Join the Kennedy School After School in the school playground on Elm Street at 1:00 on Wednesday May 11 for a dedication of two new garden mosaics that have been installed on the garden beds.  A group of students in Kindergarten through 5^thgrade worked with artist Emily Bhargava for ten weeks to design and build whimsical garden-themed mosaic panels inspired by their own experience with gardens.  Celebrate with them as their mosaics take their place as a permanent addition to the playground.

Investigators are looking into to a reported shooting on Lowell St Sunday afternoon. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Jim Clark

UPDATE:

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, Somerville police received a report of a man shot in the neck at the corner of Lowell and Albion Streets. Police have confirmed that upon arrival officers found one male seated in a vehicle shot one time in the neck.

Winter Hill Community Innovation School fifth graders got a taste of nature recently as they explored the great outdoors in Groton, MA.

By Louise Carpenter

Fifth grade students at the Winter Hill Community Innovation School spent a recent weekend in Groton, MA, learning and exploring at Nature’s Classroom. Students participated in various hands-on activities as they studied the flora and fauna in the area, and investigated scientific and engineering concepts.

On this episode of Greater Somerville, the Chair of the SHS Building Committee, Tony Pierantozzi, discusses the preferred design and site option for the new Somerville High School with the architect, and host Joe Lynch.

Somerville Community Access Television has some exciting announcements for the Somerville community! The Board of Directors of Somerville Community Access Television (SCATV) announced that they have hired Brian Zipp of West Roxbury, MA as the new Executive Director of SCATV in Somerville, MA. “We are very pleased to welcome Brian Zipp as our new Executive Director. Brian brings with him years of experience in the world of Community Access Media and SCATV is privileged to have him join our community,” said Jesse Moos Board President. SCATV is the community access television station in Somerville and also operates its two other flagship programs: Somerville Neighborhood News (SNN) and Boston Free Radio.

Dispose of unwanted prescription medication at one of three sites in Somerville.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, the Somerville Health and Human Services, Police and Fire Departments announced today that, in collaboration with the efforts of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the “National Prescription Drug Take-Back” program, Somerville will celebrate “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day” on Saturday, April 30. The focus of the National event is to raise awareness to prevent prescription drug abuse, pollution and theft. Residents are invited to bring unused pills for disposal to one of three sites in the community:

By William C. Shelton

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It’s difficult to comprehend the speed and extent to which our beloved city is changing, while the people who built and made it so attractive are being priced out. And it’s difficult to convey how much impact instituting a transfer fee with revenues dedicated to permanently affordable housing could have on those conditions.

“Woman With Purple Hair” by George Teshu, one of dozens of local artists who are opening their studios to the public this weekend during Somerville Open Studios.

By Jim Clark

Local artists and crafters from around the city are once more opening their work spaces to the public as the 2016 edition of Somerville Open Studios gets underway this weekend.

By Jim Clark

A call went out to patrol cars on duty shortly after midnight last Monday to be on the lookout for a red pickup truck that was involved in an alleged hit-and-run incident.

According to reports, the vehicle hit a car and subsequently fled the scene.

By Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone

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It really shouldn’t require a special act by the state legislature to open up a local business, but that is exactly our situation when it comes to restaurants in Somerville. If you want to serve dinner and you want to be profitable, most restaurants really need a liquor license of some sort. The problem is that the Commonwealth caps the number of available liquor licenses in Somerville and every other community. The limit stems from a Prohibition-era law that isn’t capable of growing with us as we reinvigorate our city squares and business corridors like East Somerville and transform old industrial areas like Brickbottom. Our diversity, artistic bent and bustling community have made Somerville a bit of a destination in this region. Our eclectic mix of excellent restaurants has formed a local industry that generates more than $300 million annually. Its revenues grow by double digits every year.