Attend the FY25 Water and Sewer Rates Public Hearing. Attend in-person or virtually to hear proposed Fiscal Year 2025 water and sewer rates on Wednesday, May 29, at 6:00 p.m. in the Water and Sewer Department Conference Room (17 Franey Rd.). Learn more about proposed rates, participate remotely, and get dial-in information at https://www.somervillema.gov/.

The Union Square Farmers Market will be celebrating 20 seasons of operation with a big birthday bash blooms on Saturday, June 1.

Union Square Main Streets and the Union Square Farmers Market community proudly present a celebration of 20 seasons of community-centered, open-air access to fresh, nutritious food in the heart of Union Square.

Sen. Creem invited Dorothy Kelly Gay to sign the Senate Guest Book. — Photo by Sean Fitzgerald

Former Somerville Mayor Dorothy Kelly Gay came to the State Senate last week and was honored by Senator Jehlen and Senator Creem.

At the meeting, Sen. Jehlen of Somerville said, “I am so happy to introduce Dorothy Kelly Gay. I served with Dorothy on the Somerville School Committee for six years before she moved on to serve with Leader Creem on the Governor’s Council, later ran for lieutenant governor, and was the first woman mayor, first immigrant mayor, of Somerville. And each time she served in extremely challenging times, maybe they’re always challenging. But as I remember it, in the School Committee from ’86 to ’92 we were facing many challenges and we were not the prosperous city we’ve become. I’ll let Leader Creem talk about their work on the Council and how they got Gov. Weld to change commutation criteria.”

Despite the touch-and-go weather in recent weeks, we are clearly running headlong into the bright, sunny days of summer after Memorial Day weekend.

What is more delicious to the young mind than that savory and unrivaled treat, summer vacation? A well-deserved reward for all the hard work and irreplaceable time invested in the previous school year.

Eagle Feathers #305 – The Faithful and the Fearless

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

(This article was first published in the June 16, 2021  edition of The Somerville Times)

While walking by, biking, or sitting in Winter Hill traffic, many people have noticed the names of Reilly and Brickley on the front of the city’s fire headquarters and have casually dismissed them without a thought. On June 10, Somerville firefighters will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Arrow Paper Company fire where two of their fellow firefighters lost their lives and five were injured. Veteran firefighter, George Janus, was buried in the rubble and narrowly escaped with serious injuries. Four other firefighters were also injured trying to extricate him.

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Article by Off the Shelf Correspondent Michael Steffen

To dot our i’s and cross our t’s, technically Shakespeare would be measured as the greatest dramatist of the English language. He has been vaulted to posterity, and in no small way, largely due to his plays, which are written in verse, but so are the plays of the great precedent cultures. Aristophanes and Sophocles wrote their plays in verse, yet it is Homer who wears the laurels as the father poet of Greece.

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Joey Phoenix (they/them) is a Non-Binary, Neurodivergent Somerville poet and performer fascinated by moss, insects, and humans who live close to those things. They are releasing their debut chapbook of poetry Unearthing this June.

Residents can access free unlocks for pedal or ebikes now through Thursday, June 6

 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) and the City of Boston are providing Bluebikes unlock codes to help people move around the region and alleviate the impact of rapid transportation disruptions with the Orange Line closure.