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Vijaya Sundaram was the Poet Laureate of Medford, MA (2023-2025).  Her first collection of poems, titled Fractured Lens, was published in August 2023 by Červená Barva Press.  She is also a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and sitarist. In her capacity as full-time English faculty, she teaches college writing, poetry, literature, and American Culture in the English Dept. at Bunker Hill Community College

Detectives are attempting to identify the above pictured individual as a person of interest in relation to a house fire that occurred at 75 Thurston St, Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at approximately 11:52 p.m. The incident is currently under investigation by the Somerville Fire Department, Somerville Police Department and State investigators.

Records of 20+ years indicate trains have never reached speeds this fast

The MBTA announced during its August Board meeting that Orange Line trains will be able to reach 55 mph on select portions of the line starting August 24, 2025. The new increased speeds impact stations between Oak Grove and Assembly Station. 

City celebrating immigrant inclusion, community connection, and cultural exchange 

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs (SOIA), in proud partnership with the Brazilian Women’s Group, invite community members to celebrate 203 years of Brazilian independence at the third annual Brazil flag raising on Thursday, September 4, on the City Hall concourse (79 Highland Ave.) at 3 p.m. Rain date: Thursday, September 9. 

Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Ward Two Councilor J.T. Scott and Jon Bronenkant, Public Space Planner, lead the community celebration of the opening of Ken Kelly Park at 217 Somerville Ave.

— Photo courtesy of Somerville Arts Council

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Arts Council, in partnership with producer Yvette Wilks of Wilks Productions Consultancy, invite community members to the eleventh annual Evolution of Hip Hop Festival on Saturday, August 23 (rain date: August 24), from 4 to 7:30 p.m. in Union Square Plaza.