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Step into Somerville in 2050, an inspiring community where our collective efforts have triumphed in creating a climate-forward society. Participate in interactive art installations that depict our shared vision of resilience in the face of climate change.
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At this event, attendees joined the City of Somerville in celebrating the release of its updated community climate action plan—the Climate Forward plan on April 24, 2024.
Residents can access free unlocks for pedal or ebikes now through Friday, May 10
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) and the City of Boston are providing Bluebikes unlock codes to residents aimed to help people move around the region and alleviate the impact of rapid transportation disruptions with the Red Line closure.
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Civic Day aims to provide community members of all ages with fun, interactive opportunities to learn about city government, programs, services, and ways to get involved.
SOS is presenting a fashion show, now called Artwear. The show will be held on Thursday, May 2, at the Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square
Somerville Open Studios 2024 is happening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. each day, at artists’ studios and homes throughout Somerville. Meet the artists, and check out the art at this free city-wide event.
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Assault
On 4/29/24 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Somerville Police responded to a business on Sanborn Ct. for report of a fight. Upon arrival, officers observed the victim suffering from an injury to his eye. He stated that he was inside the business and got into an argument with a male party. During the argument, the male party punched him in the face. Officers identified the male suspect.
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— Photos courtesy of Somerville Police Department
On Saturday, April 27, the Somerville Police Department and the Community Outreach, Help & Recovery (COHR) unit participated in the City of Somerville’s Civic Day. Together staff engaged members of the community in activities to encourage positive emotional awareness, regulation and resiliency for community members of all ages.
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Get the spring/summer construction schedule and updates about ongoing streetscape improvements and spring tree plantings
The Spring Hill Sewer Separation project is well underway, and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Ward 3 Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen invite you to join a virtual community meeting to learn about construction progress and upgrades to come. The project aims to reduce water pollution, address flooding, and modernize Somerville’s infrastructure. Once utility work on Highland Avenue (including Eversource’s Gas Main upgrade project) is done, interim paving of eastern Highland Avenue can begin.
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— Photos courtesy of Greentown Labs and SustainaVille.ma
A celebration of Somerville’s newly updated community climate action plan, Climate Forward, took place on Wednesday, April 24 at Greentown Labs. Attendees stepped into Somerville in 2050, an inspiring community where our collective efforts have triumphed in creating a climate-forward society.
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Students at Tufts have established a camp on the school grounds in protest of the war in Gaza and the university’s alleged investments in companies involved in the conflict. — Photos by Bobbie Toner
By Fernando Cervantes Jr.
For the past couple of weeks, members of the Tufts community, led by the Tufts Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), have been staging a tent protest right in the middle of the University’s Medford campus.
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