Opened in June, the City of Somerville partnered with CultureHouse to transform the vacant lot in Gilman Square (350 Medford St.) into a pop-up park. The space has a full schedule consisting of local food vendors, a beer garden, vintage market, lawn games, and more.

No summer bucket list is complete without visiting Gilman Park. Don’t forget to check it out before summer programming ends on September 8.

Get the full program calendar.

— Photos by Monica Calvo

The latest installment of Somerville’s SomerStreets festival series took place on Sunday, August 4, with an afternoon packed with excitement and music. The festivities took place on Highland Avenue from Central Street to Lowell Street. Attendees enjoyed live music and entertainment at two stages, interactive games, shop local craft vendors, and much more.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Somerville’s National Night Out was held at Dilboy Stadium on August 6, 2024.

By Dennis Fischman

If you picked up this book and haven’t read any Maisie Dobbs novels before, do not worry: Jacqueline Winspear makes a point of explaining the characters, their relationships, and some of their past history each time. In some cases, it comes up in dialogue; in others, in narration; in yet others, by implication, but it’s easy to follow.

Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and representatives from the India Association of Greater Boston (IAGB) celebrate the anniversary of India’s independence and hoist the flags of the United States and India on the Somerville City Hall concourse.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

How do Somerville people cope with a heat wave? I asked them and here’s what they said.

“It used to be bus then hitch a ride to the Mystic Lakes. Then a window fan or two in the “parlor”!

— Photo courtesy of Somerville Police Department.

City of Somerville Mayor, Katjana Ballantyne, and the Somerville Police Department would like to welcome three new police officers. Officer Brian Clancy, Officer Matthew Lorizio, and Officer Igor Bitencourt recently graduated from the Police Academy and were sworn in on Tuesday, July 30. Chief Charles Femino, Lt. Carmine Vivolo, Lt. Michael Perrone, and Sgt. Tim Van Nostrand attended the graduation. Best of luck for a safe and successful career!

The Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act was recently signed into law by Governor Maura Healey.

Governor Maura Healey today signed into law An Act relative to salary range transparency,which increases equity and transparency in pay by requiring employers to disclose salary ranges and protecting an employee’s right to ask for salary ranges.