To mark the 23d anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services invited the community to a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Wednesday, September 11, at 6 p.m. in Davis Square.

Expectant mothers in Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford are invited to Riverside Early Head Start’s free community baby shower on Wednesday, September 18.

Riverside’s Early Head Start (EHS) program prepares children to successfully enter preschool and helps families learn important parenting skills. To introduce families to the program, we are holding a free community baby shower on Wednesday, September 18, at 474 Broadway, Somerville, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Looking for a fun, healthy activity the whole family can enjoy? Somerville’s Department of Veterans’ Services is hosting its third annual Health & Wellness Day to promote physical and mental wellbeing for all community members.

The annual Gilman Arts and Music Festival celebrates the Gilman Square neighborhood now and for the “what if…” Featuring live music, an award-winning acrobatic performer, many artists, makers, vendors and seven food vendors. Activities for kids and adult kids.

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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Brazilian Women’s Group and Somerviva invite you to the Brazilian Flag Raising to celebrate the 202nd Brazilian Independence Day. September 5.

Applications Due Thursday, October 10

The Somerville Arts Council is actively seeking three to four dedicated community members to join its Board. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals with a passion for the arts to support and strengthen the vibrant cultural landscape of our city.

Thomas J. (“Tom”) O’Brien December 21, 1945 ~ September 9, 2024 (age 78)

Thomas J. O’Brien, Jr. passed away on September 9, 2024, with loved ones by his side. Tom was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on December 21, 1945. He was a resident of Somerville, Medford, Reading and, most recently, Georgetown, Massachusetts.

Following critical utility work, interim paving will support safe travel prior to the full redesign of Highland Avenue 

Beginning Sunday, September 15 at 8:00 p.m., city contractors plan to pave the travel lane (approximately 28-feet wide) surface along Highland Avenue between School Street and Benton Road.  

This is the second part of a two-part interim paving plan. The first part covering the segment of roadway between McGrath Highway and School Street was completed on July 11.