Join the Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee and fellow community members for a walk audit of Union Square. A walk audit is a community assessment of how safe, accessible, comfortable, and inviting it is to walk in a defined area. Since Union Square is one of the busiest pedestrian areas citywide and home to several high-crash roads, we want to identify opportunities to make this beloved square safer for people walking in the near-term.

Q: So why is everybody talking about Roth accounts when it comes to retirement savings?

A: Roth accounts – like a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) – have become a popular way to build retirement savings that you can withdraw tax-free later on.

Somerville Earth Day events are moving to Sunday, April 27. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at South St. Farm and at the Growing Center from 2 to 4 p.m.  Join then  one – or both – for “Rooted in Resilience-a celebration of community strength and collective action.”

Also due to expected rain, East Somerville’s  Spring Clean-Up is being moved to Sunday, April 27.

Congresswoman also discussed her fight to protect federal workers, Social Security and Medicaid, Federal Education Funding, and more

At a town hall Wednesday at Somerville High School, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) discussed her meeting in Louisiana with Somerville resident Rümeysa Öztürk and outlined how she’s fighting back against Donald Trump’s cruel and callous agenda to divide communities and impose wholesale harm.

Support for a girls only hockey program was among the topics covered by the Committee on Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families, and Vulnerable Populations at its recent meeting.

By Carlie Lombardi

At the April 16 meeting of the Committee on Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families, and Vulnerable Populations, Somerville councilors and community members discussed three major issues affecting local residents: the creation of a middle school girls intramural hockey program, the shortage of crossing guards amid recent pedestrian injuries, and the future of the city’s guaranteed basic income (GBI) pilot.

Local look at the American Revolution in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the nation

The Somerville Museum is proud to present History on the Line: The Exhibit and Map, exploring the untold stories of Somerville’s revolutionary past through physical and digital maps and archival materials. Funded by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s MA250 grant program, this dynamic initiative brings history to life in new and meaningful ways with a map of over 60 historic sites in the Somerville area and an exhibit showcasing the museum’s sweeping archives. Join them on May 1, at 6 p.m. for an exhibit grand opening and map launch.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

The songs Happy Together, Something Stupid, and Groovin’ were playing on our transistor radios as we listened to WRKO AM.

It was the summer of 1967 and four Somerville kids ages 11-14 were excited to have been on furlough from the local adolescent detention center. Actually, we were on summer vacation from St. Clements Parochial School.

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By Liam Beretsky-Jewell

Note: This is the first in a series of articles exploring climate change education in Somerville Public Schools

In recent years, several states have adopted standards requiring climate change education to be included in the curricula of K-12 public schools, including New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York. However, Massachusetts has yet to adopt such standards, and the implementation of climate change-related education remains in the hands of local school districts, through the curricula they choose to purchase or design, and the classes they offer or require.