Planning Department for a discussion about the Davis Square Neighborhood Plan on Tuesday, July 31, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Somerville Community Baptist Church, 31 College Ave. Planning staff will review feedback received from the community via prior discussions and outreach, and receive additional input, which will be used to help finalize the plan.
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UDPATE: Community Path (Buena Vista Rd. to Cambridge Line) to Close for Drainage, Retaining Wall Repairs Beginning July 30, 2018
This portion of the path expected to be closed for approximately three months during excavation. Detour routes available at www.somervillema.gov/detours
A new date for the closure of a portion of the Community Path (Buena Vista Road to the Cambridge City line) has been announced. The closure is now set to begin on July 30, 2018, and will last for approximately three months.
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By Jeanne Leyden
Providing daily assistance for those who can no longer live alone is no small commitment. Depending on the circumstances, it often requires sacrificing time, money, and work opportunities.
Fortunately, there are MassHealth-funded programs that recognize this fact, and offer support for friends and family who help provide vital in-home care.
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The Somerville Homeless Coalition, providing a range of services for people experiencing homelessness for the past 33 years, announced Erin G. Bradley as the new Executive Director earlier this month. Bradley succeeds Mark AlstonFollansbee, who retired June 30, after serving nearly 18 years as Executive Director.
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I was at a sidewalk sale in East Boston years back. Not many people have yards there so they put stuff on the walls and concrete. It was mostly children’s clothes, low end crap, music and one large 22K gold bangle bracelet priced at one dollar. How did this end up in a lowly sidewalk sale in East Boston?
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Two veteran Somerville Fire Department officers will retire on August 5th. Lt. Stephen Longo of Ladder 2 will complete forty years of service and Capt. James Doheney of Engine 7 will finish out a thirty-two year career. The Somerville Fire Department will miss their dedication and wishes them a long and healthy retirement.
The big top tent goes up again near Union Square, as OPENAIR Circus returns for its 33rd annual performances. Over 100 children, teens and adults will show off the circus skills they have learned over the summer, and indeed over the years. Tumbling toddlers, poi spinners, stilters of all ages, unicyclists, hula hoopers and much more.
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Nicholas Gangi, a resident of Somerville for 74 years, a table tennis player for more than 30 years, was sponsored by The Boston Table Tennis Center of Medford to compete in the World Veteran Championships at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the largest convention center in North America.
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Tonight’s scheduled GLX question and answer/information table in Magoun Square has been cancelled due to weather. It will be rescheduled for another date in August.
In advance of planned bridge closures as part of the Green Line Extension Project (GLX), City staff along with staff from the MBTA, MassDOT, and GLX Constructors, are hosting a series of events and meetings throughout the summer and fall to provide information and answer questions about construction, which is already underway. Staff will be available at most summer events and have planned GLX-specific Q&A sessions and public meetings throughout the summer and fall as follows (subject to change):
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~Photos by Claudia Ferro
The 2018 International Sand Sculpting Festival took place July 20 – 22 at Revere Beach. Visitors enjoyed the magnificent sand sculpting competition, delicious food trucks and vendors, and amusements and fun for the whole family. A spectacular fireworks display took place Saturday night.
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