Help inform how our next new school building will support students with a wide range of sensory, cognitive, social-emotional, and other needs

As part of the design process for the new school building at 115 Sycamore Street, all community members are  invited to join a collaborative virtual workshop focused on ensuring the new building provides a welcome and supportive environment for all students – with a focus in this session on the needs of our neurodiverse student population.

Update: Due to the forecasted rain and potential thunderstorms during the event timeframe, SomerStreets: Carnaval will be held on its rain date of Sunday, June 14.

Carnaval is ready to transform Broadway once again into an open-air festival filled with music, movement, food, family activities, local vendors, and performances celebrating East Somerville.

All invited to groundbreaking ceremony at Kennedy Schoolyard on Monday, June 15

Community members are invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, June 15, at 3:30 p.m. to celebrate the start of Phase 1 renovations that will transform the Kennedy Schoolyard (5 Cherry St.) into Somerville’s first-ever inclusive playground.

Evidence Photo

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Cambridge Acting Police Commissioner Pauline Wells and Somerville Chief of Police Shumeane Benford have announced that four individuals have been charged in connection with their alleged participation in an operation to deal illicit narcotics in the Greater Boston area including in the communities of Cambridge and Somerville.

(L to R) Lizzi Weyany, executive director of MAPC, Chahat Kalia, and Erin Wortman, president of MAPC.

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) has awarded a scholarship to Somerville High student Chahat Kalia.

Kalia received the Planning Our Communities: Reimagining the Region Scholarship, created to support the next generation of planners advancing MAPC’s mission to create a region that is equitable, sustainable, collaborative, and climate-resilient.

Residents can review and comment on updates through July 3

The City of Somerville is inviting residents to review and comment on proposed updates to its electricity aggregation plan for Somerville Community Choice Electricity (CCE). The 30-day public review period is open through July 3, 2026.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

It’s summer in Somerville. The year is 1969. Most of my friends are around 16. One or two of the older kids already have their licenses, so four or five lucky kids at a time went off in their dads’ car for the night. The rest of us were left to hang around on the corner of Kidder Ave. and Bay State Ave.

New shared-use path along Blessing of the Bay Park to bring new waterfront access

A greener, more connected waterfront area is taking shape in Somerville. Community members are invited to a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, June 12, at Blessing of the Bay Park (32 Shore Dr.) at 11 a.m. to kick off construction of the Shore Drive Greenway.