Colleen Morrissey is a Resource Specialist in the Aging Information Center at SCES.

By Colleen Morrissey

Meals on Wheels is one of the best-known supports for older adults in America. The program operates in nearly every community nationwide, providing nutritious food in part through funding from the Older Americans Act. Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) offers the program to people age 60 and older, and also to younger people with disabilities who live in elderly/disabled housing.

Family Fun Day set for June 24, Fireworks June 29 both at Trum Field.

Summertime in Somerville officially kicks off with the annual Family Fun Day in on Saturday, June 24, from noon to 4 p.m. at Trum Field (rain date June 25). “Summertime in Somerville” events run from June until September with a variety of free events open to people of all ages. Following Family Fun Day, the City will host its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration at Trum Field on Thursday, June 29 (rain date July 6), beginning with live entertainment at 6:30 p.m. 

By Tom Bannister

The How To Fix The World Festival brings together art and activism to consider ways we can improve our communities and the larger world. The free event will be presented by the Somerville Arts Council in the city’s Union Square from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 18 (rain date, July 8).

~Photos by Claudia Ferro

Ms. Fothergill’s 4th grade class at East Somerville Community School recently wrote poems and decorated t-shirts to honor the memory of late teen poet and peace activist, Mattie J.T. Stepanek. To learn more about Mattie J. T Stepanek go online to http://www.mattieonline.com/

Somerville ratepayers wanting to uphold the standards of the Paris Climate Accord can shrink their carbon footprint by opting to increase their renewable energy supply to 100 percent through the City’s Community Choice Electricity (CCE) program.

On Saturday, June 17, 2:00–4:00 p.m., at the East Somerville Community School Auditorium, 50 Cross Street (use Cross Street entrance), hear from well informed and dynamic speakers: Kevin Lane, Research Associate and Faculty in the Department of Environmental Health at Boston University School of Public Health will share research on how traffic pollution can affect Heart Health.

This month the Somerville Arts Council presents Dancing in the Streets. Dating back to its SomervilleStruts dance showcase in 2004, they have always thought the region should know about our city’s amazing dance community. Rather than showcasing these talented local dance troupes in a traditional venue, they were invited to perform in outdoor locations.

~Photos by Claudia Ferro

The East Somerville Community School Grades 6-8 Spring Concert took place on Tuesday, June, 6 at the ESCS Auditorium.

By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to the Stop & Shop store on McGrath Hwy. last Sunday on reports of a suspected shoplifter.