Somerville High Class of 1971 is looking for classmates for their 50th reunion on Saturday, October 23 at Anthony’s Function Hall in Malden from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The price is $65 per person. Please contact Rosalie DeLucia or Jimmy Del Ponte, or the SHS71 page on Facebook for more information. Wave high your guilded banners as SHS 71 celebrates their 50th!

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A town hall meeting focused on the potential impacts of a supervised consumption site (SCS) on neighbors and businesses originally planned for Tuesday, July 27, has been postponed to Thursday, August 12, at 6:00 p.m. Attend the town hall online or by phone: The meeting will be hosted on Zoom, and there will also be an option to call into the meeting from a phone. Visit somervillema.gov/virtualtownhall at the start time of the meeting to join live or get call-in information. Call-in information will also be available on the day of the meeting on GovTV, RCN channel 13 and Comcast channel 22, or by calling 311.  All of the town halls will be shown live on GovTV, RCN channel 13 and Comcast channel 22, and at youtube.com/somervillecitytv. They will also be rebroadcast on GovTV and available to watch later on YouTube.

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The City of Somerville is seeking four community members to serve on a selection committee for the next Chief of Police of the Somerville Police Department (SPD). The next Chief will lead the department through an important moment in policing in Somerville, as the work of the reimagining policing process – led by the Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) Office under the leadership of RSJ Director Denise Molina Capers – will be in full swing. The police chief selection committee is established in city ordinance and can be found at https://bit.ly/PoliceChiefSelection. Applicants interested in volunteering to serve on the PCSC should send their resume and a statement of interest to policechiefsearch@somervillema.gov by 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 30.

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Happy birthday this week to several locals: Happy birthday to Corey Norton. We wish him a happy birthday and hope he has a great day. Happy birthday our own special and fun guy here in Somerville, the great Jimmy Del Ponte, who is celebrating. We wish him the very best! Happy birthday to Ward 5 Councilor Mark Niedergang, who is also celebrating this week. We hope he has a great birthday. We wish all of our Facebook friends, such as Gail Stoico, Paul Wood, Michael Delicato, Robert Carnes, Laura Pitone, Daniel M. Kimmel, Cathy Driscoll-Kinnon, Nancy O’Meara Pino, Anthony Cataldo, Karen D’Amato, Sharon Breen, Jason Banning, Mike Morrison, Ron Newman, and Tori Antonino a very happy birthday. We hope everyone has a great day. To all the others we may have missed, we sincerely wish them the very best of birthdays.

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Somerville residents have a few more free opportunities to learn gardening basics. After a successful pilot earlier this summer, the city’s Health and Human Services Department will host additional Growing Gardeners workshops for residents who are brand new to gardening in July and October. Growing Gardeners participants will learn how to plant, assemble, and maintain their own portable milk crate garden that will work well in any small outdoor space. Crates may include a variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. All supplies will be provided. Participants should have no previous experience – this class is designed to grow a new group of gardeners in the city. Sign up to attend one workshop either Friday, July 30, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., or Saturday, July 31, from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the City Hall Annex, 50 Evergreen Avenue. Registration is required. Visit somervillema.gov/GrowingGardeners to reserve a spot.

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Groundwork Somerville is excited to announce their 2021 South St. Farm Open Hours. Stop by any Saturday between July and September, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 138 South St., and check out Somerville’s very own urban farm. This time is set aside for our community to tour the farm, enjoy the green space, volunteer, or have a picnic. No registration is required, just come by. http://www.groundworksomerville.org.

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Did your children make tons of macaroni artwork during quarantine? Did you find the post card collections from your great, great, great grandparents in your basement? Or are you an artist making lots of artwork and need to sell or exhibit? Bring your quarantine artwork outdoors. Yart Sale is an opportunity for you to showcase or sell from the comfort of your yards, driveways and porch. Think of a yard sale but with art. Visit https://somervilleartscouncil.org/ for more information. Deadline to sign up is August 8.

