~Photos by Bobbie Toner

In its annual tradition, the City of Somerville will kicked off the New Year today with a reenactment ceremony for the anniversary of the “Grand Union” flag-raising ceremony at Prospect Hill Park. A processional led by a re-enactor portraying General George Washington on horseback left the City Hall Concourse at 11:30 a.m., followed by a ceremony at Prospect Hill Park.