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The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday with feels-like temperatures around 100 degrees
High heat and humidity are expected in Somerville and the region over the coming days with feels-like temperatures expected to be around 100 degrees. At this time, the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14-15. Community members are encouraged to review ways to stay cool, healthy, and safe. The forecasted conditions can cause heat illness if proper precautions are not taken.
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Commercial Breaking & Entering
26043900: On 7/1/26 at approximately 12:03 p.m., Somerville Police responded to a business on McGrath Hwy. for a past breaking and entering. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim, who stated his storage unit was broken into. Nothing was reported missing.
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— Photo courtesy of City of Somerville
Community invited to groundbreaking ceremony with free refreshments on Thursday, July 16
When you wish upon a star (market), dreams really do come true. On Thursday, July 16, the Somerville community is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony marking the long-vacant former Star Market site’s transformation into 319 new homes, including 136 affordable units.
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Assault
26042260: On 6/25/26 at approximately 9:11 p.m., Somerville Police responded to a business in Assembly Row for an assault. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim who stated a group of juveniles entered the store and attempted to shoplift. When the juveniles were leaving, one of them slapped the victim.
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Assault
26041102: On 6/21/26 at approximately 4:01 p.m., Somerville Police responded to Assembly Row for an assault. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the reporting party, who stated his son was playing soccer by the park, and an older female began yelling at him. His daughter then approached the female and told her to stop yelling, and the suspect pushed her. Officers identified the suspect.
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Flying Vipers will be performing at the “Global Grooves: Rhythms of the Game” event. — Photo by Lara Woolfson
The World Cup delivers a once-in-a-lifetime soundtrack: roaring anthems, jubilant cheers, and plenty of music. Inspired by the energy of the ongoing tournament, Somerville invites all to ‘Global Grooves: Rhythms of the Game,’ a celebration of music, culture, and community, on Saturday, July 11, from 12 to 4 p.m., on the City Hall concourse (93 Highland Ave.). Rain date is Sunday, July 12.
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By Dennis Fischman
To most young children, it comes as a shock to learn that before they were born, their parents had a life of their own. Once they realize it, some try as hard as they can to ignore it. Others start looking at their parents’ friends, brothers and sisters in a different way, and from overheard conversations or actual storytelling, they try to piece together the past.
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Festival premieres ROOTS & WINGS: The Next Generation, a newly commissioned work celebrating artistic inheritance across generations and cultures
Arts at the Armory’s fourth annual Feet Keep the Beat Festival returns July 30–August 1, bringing together acclaimed percussive dancers and musicians for three days of performance, participatory events, and workshops celebrating rhythm, movement, and cultural traditions from around the world.
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