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All city buildings are now open, with limited staffing. Both visitors to city buildings as well as staff will be required to wear face coverings while inside the buildings. Staff will be available on a walk-in basis in all departments for quick transactions like paying a bill or picking up a document. For matters that will take longer, residents will need to schedule an appointment with city staff. Many city services are also available online and, whenever possible, residents are encouraged to continue to use online services.

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The Somerville Flea will kick off their 10th year in Davis Sq. on Sunday, August 1, at 10:00 a.m., 56 Holland St. The best local vintage purveyors and artisans are back. Come on out and support them after a year-long hiatus. Shop local!

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Enjoy Live Music Fridays at Assembly Row at Assembly Square. Join them on the new green space, located between Night Shift’s Owl’s Nest and PKL Boston, for free, live performances on select Friday nights. The next show will be on July 30 with The Cast Irons from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

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7ate9’s National Cheesecake Day Festival is back. 7ate9’s National Cheesecake Day Festival will take place July 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 7ate9 Bakery, 199C Highland Ave., Somerville. There will be cheesecake sampling, temporary tattoo station, games, raffles and more. This year’s theme is “Things You Worry About in High School.” Contestants will be judged far more on how they pitch their cake than on the quality of their decorating. At 2:30 p.m. they will hold a cheesecake eating competition, five minutes, as much as you can eat. Here is the link to sign-up for the cheesecake eating competition and cake decorating competition. https://mailchi.mp/1674b907…/7ate9-national-cheesecake-day.

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Visit the East Somerville Market this Sunday, August 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Deano’s Pasta parking lot, 15 Garfield Ave. Shop local small businesses, pre-ordering is available. For a full list of participating vendors visit https://www.eastsomervillemainstreets.org.

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The City of Somerville’s annual SomerMovie Fest returns this year with a series of seven family-friendly films being shown in parks around Somerville. Screenings begin at sundown and the remaining schedule is as follows: Thursday, July 29, The Sandlot, Lincoln Park; Thursday, August 5, Coco, East Somerville Community School; Thursday, August 12, Black Panther, Baxter State Park; Thursday, August 19, Guardians of the Galaxy, Seven Hills Park. While attendees are not required to wear masks, anyone who is not fully vaccinated is advised to wear one whenever they are in a crowd.

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Walk-in vaccinations are available at multiple locations: You now can get a COVID-19 vaccination without having to pre-register or make an appointment. There are walk-in vaccination sites all around Somerville, and just outside it as well. Cambridge Health Alliance vaccine clinics have larger supplies of doses and can vaccinate kids ages 12 – 17. You do not need to be a CHA patient to use these clinics. They are free and open to all. Local CVS pharmacies and the Stop & Shop on McGrath Hwy. are also offering walk-in vaccines. Local Walgreens pharmacies require a brief pre-registration, but can process people quickly if they have open slots and you walk in. Here are the CHA walk-in sites: CHA Somerville Vaccine Center at 176 Somerville Avenue in Somerville, Mon. – Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tufts University Gantcher Center at 161 College Ave. in Medford, Wed – Thurs. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Encore Boston Harbor at 1 Broadway Center in Everett, Mon. – Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Individuals younger than 18 will need parental or guardian consent to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. A parent or guardian can either accompany a minor age 16 or 17 to their vaccine appointment, or fill out a consent form that the minor can then bring with them to the appointment. Consent forms in multiple languages are available at the state’s website. Parents must accompany children ages 12 – 15 to their vaccine appointments.

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Help support your neighbors through the Somerville Cares Fund. If you’re lucky enough to have some extra money, please consider a donation to the Somerville Cares Fund. This donation-based fund provides direct assistance to Somerville residents, workers, and parents of school children so that they can cover basic expenses like housing, food, and utility bills. If you’re unable to donate you can still help by sharing information about the Somerville Cares Fund with your friends and family.

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